In a recording that aired Tuesday at the Black Entertainment Television Hip-Hop Awards, Eminem blasted out a “freestyle” rap against Donald Trump and his deplorable supporters. In the rap—which has been widely praised by legacy media such as the New York Times, CNN, and Washington Post—Eminem expressed support for President Obama and the NFL protests, accused President Trump of being a racist fanatic, and called out Alt-Right torch-bearers for apparently “ignoring our past historical, deplorable factors.”
Had any other rapper made these accusations, there almost certainly would not be the same media attention. But this is not just any rapper.
This is Marshall “Eminem” Mathers, the blue-collar white guy from Warren, Michigan (not Detroit—more...
