Eminem just landed a Grammy nomination for his song “Lucky You,” which features fellow emcee Joyner Lucas. The single, which comes off of Slim Shady’s “Kamikaze” album, is an interesting Best Rap Song contender, as Eminem takes a shot at the Grammys in his version of the chorus.
Here are Em’s relevant lyrics:
I done won a couple Grammys, but I sold my soul to get ‘em
Wasn’t in it for the trophies, just the f—in’ recognition
F—‘s the difference?
Joyner’s bars, which start the song, are a bit more complimentary of the top trophy in their industry. A bit.
Elsewhere on “Kamikaze,” Marshall Mathers goes even harder at Music’s Biggest Night.
From “Fall”:
Then tell the Grammys to go and f— themselves
They suck the blood from all the biggest artists like some leeches
So they nominate ‘em, get ‘em there, get a name to MC the show
Every parasite needs a host
Then give Album of the Year to somebody that no one’s ever even heard of
All I know is I wrote every single word of everything I ever murdered
We guess those (let’s call them) shoutouts didn’t turn off the voters too much.
Eminem isn’t the only one nominated for his work on the song. Producer BOI-1DA is nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for his efforts on the track and on seven other (non-Eminem) songs.
Joyner Lucas was nominated himself for Best Music Video for “I’m Not Racist.”
Eminem has 15 Grammys to his name and had 43 nominations before this morning’s list came out. Make it 44 now.
Hollywood Hates Trump: 8 Stars Who Got Creative to Dump on the Donald (Photos)
Numerous celebrities have made it clear that they don't support Donald Trump's presidential campaign, but only a few have gone above and beyond to actively campaign against the GOP candidate. Here are 7 getting creative to urge Americans to vote for somebody else.
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Katy Perry The "firework" singer lent her voice — and her body — to the Rock the Vote campaign recently, shooting a pro-poll-attendance video for Funny or Die.
Madonna Madonna followed suit and posted a topless photo to her Instagram account and captioned it, "I’m voting naked with Katy Perry!! Vote for Hillary.”
“Star Trek” cast members, producers and writers from all of the franchise’s series and movies have endorsed a new Facebook group called Trek Against Trump.
“Never has there been a presidential candidate who stands in such complete opposition to the ideals of the Star Trek universe as Donald Trump,” the group said in a statement on its Facebook page.
In a recent video, the cast of the NBC sitcom reprise their characters to weigh in on the 2016 presidential election.
Will and Grace, of course, are voting for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, while Karen is committed to her close personal friend, Donald Trump. She helped him pick out Melania and everything.
"She's going to appoint justices to the Supreme Court who will ensure your civil rights," said Grace.
The director launched the "Save The Day" campaign with a star-studded ad that encourages people to go out and vote. In conjunction, he released a star-studded video titled "Important" and although it doesn't mention either candidate by name, it does reference "a man whose signature move is firing someone," as well as describing one of the candidates as "a racist, abusive coward who could permanently damage the fabric of our society."
The Prophets of Rage guitarist teamed with Ryan Harvey and Ani DiFranco to record "Old Man Trump."
The song was originally an unfinished Woody Guthrie protest piece intended for his landlord who happened to be Fred Trump, Donald's father.
Harvey told the Guardian: “You’ve got Donald Trump talking about making America great again ... and so here’s Woody Guthrie, one of the definers of American history, coming out after his death and saying ‘No, it wasn’t a great era and in fact your father was part of the problem.’”
Eminem is known for not holding back when it comes to diss tracks, but this time he let it all out in a track titled "Campaign Speech" -- eight minutes of anti-Trump freestyle, among other topics like Trayvon Martin and Colin Kaepernick.
"A f---ing loose cannon, who's blunt with his hand on the button who doesn't have to answer to no one," raps Eminem. "Great idea."
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Eminem is latest star to get imaginative to express opposition to the Republican candidate
Numerous celebrities have made it clear that they don't support Donald Trump's presidential campaign, but only a few have gone above and beyond to actively campaign against the GOP candidate. Here are 7 getting creative to urge Americans to vote for somebody else.
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