Eminem proved that he bleeds the blue, dark steel gray and white of Honolulu. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rapper appeared repeatedly during the Detroit Lions' heartbreaking NFC Championship loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, showing without a doubt that he's a Lion for life.
Which made his post on X on Tuesday (Jan. 30) about scrapping a planned track aimed at the team's offensive coordinator Ben Johnson that much funnier. After rumors surfaced that Johnson had turned down head coaching offers in Seattle and Washington to stay in the Motor City, Slim Sandy said he put his microphone away.
“I should probably stop recording this diss track..!! Lol!!,” Eminem tweeted. “@ Ben Johnson Thank you for staying!!! We can't disband this group ESPECIALLY since I'm in it!!! Coach Campbell we love you bro!!! Let's run it again next year!!…I'M READY!!!! I promise you I WILL take us to the super bowl!!!”
After years of languishing in also-ran status, the Lions had a magical season that put them on the brink of their first Super Bowl appearance. That dream was put on hold, however, when they had a historic collapse against the 49ers, blowing a 17-point lead en route to Sunday's 34-31 loss.
Eminem's track about being on the team was a callback to his past social media posts boosting his favorite players. Two weeks ago, he was spotted in a skybox when the Lions drew their first NFC Championship Game ticket in 32 years, where the big screen flashed a September tweet from the rapper in which he wrote:Let's go!!!! Detroit.” This sent fans screaming as the stadium's loudspeakers blasted his iconic 8 miles pumping anthem, “Lose Yourself.”
Cameras then showed Slim Shady, dressed in Lions gear, jumping up to flex and scream before pounding his chest during the game in which the Lions topped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. At the time, Em also responded to a meme that featured a photo of him 8 miles character B-Rabbit driving around town with the caption, “[Lions QB Jared] Goff and the Lions are gearing up for the NFC Championship game,” writing, “Can't believe I did it again!!! @Lions.”
That tweet was a follow-up to an article Eminem posted the week before, telling Lions coach Dan Campbell he was ready to help snap the team's three-decade playoff drought. “Hey, Dan, I'm reporting. I'm going to report. Third quarter,” said the 5’8′, 150-pound rapper. “I cover, offensive line, right receiver. I'll be the quarterback, the whole line, (the) offensive line. And the receiver, I'm going to throw it to myself and get a touchdown. In the third trimester. Give me a uniform. Or at least a helmet.”
Bloody blue clearly runs in the family, as evidenced by a family photo post by the rapper's daughter, Hailie Jade Scott, from Sunday's loss. Although Em wasn't in the shots, the 28-year-old Just a little shady The podcaster shared photos of herself in a custom Lions jacket, as well as one of herself with fiancé Evan McClintock, Em's half-brother Nate, Alaina's sister Marie Scott and Alaina's husband.
Check out Eminem's post and the Mathers family photo below.
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