Eminem, Cardi B Tap Star Power At Coachella

Eminem and Cardi B may be at different stages of their careers, but the two rappers have one strategy in common when playing Coachella, go big. Both Eminem, who playfully acknowledged concerns about his continued relevance, and the pregnant Cardi B, whose first album just opened at number one on the US chart, kept a dizzying pace with a stream of surprise guests on the final day of the premier music festival.

Indio, United States, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Apr, 2018 ) :Eminem and Cardi B may be at different stages of their careers, but the two rappers have one strategy in common when playing Coachella, go big.

Both Eminem, who playfully acknowledged concerns about his continued relevance, and the pregnant Cardi B, whose first album just opened at number one on the US chart, kept a dizzying pace with a stream of surprise guests on the final day of the premier music festival.

Closing the three-day bash Sunday before thousands of often scantily clad revelers in the California desert, Eminem offered a disconcerting trip to "8 Mile" -- a stage replica of his blighted hometown Detroit, cast in an even harsher light through special effects of rain and then arson.

Eminem brought out 50 Cent, joining in the New York rapper's birthday anthem "In Da Club," before the crowd erupted on sight of the elusive Dr. Dre, Eminem's mentor. Dr. Dre, the gangsta rapper turned Apple executive worth close to $1 billion, appeared in the Silicon Valley chic look of a black turtleneck.

He united with Eminem for several classic tracks, including late legend Tupac Shakur's "California love." Coachella marks one of the first concerts for Eminem, who is 45, since the release last year of his album "Revival" after a four-year hiatus.

Eminem, by far the most succesful white rapper of all time, found a new political voice on the album as he lashed President Donald Trump, although "Revival" mostly received poor reviews on its musical merits.

Eminem confronted the criticism as late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel came to Coachella by video for a special edition of his televised segment on celebrities reading "mean tweets." Faced with a tweet that said "No one's (sic) has been paying attention to you since 2003," Eminem faulted the Twitter user's spelling but added, "I'm not mad at that. He's kind of got a point."