Hip-hop superstar Marshall Bruce "Eminem" Mathers announced that he would be donating his rare pair of Jordan shoes to contribute in the fight against COVID-19.
Mathers said on his Instagram account that he plans to sell several personal items, and the proceeds that will come from it will be given to the COVID-19 response fund of the World Health Organization. According to NME, he took his advice from his own 2002 hit "Cleanin' Out My Closet."
Among the things that he will include in the offer is "a deadstock pair of Jordan 4 Retro Eminem Carhartt (size 10.5)," as well as "a vintage Undercr(o)wn Detroit Slim Tee (XL)." The pair is available on StockX.
Eminem was also the one who donated bowls of spaghetti to hospitals in Detroit. He named his donated food "Mom's Spaghetti," which was first heard in the lyrics of his hit song, "Lose Yourself." The hospitals where the spaghetti was delivered were Henry Ford Hospital and Detroit Receiving Hospital.
NME and Tone Deaf said that the shoes that Eminem will donate are one of the ten pairs of shoes he created alongside basketball legend Michael Jordan in 2015. The proceeds from the sale of the shoes benefited the Marshall Mathers Foundation, his charitable foundation. In previous auctions, the shoes were sold between $20,000 and $30,000.
About Eminem
Mathers was born in Missouri on October 17, 1972, to Marshall and Deborah Mathers. He had a rough life during his childhood, and he dropped out of school in ninth grade. He was in a relationship with Kim Ann Scott in his early teens, and they were blessed with a daughter, Hailie Jade Scott. The couple divorced in 2000 after their turbulent relationship. The couple married and divorced again in 2006 after their off-and-on relationship.
Also known as Slim Shady, Eminem has 13 albums and 101 songs in his name, with some even recieving awards like Grammys. His first album, "The Slim Shady," went multi-platinum. The album, released in 1999, landed two Grammys and won four MTV Video Music Awards. His second album, "The Marshall Mathers LP," was released in 2000 and became the fastest-selling album in rap history. Other albums he released were "Marshall Mathers LP 2" in 2013, "Revival" in 2017, "Kamikaze" in 2018, and his new album "Music to Be Murdered by" this year.
Eminem got his first Oscar for his single "Lose Yourself" in 2002. He also released his song "Mockingbird" in 2004, and he made singles dedicated to Hailie in his album "Revival." Some of his other singles include "Any Man," "Role Model," and "Cleanin' Out My Closet."
Fighting COVID-19 rapper style
Aside from Eminem, many rappers like Ice Cube, Meek Mill, Jay-Z, and others donated or raised funds to help those in need. Fellow Rapper 2Chainz even fed the homeless after he canceled the opening of his restaurant due to the pandemic in California.
COVID-19 Update
As of writing, COVID-19 cases in the United States has now reached a million mark with over 1,064,572 cases reported. Over 61,000 patients have died, while more than 147,000 recovered from the disease. Worldwide, the total is already at 3,221,029, with more than 228,000 deaths, and over 1,000,000 recoveries.
