Stan (song) Grammy Awards, when he was facing all manner of criticism from GLAAD over his lyrics, Eminem responded by performing "Stan" with singer Elton John, who is openly gay, singing Dido's lines. Many of the profanities were substituted, for example, "You're like his favorite idol" in place of "You're like his fucking idol", and "stuff" for "shit". Recordings of this performance were available for download on Eminem's official website Eminem.com and, later, on his 2005 greatest hits release "". Christian rap artist KJ-52 recorded two songs: "Dear Slim" and "Dear Slim, Part II", attempting to contact Eminem and talk to him
Survival (Eminem song) Survival (Eminem song) "Survival" is a song by American rapper Eminem. The song was initially released as a pre-order bonus when pre-ordering the video game "". The song features vocals on the chorus from Liz Rodrigues of The New Royales. The song premiered on August 14, 2013 to promote the multiplayer trailer for "Call of Duty: Ghosts". The song was released as the second single from "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" on October 8, 2013. Upon its single release, the song debuted at number 17 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100, and upon the album's release, it climbed to a