We knew he was a hip-hop fan. Barack Obama put on a show at a Kamala Harris campaign rally on Tuesday in Detroit, Michigan. The state is one of the “swing states” that the Democratic candidate and Donald Trump are competing for in the US presidential election which will take place on November 5.
During this meeting, Eminem, artist symbol of the city of Detroit, took the stage to support Kamala Harris. After singing his song “Not Afraid”, the rap legend who has often criticized Republican presidents in his songs reminded fans of the Democratic candidate how crucial this election is for the future of democracy and freedom of the United States, before introducing Barack Obama.
In front of an overheated and already won over audience, the former president elected for the first time in 2008 expressed his nervousness when going on stage. “As you know, I’ve been to a lot of political rallies and I’m not usually nervous. But I am to go after Eminem,” he first indicated, before resuming the beginning of “Lose Yourself”, one of the rapper’s best-known tracks in which he describes a situation of stress when going on stage.
A performance performed to the cheers of the audience, during which he even reproduced the famous “beat” of the song, before humorously saying: “I thought Eminem was going to perform and that I was going to go out. »
Four years ago, during the previous election which pitted Joe Biden against Donald Trump, Marshall Mathers, his real name, let Joe Biden use his title “Lose Yourself” for an electoral campaign video, proof of his support for the camp. Democrat. After Stephen Curry, Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston, Anne Hathaway and Usher, Eminem is added to the long list of stars who have publicly affirmed their support for the Democratic candidate.