Eminem was inducted Saturday into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after performing a few of his hottest songs with Steven Tyler and Ed Sheeran on the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles — and delivering a humble speech about “the music that principally saved my life.”
The embellished rapper, who performed the Oscar-winning “Lose Yourself” at the Academy Awards in 2020 and earned an Emmy for the 2022 Super Bowl Half Time show, was inducted by his mentor Dr. Dre — earlier than explaining why he shouldn’t even be there.
“One…[is] that I’m a rapper, and that is the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame,” stated Eminem, according to The Detroit News. “And there’s only some of us proper now which were inducted in already. Secondly, I nearly died from an overdose in 2007, which type of sucked.”
Eminem then urged his grownup daughter Hailie, who featured in a few of his most controversial songs as a toddler, to plug her ears earlier than including: “as a result of medicine have been fucking scrumptious, and I assumed we had a very good factor going man, however I needed to go and fuck all of it up and take too many.”
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“And eventually, I needed to actually battle my means by, to attempt to break by on this music,” added Eminem, who garnered respect as a Detroit battle rapper. “And I’m so honored, and I’m so grateful that I’m even in a position to be up right here doing hip-hop music as a result of I like it a lot.”
Eminem was inducted alongside Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Carly Simon, Lionel Richie, the Eurythmics and others. His speech actually made it an evening for hip-hop as Eminem thanked those that got here earlier than him by studying out greater than 100 names alphabetically.
“These have been my rock stars man, and I simply wish to say these are only a few of the names that I hope can be thought-about sooner or later for induction,” he stated after crediting the likes of 2Pac, the Beastie Boys, Gang Starr and The Notorious B.I.G.
“As a result of with out them, lots of us wouldn’t be right here,” Eminem added. “I do know I wouldn’t.”
Eminem beforehand recounted his near-fatal overdose on the “Paul Pod” podcast in September and revealed he was taking as much as 80 valium per day earlier than collapsing in his toilet. His restoration marked a severe shift in his music and led to even additional success.
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A former underdog who lyrically scrapped his option to recognition in Detroit’s underground scene has bought greater than 220 million albums up to now, with 10 consecutive albums debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard charts — and being a Tony Award away from EGOT standing.
“And he doesn’t care about that,” stated Dr. Dre. “I care about it greater than he does. What’s most necessary to him is that he’s earned the respect of his friends as the most effective to ever do it. It’s my nice honor to induct my good friend, Eminem, into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame.”
The induction ceremony can be obtainable to stream on HBO Max on Nov. 19.