Eminem releases anti-Trump single ‘Campaign Speech’
Eminem is possibly the only person more adept with free-associative, syntactically imaginative insults than Donald Trump. So it makes a certain sense that Trump would bear Em’s ire on a new single, “Campaign Speech.â€
The eight-minute track was released Wednesday to tide fans over as they await a new LP: “Don’t worry I’m working on an album! Here’s something meanwhile,†he wrote on Twitter.
The single, a stark number that’s a pure showcase for Em’s rage, pulls no punches as he assails the Republican nominee with a fury that conjures his early acid-tongued days and his more recent sincerity.
Listen here, but be warned, the song contains adult content.
“[T]hat’s what you wanted? A … loose cannon who’s blunt with his hand on the button/ Who doesn’t have to answer to no one? Great idea!â€
The track follows a previous radio-show freestyle where Eminem lambasted Trump and a host of other pop culture figures.
The rapper hasn’t always had such enmity for Trump.
In 2004, Trump appeared onstage at a mock presidential campaign rally to promote Eminem’s new album and Sirius XM show. “I know a winner when I see one, and Donald Trump is telling you right now, Slim Shady is a winner,†Trump said then. “He’s got brains, he’s got guts, and he’s got Donald Trump’s vote!â€
Of course, that was an album promotional stunt and not real life, and as “Campaign Speech†makes very clear, the stakes have changed.
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