Eminem Talks Bullying, “No Love” Connection

    One of the nine videos Lil Wayne shot prior to his incarceration was for his “No Love” collaboration with Eminem. After its release, the song stayed on Billboard magazine’s Hot 100 chart for eight weeks, peaking at the number 23 spot. Following the video’s premiere across all MTV networks, Eminem briefly spoke to DJ Whoo Kid about the video’s concept while the pair talked about the anniversary of Eminem’s Sirius Satellite Radio channel, Shade 45.

    “I’ve kinda always been a spokesperson for that particular subject,” Eminem said. “Conceptually for that video, we felt like that’s kind of what the song was saying…kicking somebody when they’re down, being bullied, picking on somebody or whatever. So we just kind of went with that concept for the video.”

    The issue of bullying has recently made its way into the country’s collective consciousness—so much so, that the US Department of Health and Human Services has started an official campaign. The campaign comes on the heels of Dan Savages “It Gets Better” video PSA series, following the suicide of Rutgers student, Tyler Clementi, after Clementi’s roommate allegedly spread a hidden video of him having sex with another man around the Rutgers campus. It’s unlikely that a Hip Hop artist will join either campaign in today’s era of “Pause” and “No Homo,” but during a “60 Minutes” appearance, Eminem said his experience as a former victim of bullying makes the subject one that is close to him.

    “Yeah there was a lot of instances,” Eminem added. “I got beat up in bathrooms, hallways…I got shoved into lockers. For the most part, it was for just being the new kid.”

    22 thoughts on “Eminem Talks Bullying, “No Love” Connection

    1. This new generation of crybaby kids is scary. Man the fuck up and fight ur bullies. Even if u lose most bullies leave u alone when they know you’ll stand up for yourself.

      1. Wow, you’re an idiot. I’m glad none of my friends were like you in high school.

        Fun fact: Everyone I knew in high school with Neanderthal opinions like you, are now working construction, or as gym teachers, or the like. How exciting!

        But hey, kudos for proving you were Mr. Tough, fighting about nothing, with fellow meatheads.

        And nice job espousing alpha male bullshit, as if that’s the only way to be strong or confident. You also nicely conflated pointless brawling with the the actual bully issue – which is morons like you ganging up on gay people, and destroying their lives to the point where they contemplate suicide.

        So, congratulations! You are not only a moron: You are a heartless moron, who contributes nothing to society, other than being someone to laugh at or pity.

        Good luck teaching P.E., yo. Man the fuck up and get that minimum wage. Aw, yeee-uh.

      2. Man… as much as I hate to say it. Co-signature is needed for such a statement. To kill yourself over this is crazy. Just don’t sleep with a man. But in all seriousness, the bullying must stop in the first place. Never been cool. Never will be cool. So just cool out.

      3. truth machine faggott cock ur pussey ass couldnt do contruction pussey…im an electrician and i own my own company and home faggot….you already know this faggot got beat the fuck up all his life and sodomized by his dad ….lemme guess ur mommy and daddy put up 80000 for ur little college fund huh…well faggott boy some of us dont have that luxury sooo i DARE you to go up to any contruction worker and say that ….case closed faggot

      4. really tried to write a response proving he was smarter than a construction worker and then misspelled haha “pussy” “shut up! I’m an electrician!”

        and here I am bullying somebody on this post about bullying showcasing my stupidity just as anonymous has…

      5. “im an electrician and i own my own company and home faggot.”

        Man, no one gives a flyin’ FUCK what you own or what you do, dumbass faggot. Yeah, keep using the word “faggot” as if you’re some fake-ass Eminem or closet homo. Yeah, meatheads like YOU ruin the world and keep us all from transcending past all this immature bullshit. What time period you livin’ in? The fuck you on?

        Talkin’ about crybabies.. seems like you need the dick back in your mouth, homie. Crying and shouting about how you an electrician and bullshit. Like anyone gives a fuck, seriously.. LMAO. Go spend all yo money on lotto tickets.

      6. @truthmachine – u sound like one of the pussies I was referring to. I work on networks, cctv, security systems, video teleconferencing equipment and pull in close to 6 figures a year while owning a house. I would run laps around u in the electronics field. My original comments were based on how I was raised. I told my dad kids were picking on me when I was 5 or 6 yrs old. He told me to stand up for myself and fight them if I have to. I did and the bully left me alone. Stop being such a pussified faggot and grow to be a man.

    2. i agree with wow. like any other kids i sumtimes have been involved in fights. one day me and my brother were bullied by a group of older kids and we got scared so we went inside telling it our father. he said if u dont go out in a sek and beat em up ill beat u up. guess what we did lol we never seen em again. if u try to arrange with fuggers dey will always b on ur digg dats the moral of this story

      1. Ya, I always told my son “If any other kids try an take yo shit or bully you, whatever you do , FIGHT BACK!! Cuz that usually ends the cycle, it gets you respect and the bully finds another target.

    3. I never had to experience bullying myself. To be honest I was usually the biggest kid in the class, and my parents taught me better than that. Somtimes that size difference means nothing, especially come high school senior to freshman, even more so that I was a military brat, but nobody tried to step to me even during “freshman hell week”

      I say all that to say this, I bullied the bullies. Muh fuckas who tried to take advantage and/or beat on the weak, I never stood for it. I went to their faces right at that moment and would tell em, you keep messin with (name of weak kid here) you’ll have to deal with me. It didnt matter if i known him 1 year or 1 minute, you cant just fuck with people just because. The shit is wrong. However, there is a far deeper evil that lurks in high school… Pretty white girls. Not just ordinary ones, nooo I’m talkin about the bitches that know they’re fine, and must shove it in everyone’s faces. Those are the demons people need to watch out for. I bet most of the people who commit suicide are directly linked to these witches of the east. I’m tellin you, warn your kids when they get older about teenage white girls…

      1. I felt you until you started blaming white girls lmao crazy motherfucker. The problem is everyone. we ALL need to get our shit together.

    4. That is a very funny article Eminem, while you address bulling for everyone else some of the largest cyber bullies are located at http://www.eminem.com that will shred people just for the fun of it. Perhaps you should look into your own organization before you call yourself a healer of bully type behavior. This is from an experienced poster RACHAEL5922

      1. Your argument is weak. Incredibly weak. You can go on any forum and find people bullying others. That isn’t Eminems fault and he is the one that runs it. The intentions of the Eminem forums are to bring people together with a common interests: fans of Eminem. So quit knockin him!

    5. The more voices we have the children we can save.

      http://www.haltnow.ca – Humanity Against Local Terrorism – HALT

      A new website that offers education, prevention, support and services to abused and bullied victims throughout each of our communities. We do so in order to encourage education, prevention and support to aid people in our communities and our country . H.A.L.T. was created in order to help in finding a solution to stop this local terrorism of bullying, abuse and domestic violence within our communities. Please help us stop these senseless acts.

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