Eminem talks about cancel culture.
Yesterday, Eminem appeared on his Shade 45 Radio for an “MTBMB” Deluxe Edition discussion with Gray Rizzy. Among a lot of other things, the host asks Eminem about the cancel culture he raps about on the song ‘Tone-Deaf’. “Let’s talk about cancel culture too man,” says Gray at around 10:00 minute mark. “It’s a big jump from when you first came and now in 2020. It seems like the littlest thing people are willing to jump out there and cancel you, but you cover this in this song. What made you put this in the song.”
“I mean, why not [both laughs],” says Eminem. “It’s for me it’s literally like every f**kin, every other day you know I’m canceled for whatever the f**k it was and then it’s funny because I see some of the same people or sites that b*tched about the things back then that I said and then going back now and saying why can’t he be that again. What the f**k, when I was that you had a problem with that too.”
He continues, “I understand some of this sh*t but for the most part like for people who just sit online and they feel like they need to b*tch about whatever it is just to feel like they’re a part of something or you know what I’m saying. With cancel culture is like, no one ever really gets canceled though. So when people start saying cancel, okay well this rapper’s still here, this rapper’s still here, or this person in general. It’s just, I don’t know man, I feel people need to f**kin grow a pair.”
The vast spectrum of strong responses to the TikTok indicates a lot about how Eminem is viewed by fans of all generations, as well as how they participate with music and society in general. The video’s thoughts were warmly repeated by Gen Z’ers, and videos featuring the hashtag #canceleminem2021 have amassed more than 8.6 million views. However, a quick scan of the hashtag reveals that there are more apparently millennial Eminem fans supporting the rapper than there are adolescents and twenty-somethings leading a cancel crusade.
Em retaliated to his criticisms with an animated lyric video for the song “Tone Deaf” from his 2020 album, Music to Be Murdered By – Side B, in which he mocked cancel culture.
Slim Shady already paired his “Higher” visual to UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor in January, and “Tone Deaf” is the second video from Music to Be Murdered By – Side B, the companion album to 2020’s Music to Be Murdered By.
Slim Shady takes fans on a crazy Grand Theft Auto-style voyage through his tumultuous history and unwillingness to tone down his words in the video for “Tone Deaf.” He raps, “Does Bill Cosby sedate once he treats a decent steak and a cheesecake? “You think gettin’ rid of me’s a piece of cake? I’m harder than findin’ Harvey Weinstein a date.
Recently Cardi B Reacts to Rumors That Eminem Turned Down Her Feature Request — ‘Ya Makin Sh! Cardi B is denying a claim that Eminem declined to appear on a tune on her next album. Top 5 Gen Z is seeking to cancel Eminem’s performance due to provocative lyrics. Em himself discussed “cancel culture” during a late 2020 track-by-track talk on Shade 45, noting that it happened “every other day” for him.
The vast spectrum of passionate emotions to the TikTok indicates a lot about how listeners of different generations perceive Eminem and, to a lesser extent, how they engage with music and culture in general. Generation Z eagerly supported the video’s thoughts, and videos featuring the hashtag #canceleminem2021 have received over 8.6 million views. However, a quick scan of the hashtag reveals more apparently millennial Eminem fans supporting the rapper than adolescents and twenty-somethings launching a cancel crusade.
Watch the full interview below.
