Eminem‘s surprise debut on the Oscars stage today had the world scratching its collective head.
The Real Slim Shady took to the stage at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards to perform his smash hit ‘Lose Yourself’ almost two decades after its release, triggering shockwaves of confusion that rippled across the A-list audience and out into the world of social media.
You see, the rapper wasn’t involved in any of the nominated movies this year, and it was evidently unclear to everyone involved as to why he was suddenly performing a 18-year-old song at the 2020 Oscars.
Naturally, screenshots of the many hilarious celeb reactions to Shady’s guerrilla performance have begun circulating online.
From legendary director Martin Scorsese…
https://twitter.com/stevensantos/status/1226695630472404992
…to Billie Eilish…
Billie Eilish and Idina Menzel’s reaction to Eminem is all of us rn#Oscars pic.twitter.com/CuaY10KleH
— Erin M (@erinmurray16) February 10, 2020
…and how’s Meryl Streep’s form:
And the memes have, of course, begun pouring in:
the audience when eminem appeared at the #Oscars https://t.co/ed6UvPCsp4
— ? (@priyalalii) February 10, 2020
the #Oscars producers after pulling off that surprise Eminem performance pic.twitter.com/4XfhBcUN8t
— Austin Powers (@othersideaustin) February 10, 2020
Eminem performing 18 years after his win at the #Oscars
is the ultimate definition of "Weird flex, but ok…"— Ben Martin (@BenMartian) February 10, 2020
Em has since taken to social media to explain that he performed today to make up for his 2003 no-show, when ‘Lose Yourself’ won Best Original Song for the 2002 movie 8 Mile:
Look, if you had another shot, another opportunity… Thanks for having me @TheAcademy. Sorry it took me 18 years to get here. pic.twitter.com/CmSw2hmcZo
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) February 10, 2020
Despite the confusion, Slim still brought the heat. And in the end, the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
Still, what a moment.
Eminem with the standing ovation ✊ #Oscars pic.twitter.com/ED2wA7RlDm
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) February 10, 2020
