Eminem‘s status as an elder statesman of Hip Hop cannot be denied, but his music is still being used by out-of-touch politicians trying to get “cool points” with Gen Z in an attempt to gain their votes.
And that was proven by GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, who tried to convince the crowd of his viability as a candidate during a campaign stop in Iowa on Saturday (August 12) and that he was fit for the job of the highest office in the land.
Ramaswamy attempted to prove he was fit to be president by spitting a few bars from Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” the classic song from 8 Mile that won Slim Shady an Oscar.
Check out the performance below.
Pitiful performances from presidential hopefuls aside, Eminem still knows how to smoke the competition behind the mic, as he proved with his recent roasting of Hip Hop legend Melle Mel in his special guest appearance on an Ez Mil track.
Though officially released on August 4, the track leaked a few hours early on Reddit — much to the delight of Slim Shady’s fanbase, as well as those wanting to hear what his new Shady/Aftermath/Interscope signee has cooked up.
“Hip Hop has been good to me, huh/ But when they say that I’m only Top 5 ’cause I’m white, why would I be stunned?” Eminem spits. “My skin color’s still working against me/ ‘Cause second, I should be, to none/ Bein’ white being why they put me at five (Nope)/ That’s why they can’t put me at one.”
Continuing to stare down his critics, he adds: “And that is the only retort, is I’m not played in the clubs/ Muthafucka, put a cork in it/ Only reason they still play your shit in the clubs is because you still perform in ’em/ I am a guest in this house, but I turned this bitch into a mansion.”
Then turning his attention to Melle Mel, Em raps: “Shoutout to Furious Five and Grandmaster Flash, but boy/ There’s someone who really is furious/ Stay out his path, his wrath avoid/ I’ll be the last to toy with a juice head whose brain is half destroyed, like a meteor hit it/ Now with Melle Mel, he lost his ass to ‘roids.”
Melle Mel issued a response that received mixed reviews and has since apologized for the initial comments made on a podcast which prompted Eminem’s scathing reply.
Ah, the usual leftist liberal “journalism”.
Let us all take this moment to remember that in 2020 gasoline was $1.68 , no one decided which light bulbs we could use, our borders were not totally open, child sex trafficking was at an all time low, you were demonized for having a gas stove, the economy was very strong, we were not at war and we all knew what a woman is.
I hope you realize that the POTUS has absolutely nothing to do with control over gas prices. Hmmm….. why was gas so cheap in 2020???? Maybe because nobody was driving since the entire world was working from home and damn near everything was shut down. Our borders are not “totally open” but they will never be totally closed…. Republicans claim they want closed borders, but when given the chance to do so, they didn’t.
Why? Because then what do they use to rile up he racist ass base? Economy: GDP is higher with now that vs Trump years, unemployment is lower, job market gains waaaay higher, wages are up, home values are up…… we can keep going, but if you used your brain for a minute you would have actually done this research yourself rather than spouting b.s from Fox News. Also “we were not at war” —> we were still in Afghanistan when Trump was in office. “WE” are not at war, Russian / Ukraine are because Russia invaded another country. WE are supplying Ukraine with money / arsenal, because a stronger Russia is bad for literally every other country on this planet.
You gotta love a Republican, Indian Harvard grad, doing a song by white trash Democrat (if anything lol) that’s doing a traditionally and mostly black music rendition for a crowd of hicks in Iowa. See that is what this stupid country is supposed to be about. Everyone was so busy picking a side we forgot we are all on the same team.
No no no. RAMASWAMY IS A FUCKING TRUTHER. No leftist shit. This is NYC shit. Do not support this suburban pretty boy asshole.