Eminem discusses using rap to talk about mental health and more on SiriusXM’s Sway In The Morning.
Eminem called in to SiriusXM’s Sway In The Morning yesterday, while Sway Calloway had Westside Boogie on.
During his conversation, on his exclusive SiriusXM channel Shade 45, Eminem spoke about using rap to talk about mental health.
Sway Calloway hosts Sway In The Morning on SiriusXM’s Shade 45 weekday mornings at 8:00 am ET.
Eminem Discusses Using Rap to Talk About Mental Health:
Sway Calloway: You was an artist that talked about mental health and addiction early on right?
Eminem: Yeah.
Sway Calloway: And, and how did that really transform you? Being able to use your art to really talk about your, your luggage, so to speak?
Eminem: Well, I think that’s, that’s one of the great things about rap music is that, you know, you could put so much of your life in it. You know what I mean?
Sway Calloway: Mhmm [affirmative] Oh, that’s it huh? Ok. Damn. Damn. That’s it. [laughs].
Heather B.: You know what- [laughs]
Eminem: I was just trying to figure out how to expand on that and I kinda got lost.
Sway Calloway: He’ll be dropping Jim. [laughs]
Eminem: It’s therapeutic and it’s, you know, that’s, that’s how it’s always been for me. But with this album, with this new Boogie album, the, the title, everything is fucking, everything’s great. And it’s like, you know, watching him, watching him just keep getting better and better and better is incredible too. And he’s got so much of his life weaved in this album. You know what I’m saying? Like, I think that it’s like, it’s therapeutic.