Kid Rock Provides Update After Announcing Controversial Collaboration With Eminem

The reunion comes on the 55-year-old singer’s new faith-based album, Halfway 2 Jesus. But the project almost looked a little different: Eminem, 53, was originally slated to appear on a track called “7 Sins” before a last-minute switch landed him on “Heal My Faith,” with Lil Wayne stepping in for “7 Sins” instead.

“It’s a lot of stress and a lot of anxiety, but it’s so good,” Rock told Billboard. “It’s giving me the exact record I wanted. I am so frickin’ stoked, and I feel like the biggest weight I have ever felt (doing an album) has been lifted. I have never experienced good anxiety and stress before.”

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That’s interesting I don’t know any Liberal Christians.

— Mommy (@BadMommyMeta) October 12, 2026

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LOL! Eminem also said he was drawing a line in the sand for Trump supporters. Clown

— Brown Eyed Susan (@smc429) October 12, 2026

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Forty years of friendship and they refused to let politics wreck it. More of America should take notes.

— ThePatriot (@ThePatriotTea) October 11, 2026

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Eminem realized he cut off half his fan base when he drew the line in the sand with Trump Supporters

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Idiot Sandwich

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The rocker said he hoped the collaboration would send a message about maintaining friendships despite political disagreements, highlighting his nearly 40-year friendship with Eminem.

“We said years ago, we said, ‘Man, let’s not let politics divide us.’ And we never did. And so when I asked him to be part of this… he totally got it,” Kid Rock said.

“Two little foul-mouthed white rappers from Detroit maybe could set a good example for the rest of this country” by showing that it’s OK to differ politically and still be friends, he added.

Kid Rock collaborated with Eminem on his new album, “Halfway 2 Jesus,” saying it was important to stay friends despite their political differences.

He called Eminem a “class act” and said the freedom to hold differing opinions is what makes the United States great.

“Since when can you not express your points and your views and your opinions?” Kid Rock said, adding that he believes politics has no place onstage.

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