It appears to have been a good week for Eminem, as on top of celebrating 12 years of sobriety, the rapper made a generous donation to front-line health-care workers fighting COVID-19 in his hometown of Detroit, Mich.
Through his own charitable organization, the Marshall Mathers Foundation (MMF), the world-renowned rapper provided hundreds of medical staff with meals on Tuesday. They weren’t just any meals, however — they were full portions of what the rapper calls “mom’s spaghetti.”
The phrase is a lyric that comes from Eminem’s 2002 smash-hit single, Lose Yourself, which was featured in his musical/drama film, 8 Mile.
“His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy / There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti,” the 47-year-old sings in the opening verse.
“Our #HealthcareHeroes ‘lost themselves’ in the delicious Mom’s Spaghetti donated by Detroit’s very own, @eminem,” the Henry Ford Health System wrote on Tuesday afternoon via Instagram, thanking Eminem for his donation while referring back to the Oscar-winning rap track.
“Thank you for providing a special meal for our team members.”
Additionally, Eminem’s team delivered meals to another local health-care facility, the Detroit Receiving Hospital, according to a staff member and the Detroit News.
Back in December 2017, the MMF also served meals to a Detroit homeless shelter.
This time around, however, rather than the packaged containers being branded with the “mom’s spaghetti” logo, an additional label was added, reading: “Thank you, front-line caregivers” as an homage to those fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic.
All in all, the MMF was able to provide 400 meals to health-care workers in Detroit on April 21.
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