Rapper Eminem sent a cease and desist letter to Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy demanding he not use his music on the campaign trail and was sandblasted for it by conservatives.
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The demand follows Ramaswamy rapping to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” at the Iowa State Fair. The appearance went viral and evidently ticked the rapper off, resulting in his legal representation ordering the candidate to stop publicly rapping to his music.
Ramaswamy’s campaign lawyer received a letter from music publisher BMI that stated, “BMI has received a communication from Marshall B. Mathers, III, professionally known as Eminem, objecting to the Vivek Ramaswamy campaign’s use of Eminem’s musical compositions.”
“BMI will consider any performance of the Eminem Works by the Vivek 2024 campaign from this date forward to be a material breach of the Agreement for which BMI reserves all rights and remedies with respect thereto,” the letter asserted, according to Fox News.
Eminem demands that Ramaswamy cease and desist using his music on campaign trail https://t.co/fjR6K2NbGe via @BIZPACReview
— BPR based (@DumpstrFireNews) August 29, 2023
Eminem is evidently a Democrat who endorsed President Biden in 2020 and definitely doesn’t care for Republicans. He was roundly mocked on X by conservatives for throwing a hissy fit over Ramaswamy’s use of his music on the campaign trail.
“Lmao what a gigantic baby,” author and political commentator Mike Cernovich proclaimed on X.
Lmao what a gigantic baby. https://t.co/WyCiMoCZOy
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 28, 2023
That was just the beginning of the thrashing he received.
A number of people took issue with Eminem’s perceived hypocrisy after pushing an anti-war message that echoed Ramaswamy.
“Right before the 2004 election, Eminem released an anti-Bush song called ‘Mosh,’” State Freedom Caucus Network Comms Director Greg Price wrote. “One of its lyrics was ‘No more blood for oil. We got our own battles to fight on our own soil.’ Now he’s angry that the most anti-war candidate in the GOP primary sang his song at an event.”
Right before the 2004 election, Eminem released an anti-Bush song called “Mosh.”
One of its lyrics was “No more blood for oil. We got our own battles to fight on our own soil.”
Now he’s angry that the the most anti-war candidate in the GOP primary sang his song at an event. https://t.co/jXtQv0YBS7
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 28, 2023
‘Young and scrappy’: Rappin’ Ramaswamy breaks out Eminem song for voters at Iowa State Fair https://t.co/vUMU2b2EyX pic.twitter.com/lhgllsEg0M
— BizPac Review (@BIZPACReview) August 16, 2023
Ramaswamy wasted no time in responding to the over-indulged rapper.
“Will The REAL Slim Shady Please Stand Up?” Ramaswamy posted to X. “He didn’t just say what I think he did, did he?”
“Vivek just got on the stage and cut loose,” Ramaswamy’s campaign spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital in an interview. “To the American people’s chagrin, we will have to leave the rapping to the real slim shady.”
The rapper was dragged all over X:
Cringe Shady is one of the biggest clowning disappointments of my lifetime
— VISH BURRA ☠️ (@VishBurra) August 28, 2023
When did Eminem turn into such a dork? pic.twitter.com/bnVnl8CiQd
— Harrison Krank (@HarrisonKrank) August 28, 2023
Absolute joke now.
— AnonSidious (@AnonSidious) August 28, 2023
Hahahahahhahahahaha eminem is a bowl of soft serve pic.twitter.com/KcsviumGeQ
— Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) August 28, 2023
crazy how Eminem wrote Mosh and is now tripping out that the anti-war guy is singing his song. Politics is a weird thing
— Emma-Jo Morris (@EmmaJoNYC) August 28, 2023
since when did eminem become the karen he use to rap about
— Guerrero (@CryptoGuerreroX) August 28, 2023
You have to understand how hilarious it is watching Eminem turn into a middle aged Wokescold when you are old enough to remember the early days when your parents were losing their minds about his music lol
— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) August 29, 2023
Eminem has gone from rapping about murdering his wife, to crying about a republican rapping his song on the campaign trail.
The real slim shady stood up and sold out.#eminem
— Primod (@chrisprimod) August 29, 2023
Eminem, for whatever reason, went from being an edgy, anti-establishment lefty to a safe, trendy one. He is acting in a spiteful, passive-aggressive fashion — using lawyers to vocalize a political disagreement — much as other trendy lefties do. These folks hate free expression. https://t.co/Jnl0nmGQ5u
— Dr. Joseph Ford Cotto (@JosephFordCotto) August 29, 2023
It is simple he hates republicans. It has nothing to do with any policy.
— Jswarens (@jeff_swarens) August 29, 2023
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