Eminem Defends Kid Rock Collab With Message About Their Friendship

Eminem defended his new song with Kid Rock on October 17. He said an old friendship brought them back together despite the clash over their politics.

The rapper shared his stance on X as “Heal My Faith” arrived on Rock’s new Christian album, “Halfway 2 Jesus.”

He wrote, “Not about choosing sides, just choosing to make music with my old friend. Praying for all of us.”

His post tagged Kid Rock and used the song’s hashtag. It put the focus on their bond after weeks of debate over the pairing.

Rock backs Donald Trump. Eminem has long criticized him. He appeared at a Detroit rally for Kamala Harris in October 2024. He urged the crowd to vote before he brought former President Barack Obama to the stage.

At that event, he also spoke about the right to express one’s views without fear of payback. Obama then walked out to “Lose Yourself” and rapped part of the hit.

Kid Rock told Fox News this month that he and Eminem had refused to let politics break their friendship.

The new statement follows a change in the album’s guest list. AllHipHop reported that Rock posted a new tracklist on October 14. It put Lil Wayne on “7 Sins,” where fans had first expected to hear Eminem.

That change did not mean Eminem had left the project. Rock kept him on the fifth track, “Heal My Faith,” while Wayne took the third slot. Rock used a video to spell out the switch for fans who had objected to the joint record.

Their ties stretch back well before this dispute. Eminem appeared on “F#ck Off” from Rock’s 1998 album “Devil Without A Cause.” Rock later made a cameo in Eminem’s “Berzerk” video.

Consequence reports that the new song reaches back to one of Rock’s early shows of support. In his verse, Eminem recalls Rock attending the release party for “The Slim Shady EP” while he was still unknown. He casts their bond as one that can survive how each man votes. Rock ends the track with a spoken message about their friendship and the freedom to hold different views.