The Grammy-winning rapper has supported both Obama and Harris’ political careers
welcomed to the stage while appearing at a rally in Michigan just two weeks before the . And the former president couldn’t help but rap one of Eminem’s biggest hits.
The Grammy-winning artist, 52, and former Democratic president, 63, briefly shared the spotlighton Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Detroit as they rallied support for Harris’ campaign ahead of Election Day.
After being introduced by Eminem, Obama
“I have done a lot of rallies, so I don’t usually get nervous. But I was feeling some kind of way following Eminem,” Obama said once at the podium. “I noticed, my palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, vomit on my sweater already, Mom’s spaghetti.”
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As the crowd roared, Obama continued rapping the single, which won a Grammy for Best Rap Song and Best Male Rap Solo Performance in 2004: “I’m nervous but on the surface I look calm and ready, to drop bombs but I keep on forgetting … “
Obama ended by singing the famous intro music and telling the cheering crowd, “I love me some Eminem.”
While introducing Obama moments before, Eminem explained that he “wrote down a few things I wanted to say.”
“I’m here tonight for a couple of important reasons,” said the “Houdini” rapper. “As most of you know, the city of Detroit and the whole state of Michigan mean a lot to me, and going into this election, the spotlight is on us more than ever, and I think it’s important to use your voice, so I’m encouraging everybody to get out and vote, please.”
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“I also think that people shouldn’t be afraid to express their opinions, and I don’t think anyone wants an America where people are worried about retribution of what people will do if you make your opinion known,” he continued.
“I think Vice President Harris supports a future for this country where these freedoms and many others will be protected and upheld,” said Eminem.
Eminem, who previously supported Obama’s political career, also the Biden-Harris ticket in 2020. The day before the last election, the rap icon released an official campaign ad with “Lose Yourself” playing in the background, which he captioned, “One opportunity… #Vote.”
The rapper has been a vocal critic of Harris’ opponent, . In October 2017, Eminem delivered a at the BET Awards that dissed the 45th president of the United States, who was wrapping up his first year in office at the time.
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In the song, called “The Storm,” Eminem called Trump a “b—-” and slammed him for his and his .
Eminem released another song in 2017, called “Framed,” that also took aim at Trump with a lyric that said, “That’s an awfully hot coffee pot/Should I drop it on Donald Trump? Probably not/But that’s all I got till I come up with a solid plot.”
In 2018, Eminem suggested in a lyric from his song “The Ringer” that he was after “Framed” was released. ” ‘Cause Agent Orange just sent the Secret Service/To meet in person to see if I really think of hurting him,” he rapped in the song.
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At the time, the Secret Service characterized Eminem as “” and said he threatened the “protectee,” meaning Trump, according to documents previously obtained by BuzzFeed.
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