Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan were not the only ones to win the national anthem before Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Warren “Wawa” Snipe sang the song in American Sign Language, and won over fans in the process. He also performed during HER’s interpretation of “America the Beautiful”.
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“Affectionately known to many as Wawa, he was a pioneer as an acclaimed artist in the world of Hip Hop and developed his own niche: Dip Hop, which he defines as ‘Hip Hop through deaf eyes’, the National Association of the Deaf wrote when announcing that it would present the anthem, as well as “America the Beautiful”.
The audience certainly loved how passionate Snipe was.
“I don’t know about you, but Warren” WAWA “Snipe stole the show !!!” one person wrote.
“I love Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan sang beautifully, but WOW, did you see the performer at the top of the screen during the national anthem ?! someone else commented
“Genuinely obsessed with the ASL interpreter for the national anthem,” someone else wrote.
“Warren Snipe is the artist who just presented the National Anthem at ASL at #SuperBowl. He stole the show, ” someone else wrote.
Snipe, who debuted as a guest on the TV series “Black Lightning”, is an experienced artist.
“Coming from the DC / MD / VA area, Wawa has been entertaining the public since 2005 with critical reception and positive reviews,” said NAD.
“His unique rendering of Dip Hop explores Hip Hop through a mesmerizing mix of audio and images and seeks to put deaf artists on the map, for the interest of the mainstream audience. In 2016, Wawa released an album -” Deaf: So What? ! “- which was designed to show the appeal of music to everyone, including the deaf.”
