Eminem spoke at Kamala Harris’ campaign rally tonight in Detroit and introduced former president Barack Obama to the crowd.
Barack Obama broke out into rap after being introduced by Eminem at a Harris rally in Detroit.
The rapper spoke briefly to urge his fellow Michigans to vote on November 5, before introducing Obama onto the stage.
Eminem, 52, told the cheering crowds: “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. I think Vice President Harris supports a future for this country where these freedoms and many others will be protected and upheld.”
The 44th president then opened his speech by rapping the lyrics of Eminem’s hit song Lose Yourself: “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti. He’s nervous, but on the surface, he looks calm and ready.”
Obama then poked fun at Trump’s rally in Detroit last week, saying: “There was another rally here on Thursday but I hear it was a little smaller.”
Eminem joins the campaign trail just two weeks ahead of Election Day. However, fans of the Slim Shady rapper were dismayed when it was revealed he wouldn’t be performing at the rally.
Polls currently show Michigan to be neck-and-neck between Harris and Trump, so Democrats hope Eminem’s presence will be a huge boost in their mission to keep the state blue.
Eminem has long supported Harris. He even endorsed the Biden-Harris campaign in a black-and-white ad with hit track Lose Yourself playing in the background for the 2020 election.
Obama is an outspoken fan of Eminem as well. Lose Yourself was one of the main hype songs from his own presidential campaign in 2008.
After Eminem’s appearance at the rally was announced, voters and Eminem fans took social media to express their delight, with one writing: “Will by tuning in to see Barry O and Eminem.”
“Eminem hates Trump more than anyone, this makes sense,” another wrote to X, with a third saying, “That’s awesome! Glad to know he’s on the right side of history.”
Other voters were disappointed as they wrote: “Ugh nooo eminem!!” “What a disgrace to humanity. Eminem too,” said a second critic.
Eminem has been vocal about Donald Trump, even saying he would leave the country if the former president wins in November.
Among his many attacks on the former president, the rapper has accused Trump of “brainwashing” his supporters and of being a “racist.”
In his pre-taped acceptance speech at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards, which has now gone viral, Eminem slammed Trump with some scathing remarks.
“I will say this, he talks a good one,” he said. “And if you’re in his base… let’s say you’re going to the rallies or whatever, you watch him on TV, you hear him talking this s—, there’s part of me that understands, like, alright, he’s somehow still got them because he’s brainwashing them into thinking that something great is going to happen.