Election season is looming over us. Candidates are starting to ramp up their campaigns, visiting cities all across the U.S., and fundamentally misunderstanding the lyrics to every song we the people have ever loved.
Now, a video of Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy going viral rapping the lyrics to the 2002 hit “Lose Yourself” has added Eminem to the illustrious list of artists who’ve objected to politicians using their music. From Bruce Springsteen to Isaac Hayes, Heart to ABBA, Eminem has made a move to prevent Ramaswamy from using his intellectual property.
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A letter written to music licenser BMI on Aug. 23 said that the company had “received communications from Marshall B. Mathers, III, professionally known as Eminem, objecting to the Vivek Ramaswamy campaign's use of Eminem's musical compositions (the "Eminem Works") and requesting that BMI remove all Eminem Works from the Agreement.”
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In response, BMI sent the politician a cease-and-desist letter. The rapper hasn’t made a direct comment on the matter.
When ‘asked for comment, a spokesperson for Ramaswamy said that the candidate “just got on the stage and cut loose. To the American people's chagrin, we will have to leave the rapping to the real Slim Shady.”
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