And whoever's not is just not! I don't know, man.Īt the end of the day, if all is said and done and I can help change some minds or try and open up some eyes and make people realize that this guy is not doing what he said he was going to do for you. To me, it was more important to say what I need to say, and whoever is riding with me, cool. It's just me saying where I stand, regardless of whatever the risk is.
So, to me, it's not a black or white thing.
I speak to everybody who is even remotely like me. And you made it very clear, "If you're on the fence, I'm telling you which side to use." Does it feel like you're walking out on a limb? Or does it feel like this is where the community is, so this is where you need to be.įirst of all, for anyone who thinks I speak for them, it doesn't matter what nationality - I speak to everybody. A lot of fans, I think, particularly some of your white fans, feel that you speak for them and to them. And I know the people of that state are very important to you. It was close - 47.6 percent to 47.3 percent - but Michigan went for Trump. It was more to get his attention, to see if he would say something back, and then I got some ideas.ĭid it feel risky to you? I ask that because, in 2016, Michigan was supposed to be part of that "blue wall," the safe area for Democrats, but then it went for Trump. But to me, that was one element of what I have to say about him. The whole concept of the video, the way it was shot, was kind of a take on Public Enemy's " You're Gonna Get Yours," the single cover. I kinda knew what I wanted to say, but then the plan got switched around once everyone was worried about that, so we filmed here in Detroit. The original plan was to go there and perform it live, as it was happening - the question was brought up about people in the crowds with cell phones, would it leak out before anything was in its proper context or whatever. Well, we had been in talks with some people at BET. The Record Eminem's Presidential Dis Wasn't The Only Political Statement At BET Hip Hop Awards In case anyone isn't sure of how you feel, before the new record came out you performed a freestyle on the BET Hip Hop Awards aimed at the president, which got a lot of attention. I was watching the thing live when he was saying, when Mexico sends their people, they don't send their best, they're sending rapists and murderers. And the more he talks, the more his true colors are showing. Maybe he can help with the deficit or whatever." And then I start hearing him talk. You know, in the very beginning, I kind of felt like, "You know what, why not? He seems like a smart businessman. it feels like we've taken just as many steps backwards as we had forward and we're right back to where the f*** we were. But I think that, just watching how this unfolds and watching what happened with Obama and watching all the steps we took forward.
Hear the radio version at the audio link, and read more of their conversation below.Īll of it! What part's not been frustrating? I think I made it pretty clear on the album how I feel about him, so I don't want to go off on a tangent because I'll never stop. With pop-leaning guest appearances from the Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran, Revival finds him taking a more politic stand than he ever has before in his music, touching on politics, racial disparity and his own mortality.Įminem spoke with NPR's Michel Martin from Detroit about why the writing process for Revival took him two years, his feelings about President Trump and where he feels he fits into hip-hop's canon. On the new Revival, his first album in four years, the 45-year-old artist focuses in on a few things a grown man like him might have on his mind. It's been more than 18 years since Em's first Top 40 hit, "My Name Is," catapulted the young Detroit MC to mainstream success. One thing that's not up for discussion: He is the best-selling hip-hop artist of all time, with 15 Grammys, two certified diamond-selling albums and an Academy Award to his name.
Throughout his double-decade career, he's been criticized as much as celebrated. The rapper's ninth studio album, Revival, is out now.Įminem has been called many things: brilliant, controversial, shocking.
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