Poll of the Day > Eminem blasts Trump in freestyle at the BET Hip Hop Awards.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LunHybOKIjU
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Badass

Why is Eminem at the BET Hip Hop Awards? Is he even eligible to win anything?

In general, what else can you expect from a high school dropout who suffered a pretty serious concussion? And, in general, he needs to virtue-signal hard to keep his place.
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I didn't recognize him or his voice at first. But that was pretty sick.

It still amazes me that we actually elected an actual supervillain.
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I like how people were pulling up crazy conspiracy theories on how Hillary was going to start a war with Russia, but here is Trump literally threatening WWIII on Twitter and those same people are too high off their own farts to notice something as straightforward as that.

I hate Trump, but I can't stand watching this cringe. Who CARES what Eminem thinks? He's a rapper, not a political commentator.

Yellow posted...

I like how people were pulling up crazy conspiracy theories on how Hillary was going to start a war with Russia, but here is Trump literally threatening WWIII on Twitter and those same people are too high off their own farts to notice something as straightforward as that.

Trump is like Kim Jong Un, nobody treats that shit seriously.
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DistantMemory posted...

He's a rapper, not a political commentator.

Most of his rap is political commentary, that's his shtick outside crying about his childhood for quick bucks.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Trump is like Kim Jong Un, nobody treats that shit seriously.

He's our president.

People said the same thing before he dropped the MOBA.

Yellow posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Trump is like Kim Jong Un, nobody treats that shit seriously.

He's our president.

Yeah, we basically have him jong un as president, is what he is saying.
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The Eminem show was his best album by far (imo) so I hope trump can get him to release an even better one

DistantMemory posted...

I hate Trump, but I can't stand watching this cringe. Who CARES what Eminem thinks? He's a rapper, not a political commentator.

I think this is cringe too but someone being a musician doesnt mean they dont have respectable political opinions
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DirtBasedSoap posted...

DistantMemory posted...

I hate Trump, but I can't stand watching this cringe. Who CARES what Eminem thinks? He's a rapper, not a political commentator.

I think this is cringe too but someone being a musician doesnt mean they dont have respectable political opinions

The only musicians who have respectable political opinions are country singers. Except for the Dixie Chicks, of course.
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keyblader1985 posted...

It still amazes me that we actually elected an actual supervillain.

It still amazes me that people are nutty enough to think that.

Yellow posted...

I like how people were pulling up crazy conspiracy theories on how Hillary was going to start a war with Russia, but here is Trump literally threatening WWIII on Twitter and those same people are too high off their own farts to notice something as straightforward as that.

...says the guy who insisted that if Trump was elected the world would end and yet, lo and behold, we're all still standing!

As for Trump vs Hillary, at least Hillary *had* motives, and another cold war -- based on international maneuvering -- was plausible, given that she supported a foreign policy which suggested going as far to shoot Russian planes out of Syrian airspace despite the action being a complete violation of Syrian sovereignty and the fact that Russia was the ONLY international player actually combating terrorist groups within the nation at that point (as opposed to the US which was arming and providing logistical support to "moderate" terrorists). What do YOU think that might have done to our relationship with Russia? Or do you somehow view an act of open warfare like shooting down foreign planes as being something other than an act of warfare?

And, while Trump was a mystery, we had 4 years of Hillary's foreign policy to look at along with her connections thereafter and blanket support of these insane plans. Unless you're going to claim that a regime-change advocate who advanced regime change while in office was going to do a 180 and avoid getting us into open conflict with Russia.

DistantMemory posted...

Who CARES what Eminem thinks? He's a rapper, not a political commentator.

Whether or not he's a political commentator doesn't lend any credibility to a high school dropout who sung about being allegedly brain damaged due to a concussion he received.

DirtBasedSoap posted...

DistantMemory posted...

I hate Trump, but I can't stand watching this cringe. Who CARES what Eminem thinks? He's a rapper, not a political commentator.

I think this is cringe too but someone being a musician doesnt mean they dont have respectable political opinions

No, the fact that he flaunts his lack of education -- and incorporated it into raps -- means he doesn't have any respectable opinions outside the realm of rap.
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Zeus posted...

says the guy who insisted that if Trump was elected the world would end

Says the guy making stuff up, because I'm gonna need a screencap or something for something I would never say.

mega super cringe
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only zeus would take eminems song brain damage seriously

like lmao dude what

he also made a song about killing his ex wife, several times

he never actually did that, by the way
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*Enters topic expecting Zeus to twist all logic beyond the point of nonsense just to defend Trump*

*Makes this one post and leaves as apathetic as ever*
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Zeus posted...

Why is Eminem at the BET Hip Hop Awards? Is he even eligible to win anything?

In general, what else can you expect from a high school dropout who suffered a pretty serious concussion? And, in general, he needs to virtue-signal hard to keep his place.

You really just asked why Eminem is at a hip hop awards show and expect to get taken seriously

Metal_Mario99 posted...

The only musicians who have respectable political opinions are country singers.

Agreed. Tim McGraw and Garth Brooks and a few others are on point with their politics. America should legalize gay marriage and enact stricter gun control measures. Those country stars know whats up.
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Truth_Decay posted...

Metal_Mario99 posted...

The only musicians who have respectable political opinions are country singers.

Agreed. Tim McGraw and Garth Brooks and a few others are on point with their politics. America should legalize gay marriage and enact stricter gun control measures. Those country stars know whats up.

@Metal_Mario99
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I wish eminem would make a rap about zues.
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Our president is a reality TV star, sorry, but any imaginary bar you want to set for political commentary certainly isn't above rappers.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

I wish eminem would make a rap about zues.

he did

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQvteoFiMlg
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Haha wow Zeus going into overdrive here

I don't understand Trump supporters *cough* @Zeus *cough*

the man couldn't care less if you or your family died... why do you still support him? Serious question

Not only is he insane, he doesn't give a fuck about you or the American people. Why do you (Trump supporters) ignore that plain and simple fact
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Zeus posted...

It still amazes me that people are nutty enough to think that.

it still amazes me that you are nutty enough to think people here give a shit about your posts.
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God damn that's cringy. Is that what all like...rap battles are like?
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DistantMemory posted...

He's a rapper, not a political commentator.

I find this slightly humourous. Rapping and political commentary are not mutually exclusive

Edit: I don't really enjoy rap but that doesn't change this
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i still want to know why zeus thought that a song em made in 1999 was factual

My mother started screamin', "What are you on, drugs??
Look at you, you're gettin' blood all over my rug!" (Stop!)
She beat me over the head with the remote control,
Opened a hole and my whole brain fell out of my skull.
I picked it up and screamed, "Look b****, what have you done?"

100% real
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Oh my god Im sorry son!

SHUT UP YOU ****

The media industry hates Trump.

More breaking news at 11.
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Unfernal_Server posted...

Our president is a reality TV star, sorry, but any imaginary bar you want to set for political commentary certainly isn't above rappers.

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helIy posted...

only zeus would take eminems song brain damage seriously

like lmao dude what

he also made a song about killing his ex wife, several times

he never actually did that, by the way

Only Helly wouldn't bother doing any fucking research to learn that it was based on an actual attack that put Eminem in the hospital.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eminem-blows-up-20091105

At the top of the shit list was his grade-school nemesis, D'Angelo Bailey. Yes, the bully who gets it with a broomstick in "Brain Damage" was entirely real. "Motherfucker used to beat the shit out of me," Eminem says. "I was in fourth grade and he was in sixth. Everything in the song is true: One day he came in the bathroom, I was pissing, and he beat the shit out of me. Pissed all over myself. But that's not how I got really fucked up." During recess one winter, Em taunted a smallish friend of Bailey's. "D'Angelo Bailey no one called him D'Angelo came running from across the yard and hit me so hard into this snowbank that I blacked out." Em was sent home, his ear started bleeding, and he was taken to the hospital. "He had a cerebral hemorrhage and was in and out of consciousness for five days," his mother reports. "The doctors had given up on him, but I wouldn't give up on my son

helIy posted...

i still want to know why zeus thought that a song em made in 1999 was factual

My mother started screamin', "What are you on, drugs??
Look at you, you're gettin' blood all over my rug!" (Stop!)
She beat me over the head with the remote control,
Opened a hole and my whole brain fell out of my skull.
I picked it up and screamed, "Look b****, what have you done?"

100% real

I still want to know why Helly doesn't know basic shit like this. I'm not even a fan like he is and I know it.

ESMWjot posted...

Zeus posted...

Why is Eminem at the BET Hip Hop Awards? Is he even eligible to win anything?

In general, what else can you expect from a high school dropout who suffered a pretty serious concussion? And, in general, he needs to virtue-signal hard to keep his place.

You really just asked why Eminem is at a hip hop awards show and expect to get taken seriously

At a BLACK Entertainment Television hip hops award. Not sure if you've noticed, but he's a *little* short on melanin.

mastermix3000 posted...

I don't understand Trump supporters *cough* @ Zeus *cough*

the man couldn't care less if you or your family died... why do you still support him? Serious question

Not only is he insane, he doesn't give a fuck about you or the American people. Why do you (Trump supporters) ignore that plain and simple fact

I don't understand guys so ignorant that they thought chimeras -- one of the most famous Greek monsters -- were actually Japanese who then extend that ignorance by accusing people of being Trump supporters. Actually, I do understand their tendency to make accusations when they can't refute arguments.

And, if the least among us weren't making glaringly false statements -- like claiming that somebody is insane when they're not -- I wouldn't get stuck correcting them which is then spun into "defending Trump" and then "supporting Trump" because, in the Millennial mind, anybody who disagrees with their wrongheaded opinion is the enemy.

And, to return the "courtesy" of having tagged me -- @mastermix3000
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Yellow posted...

I like how people were pulling up crazy conspiracy theories on how Hillary was going to start a war with Russia, but here is Trump literally threatening WWIII on Twitter and those same people are too high off their own farts to notice something as straightforward as that.

Trump is like Kim Jong Un, nobody treats that shit seriously.

The fact you have to say that, should embarrass you.
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@Zeus what is virtue-signalling?
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Unfernal_Server posted...

@ Zeus what is virtue-signalling?

You might also what, "What is googling?"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_signalling
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2015/04/hating-the-daily-mail-is-a-substitute-for-doing-good/

Trump is disliked within the urban community. As a rapper, Eminem works within the urban community and caters to urban groups. Therefore, attacking somebody disliked helps him overcome accusations that, merely because he's white, he likes Trump who they hate.

Humorously you can contrast that against the Dixie Chicks, a country band which stupidly chose to virtue-signal by criticizing a conservative president (Just so you know, were on the good side with yall. We do not want this war, this violence, and were ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas.) and lost a sizable chunk of their audience along with a number of sponsors.
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Zeus posted...

Unfernal_Server posted...

@ Zeus what is virtue-signalling?

You might also what, "What is googling?"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_signalling
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2015/04/hating-the-daily-mail-is-a-substitute-for-doing-good/

I guess I'm looking for a personal definition, or if you could explain how eminem is virtue signaling? There seems to be a weird conservative strain of thinking anyone vaguely on the left doesn't truly hold their convictions, and is only holding them for popularity. To me this just looks like jealously over having opinions that aren't publicly mocked. I don't get it.
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Unfernal_Server posted...

Zeus posted...

Unfernal_Server posted...

@ Zeus what is virtue-signalling?

You might also what, "What is googling?"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_signalling
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2015/04/hating-the-daily-mail-is-a-substitute-for-doing-good/

I guess I'm looking for a personal definition, or if you could explain how eminem is virtue signaling? There seems to be a weird conservative strain of thinking anyone vaguely on the left doesn't truly hold their convictions, and is only holding them for popularity. To me this just looks like jealously over having opinions that aren't publicly mocked. I don't get it.

Considering I first learned the term from liberals who were applying it to conservatives, the claim that it's a conservative term rings hollow. Secondly, it's not a matter of "truly holding convictions" as it is superficially endorsing a conviction to demonstrate how "good" they are and to get over with people.

I also edited more into the previous comment while you were posting.
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Melon_Master posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Yellow posted...

I like how people were pulling up crazy conspiracy theories on how Hillary was going to start a war with Russia, but here is Trump literally threatening WWIII on Twitter and those same people are too high off their own farts to notice something as straightforward as that.

Trump is like Kim Jong Un, nobody treats that shit seriously.

The fact you have to say that, should embarrass you.

Wai?
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Alright, I've first heard it from conservatives, and mostly see it used by conservatives, but that doesn't really matter because it should be clear I'm speaking from my own experiences..

Anyway, you're not giving me an explanation on why eminem is virtue-signaling here. Like, all I'm looking for is a reasoning for why you think he's just doing this to appease an audience. How can you distinguish him expressing his thoughts versus him trying to appeal to people. Are these exclusive?
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Dang, he couldn't even keep his breath during that freestyle.

And lolwow that he basically just said "If you're a Trump supporter, but also a fan of mine, I'm drawing a line in the sand. FUCK YOU."

He's being a real baby

Great lyricism, top notch angst, and if he wasn't so dramatic he wouldn't be Eminem
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Unfernal_Server posted...

Alright, I've first heard it from conservatives, and mostly see it used by conservatives, but that doesn't really matter because it should be clear I'm speaking from my own experiences..

Anyway, you're not giving me an explanation on why eminem is virtue-signaling here. Like, all I'm looking for is a reasoning for why you think he's just doing this to appease an audience. How can you distinguish him expressing his thoughts versus him trying to appeal to people. Are these exclusive?

Well, how much of a history does he have when it comes to politics? The fact that it's opportunistic is undeniable, and it's fairly safe to assume that he wants to put distance between himself and white movements which minority groups view as being hostile. However, more generally, he's playing *to* his audience rather than against it, which automatically makes any alleged sincerity seem a bit weaker.
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Zeus posted...

Well, how much of a history does he have when it comes to politics? The fact that it's opportunistic is undeniable, and it's fairly safe to assume that he wants to put distance between himself and white movements which minority groups view as being hostile. However, more generally, he's playing *to* his audience rather than against it, which automatically makes any alleged sincerity seem a bit weaker.

He's an american, politics affect everyone. You're not giving any reasons for why it's opportunistic. You're not giving anything that backs up your claims, you're literally just stating your opinion and saying it's undeniable and safe to assume. This is why virtue-signal claims are stupid, it's always just "well he's stating something that a lot of people agree with, therefore he's just doing it to get their support". Hmm, maybe he's saying something because it's what he thinks, plain and simple, it isn't always deeper than that.
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At a BLACK Entertainment Television hip hops award. Not sure if you've noticed, but he's a *little* short on melanin.

What a racist comment
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KStateKing17 posted...

At a BLACK Entertainment Television hip hops award. Not sure if you've noticed, but he's a *little* short on melanin.

What a racist comment

The concept of a black only award show is already racist.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

KStateKing17 posted...

At a BLACK Entertainment Television hip hops award. Not sure if you've noticed, but he's a *little* short on melanin.

What a racist comment

The concept of a black only award show is already racist.

Who said it was only for black people only?
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KStateKing17 posted...

Who said it was only for black people only?

Zeus posted...

BLACK Entertainment Television hip hop award.

Places that don't exclude don't have exclusive names.
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Unfernal_Server posted...

Zeus posted...

Well, how much of a history does he have when it comes to politics? The fact that it's opportunistic is undeniable, and it's fairly safe to assume that he wants to put distance between himself and white movements which minority groups view as being hostile. However, more generally, he's playing *to* his audience rather than against it, which automatically makes any alleged sincerity seem a bit weaker.

He's an american, politics affect everyone. You're not giving any reasons for why it's opportunistic. You're not giving anything that backs up your claims, you're literally just stating your opinion and saying it's undeniable and safe to assume. This is why virtue-signal claims are stupid, it's always just "well he's stating something that a lot of people agree with, therefore he's just doing it to get their support". Hmm, maybe he's saying something because it's what he thinks, plain and simple, it isn't always deeper than that.

Zeus is just going to try and change the subject on you now.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

KStateKing17 posted...

Who said it was only for black people only?

Zeus posted...

BLACK Entertainment Television hip hop award.

Places that don't exclude don't have exclusive names.

That's not true considering that BET has awarded/nominated multiple non black talents over the years. Black entertainment is a broad term used to describe the media that is mostly influenced, created by, and popular with black audiences.
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