Spokesman denies claims that Eminem lip-synced on SNL (sort of)
But the rapper did use a vocal backing track
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"He remains secure in his role as provocateur nonpareil. The residual misogyny and "faggot" bashing is off-putting and its self-awareness doesn't win any points, but mainly it indicates a worriesome lack of imagination."
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A representative for Eminem has issued a statement saying that he didn't mime, after questions were raised over the rapper's apparently lip-synched performance on a recent Saturday Night Live show.
The performance in question took place on Saturday 2 November when Eminem performed single 'Berzerk' with a bearded Rick Rubin in tow. Questions were raised about the performance when at points it appeared that the rapper was out of time with the music, not to mention the high production aspects of the chorus that didn't appear to be live.
Watch the video of Eminem performing 'Berzerk' below
Eminem's publicist has since told The Wrap however that: "He rhymed over a layered vocal with accent tracks to make it sound like the album,” and that this is something that Eminem does "sporadically". Essentially Eminem was rapping over a vocal track which is a facility of his performance that was witnessed during his performance at Reading festival.
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