{"id":75237,"date":"2026-10-17T20:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T20:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/eminem-defends-kid-rock-collaboration-not-about-choosing-sides\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T20:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T20:08:36","slug":"eminem-defends-kid-rock-collaboration-not-about-choosing-sides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/eminem-defends-kid-rock-collaboration-not-about-choosing-sides\/","title":{"rendered":"Eminem Defends Kid Rock Collaboration: &#8216;Not About Choosing Sides&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/eminem\/\" id=\"auto-tag_eminem\" data-tag=\"eminem\">Eminem<\/a> defended his guest verse on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/kid-rock\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kid-rock\" data-tag=\"kid-rock\">Kid Rock<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/kid-rock-jimmie-allen-collab-christian-album-1235635895\/\">new faith-based album<\/a>, saying their long friendship overshadowed their political divide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tRock released his new LP<em> Halfway 2 Jesus<\/em> on Friday, with Slim Shady \u2014 a fellow Detroit native and longtime friend of the rocker \u2014 appearing on the track \u201cHeal My Faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heal My Faith (Lyric Video) Kid Rock and Eminem&amp;apos;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kxYTLagfy-4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe collaboration drew some criticism from some of Eminem\u2019s fans who were taken aback that the rapper \u2014 who publicly endorsed Kamala Harris at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/eminem-barack-obama-raps-kamala-harris-rally-detroit-1235140463\/\">a Detroit rally in 2024<\/a> and has been critical of Trump on tracks like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/hear-eminem-blast-donald-trump-supporters-on-new-lp-tease-campaign-speech-121699\/\">Campaign Speech<\/a>\u201d \u2014 could collaborate with Kid Rock, perhaps Trump\u2019s biggest (and most relevant) supporter in the music industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAs Eminem explained on social media hours after <em>Halfway 2 Jesus<\/em> was released, \u201cNot about choosing sides, just choosing to make music with my old friend. Praying for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tKid Rock elaborated on the collaboration in an interview with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/kid-rock-halfway-2-jesus-interview-1236360949\/\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard<\/a><\/em>, revealing that while Eminem was first announced as a guest on the song \u201c7 Sins,\u201d the rapper instead appeared on \u201cHeal My Faith,\u201d the song Rock initially recruited him for. \u201cWe agreed we didn\u2019t need two songs together\u2026people are going to think we\u2019re dating,\u201d Rock said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWe\u2019ve been friends for, like, 40 years. I really didn\u2019t want to drag him into my political world\u2026. We talk about [politics] a little bit, not a ton. There\u2019s a lot of stuff we agree on, and we can have a laugh about what [we don\u2019t]. That\u2019s why I asked him to write a verse for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cFrom shock rap to the rock rap \/ My homie and me \/He is my brother, not my political enemy,\u201d Eminem raps on his verse. \u201cB.O. to the B. \/ We wrote this for those who believe in G.O. to the D \/ However you voted or lean \/ Liberal and evangelical can agree \/ It\u2019s God first, home of the free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cThis [album] is about forgiveness and second chances,\u201d Rock told <em>Billboard<\/em>. \u201cTrying to heal some of the division in our country. I\u2019m just putting a positive message out there in the world\u2026 showing a little more grace, trying to kill some of the division.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/eminem-defends-kid-rock-collaboration-1235644386\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eminem defended his guest verse on Kid Rock\u2019s new faith-based album, saying their long friendship overshadowed their political divide. 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