Eminem proved he bleeds Honolulu blue, darkish metal gray and white. The Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame rapper repeatedly confirmed up through the Detroit Lions run to a heartbreaking NFC Championship loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, displaying past a doubt that he’s a lion for all times.
Which made his X submit on Tuesday (Jan. 30) about shelving a deliberate diss monitor aimed on the group’s offensive coordinator, Ben Johnson, that a lot funnier. After rumors floated that Johnson had turned down presents for head teaching positions in Seattle and Washington to remain within the Motor Metropolis, Slim Shady stated he holstered his mic.
“Guess I ought to cease recording this diss monitor..!! Lol!!,” Eminem tweeted. “@ Ben Johnson Thanks for staying!!! We will’t break this group up ESPECIALLY since I’M on it!!! Coach Campbell we love you bro!!! Let’s run it again subsequent 12 months!!…I’m READY!!!! I promise you I WILL get us to the tremendous bowl!!!”
After years of wallowing in also-ran standing, the Lions had a magical season that put them on the point of their first Tremendous Bowl look. That dream was deferred, nonetheless, after they had a historic meltdown towards the 49ers, blowing a 17-point lead on their technique to Sunday’s 34-31 loss.
Eminem’s bit about being on the group was a callback to his earlier social media posts boosting his favourite ballers. Two weeks in the past, he was noticed in a skybox when the Lions punched their first ticket to the NFC Championship sport in 32 years, the place the massive display flashed a September tweet from the rapper through which he wrote, “Let’s f–king go!!!! Detroit.” That bought followers hyped whereas the stadium audio system blasted his iconic 8 Mile pump-up anthem, “Lose Your self.”
The cameras then confirmed Slim Shady, decked out in Lions gear, leaping as much as flex and scream earlier than pounding his chest through the sport through which the Lions topped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On the time, Em additionally responded to a meme that includes an image of his 8 Mile character B-Rabbit driving round city with the caption, “[Lions QB Jared] Goff and the Lions pulling as much as the NFC Championship sport,” writing, “Can’t consider I did it once more!!! @Lions.”
That tweet was the sequel to 1 Eminem posted the week earlier than, telling Lions coach Dan Campbell that he was able to swimsuit as much as assist break the group’s three-decade playoff drought. “Yo, Dan, I’m reporting. I’m going to report. Third quarter,” the 5’8′, 150 pound rapper stated. “I’m reporting, offensive line, eligible receiver. I’ll be the quarterback, your entire line, (the) offensive line. And the receiver, I’ll throw it to myself and rating a landing. Within the third quarter. Simply give me a uniform. Or no less than only a helmet.”
Bleeding blue clearly runs within the household, as evidenced by a household pic submit from the rapper’s daughter, Hailie Jade Scott, from Sunday’s loss. Although Em was not within the pictures, the 28-year-old Only a Little Shady podcaster shared pics of herself in a customized Lions jacket, in addition to certainly one of her with fiancé Evan McClintock, Em’s half-brother Nate, her sister Alaina Marie Scott and Alaina’s husband.
See Eminem’s submit and the Mathers household pic under.
