Eminem advised Vivek Ramaswami to stop using his music in the presidential campaign

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is pictured rapping at the Iowa State Fair. Photo: AFP

Rapper Eminem asked Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy that according to a letter released on Monday, the multimillionaire former biotech executive will not use his music during his presidential campaign.

In a letter dated August 23, first reported by the Daily Mail, performance rights organization BMI informed Mr. Ramaswamy's campaign headquarters at the rapper's request that it would no longer license Eminem's music for use in the Republican presidential candidate's campaign. .< /p>

“BMI received a message from Marshall B. Mathers III, professionally known as Eminem, objecting to Vivek Ramaswami's campaign using Eminem's musical composition («Eminem Works») and asking BMI to remove all of Eminem's recordings. Operates under the Agreement,” BMI said in a letter.

Mr. Ramaswamy's campaign team told CNN it would comply with a request to stop using Eminem's music.

This comes after a video of Mr. Ramaswamy singing along to Eminem's «Lose Yourself» at the Iowa State Fair went viral earlier this month.

In some opinions, Mr. Ramaswamy, a businessman without political experience is growing. polls and branded his rivals as «bought and paid.»

The 38-year-old tech entrepreneur was at the center of many of the most dramatic moments in last week's first Republican primary.

Mr. Ramaswamy, an ardent defender of Donald Trump, faced torrential fire from his more experienced rivals, who seemed to be watching him pose a greater threat than Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has long trailed Trump in second place in Republican primary polls.

Mr. Trump, the overwhelming leader in the primary, missed the first debate last week. Simultaneously with the Republican debate, he was interviewed by former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson.