Eminem's Trump freestyle on BET cypher draws praise from Colin Kaepernick

Jordan Heck

Eminem's Trump freestyle on BET cypher draws praise from Colin Kaepernick image

Eminem has the No. 1 trending video on YouTube after a freestyle released Tuesday night during the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards. 

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In the cypher, Eminem uses the entire time to deliever a message against Donald Trump. He even brings in the NFL, the anthem debate and former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The rapper fnished the cypher off with a raised fist, like what many players have done for their protests during the anthem.

Eminem 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher Lyrics

On the NFL:

Plus, he gets an enormous reaction
When he attacks the NFL so we focus on that
Instead of talking Puerto Rico or gun reform for Nevada
All these horrible tragedies and he's bored and would rather
Cause a Twitter storm with the Packers

On protests:

Now if you're a black athlete, you're a spoiled little brat for
Tryna use your platform or your stature
To try to give those a voice who don't have one

On Kaepernick:

This is for Colin, ball up a fist!

Twitter reaction to Eminem

Kaepernick responded to the freestyle with a tweet.

LeBron James reacted as well.

 

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Jordan Heck is a Social Media Producer at Sporting News. Before working here, he was a Digital Content Producer at The Indianapolis Star. He graduated with a degree from Indiana University.