“Indian-American presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy doesn’t want to sing my songs…”: Rap star Eminem

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Rap star Eminem has told Indian-origin Vivek Ramaswamy, who is trying to become the Republican Party’s presidential candidate, not to use my songs in his campaign.

Washington:

Popular rap star Eminem has formally asked Indian-origin Vivek Ramaswamy, who is trying to become the Republican Party candidate for the US presidential election, not to use his songs during the campaign. This is clear from the letter released on Monday.

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Buoyed by his lead in the Republican primary race, a video of Vivek Ramaswamy singing Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself…’ at the Iowa State Fair went viral earlier this month.

In a letter first reported by the Daily Mail, the authenticity of which was confirmed to news agency AFP, music licensor Broadcast Music Inc (BMI) said it had received an official request from Eminem, demanding that the 38-year-old be able to use it. not Music now.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who calls himself ‘Trump 2.0’, has surprised all the poll pundits and finished third among Republicans in the 2024 presidential primary race.

During his undergraduate studies at Harvard, Vivek Ramaswamy had a group that rapped liberal songs, and had the stage name ‘Da Wake’.

In 2006, Harvard’s student newspaper The Crimson quipped, “If you think Vivek G. Ramaswamy speaks bright, you sure haven’t heard ‘The Wake’…”

In the last two US presidential elections, well-known artists Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Aerosmith and Adele complained that their songs were played without permission at Donald Trump’s rallies.

British musical group ‘The Rolling Stones’ even threatened to file a lawsuit if Trump did not stop playing their classic hit song ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want…’ during Trump’s campaign.

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