LZ Granderson: Kid Rock Is ‘Just Doing Cosplay’ While Eminem Is a ‘Real Product’ of Detroit

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Granderson a ░░░░░░░░ native and host of ░░░░░░░░ life out loud with ░░░░░░░░ Granderson podcast lz there ░░░░░░░░ your hometown tonight how ░░░░░░░░ is it to get ░░░░░░░░ m s endorsement in ░░░░░░░░ But more broadly especially ░░░░░░░░ it comes to efforts ░░░░░░░░ mobilize working class voters ░░░░░░░░ Are you nailed it ░░░░░░░░ know Trump usually goes ░░░░░░░░ Michigan and paws out ░░░░░░░░ rock But those of ░░░░░░░░ who are born and ░░░░░░░░ in the area we ░░░░░░░░ know that kid rockets ░░░░░░░░ doing cosplay and the ░░░░░░░░ is actually are real ░░░░░░░░ of the area of ░░░░░░░░ city of which he ░░░░░░░░ in northern he represents ░░░░░░░░ he also doesn t ░░░░░░░░ his platform very often ░░░░░░░░ a political spectrum So ░░░░░░░░ he does speak like ░░░░░░░░ it does have impact ░░░░░░░░ Michigan specifically but also ░░░░░░░░ Remember he s still ░░░░░░░░ popular figure and lose ░░░░░░░░ day with an oscar ░░░░░░░░ it is that dope ░░░░░░░░ it does still have ░░░░░░░░ empowering like that I ░░░░░░░░ he s got to ░░░░░░░░ it never let it ░░░░░░░░ get one shot Right ░░░░░░░░ this was apparently his ░░░░░░░░ to endorse Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ yet as you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ s not just Detroit ░░░░░░░░ has to appeal to ░░░░░░░░ s got to be ░░░░░░░░ which of course has ░░░░░░░░ huge undecided voter population ░░░░░░░░ knew from months ago ░░░░░░░░ m m has also ░░░░░░░░ a huge Trump credit ░░░░░░░░ s made waves back ░░░░░░░░ 2017 when he released ░░░░░░░░ this freestyle on bet ░░░░░░░░ we better give Obama ░░░░░░░░ because what we gotten ░░░░░░░░ now s a kamikaze ░░░░░░░░ ll probably cause a ░░░░░░░░ Holocaust And while the ░░░░░░░░ klopp s any waits ░░░░░░░░ the quiet down who ░░░░░░░░ cast his plane up ░░░░░░░░ fly around to the ░░░░░░░░ and stops does it ░░░░░░░░ his critique I think ░░░░░░░░ I think so in ░░░░░░░░ because are in Michigan ░░░░░░░░ general because listen we ░░░░░░░░ this saying in Detroit ░░░░░░░░ are you from Detroit ░░░░░░░░ Detroit Detroit Because there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ say they re from ░░░░░░░░ Troy but they re ░░░░░░░░ like 354050 miles away ░░░░░░░░ the aren t really ░░░░░░░░ the city and other ░░░░░░░░ of the working class ░░░░░░░░ that you think of ░░░░░░░░ you think of the ░░░░░░░░ that s not m ░░░░░░░░ that s not what ░░░░░░░░ represents That s not ░░░░░░░░ he s come from ░░░░░░░░ so we know that ░░░░░░░░ the area and he ░░░░░░░░ drawn attention to are ░░░░░░░░ of the conversation but ░░░░░░░░ think it s missing ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ that as the artists ░░░░░░░░ on what a Trump ░░░░░░░░ presidency could see could ░░░░░░░░ you know best what ░░░░░░░░ thought in terms of ░░░░░░░░ he was endorsing the ░░░░░░░░ president and speaking specifically ░░░░░░░░ retribution for how do ░░░░░░░░ speak you re talking ░░░░░░░░ him using his rap ░░░░░░░░ to attack President Trump ░░░░░░░░ he s talking to ░░░░░░░░ an artist but it ░░░░░░░░ not be afraid to ░░░░░░░░ out particularly against elected ░░░░░░░░ That s what the ░░░░░░░░ Amendment is for And ░░░░░░░░ think m m used ░░░░░░░░ endorsement as a way ░░░░░░░░ using his stance as ░░░░░░░░ artist to direct our ░░░░░░░░ towards that as well.