Justin Bieber Tries to Be the Real Slim Shady & Shows Off Rap Skills With Speedy Eminem Cover
Will the real J. Biebs please stand up? Justin Bieber surprised fans with a cover of one of Eminem‘s biggest hits on a recent livestream, flying through the Detroit rapper’s verse on the Dr. Dre collab “Forgot About Dre.”
Related
As captured in recordings from the stream on Twitch — where the Canadian pop star has been regularly going live from his warehouse rehearsal space in preparation for his 2026 Coachella set — Bieber took the mic as a few friends danced around him. Facing the camera, the musician whips through the lightning-fast rhymes on the iconic Y2K hit, fumbling a few of Em’s lines but overall keeping with the difficult pacing.
“So what do you say to somebody you hate/ Or anyone tryna bring trouble your way?” Bieber spits. “One day I was walking by/ With a Walkman on, and I caught a guy/ Gave me an awkward eye/ Strangled him up in the parking lot.”
Released in 1999 on Dr. Dre’s 2001 album, “Forgot About Dre” entered the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2000 and peaked at No. 25 that March. In 2022, Dre and Em reunited to perform the track during the former’s Super Bowl Halftime Show performance.
Bieber has been hunkering down in his warehouse for weeks, frequently going live to show fans his progress in rehearsing for next year’s Coachella. The hitmaker is set to headline the 2026 festival alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G.
The massive rehearsal space is decked out with lounge furniture, a basketball hoop, a skate ramp, play areas for Bieber’s 1-year-old son, Jack Blues, and more. Ahead of the holidays, the singer has also now set up a shimmering Christmas tree.
Powered by Billboard.