The talk of Twitter on Tuesday night was Eminem’s BET Hip-Hop Awards cypher where he spent four minutes going in on president Donald Trump. Eminem torched Trump for racist policies, supporting white supremacists, trying to distract the country from real issues with his spat with the NFL, and just generally being a poor leader.
The legendary Detroit rapper didn’t hold back on Trump and made sure to draw a line in the sand for any of his fans that support Trump to make a decision one way or the other, and if they couldn’t decide he’d make it for them by saying “f*ck you.” There weren’t any mixed messages from Eminem in his cypher and he received plenty of praise from the hip-hop community and beyond.
LeBron James, who is no stranger to going after Trump himself having called the president a “bum” on Twitter among other things, unsurprisingly was feeling Eminem’s verse. James posted to Twitter with his favorite line from the cypher, with plenty of fire emojis at the end.
Racism is the only thing he's Fantastic 4(fantastic for), cause that's how he gets his rock off, he's orange. Sheesh @Eminem!! 🔥🔥✊🏾🔥🔥#United pic.twitter.com/wcL28BCWpy
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 11, 2017
No one should be surprised that James was a fan of Eminem’s verse and it only adds to the ever-growing list of examples of star athletes voicing their distaste for the president. Colin Kaepernick, who Eminem shouted out in the cypher, also voiced his appreciation for the verse on Twitter, along with plenty of other athletes.
I appreciate you @Eminem ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/nwavBwsOkQ
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) October 11, 2017
FIRE 🔥🔥🔥 talk to em @Eminem !! https://t.co/rZqgE62mQ7
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) October 11, 2017
Eminem just made a real statement. Much needed and much appreciated.
— Trevor Booker (@35_Fitz) October 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/Enes_Kanter/status/917945839879901185
