Turns out Eminem was serious when he claimed the Secret Service grilled him over anti-Trump lyrics that featured on 2017’s Revival.
2018’s Kamikaze LP opens with The Ringer, where the artist talks about being visited by the Secret Service, who were investigating “threatening” lyrics that appeared on Revival.
Documents obtained by BuzzFeed News reveal that authorities actually were sent to question Eminem over the song Framed, which they claim made inappropriate comments towards Trump and his daughter, Ivanka Trump.
On the day Revival was released, “a concerned citizen reported Marshall Mathers the rapper ‘Eminem’ had a new song called Framed with an inappropriate comment towards President Donald Trump and a threatening comment towards Ivanka Trump".
The documents also revealed that said “concerned citizen” was actually a TMZ employee looking for comment following an article the website had published that same day on the lyrics in questions.
After conducting a background check, the Secret Service then interviewed Eminem on January 16, 2018, questioning him about certain lyrics and "fan mail that may include threats, or unusual interest items due to his songs”, before two days later determining the case would not be referred to a federal prosecutor.
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