Highlights
- Eminem’s song “We As Americans” got him investigated by the Secret Service for its controversial lyrics.
- The Secret Service took the lyrics as a possible threat against the president.
- Eminem was also visited by the Secret Service in 2017 after releasing a song called “Framed”.
As one of the most successful hip-hop artists of all time, Eminem has become a legitimate music legend. One of the keys to Eminem becoming rich and successful is that he can write wildly successful songs about virtually any topic he wants.
When Eminem isn’t busy writing songs about his ex-wife, he often raps about the rich, famous, and powerful. Unfortunately for Eminem, that fact has resulted in him getting investigated by the Secret Service twice.
Eminem Got Investigated For Rapping About President George W. Bush
During Eminem’s lengthy career, he has rapped about a wide array of subjects. In several cases, Eminem’s lyrics have resulted in a lot of controversy. Even with that in mind, however, Eminem had to be shocked that one of his songs got him investigated by The Secret Service following a theft of sorts.
When Eminem was working on his album “Encore” album, he recorded a slew of songs. However, months before “Encore” was released, several of Eminem’s songs were leaked online.
One of those songs that was leaked online was titled “We As Americans”. Unfortunately for Eminem, that song contained lyrics that got the attention of The Secret Service and not in a good way.
“F— money/ I don’t rap for dead presidents/ I’d rather see the president dead/ It’s never been said, but I set precedents.”
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As anyone familiar with The Secret Service will already know, it is their responsibility to keep the United States President safe. As a result, The Secret Service typically treats any threat against the sitting president seriously.
When and where was Eminem born, according to Britannica?
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When was Eminem born?: |
October 17, 1972 |
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Where was Eminem born?: |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
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How old is Eminem as of February 2024?: |
51 years old |
Even though Eminem didn’t mention President George W. Bush in his song, some saw his lyrics as a possible threat against America’s leader at that time. As a result, it seems that some members of the media were interested enough to ask if The Secret Service was going to investigate the song.
On December 8th, 2003, MTV published an article about the controversy. As a part of their article, MTV revealed that someone from the Secret Service Office of Public Affairs had confirmed the agency was investigating Eminem over the song.
MTV’s article also included a response from Eminem’s team. According to Eminem’s representatives, “We As Americans” was an unfinished song that the rapper didn’t intend to release.
However, it appears that plans changed somewhere along the line. After all, when Eminem’s album “Encore” was released in 2004, “We As Americans” was included on a bonus disc that was packaged with it.
Perhaps it was the publicity that “Wa As Americans” received that inspired Eminem to release the song in that form. After all, since the song had garnered so much attention, including it on the bonus track was free publicity.
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Also in 2004, Eminem spoke out about his anger at President Bush during an interview with Rolling Stone. As Eminem explained to the publication, he resented that young people were going to war over a conflict President Bush got America into.
“[Bush] has been painted to be this hero, and he’s got our troops over there dying for no reason. We got young people over there dyin’, kids in their teens, early twenties that should have futures ahead of them. And for what? It seems like a Vietnam 2. Bin Laden attacked us, and we attacked Saddam. Explain why that is. Give us some answers.”
Eminem Got Investigated For Rapping About President Donald Trump
In 2018, Eminem released a song called “The Rapper” in which his lyrics revealed he’d been visited by The Secret Service. If most rappers made a claim like that, it would be fake news. In Eminem’s case, however, it has since been completely confirmed that happened.
In 2017, Eminem released his album “Revival” which included a song titled “Framed” In the lyrics for that song, Eminem rapped about Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump in insulting ways.
“Donald Duck’s on as the Tonka Truck in the yard. But dog, how the f*** is Ivanka Trump in the trunk of my car?… Cause I feel somewhat responsible for the dumb little blonde girl, that motherf***in’ baton twirler that got dumped in the pond. Second m**der with no recollection of it …”
In December of 2017, The Secret Service visited Eminem over those lyrics. The Secret Service also questioned Eminem over threatening lyrics about Donald Trump the rapper uttered during a freestyle.
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The reason it can be known for sure that Eminem was interviewed by The Secret Service at that time is Buzzfeed. Following a Freedom of Information Act request, Buzzfeed published the documents that chronicled Eminem’s interview with The Secret Service.
Which celebrities have been investigated by the F.B.I. or The Secret Service, according to Wonderwall?
- John Mulaney
- George Lopez
- Madonna
- Kathy Griffin
- Ted Nugent
- Scott Stapp
- Snoop Dogg
- Eminem
- Lucille Ball
- Anna Nicole Smith
- John Lennon
- Charlie Chaplin
- John Denver
- N.W.A.
- Rock Hudson
Those documents also revealed something that possibly was even more fascinating. According to what was written in them, it wasn’t a member of President Trump’s administration who reached out to The Secret Service about interviewing Eminem at that time.
Instead, according to what appears in the documents, someone who worked for TMZ actually asked if Eminem was going to be investigated.
“I want to know if your agency is investigating Eminem for his threatening lyrics about first daughter Ivanka Trump.”
Most importantly, the documents revealed that the matter ultimately was going to go nowhere. After interviewing Eminem, The Secret Service declined to recommend any kind of charges against the music superstar.
Source: NewsFinale
