Eminem's Trump Diss

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/542616/

My colleague Conor Friedersdorf is right to point out that Eminem’s vulgarity is a fitting weapon against a vulgar president, a fact the rapper acknowledges in his freestyle when he says “‘Cause like [Trump] in politics, I’m using all of his tricks.” Still, the most revolutionary thing here isn’t Eminem’s substance or style but his intended audience. The rapper closes by telling his fans who are supporters of Trump that he’s drawing a line: “If you can’t decide who you like more and you’re split on who you should stand beside, I’ll do it for you with this: Fuck you!”

Eminem, more than most rappers, has fans in Trump’s camp. The New York Times found that Eminem’s fan base “is strongest in whiter and more rural places.” As the music critic Brian McCollum pointed out recently, three of the most surprisingly politically relevant artists of the Trump era are rappers who arose from white working-class Detroit in the late ’90s: Kid Rock, Insane Clown Posse, and Eminem, all of whom hold very different political views but can talk to much the same constituency. Also, Marco Rubio is a stan. (To break your brain, here’s Trump endorsing Eminem for president on MTV in 2004.)

Though tracking expressions of partisanship on social media is tricky in the era of propaganda bots, Eminem’s rant has been met both with GIF-laden airings of awe and jeers from longtime listeners. True fans should already know Eminem has offended across the political spectrum but roots against Republicans in office: He blasted George W. Bush in song multiple times, and has already released anti-Trump music this year. Telling a portion of his supporters that they’re not welcome is a new move that could force some political conversions—but it’s already clear that some fans of Trump and Eminem are happy to straddle his new line in the sand.

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