Eminem started trending this week when several Gen Z creators on TikTok tried to cancel the Detroit rapper due to controversial lyrics from the past. On Friday, the wordsmith shared the new lyric video for his song “Tone Deaf,” in which he seemed to be addressing his youthful naysayers.
“I won’t stop even if my hair turns gray (I’m tone deaf) / ‘Cause they won’t stop until they cancel me,’ read the hook of the song.
Em jokingly blames his alter ego, Slim Shady, for his loudest bars, while cementing that he will never change his artistry due to public pressure. Supporters who grew up at the MC also came to his aid.
Cancel Eminem’s cultural goals … good luck with that. I’m pretty sure people have been trying to cancel it since ‘My Name Is’ fell on MTV. That’s hilarious, “ wrote a fan, with another addition, “Gen Z tryna cancel eminem? For controversial lyrics? Bro, his music is so old. He made his music, leave the man alone. You all want to speak to him for controversial lyrics, but you don’t say anything about anyone else. How about tekashi 69? You should all cancel him. “
Having young TikTokers problem taken featuring several of the artist’s previous tracks, including the Rihanna collaboration ‘Love the Way You Lie’, arguing that it glorifies toxic relationships and domestic violence.