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Eminem’s freestyle blasting Trump sends internet into frenzy

Oct 11, 2017

Eminem unleashed a flurry of bars about President Donald Trump during a performance Tuesday night at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, sending the internet into a frenzy.

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The Detroit-native freestyled for nearly five minutes and blasted Trump in almost every lyric. During the song, he called the politician a “racist grandpa,” “stingy,” and several other expletives, taking jabs at his entire presidency.

“But we better give Obama props/ because what we got in office now is kamikaze/ that will probably cause a nuclear holocaust,” he said.

The 44-year-old didn’t stop there. He also criticized Trump’s reaction to Puerto Rico during the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, his comments about the Charlottesville violence and his response to NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.

He didn’t let his fans who were Trump supporters off the hook either.

“And any fan of mine who’s a supporter of his/I’m drawing in the sand a line/You’re either for or against/And if you can’t decide who you like more in your split/ Or who you should stand beside/I’ll do it for you,” he said.

By the time he finished delivering his NSFW bars, people had already taken to social media to post their reactions.

Many tweeps enjoyed the lyrics, thanking and praising the artist for condemning the president.

💕☁️ (@Luv_AsHLEiGh) October 11, 2017
👏👏👏 #HipHopAwards pic.twitter.com/CmqBpmMEPX— Dasha🌺 (@_DashaMiller) October 11, 2017

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Then there were some who did not apprecitate Eminem’s bars as much by calling out his other offensive lyrics, some of which disrepected women.

😂🤣😆— Frank (@fricci911) October 11, 2017

And of course there were a gang of memes and gifs to highlight the vicious freestyle and the possible aftermath.

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Najja Parker is a multimedia journalist covering Black culture for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is an engaging on-air talent, who has served as a host for the newsroom’s special projects and events, such as the movie premiere of “The South Got Something To Say,” a documentary chronicling the rise of Atlanta hip-hop.

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