On November 5, Eminem made history by being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at an emotional ceremony honoring the legendary 50-year-old rapper, held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.
During the event, Eminem was introduced by his former mentor, friend and producer, Dr. Dre, who praised the singer of Stan for becoming one of the exponents of hip hop most successful of all time.
I knew he had incredible talent, we needed each other, and I was willing to risk my career to work with him. Eminem wasn’t just some underdog who broke hip-hop’s glass ceiling: he shattered that shit. Little did I know that he was going to be one of the best selling artists of all time.
From the moment he introduced himself to the world with ‘The Slim Shady LP’, he shot to the top of the charts and stayed there for 100 weeks, earning a Grammy for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Solo Performance.
Later, Eminem took control of the ceremony to perform some of the key titles of his career, starting with his classic My Name Isfollowed by Rap God. Later, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler joined the rapper to perform together. Sing For The Momentbefore Ed Sheeran took the stage to sing the chorus of Stan. Finally, the rapper performed forever Y not afraid.
After his masterful presentation, the protagonist of 8 Mile he gave his own acceptance speech, in which he humbly said he shouldn’t be onstage that night. In addition, he talked about the difficulties of his life when he was young, his complicated childhood, and his addiction problems.
But that was not all, because he also thanked dozens of other rappers, whom he described as his “parents” in the rap and without them, he certainly would not have succeeded in his career.
They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it took a whole genre of music and its culture to raise me. It was ‘hip-hop’ and those people were my teachers. […] It’s your night as much as mine.
However, what caught the most attention in his emotional speech was the part in which he revealed that he might not be at that time because years ago he almost died of an overdose.
I’m a rapper and this is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there are only a few of us right now that have been boosted, but there are only a few of us. Second, I almost died of an overdose in 2007, which was sh*t.
Eminem went on to dedicate a message to his daughter, Hailie Jade, who was present at the event, looking at him fondly during his speech, although the rapper joked by asking her to cover her ears as he continued to talk about his addiction problems.
Because drugs were fucking delicious. I thought things were going well between us, but I had to go and screw everything up.
— Sermanson (@Sermanson_2002) November 6, 2022
Eminem, who was once addicted to Vicodin, Valium, Ambien and methadone, celebrated ten years of sobriety in 2018.
Inducting himself into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the rapper joins music illustrious Jay-Z, Biggie, Tupac, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, LL Cool J and Public Enemy. For the moment, the ceremony has been kept confidential, only the videos circulating on the networks testify to this historic moment.
However, the 2022 edition of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be officially broadcast on the HBO channel in the United States on November 19.
Source: Okchicas
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