Eminem has let Donald Trump know exactly what he thinks of him in a blistering rap, performed at Tuesday’s (10 October) BET Awards.
The rapper unleashed the four-minute freestyle, titled ‘The Storm’, at the event in Detroit, referring to the US President as “a kamikaze that’ll probably cause a nuclear holocaust”
The title and opening line refers to Trump’s recent comment about “the calm before the storm” at a dinner with military leaders.
Performing the rap in carpark, the 44-year-old star called out Trump on issues including his support for white supremacists, his love of tweeting, the NFL and his behaviour towards North Korea.
The ‘Stan’ rapper also offers an ultimatum to his fans - support him or the President - ending the rap with: “Any fan of mine who’s a supporter of his, I’m drawing in the sand a line, you’re either for or against, and if you can’t decide who you like more and you’re split on who you should stand beside, I’ll do it for it for you with this. Fuck you.”
Following the performance, many famous names, including basketball player LeBron James, tweeted out support for the rapper.
Here is the rap in full...
“This the calm before the storm right hereWait, how was I gonna start this off?I forgot… oh, yeah…That's an awfully hot coffee potShould I drop it on Donald Trump? Prob'ly notBut that's all I got 'til I come up with a solid plotGot a plan and now I gotta hatch itLike a damn Apache with a tomahawkI'ma walk inside a mosque on RamadanAnd say a prayer that every time Melania talksShe gets a mou—ahh, I'ma stopBut we better give Obama props'Cause what we got in office now's a kamikazeThat'll prob'ly cause a nuclear holocaustAnd while the drama popsAnd he waits for shit to quiet down he'll just gas his plane up and fly around 'til the bombing stopsIntensities heightened, tensions are risin'Trump, when it comes to giving a shit, you're stingy as I amExcept when it comes to having the balls to go against me, you hide 'em'Cause you don't got the fucking nuts like an empty asylumRacism's the only thing he's fantastic for'Cause that's how he gets his fucking rocks off and he's orangeYeah, sick tanThat's why he wants us to disband'Cause he can not withstandThe fact we're not afraid of TrumpFuck walkin' on egg shells, I came to stompThat's why he keeps screamin', "Drain the swamp!"'Cause he's in quicksandIt's like we take a step forwards, then backwardsBut this is his form of distractionPlus, he gets an enormous reactionWhen he attacks the NFL so we focus on that in-stead of talking Puerto Rico or gun reform for NevadaAll these horrible tragedies and he's bored and would ratherCause a Twitter storm with the PackersThen says he wants to lower our taxesThen who's gonna pay for his extravagant tripsBack and forth with his fam to his golf resorts and his mansions?Same shit that he tormented Hillary for and he slanderedThen does it moreFrom his endorsement of BannonSupport from the KlansmenTiki torches in hand for the soldier that's blackAnd comes home from IraqAnd is still told to go back to AfricaFork and a dagger in this racist 94-year-old grandpaWho keeps ignoring our past historical, deplorable factorsNow if you're a black athlete you're a spoiled little brat forTryna use your platform or your statureTo try to give those a voice who don't have oneHe says, "You're spittin' in the face of vets who fought for us, you bastards!"Unless you're a POW who's tortured and battered'Cause to him you're zeros'Cause he don't like his war heroes capturedThat's not disrespecting the militaryFuck that! This is for Colin, ball up a fist!And keep that shit balled like Donald the bitch!"He's gonna get rid of all immigrants!""He's gonna build that thing up taller than this!"Well, if he does build it, I hope it's rock solid with bricks'Cause like him in politics, I'm using all of his tricks'Cause I'm throwin' that piece of shit against the wall 'til it sticksAnd any fan of mine who's a supporter of hisI'm drawing in the sand a line: you're either for or againstAnd if you can't decide who you like more and you're splitOn who you should stand beside, I'll do it for you with this:"Fuck you!"The rest of America stand upWe love our military, and we love our countryBut we fucking hate Trump”
The President has yet to respond.
Watch the full performance in the video below. You can catch the BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 in the UK on Friday 13 October at 9pm on BET – Sky 187, Virgin 184, Freesat 140.