Eminem gave fans the thrill of a lifetime as he joined 50 Cent on stage during the Michigan stop of his Final Lap tour.
The 50-year-old rap icon received a rousing ovation as he hit the stage at Pine Knob Amphitheater in Clarkston, Michigan on Sunday evening as he joined the 48-year-old Effen vodka owner who has been traveling around celebrating the 20th year anniversary of his legendary 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’.
Eminem – who recently ordered presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using Lose Yourself on the campaign trail – had the crowd on their feet as he came out to do his verse from the track Patiently Waiting.
As the 8 Mile actor is a Detroit native, he did not live too far from the venue so it came as no surprise that he would receive a hometown hero’s welcome.
Eminem also went on to perform one of his classics Crack A Bottle from his 2009 album Relapse.
Unbreakable bond: Eminem gave fans the thrill of a lifetime as he joined 50 Cent on stage during the Michigan stop of his Final Lap tour
Make some noise: The 50-year-old rap icon received a rousing ovation as he hit the stage at Pine Knob Amphitheater in Clarkston, Michigan on Sunday evening as he joined the 48-year-old Effen vodka owner who has been traveling around celebrating the 20th year anniversary of his legendary 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’
Before leaving the stage, the My Name Is hitmaker made sure to acknowledge his bond with 50 Cent and also recognized the ongoing HipHop50 celebrations.
He said: ‘Detroit make some noise for one of the best friends I’ve ever known 50 Cent! Make some noise for hip-hop’s 50th birthday y’all!’
The friendship and working relationship goes back two decades as Dr. Dre famously signed Eminem to a record deal who years later signed 50 Cent to one. The hip-hop trio have sold millions of records.
Meanwhile 50 Cent’s tour has not come without controversy.
Last month the attorney for the rapper shared a statement with DailyMail.com claiming that his client did not ‘intentionally’ strike a woman at his recent concert stop in Los Angeles.
‘Let’s be very clear, as I told LAPD this afternoon, my client Curtis would never intentionally strike anyone with a microphone,’ said Scott Leeman, via a statement.
‘Anyone saying something different doesn’t have all the facts and is misinformed,’ he added.
The denial of intent to hit someone comes after the rapper is reportedly being investigated by police for battery after allegedly striking a radio host for Power 106, which left her with a gash on her forehead that poured blood out all over her face and clothing.
Epic: As the 8 Mile actor is a Detroit native, he did not live too far from the venue so it came as no surprise that he would receive a hometown hero’s welcome
What a moment: Eminem had the crowd on their feet as he came out to do his verse from the track Patiently Waiting
Let your body waddle: Eminem also went on to perform one of his classics Crack A Bottle from his 2009 album Relapse
The hitmaker — real name: Curtis Jackson III — had reportedly thrown two separate microphones in the crowd at his LA show on Wednesday.
A now-viral TikTOk shows the In Da Club artist, who recently postponed his Arizona concert due to a heat wave, hurling a microphone with force offstage when the item wasn’t working.
In the clip, the star was handed a mic that didn’t work and was seen dropping it down impatiently on the side of stage.
He later was given another mic that was also facing technical issues, prompting him to hurl the item away, hitting the fan.
Since the incident, 50 Cent is now a suspect in a criminal battery report after the woman ‘filed a police report’ shortly after the concert, reported TMZ.
The Instagram account, The Neighborhood Talk, also uploaded a photo of the fan with a bloody gash on her forehead and claimed the victim was Power 106 host, Bryhana Monegain.
Law enforcement informed the outlet that, ’50 threw the mic at his crew in the production area and hit the victim,’ and that the woman claimed to officers, ’50 looked directly at her before throwing the mic.’
After being struck by the microphone, the fan was taken to the hospital to treat a ‘laceration on her head.’
Denial of intent: Last month 50 Cent’s attorney Scott Leeman said his client ‘would never intentionally strike anyone with a microphone’ in a statement to DailyMail.com after he reportedly hit a woman in the head at Wednesday’s show in LA; seen in 2021 in Atlanta
In photos obtained by TMZ, the victim could be seen with a deep cut on her forehead and showed that her head was wrapped with a bandage.
She also had cuts and bruises on her arm as well as the palm of her hand.
Sources informed the outlet that 50 Cent ‘wasn’t targeting the woman, but still, he beaned her good.’
Another insider close to the rapper explained that the woman was in a restricted area near the stage which she ‘wasn’t supposed to be in.’ It’s unclear why the insider thought that claim would absolve 50
The rapper has been on the road for his Final Lap tour which officially kicked off last month in July, and is slated to come to an end on December 14 in Auckland, New Zealand, with international dates starting in late September.
Oh dear: The rapper threw a microphone into the crowd twice during his Final Tour stop in Los Angeles on Wednesday – striking a fan in the head and leading the star to become a suspect in a battery case
Throwing a microphone: The In Da Club hitmaker could be seen hurling a microphone with force offstage when the item didn’t work in a now-viral TikTok
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Cardi B is another performer who recently faced a similar incident last month in July when she hurled a microphone at an audience member in Las Vegas after a drink was tossed at her.
In anger, she responded by throwing the mic at the DJ, but was later legally cleared in the battery case.
Lawyers for the singer, Drew Findling, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, told TMZ in statement at the time, ‘This afternoon we were notified by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., that as a result of their investigation, there will be NO charges against Cardi.’
‘Laceration’: In photos obtained by TMZ, the victim could be seen with a deep cut on her forehead and showed that her head was wrapped with a bandage
Bandaged: A thick bandage was wrapped around her head and dried blood could be seen stained on her shirt
Other injuries: Aside from the gash on her forehead, the victim also received a cut on the palm of her hand
Bruises: The woman who was struck with the microphone also received bruises and other smaller scrapes on her arm as well
Not happy: In the clip, the star was handed a mic that didn’t work and he was seen dropping it down impatiently on the side of stage and later was given another mic that was also facing technical issues, prompting him to hurl the item away, hitting the fan
Incident: Since the incident, 50 Cent is now a suspect in a criminal battery report after the woman ‘filed a police report’ shortly after the concert, reported TMZ.; seen earlier this month in NYC
Aimed at crew: Law enforcement informed the outlet that, ’50 threw the mic at his crew in the production area and hit the victim,’ and that the woman claimed to officers, ’50 looked directly at her before throwing the mic’
Shaken: Cardi B is another performer who recently faced a similar incident last month in July when she hurled a microphone at an audience member in Las Vegas after the DJ tossed a drink at her
Mic attack: In anger, she responded by tossing the mic at the DJ, but was later legally cleared in the battery case
Injured: After being struck in head by the microphone, the fan was taken to the hospital to treat a ‘laceration on her head’
Not a target Sources informed TMZ that 50 Cent ‘wasn’t targeting the woman, but still, he beaned her good’
Yet to address: 50 Cent has yet to address the incident, but earlier on Thursday, he jumped to Instagram to share photos with his son, Sire, 10, who also attended the L.A. concert
Feeling the ‘love’: ‘My LA show was SIRE approved, he said man that was crazy! My little man could feel the love’
‘On behalf of Cardi, we appreciate the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept’s diligent and prompt resolution of this matter.’ The microphone itself was later auctioned off on eBay for nearly a whopping $100k.
50 Cent has yet to address the incident, but earlier on Thursday, he jumped to Instagram to share photos with his son, Sire, 10, who also attended the L.A. concert.
The post contained two photos of the performer and his youngest son, whom he shares with Daphne Joy. The star also welcomed son, Marquise Jackson, 26, with ex Shaniqua Tompkins.
The duo stood closely together on the stage which was covered with confetti and 50 Cent penned, ‘My LA show was SIRE approved, he said man that was crazy! My little man could feel the love.’
