In a series of tweets, Bon Iver singer Justin Vernon announced that he will try to “kill” a new Eminem song with an anti-gay slur.
At issue is the track “Fall” on Eminem’s new album Kamikaze, which was released last Friday.
Vernon’s vocals appear on “Fall,” and Eminem calls a gay man a “faggot” in that song too.
“Tyler create nothin’, I see why you called yourself a faggot, bitch,” Eminem raps. He was referring to Tyler, the Creator, who last year discussed his high school boyfriend.
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Vernon said that he was not in the studio when Eminem was recording “Fall,” and said that he was “not a fan.”
Was not in the studio for the Eminem track… came from a session with BJ Burton and Mike Will. Not a fan of the message, it’s tired. Asked them to change the track, wouldn’t do it. Thanks for listening to BRM https://t.co/E0wmt732ty
— blobtower (@blobtower) August 31, 2018
He then said, “It is certainly not the time for slurs.”
Eminem is one of the best rappers of all time , there is no doubt. I have and will respect that. Tho, this is not the time to criticize Youth, it’s the time to listen. To act. It is certainly not the time for slurs. Wish they would have listened when we asked them to change it
— blobtower (@blobtower) August 31, 2018
Those tweets got several responses from fans who said that it’s hip hop, this is Eminem, and, really, Vernon should have known what he was getting into.
You do know who Eminem is right? You do know this is Hip Hop right? This ain't Hip Pop, it's Hip Hop, you knew what you were getting into. And this whole don't diss youth bs, yoooooo this is what they do in Hip Hop. Read the history.
— MCHype (@mchype45) August 31, 2018
He was perhaps responding to those people when he wrote that he was “wrong” and “we are gonna kill this track.”
I was wrong and we are gonna kill this track
— blobtower (@blobtower) August 31, 2018
Vernon has not explained what that means or how he can get the track killed.
Eminem has not commented on the matter.
