American rapper Eminem and former Democratic president Barack Obama shared.
The stage at Kamala Harris’s rally in Detroit, Michigan, just two weeks before the US presidential election set for November 5. Eminem, a supporter of the Democratic Party, previously endorsed Barack Obama and the Biden-Harris ticket in the 2020 election.
The 52-year-old Grammy-winning rapper introduced Obama, 63, at the rally, where the 44th US president kicked off his speech by quoting Eminem’s 2002 hit song “Lose Yourself.” The crowd erupted in excitement.
“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. “I noticed my palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, vomit on my sweater already, Mom’s spaghetti.”
As the crowd cheered, Obama continued rapping the hit song, 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 said, ending with, “I love me some Eminem.” Eminem, who hails from Detroit, expressed his support for Harris and emphasised the importance of Michigan in the upcoming election.
“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. I think it’s important to use your voice, so I’m encouraging everybody to get out and vote, please.”
Eminem has been a vocal critic of Harris’s rival, Donald Trump, the 78-year-old Republican presidential candidate. In October 2017, he performed a nearly five-minute freestyle rap at the BET Awards, where he criticised the 45th president, who was finishing his first year in office at the time.