Eminem Reveals The Best Thing About Finally Performing ‘Lose Yourself’ At The Oscar

Royce Da 5’9” recently appeared on The Breakfast Club, where he claimed Tee Grizzley “burned a bridge that he ain’t even know he had” after the Detroit up-and-comer appeared to take shots at Eminem on “No Talkin.” However, Tee took Royce’s comments to task in a series of now-deleted posts.

Detroit rapper Eminem has had a long career, and by many standards is seen as one of hip-hop’s greatest lyricists. His rhymes over the last two decades have been eclectic, but recently he’s sped up the pace with tracks like “Godzilla” and broken records with “Rap God.”

On Thursday (Feb. 27), Royce Da 5'9" dropped by Billboard's offices to perform some tracks from his eighth studio album, The Allegory, which dropped last week -- and he flexed that rapping isn't his only skill.

Last month, Eminem dropped his surprise album, Music to Be Murdered By, which included the late Juice WRLD’s first posthumous feature on “Godzilla.” The Detroit MC just sat down with Crook’s Corner, where he reflected on the “Lucid Dreams” artist’s potential.

When Eminem sits down for an interview, it's a rare occasion. Em dealt out a myriad of gems in his latest sit-down with Slaughterhouse rapper Kxng Crooked for the latest installment of his Crooked Corner series on Friday (Feb. 21). Em addressed an array of topics throughout their hour-long chat including Lord Jamar's "guest of hip-hop" claims, keeping a closer eye on hip-hop culture than we think, remembering the late Juice WRLD, his Music to be Murdered By album, and more.

On Oct. 7, 1968, José Feliciano was living a musician’s dream.

On Oct. 7, 1968, José Feliciano was living a musician’s dream.

On Oct. 7, 1968, José Feliciano was living a musician’s dream.

On Oct. 7, 1968, José Feliciano was living a musician’s dream.

Following her first appearance at Coachella in April, Jessie Reyez will embark on her spring headlining tour in Europe. The Before Love Came to Kill Us tour will make stops in Italy, France, Belgium, Germany and more before Reyez makes her way to North America.

We love a good #StorytimeWithSalma snippet, especially when it gives us some Oscar-worthy backstage deets. On Sunday, February 9, A-list celebs from all over joined for Hollywood’s biggest night at the Dolby Theatre.

Following Eminem’s surprise appearance at the Academy Awards on Sunday, Variety caught up with the Detroit rapper to discuss the performance and his thoughts on the current state of hip-hop. When asked which new artists he’s excited about, he pointed to a pair of emerging rappers as well as his own Shady Records signees Griselda.

Eminem took everyone by surprise when he hit the stage at 92nd Academy Awards for an unannounced performance, about 17 years after winning an academy award. The singer performed his song Lose Yourself, which featured in the film 8 Miles and won him an Oscar back in 2003.

Eminem rarely does interviews, and a conversation about last night’s surprise performance of “Lose Yourself” at the Academy Awards — some 17 years after the song won him an Oscar — would seem rarer still. The performance in many ways was a belated do-over: He’d decided not to attend the ceremony in 2003, leaving his collaborator Luis Resto to accept the award — from Barbra Streisand, no less — in his place.

Eminem shocked the crowd at the Dolby Theater in L.A. on Sunday night (Feb. 9) when he rocked the Academy Awards stage with a surprise performance of "Lose Yourself," the 8 Mile track that won the Detroit MC an Oscar back in 2003. Making up for more than a decade of lost time -- the rapper said he didn't show up way back then because he was sure he wouldn't win -- Em ripped the tune that has become an iconic pump-up song.

Look, are happening right now, and this show is truly something else. While many are still wondering why the Academy emphasizes the whole but forces the actors to do all the heavy lifting, we must turn our attention to what the eff just happened. Yes, we must discuss the Eminem thing. Mainly, why? And whose idea? And for what purpose? And what does have to say about all of it?

Plot twist! Eminem made a surprise appearance at the 2020 Oscars to perform “Lose Yourself” from the his semi-autobiographical film, 8 Mile, on Sunday, February 9.