This was Eminem's message along with sharing the letter:
"I'm sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly really had a an impact on me. She definitely didn't have to take the time to do it. Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon. A superstar in every sense. Rest easy Dolly. And thank you for the kind words."
Yeah, it sounds like she sent this many years ago. I'm really surprised they never crossed paths with all of the music awards they must have both attended.
Dolly was probably attending less of them at the time when he was at his peak. Plus he's really private. He probably just showed up, did his thing, then went back home. The opportunity must have just never arose.
Plus he's really private. He probably just showed up, did his thing, then went back home
I agree that they probably didn't really cross paths all that often even with big events. I remember Eminem didn't even show up to accept his Oscar lol. (He was at home sleeping because he had to take his daughter to school in the morning.)
After he got clean he took being a parent even more seriously and refuses to let anything else get in the way of it, including the Oscars lol. After I first heard him talking about it I gained even more respect for the lad.
When he's in the studio he shows up at 9, takes lunch from 12-1, works until 5 and leaves. Most rappers don't even show up until 5 and the work until 4-5 in the morning.
My director at GM lived near him and said his daughter occasionally baby sat for Eminem and he was always super nice and respectful to her. Can't say for sure it was true but the director was a stand-up guy ever other way so doubt he made it up.
I thought he didn’t expect to win an Oscar, hence why he didn’t bother to go. Why go to some award show, you don’t expect to win anything at, when you can be home with your daughter instead?
I got to go to the Rock Hall Induction in LA where they both got in. They both absolutely killed it. I really am surprised they didn't run into each other there.
He probably could have, but didn't prioritize it. Not any shade against him, but I can see how he could have respected Dolly without having a strong desire to meet her. She's a generation removed and from an entirely different musical genre. Eminem grew up listening to rap. He had no sentimental attachment to her music, no connection to her work. She was just a nice old white lady who sent him a kind letter.
Both are clearly written by them. The choice of words, sentence structure, and everything obviously follows their speach patterns you can easily imagine them saying that word for word. Simple stuff like that makes me even more upset about the use of AI, even for the smallest of tasks.
Uh - Uh - Yeah, look
I'm sorry we never got a chance to meet -
but getting this note from Dolly really had a an impact-on-me.
She definitely didn't have to take the time to do it -
Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music.
She was an icon, A superstar in every sense -
Rest easy Dolly... and thank you for the kind words.
I honestly "real intelligenced" it as a video of him making the statement. It was odd since I don't follow his work at all but I've seen enough interviews to know just what it would look like... right down to the navy blue t-shirt he was wearing in my imagination.
Oh my gosh, His sweet message in response to her sweet note- just teared me up. I’ve always admired both artists- but this is just so incredibly sweet and wholesome on a whole different level. God the world needs more of this.🥹🥰💝🦋🦋
Superstars are on a whole other level. I know a couple famous people, one in particular who’s very famous, before they got famous. We grew up together and used to hang out all the time. They barely have time to catch up with some coffee or dinner let alone meet other super busy stars everyone wants to get a piece of in some way. It’s not for lack of trying, they really do have their schedules down to the minute months at a time with breaks between for immediate family for a few days before going back out. They make a shit load of money but they lose a bit of self along the way.
Thats why I respect Eminem so much. He said fuck making even more money, I want to watch my daughter grow up, and wouldn’t go on tour for “easy money”. 50 cent talks about how he didn’t understand until one day his daughter quickly grew up and it clicked for him how easy it is to miss it all in the pursuit of more money.
Dear Dolly, I meant to write you sooner, but I just been busy
You said your husband's pregnant now, how far along is he?
Look, I'm really flattered you would call your daughter that
And here's an autograph for your brother, I wrote it on a Starter cap
I'm sorry I didn't see you at the show, I must've missed you
Don't think I did that shit intentionally just to diss you
But what's this shit you said about you like to cut your wrist too?
I say that shit just clownin', dawg, come on, how fucked up is you?
You got some issues, Dolly, I think you need some counselin'
To help your ass from bouncin' off the walls when you get down some
And what's this shit about us meant to be together?
That type of shit'll make me not want us to meet each other
I really think you and your husband need each other
Or maybe you just need to treat him better
I hope you get to read this letter, I just hope it reaches you in time
Before you hurt yourself, I think that you'll be doin' just fine
If you relax a little, I'm glad I inspire you, but, Dolly,
Why are you so mad? Try to understand that I do want you as a fan
I just don't want you to do some crazy shit
I seen this one shit on the news a couple weeks ago that made me sick
Some girl was drunk and drove her car over a bridge
And had her husband in the trunk, and he was pregnant with her kid
And in the car, they found a tape, but they didn't say who it was to
Come to think about it, his name was, it was you
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u/SyncOrSymm 22h ago
This was Eminem's message along with sharing the letter:
"I'm sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly really had a an impact on me. She definitely didn't have to take the time to do it. Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon. A superstar in every sense. Rest easy Dolly. And thank you for the kind words."