He went on to discuss whether it was actually his alter-ego Slim Shady who used those terms, but would not elaborate on exactly who he raps as in that particular song, though Slim Shady is called to the mic early on in that track. And I don’t know how else to say this, I still look at myself the same way that I did when I was battling and broke. I’m glad we live in a time where it’s really starting to feel like people can live their lives and express themselves. But the real me sitting here right now talking to you has no issues with gay, straight, transgender, at all. …When I came up battle-rappin’ or whatever… that word was just thrown around so freely back then… And, not saying it’s wrong or it’s right, but at this point in my career – man, I say so much sh*t that’s tongue-in-cheek. But that use of a slur doesn’t mean he’s homophobic, the rapper told Rolling Stone: In particular, the song “Rap God” from The Marshall Mathers LP 2 immediately caught the attention of careful listeners when it was released in advance of the album. In between listing his rap influences and comparing himself to Thor, Eminem repeatedly threatens and uses derogatory language to describe gay people. Follow not news that Eminem courts accusations of homophobia: on his 2000 album, The Marshall Mathers LP, he rapped about stabbing gay people and on his just-released follow-up, he’s at it again. Now, one of his collaborators has announced that, because of his lyrics, she’ll donate the proceeds from her work with him to help LGBT youth.Įven though Eminem has publicly said that he supports marriage equality, his lyrics don’t exactly demonstrate tolerance.