"Campaign Speech" | |
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Promotional single by Eminem | |
Released | October 19, 2016 |
Format | Digital download |
Recorded | 2016 |
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Length | 7:49 |
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"Campaign Speech" is a freestyle rap song by American rapper Eminem, released on October 19, 2016, the same day of the third presidential debate, and 19 days before the 2016 presidential election. It was then released on October 22, 2016 on iTunes and streaming services such as Spotify.
"Campaign Speech" is one of Eminem's longest song to date and runs for nearly eight minutes, consisting of only one verse and no hook. In the song, Eminem disses Donald Trump and mentions other famous people such as Edward Norton, George Zimmerman, Dylann Roof, Colin Kaepernick, Robin Thicke, Ben Stiller and David Hasselhoff. The song features controversial lyrics, mostly regarding Trump, Roof, and Zimmerman.
On October 18, 2016, Akon teased the single on his official Facebook page and mentioned that an upcoming album was in production. On Twitter, Eminem posted "Don't worry I'm working on an album! Here's something meanwhile", linking the song.