Eminem joins bid to bring WNBA back to Detroit
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Before he wrapped an hourlong set at Detroit’s Ford Field, Jelly Roll had one last trick up his sleeve.
As he performed a cover of “Lose Yourself” — a favorite of his while visiting the Motor City — the country-rocker glanced to the stage wings. And sure enough, accompanied by a near-deafening roar May 18 inside the sold-out stadium, out strode Eminem.
The Detroit-born rapper picked up the second verse of his signature 2002 hit, joining Jelly Roll as the two eventually made their way down the runway for the song’s familiar chorus.
The “Lose Yourself” moment came at the end of a multigenre medley that featured some Lynyrd Skynyrd, Nickelback, DMX, Miley Cyrus and Wiz Khalifa. It’s a longtime feature of Jelly Roll shows, and its savvy, crowd-pleasing blend harks back to another Detroit staple: Kid Rock.
But it was Eminem who got to steal the show from everybody, and nobody seemed happier about it than Jelly Roll himself: Pumping his fists, shaking his head in a giddy disbelief, he told fans it had just become “the greatest show” of his life.
It was among the highlights of a festive night, which found Post Malone headlining the eighth stop of his latest tour, a lengthy transatlantic outing set to run through September.
This is not Eminem’s first surprise visit to the stadium. In 2023, the rapper made a similar “Lose Yourself” cameo during an Ed Sheeran concert. Jelly Roll has long been a loud, avowed Eminem fan. The two met for the first time nearly a year ago at the concert celebrating the reopening of Detroit’s Michigan Central Station.
In front of a raucous crowd, Post Malone treated fans to a two-hour set, mingling older hits with a heavy helping of material from “F-1 Trillion,” his new chart-topping sojourn into country music. The show brought a high-energy, beer-chugging, Friday-night atmosphere to the Sunday evening affair.
Another surprise guest, Dallas rapper BigXThaPlug, appeared in the show’s homestretch, emerging for a quick performance of his viral hit “Texas,” while Jelly Roll stepped back out to duet with Post Malone on “Losers,” a catchy number from the new album.
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