Eminem has officially endorsed Democratic nominee Joe Biden for president. On Monday (November 2), Slim Shady fired off a tweet in support of Biden and vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, which included a campaign video that puts his 2002 smash hit “Lose Yourself” to good use.
He wrote in the caption, “One opportunity…#Vote.”
In the black-and-white clip, shots of every day Americans with masks on are shown lined up to vote as Eminem raps, “Look, if you had one shot/Or one opportunity/To seize everything you ever wanted/In one moment/Would you capture it/Or just let it slip?”
From there, the song explodes into the chorus, “You better lose yourself in the music, the moment/You own it, you better never let it go/You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow/This opportunity comes once in a lifetime … you better.”
“Lose Yourself” is taken from the soundtrack for the 2002 film 8 Mile. The song marked Shady’s first chart-topping Billboard Hot 100 single and also earned him an Oscar in the Best Original Song category at the 2003 Academy Awards. He skipped the performance that year but made up for it at the 92 Annual Academy Awards in February.
Speaking to Variety, he explained why he performed the song all those years later.
“I kinda figured maybe since I didn’t get a chance to do it at the time, maybe it would be cool,” he said. “Back then, I never even thought that I had a chance to win, and we had just performed ‘Lose Yourself’ on the Grammys with the Roots a couple of weeks before the Oscars, so we didn’t think it was a good idea.
“And also, back at that time, the younger me didn’t really feel like a show like that would understand me. But then when I found out I won, ‘That’s crazy!’ That to me shows how authentic and real that award is — when you don’t show up and you still win. That makes it very real to me.”
More recently, “Lose Yourself” crossed the one billion streams mark on Spotify, further solidifying its success.
Eminem Explains Why He Performed 'Lose Yourself' At 2020 Oscars In Rare Interview
The 2020 presidential election takes place on Tuesday (November 3) when current POTUS Donald Trump and Biden will face off in what many are calling the most important election in United States history.
It’s all good. I’m voting Trump. Either way, vote for not just the prez, vote for local people too. Get any long timer voted out. New faces needed after all this shit. Bravo to Eminem too for shredding tracks since ’99. Bomb ass rapper fur sure.
CRUMP 2020..make america dance again
Naaaaaaah miss me with that
Good on him. You know who I feel sorry for more than anyone, is the black people who watch obscure YouTube channels and think they are informed and truly believe voting for Trump is the better option.
Well on youtube many many of the most brilliant minds operate from both sides. Beats the shit out of mainstream media every day of the week and twice on a sunday if you are looking for real information. Weird trying to downplay that and at the same time not saying anything about biased fake news media that has been exposed time and time again.
Youtube is full of clips of Joe Biden saying racist things and it is clear the Joe Biden corruption has been MASSIVe as revealed by the Hunter Biden emails that most medias refuse to report facts on and just supreficially glide over it and claim it is “russian propaganda” or something like that when Hunter signed the laptop over to the repair guy and after Hunter did not pay the bill the repairman became the owner and Hunter Biden’s lawyer tried to get the laptop back with emails but by then it had been given to FBI in December 2019 and they did NOTHING until the repair guy released a copy of the harddrive to NY Post and they started reporting the corruption.
Idk who i wanna vote for but this made me mad when it shouldn’t have, guess I just really hate biden and don’t want him associated with em. But I respect that he is telling you to vote, making it clear who he supports, but its also not telling you to vote biden thats the way to do it.
If Biden wins, he won’t be lasting long. Marxist Kamala with her comrades will replace him fast, and this will be the beginning of the end of the USA. For half of a century your presidents tried to defend your state from communism, and now you are accepting this ideology like it was nothing. Year 2020 is really fucked up tho
Thats my fear if biden wins, and none of this is that unrealistic. If you read history and follow the cycles, the US embracing communism could very well be its doom. The real question is, will the dems steer into the storm if they win? If you dont believe either of these comments, read about socialism from beginning to end, and read it from a book, not the internet. The internet has began to put forward positive spins of a fully socialist communities and hide the historical evidence that shows its unsustainable. There are many parallels with a collapsing empire and the United States, such as the rise of socialism and fall of religion. This is the best argument against voting biden in I would say… but trump is also not a great option for other reasons.
I don’t even need to read about it. We had the socialism in the country where I’m from for 50 years! Just stop this wave of destruction that dems brings
Do people really not connect the dots to all the damage trump has done? He invented the term “Fake News” and aimed it at anyone who challenges or calls him on his BS. he lies with impunity about big things like , claiming to knowing who the KKK is when they endorse him, when he silences people with money, who can insult literally anyone, but claims people are “nasty” when they simply challenge his views. When this man calls people of color all manner of insult but cant even bring himself to denounce white supremacy?
If you are white and voting for him, know you are on the wrong side of history. When people ask you where you stood, history will not look kindly on him or you.
If you aren’t white and vote for this man, you are the biggest mark to even get conned. You will be seen as the stand for nothing sellouts you truly are.
People knew the media were liars before trump ceated that popular term now used bc its true .. same thing repubs do when they blindly support trump is what dems do when trump does good and doesnt get credit. Its ppl telling ppl what they should do is why trumps being voted for in the 1st place
Look it’s better den living a lie
Look it’s better den Livni a lie?m
Bro, people can vote anyway they want. Its nice to see more and more rappers being able to vote right without worrying about their labels blackballing them. By you “forcing” your stance and insulting people who dont agree with you, you are just as much a part of the problem as anyone – I am not a paid “schill” and won’t be debating you, but for the love of humanity, the least you can do is not be part of the problem
In 2020 white supremacists like Robert Spencer and KKK have ENDORSED Joe Biden!
Trump has DENOUNCED racism and white supremacists at least 38 TIMES.
Check the Youtube video:
“38 Times President Trump Has Condemned Racism and White Supremacy”
yes as homie grows hotter he blows us all over.
It must hurt you trump supporters that your god and shining light eminem supports biden. eminem must be a fool too i guess or does it not matter cuz its him?
I’m a Trump supporter and Eminem has been hot garbage since 2012.
Actually since 2002. His last decent album was 2002’s The Eminem Show. Shit’s been downhill ever since. Remember 2004’s Encore? i rest my case.
yeah, but ur just a guest in hip hop, so u really dont have a right to say anything….
…LOL your hilarious
Push comes to shove you loose the war pal best get out of that colorist mindstate its making you weak
I still remember when drake started from the bottom in life and then made a huge splash when he ethered eminem on forever.
Lol. Drake had the 4th best verse on that song
Eminem was on Epstein Island. He’s got photos and blackmail out there, so of course peddddooooophiles stick together. Who in their right mind would vote for Joe Biden. Not only is he a complete idiot, but he also made a killing off selling away America to forge in powers during his time as VP and prior to that. There is an unreal amount of video and audio of Biden saying racist things about blacks. During the DNC debates, Kamel Toe Harris even called him out on it, now she’s smiling like it never happened, that’s how fake these a-holes are. If you’re ok with a old creep groping and smelling women and children, you’re a lost cause. Only the severely retarded vote Democrat these days. Hillary and Biden are the best they can do. What did Hillary do to Haiti again? Oh yeah…
Biden is a huge racist, that’s undeniable. Let’s not forget about “super predators”
Eminem has turned into an angry black man. Lil Wayne is the only rapper with any sense at the moment.
Troll. Go back to Russia
All the gay lyrics from back in the day don’t seem like he was joking anymore. Any male above the age of 25 who votes Biden is a certified sodomy craving welfare recipient.
Moscow big mad right now. Take a hike Russian
You’re delusional, oh its all the Russians lmao your a fucking idiot, hopefully after your mind raping from the government they will relieve your shity life and tell you all to go jump off the cliff
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Nice explanation…of yourself
Whites support Eminem.. until he supports someone other that Hister… then he’s just another race traitor.. lol
Remember Mosh?
I’m voting Biden. Mass protest, virus out of control, the economy is falling. All of this is happening under trump. We need a change. Biden will bring it and make politics boring again. Thats what america needs
Its not trumps fault a virus came… how about you blame china for once in your miserable lives, mass protest? Thats funded by the Satanist cult, members being BIDEN the clintons Obama the bushes Rockefellers and more, you need a braindead puppet who can’t even speak do be your president thats just mind boggling truly you sheep are so blinded it is just asinine…
probably start another war while everyone thinks not.
Joe Biden was leading the Senate Foreign Relations committee when the Iraq war was started in early 2000’s and Joe Biden was as excited as Bush and Cheney to start the Iraq war.
During Obama/Biden’s 8 years they FORCED American soldiers to walk around in villages in Iraq and Afghanistan to “win hearts and minds” and this led to thousands of American soldiers being killed or maimed in ambushes or through booby-traps in houses and roads.
Obama/Biden also ALLOWED Iran and Iranian General Soleimani to pay a bounty for each American soldier killed in Iraq by Iran-backed shia-militias and this led to almost 1000 dead American soldier and Obama/Biden did NOTHING and instead gave Iran a sweetheart deal.
Trump CANCELLED that Iran deal and sent a missile to blast Soleimani to avenge for the dead American soldiers.
aNd Trump stopped that walk around in villages policy.
lsraeli snipers were murdering american troops and blaming it on musIims in iraq. Look it up.
Uugh endorsing joe “corrupt” biden? Typical hollywood elitist liberal political ignorance
Go back to the troll farm you Russian hack. Nobody is buying your bullshit.
You must know that Moscow mayor’s wife wire transferred 3.5 million dollars to Hunter Biden while Joe Biden was VP and Moscow mayor and his wife belong to Putin’s elite so Joe Biden has been BOUGHT by Russia and Putin already while Joe Biden was VP and Obama/Biden REFUSED to sell Ukraine guns and missiles while it was being attacked by Russia after Hunter Biden got that wire transfer.
Trump reversed the Obama/Biden policy and has sold guns and missiles to Ukraine.
Maybe i’ll get lost to ukraine on bidens jet. Hear there’s good money to be made over there
Officially done with you Em!! Repent and believe in Jesus Christ!! Trump 2020 will come to pass!!
So Eminem joins white supremacist Robert Spencer in ENDORSING Joe Biden.
I never though Eminem was this dumb, if Biden wins Eminem will be paying 62% in taxes and Biden is thoroughly RACIST and has been so through his whole 47 year career of being a CORRUPT politician doing what lobbyists and foreign countries like China pay him and his family to do and Biden has done NOTHING for regular Americans in 47 years and is now just a senile shell unable to even read a teleprompter anymore and just saying gibberish.
Fuck eminem and pedo support of joe Biden.
And I’m from ca bitch not a Russian bot. All you ppl who keep saying that are dickless fucktards who live in your moms basement
Nicca if you don’t stfu n sit yo stupid ass town
lol if he supported trump there would be the same hate, damned either way.
everyone should shut the fk up and just let people vote and express support for whoever they like …and vice versa
I’m not surprised.
Eminem supporting any politician…has any part of my life not been complete bullshit. Fuck this guy if he’s stupid enough to think it matters who’s president. Anyway this dude literally fell off by like ’07, who cares what his politics are
This dude still trying to earn his “black card”…you just a guest dude, you don’t have to vote D. Dude’s own city has been run into the ground by D’s and he up here like he doing something noble. Black people think you’re corny bro, give it up
TRUMP 2020
Listen to your white masters, vote Biden
Nice try.
And the winner is Trump all you BLM donkeys go sit you’re asses down and drink lean and smoke. Yo yo yo son yo yo yo
U just mad Donald trump not going to
Win you no lips trailer trash piece of shit