A Tik Tok battle between Gen Z, who are eager to cancel Eminem, and Millennials who are fast to defend him, is not going decide Marshall’s fate, but it has certainly attracted a lot of attention.
To recap, Gen Z TikTok users discovered Eminem classic lyrics and decided that they do not like them. The only reaction to something they do not like is to cancel the inconvenience.
The video of the girl who is shocked by the line on “Love The Way You Lie” and calls for cancelling Eminem has gained over 120,000 likes.
@snmmerr to everyone that is canceling him I literally love u😁
The slightly older generation millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, had more time to understand the meaning of Eminem lyrics, how satire works, and the difference between a stage alter ego and an artist personality. And even more about rapping skills, pronunciation and rhyming schemes. While many tried to explain it to people born between 1997 and 2012, a TikTok user cassiesmith607 laid it over Eminem’s beat.
Meanwhile, hip hop and mainstream media, always hungry for everything connected to Eminem because it always brings them clicks, jumped on this topic, flashing the headlines like “Eminem Cancelled By Gen Z” or “Is Eminem Cancelled?”. Breaking news: he is not.
He stays relevant in making new music, and he stays relevant with his old hits that evoke emotions and make people think and talk.
Talking, people have brought Eminem to Twitter trends.
Eminem is trending in the US
Music To Be Murdered By Deluxe by Eminem https://t.co/hnIZN48cgh pic.twitter.com/I4IXdIc7r2
— WickedWays (@flowstoowet) March 2, 2021
Not only in the US. Over the last 24 hours, Eminem has been trending worldwide and in the following countries:
1. New Zealand
2. Singapore
3. Malaysia
4. United Arab Emirates
5. Canada
6. United States
7. Puerto Rico
8. Ireland
9. Portugal
10. Egypt
11. Spain
12. Netherlands
13. Germany
14. Nigeria
15. South Africa
16. India
17. Philippines
18. Pakistan
19. Australia
20. Ghana
In the words of Eminem himself:
I get cancelled like once a day
Why would I go? It’s more fun to stay
Listen to “Music to Be Murdered By — Deluxe Edition” below:
