Barack Obama raps Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ at Kamala Harris rally
Barack Obama lost himself at Kamala Harris’ latest rally.
The former president, 63, surprised everyone when he rapped Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” on Tuesday night in front of Harris supporters at her rally in Detroit.
Donald Trump went after Obama Tuesday for campaigning for Harris, even going as far as calling his predecessor a “jerk.”
“I think he’s a real jerk because I watched him campaign over the last couple of days,” Trump told his supporters at a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina.
“Over the last couple of days, I watched him campaign, what a divider he is. He divided this country, he couldn’t care less, him and his little group of people. He was terrible.”
Trump alleged the 44th president began stumping for Harris because “she’s incapable of campaigning.”
The proud Detroit native, 52, actually introduced Obama after publicly supporting the Democratic presidential nominee during the rally.
“As most of you know, the city of Detroit and the whole state of Michigan mean a lot to me,” Eminem told the crowd, “and going into this election, the spotlight is on us more than ever.”
Reminding everyone that “it’s important to use your voice,” the “Without Me” rapper encouraged those in the audience and at home to go out and vote on Nov. 5.
“I also think, people shouldn’t be afraid to express their opinions,” he explained, adding that no one should live in a world fearing retribution for their beliefs.
The Republican nominee claimed an “exhausted” Obama was only brought on the Democratic party campaign trail in order to get crowds.
“The reason they bring him out, and other people (is because) no one goes to these rallies so they bring in these so-called stars, and what happens is these stars get a little bit of crowds, they don’t get crowds like this,” Trump told his rally-goers.
“They bring him out because they need help because (Harris) can not talk for more than 15 minutes.”
“I think Vice President Harris supports a future for this country where these freedoms and many others will be protected and upheld,” Eminem shared, before bringing out his hype man Obama.
While the 15-time Grammy winner kept it all business for his rally appearance, No. 44 did the opposite.
Obama hit the stage with big charisma and smiled while he praised Eminem before busting out his impromptu performance.
“I don’t usually get nervous,” he told the audience, “but I was feeling some kind of way following Eminem.”
That’s when he went off script, carefully crafting the 2002 lyrics to “Lose Yourself” into his speech.
“My palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. Vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti,” Obama rapped as the crowd erupted in applause and cheers.
Obama continued to rap parts of the remaining first verse, and while the audience appeared to enjoy his performance, his performance got mixed reviews on social media.
“Obama, trying to rap is probably the most cringe thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Nothing was funny about it. Nothing was charming. Nothing was charisma. There is NOTHING there . It was bland. Nothing was there,” one person reacted.
“Obama rapping but it’s over the Eminem beat,” wrote another.
While Obama’s rendition of “Lose Yourself” was surprising, Eminem’s endorsement wasn’t, as he frequently criticizes Trump in interviews and songs.
“When I start talking about Trump, I get too flustered in my head,” the rapper said in a clip that circulated earlier this year. “And the s–t that I want to say—there’s too many things I want to say at once. So sometimes I start talking and I don’t… I’m not able to convey the message the right way because I just get flustered and frustrated.”
He went on to claim Trump supporters are “brainwashed,” stating, “If you’re talking about his core being, you know, a majority white middle class, what I don’t understand is how in the f–k do you feel like you relate to a billionaire who has never known struggle his entire f–king life?”
