Throughout his career, Eminem has always had a habit of going after the political class. “White America” was a shot at censorship and hypocrisy, “Mosh” was a full-blown attack on the Bush administration and the Iraq War, and this time around, Em is taking aim at one single man: President Donald Trump.
Em’s BET Hip Hop Awards cypher verse that was bound to get a reaction — not least because Slim gives his fans an ultimatum on choosing between whether they want to be a fan of his or a Trump supporter. Trump won Em’s home state of Michigan by a narrow margin in the 2016 election and can chalk most of his support up to the “white working class” — a demographic that Em would have fit into for much of his life.
So in an America that is perhaps the most divided it’s been since the Civil War, how did fans and political commentators react to Eminem’s four-minute character assassination of the president?
Veteran political commentator Keith Olbermann, an avid Trump dissenter (and apparent Hip Hop doubter since 1990), wrote on Twitter that he believed the a cappella verse to be the finest political writing of the year so far.
Colin Kaepernick, whose protest Em shows support for throughout the verse, also got in touch to show his appreciation.
LeBron James, who has just recently called Trump a “bum,” and said that visiting the White House is no honor for as long as Trump lives there, quoted some of Em’s lyrics from the verse alongside fire emojis.
Fellow rapper J. Cole, who recently advocated for a boycott of the NFL until substantive changes are seen within the organization, also tweeted his support for Eminem, calling him “Rap God.”
But of course, Eminem’s own past of misogynistic, violent and homophobic lyrics come back to haunt him on issues like this one, and plenty of Trump’s defenders had ample ammunition to discredit Eminem as a valid critic.
Of course, the one person who hasn’t responded to the verse on Twitter … is Donald Trump himself. Wonder how long that will last.
Check out some more reaction below.
please stop with the ” (insert random celebrity) 2020″ talk. The Rock, Eminem, etc….
Nah
Since 2015, over 732 whites and over 382 blacks killed by cop. Yet blacks always say they are the victims
Blacks make up roughly 13% of the population, whereas whites are somewhere between 60-75% (depending on how you define white), so those numbers are still lopsided. That said I agree that people don’t pay as much attention to white victims of police brutality
13% of the population and over 40% of the Crimes. Thats why the numbers are almost half as much 😉
Eminem is officially a CUCK hahaha
Worst cypher ever. We should move on with the election yall it’s been a year already
Count the guys who gave this props, and then think about if they had single moms who had a pump and dump father that bounced.
J Cole? Yes.
Figures.
They teach their kids to hate their fathers and love their new daddy (the Welfare State). So naturally all people that want to end violent government theft are enemies of the broken family cult(ure).
Nah, RealTalk…if your comment is indicative of the logic processes you employ in order to draw BS arse conclusions like the one you just demonstrated, your name is a non starter… in order to be more accurate and in line with your comment, you need to re-name yourself RealWackToInfinity…and beyond!!!
Realistically this had to be Eminem’s position. He’s one of the only white men to be fully accepted in mainstream hip hop culture. With that said, it doesn’t mean Em knows what he’s talking about here. And more importantly… this just wasn’t very good.
fully accepted?? Since when??
Ever heard of the Beastie Boys? If not, please show yourself the door.
fun fact: Beastie Boys are jevvs (Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch, Adam Horovitz)
I said he was one of the only, implying that while rare, there have been other white rappers accepted by the mainstream. And Jizz askin, good point. But it’s safe to say he’s the most successful white rapper, and widely considered to be the most talented.
Didnt J Cole basically said Eminem gets Rap Grammys because he is white?? Basically calling him a Culture Vulture and now he s*cking his D*ck. Laughable
Em said the same thing about himself you dork! Listen to the lyrics on White America, he’s calling out the hypocrisy of his fans in terms of accepting him but not accepting the overall culture. Cole doesn’t have an issue with Em, he has an issue with those losers on the Grammy committee that pull that crap every year
You can’t J.Cole for telling the truth because he never dissed Em he called out those who put white musicians over black musicians in the black culture. Hence him mentioning Justin Timberlake for R&B, Macklemore beating out Kendrick Lamar on his classic album “Good Kid…..” . Now look how the tables have turned 2 albums later plus 5 grammys Kendrick Lamar has 3 legendary bodies of work while Macklemore scrambles to maintain his career. Now put a spin on that!
I’m gonna say the same thing that he said at the end. There’s no way to be a fan of Trump and of this culture at the same time period. This culture is diverse including blacks, whites, latinos, asians etc this isn’t country. This culture speaks out against oppression and is allowed to unlike the Dixie Chicks being kicked out of country because they opposed Bush. DX you need to check your strategy and figure out how your site has some of the most racist so called fans of hip hop I’ve ever seen. Something about your site attracts them. Em is filthy rich and he doesn’t care if you stop liking him because of your love for hate. Now for those of you calling him out about his lyrics in the past, you don’t get to do that because when we tried to tell y’all dude was a little off his rocker and wasn’t on Nas, Jay or Black Thought’s level, you called him the greatest rapper alive just to spit the culture.
Let me be clear, I’ve always been a fan but the hypocrisy that whites showed When it came to what Em said vs what a Jay or 50 said was just insane.
Preachhhhhhhhhhh! #100%REALSPIT
Go listen to Renegade off The Blueprint nd tell me who the better rapper is and I even and Em or Jay fan anymore
white man dressed like a black teenager insults the president while a group of black men silently watch and judge. this essentially sums up his entire career.
You’re on a hip hop site. Take your hillbilly azz over to fox
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The fact that so many so called hip hop fans are upset that A HIP HOP GOD would smash on Trump, lets you know just how far removed these idiots are from the actual true culture. When PE says fight the power and NWA says F the police, when you had the emergence of consciousness and rappers started to really speak to the issues. I just don’t understand who raised these fans? Are they just listening to beats? Are they just listening to songs about popping pills? Seriously, like are these those white boys that still wear baggy jeans and baby blue timberlands? Something is off
Anti- establishment rap is someone like ems bread and butter. A disconnect from the culture is an understatement aha more like a disconnect from everything music represents OTHER THAN dance/hype music designed get you rowdy. Music might as well not even have lyrics anymore
Idgaf…that flow was weak ..the context was on point..but his delivery style is fucking garbage
..hes trying too hard n trying to be too hard sounding..great message wack rapper
You can dislike the flow all you want, but to sum it up with “wack rapper” just excludes you from having a valid opinion on anything hip hop. I’m assuming you disagree with my statement but your opinion is as valuable as the dry dead skin on a hobo’s ass so I don’t really care.
Funny how all that people that hated on it were a bunch of nobodys lol
Funny how all the people that loved it were a bunch of nobodies lol
Nobody has the right to talk trash about his fans because as em said we(the fans) made you.
Shoutout to Em! He got the Comment Section Brotherhood pissed…that makes his bats all worth it 100!
F××ck Eminem that shit was wack as hell…u don’t like it here move da hell out go to another country with ur boyfriend kaepernick aint no one going to miss idiots
The Fantastic Four line was fire.
Fuck Trump.
Lol……. there seems to be a lot of rage and emotion in the comment section today . What’s happened fellas?
Em got these Trumptards mad
That’s all it ever is these days regardless of belief.. a lot of rage and emotion
Eminem trying to suck up to black people as usual. Meanwhile floyd mayweather is a friend of donañd trump and no1 bats an eye over it
Nice that he not only dissed tiny hands Trump, but also dissed his cult
This dude a suck ass clown. What did Obama ur mama do for this country he aint do a damn thing for this country u aint hear that scary suck ass Feminem say shit about sorry ass obama.. Why cause he a black cock riding scary ass punk…go back to the trailer park u 45yr old inbreed clown . Dont forget who mostly buys ur albums WHITE KIDS do u scary ass puppet . kid rock needs to slap da shit outta u.. Keep being a puppet to the negros u scary ass punk
Hush your Mouth Racist
He didn’t say anything racist, idiot.
just FYI HHDX deletes comments
Yes communist style chinese net censorship has arrived, these are the times George Orwell spoke of in the novels 1984 and Animal Farm
add Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” and you got the blueprints for the JWO we see it all unfold
The Don is too busy rebuilding and revitalizing our country and the once great cities like Detroit, which were neglected by previous administrations. But hey lets all hail the rich white liberal rapper who spoke of m,u,r,d,e,r and v,i,o,l,e,n,c,e against women, arabs, police, and homosexuals. The one who promoted the r,a,p,e, of women and s,e,x,u,a,l v,i,o,l,e,n,c,e through his lyrics. Glad to see eminem has new sjw fans though
Really? Last I checked he hasn’t done anything but running his mouth. I’m not from Detroit but I invest there and I know that JP Morgan as well as Dan Gilbert has invested billions over the last couple years so take that Trump nonsense somewhere else.
GM announcing 900 new j,o,b,s after Trump visit? Deregulation and the end of one-sided t,r,a,d,e deals to spur e,c,o,n,o,m,i,c growth and hiring especially in the auto industry? The rebuilding of the city’s infrastructure?
It is nice to see that Trump has created the economically sound environment that would allow JP Morgan Chase to increase their investment in detroit by 50% back in May of this year
Obama the great
Obama a great hope seller??plus signed a bill for food companies in favor of not labeling what’s in the food americans eat like gmo foods look it up or google it that shit oh plus he deported more immigrants than any president n bombed more muslim countries 2,the difference is Obama fucks u with lube n this bitch ass clown trump fucks u without it..
I can tell that the saltines REALLY believe in Trump…you actually believe in the guy…no matter what…like, official cult status…wow…hooe that works out 4u…don’t bet on it though…and dont forget to gargle.
ALL I KNOW IS MY 401K BEEN GOING UP SINCE TRUMP BEEN IN OFFICE . WHEN OBAMA WAS IN OFFICE DIDNT GAIN SHIT. EM SIT UR IGNORE BIG MOUTH ASS DOWN BEFORE SOMEONE KNOCK UR ASS DOWN
BIG UP’S TO EM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ahh I see you Sir are a man of culture as weel!
F**CK SLIM LADY DUDE AINT NOTHING BUT A JUNKIE HYPOCRITE ASS CLOWN. His music been trash ever since proof died…i think proof was his ghostwriter now he got this other clown Mr porter ghostwriting for him and he clown to
I just can´t believe that their is still people in here, that call Em a racist, homophob and a misogynist. How stupid are you really. He is a Artist that raps about these things to trigger you, so that you study is craft. But apparently the haters are to dumb and uneducated to understand he s message. Before you judge a artist, study him and make a opinion. Maybe that’s the reason you haters work at Burger King and he could fuckin buy Burger King, just to fire your ass….Oh and no I wont explain his message to you…find out yourself…Or go clean toiletts…
The black community is just mad because he came in took your craft and murdered every single rapper that has come out. The greatest rapper of all time is white! LMAO!!! Don’t be mad those are just the FACTS.
First things first…rap is a skill and hip hop is a culture…on our side of the tracks (i can’t speak for yours), regardless of what you’re talking about, Em is well respected as a lyricist, but when it comes down to hip hop music we can feel…on the whole, we just ain’t bumpin’ ya boy in our rides like all that…sorry…
Em u suck ass.. scary ass clown…say what u want about trump everyone as there own opinion. But u went to far when u took that other idiot kaepernick side and threw up the black power fist. U idiot do u even know who buys ur albums mostly white people not black people. I know alot of black people that dont like u and ur music they remember when benzino dropped that cd u saying n*gger B*tch. So remember who buys ur albums before u go saying F**ck ur fans u hypocrite idiot!
Perhaps Em spoke based on where his moral compass is? You and other people that share your perspective keep using race as his motivation. Don’t speak with authority about things you know nothing about.
“When your lyrics sounds like they were written by Keith Olberman, it’s probably time to retire” …. damn em…what happened? you aint got nothing original to say?