Former President Obama invoked Eminem’s hit song « Lose Yourself » at a rally for the Harris-Walz campaign on Tuesday.
Former President Barack Obama invoked rapper Eminem’s hit song « Lose Yourself » when he professed that « his palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy » as he took the stage at a rally for the Harris-Walz campaign in Detroit on Tuesday night.
« I was feeling some kind of way following Eminem », Obama told the crowd adding « I thought Eminem was going to perform, I was ready to jump out. »
During the rally Eminem took a departure from his typical quick-witted, tongue-twisting turn of phrases saying instead that, « Going into this election, the spotlight is on us more than ever. » The Michigan native introduced Obama, who has often said he is an Eminem fan and used to listen to « Lose Yourself », while campaigning in 2008.
The rapper has not been shy about his disdain for former President Donald Trump, previously saying a « f****** turd would have been a better president. » Lyrics deemed « threatening » by the U.S. Secret Service in his 2017 Trump diss track resulted in him being interviewed by the agency.
Obama also acknowledged the differences in music selections between the Trump campaign and noted that the Harris campaign playlist « might be better. I’d have ‘Lose Yourself’ on there », Obama said.
« Music is a very effective shorthand for making connections with perspective voters and certain constituencies without having to say certain things », Loren Kajikawa, music program chairman of the music program at The George Washington University’s Corcoran School of the Arts & Design told Newsweek via phone on Tuesday.
