Eminem Sends Presidental Hopeful Ramaswamy Cease-and-Desist for Performing 'Lose Yourself'

[sandstorm]

The clock’s run out, time’s up, over, blaow - Eminem prompted music licenser BMI to send a cease-and-desist letter to Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, demanding that the candidate stop performing the rapper’s lyrics on the campaign trail. https://t.co/HSXuc2jTVz
- Variety (@Variety) August 28, 2023

• Ramaswamy rapped along to “Lose

Comments

[better2beloved]

As someone that went through an Eminem phase back in the day, I find it hilarious that Vivek or any Republican for that matter would think Eminem fucks with them. He has highly problematic lyrics but it was very obvious he leaned liberal especially after 9/11.

Eminem, on Trump "brainwashing" the poor, ignorant fools who lap up his ass-vomit.pic.twitter.com/4Qt0oMzmpg
- Bill Madden (he/him/él) 🇺🇦 (@maddenifico) August 12, 2023

[mary_pickforded]

[green_monsterx]

Sometimes I think my mother didn’t love me as a child because she let me listen to Eminem as a tween lmao

[better2beloved]

I had to hide it, I grew up in a very religious household and thought I was such a rebel 😩

[jesuisjuan]

Ugh, I hate this guy. He's obviously trying to win voters, especially younger ones, by acting all relatable, "cool," and "charming." He's totally going to take notes to become the Obama of that party, and the party will try to do an image rebrand by tokenizing him so they can say they're not a racist party. MGT caping for him and calling Christie racist after Christie called him out for using Obama's speech is telling.

[progression]

He was already using Obama’s words to describe himself, so you’re not far off. Except that before he was elected Obama was likable - to conservatives, liberals, everyone not racist as fuck. Wth does this loser have to offer anyone? He’s not charming or cool, just weird.

[jesuisjuan]

Oh, I agree with you. It's just that they don't think like we do.

[hallyujah]

He can try all he wants but he won't succeed imo. Obama (for all his qualms) has more political talent in his pinky that Ramaswamy has is his entire Delaware-sized forehead. I really don't think younger voters are going to find him appealing. The rap is SO cringe it's gotta turn off soo much of the youth vote, even yng conservatives. Then again, literally every single college Republican in the entire nation is weird af so who knows?

It's pretty clear he's angling to be Trump's VP, kissing his ass sooo bad. And Trump might like that he's a "business guy" and also an anti-establishment choice, since he went establishment the first time and he hates Pence's guts. And Trump might also pick him to "prove" he's not racist. "Brown VP nominee" will be the new "black friend." His best shot at POTUS is def to be Trump's VP and then hope Trump kicks the bucket and he gets sworn in as #47.

He looks like the villain off The Incredible or Mega Mind. Idk, he def gives off super villain.

[aaronnyc89]

[aleksie]

Or labeled as a terrorist group or a cult.

[rihaty]

All republicans suck but there’s something particularly unnerving about this guys vibe.

He also kinda seems like the political version of an industry plant.

[zibbydoo324]

This mother fucker knew that Eminem doesn’t fuck with republicans.
Your music options are Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Tila Tequila, & Smash Mouth.

[mhfromnh]

SMASH MOUTH?!

[quinzl13]

Yeah they had to ruin the goodwill they won for being on the shrek soundtrack

[zibbydoo324]

Yup. They were super spreaders for some type of bike rally summer 2020. It was in Montana, Wyoming, or Idaho. Somewhere white & “oppressed.”