Eminem proved he's still his controversial self on Friday when he dropped the album Music To Be Murdered By out of nowhere. The album is chock-full of shocking material, and he doesn't shy away from calling out certain people by name, including Machine Gun Kelly, whom he has had beef with for quite some time. However, one namedrop was particularly not well-received by some listeners. Eminem included a lyric in his song "Unaccommodating that referenced a terrorist attack that occurred at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in 2017: "But I'm contemplating yelling 'bombs away' on the game/Like I'm outside of an Ariana Grande concert waiting." The tragedy left 23 people, mostly children, dead, and 130 more injured, and has deeply traumatized the singer.
On Friday, after the surprise album had dropped, Manchester mayor Andy Burnham addressed the upsetting line in a statement. "This is unnecessarily hurtful and deeply disrespectful to the families and all those affected." Mr. Burnham's sentiments were echoed by Figen Murray, the mother of Martyn Hett, who died in the attack. In a tweet that has seen been deleted, Figen voiced her disapproval for the lyric, writing, "Feels like he is piggybacking on the fame of Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber and says distasteful things about other celebrities. Not clever. Totally pointless. And before all Eminem fans pounce on me, I am not interested and will not engage." Figen revealed that she ultimately deleted the tweet because "I knew I would get lots of abuse and insults."
Figen has campaigned for the introduction of Martyn's Law, which would require venues to introduce more stringent security checks. Martyn's former partner, Russell Hayward, also expressed his disappointment in the lyric.
"It’s disappointing but not surprising that #Eminem would use controversial lyrics about the Manchester bomb, dragging the victims’ families & Ariana back into a very dark time," Russell tweeted. "Not sure how popular he is these days but I hope any success he gets from the back of this is worth it."
Eminem’s Daughter Hailie Jade Appears To Respond To Manchester Bars
Eminem has always been controversial.
Eminem shocked fans and the general rap world today when he dropped his brand new album called Music To Be Murdered By. The Detroit MC took a dark turn with some of his lyrics and spoke heavily on some of the tragedies that have gone down in the world as of late. One of those tragedies was the Manchester bombing which happened a few years ago outside of an Ariana Grande show. On the song “Unaccommodating,” Em spits “But I’m contemplating yelling ‘bombs away’ on the game/Like I’m outside of an Ariana Grande concert waiting.”
Grande fans were appalled by the lyrics and took to social media where they voiced their disgust. Of course, the Manchester bombing was a traumatic event for many people so it shouldn’t be surprising that some people hold sensitivity to it. According to The Blast, Em’s daughter Hailie Jade took to her Instagram story where she appeared to respond to the controversy.
“Your future is more valuable than your temporary feelings,” she wrote. This caption could mean a wide range of things although some believe she is talking about those who are offended by her father’s bars. These days, everyone thinks everything is a sub so you really never know.
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