He's nervous, but he keeps on spaghetti.
Eminem (Twitter)
Eminem has revealed his latest culinary venture — selling Mom’s Spaghetti Sauce.
Of course, the "Mom's Spaghetti" reference goes back to the iconic first verse of Eminem's 2002 hit track Lose Yourself from his movie debut in 8 Mile.
For the uninitiated, the verse goes, "His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, there’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti” — a seemingly innocuous line that went on to spur endless ridiculous memes, which continue to do the rounds to this day.
knees: weak
— michael (@Michael_Stahler) March 13, 2018
arms: heavy
vomit: on sweater already
moms: spaghetti
this meme: so old it's a war crime
i: m going to jail
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The announcement came via a tweet on Tuesday (Oct. 24), where the Detroit-based rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, shared a video accompanied by the text "From the D 2 ur kitchen 🍝 #momsspaghetti sauce is droppin 10/26."
The video featured jars of spaghetti sauce descending from the sky and shattering upon a classic red-and-white checkered tablecloth, followed by the message, "The sauce is dropping."
From the D 2 ur kitchen 🍝 #momsspaghetti sauce is droppin 10/26 https://t.co/TL4xo8LLth pic.twitter.com/J2HyetE86H
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) October 24, 2023
Eminem stans quickly expressed their excitement over the iconic product — even though they were initially hoping for news about a new album. One fan tweeted, "DROP THE ALBUMMMMMMM," while another chimed in with, "You drop album, I buy the sauce, deal," and a third added, "This is not what we meant when we said drop the album."
Eminem ventured into the culinary world in September 2021 when he opened the first Mom's Spaghetti restaurant in his hometown of Detroit.
In February 2022, Eminem brought the restaurant concept to Los Angeles for a Super Bowl pop-up, and then, in November of the same year, he set up shop in New York City, making Mom's Spaghetti a bi-coastal culinary sensation.
While the surprise announcement of Mom's Spaghetti Sauce no doubt got fans excited, it also left them hungry for more than just a delicious pasta sauce.
Eminem's last album, Music To Be Murdered By, was released back in 2020 and featured a star-studded lineup of collaborators, including Ed Sheeran, Juice WRLD, Don Toliver, Q-Tip, Anderson .Paak, Young M.A., and many more, and fans are eagerly awaiting news of his next musical project.
Until then, Eminem's Mom's Spaghetti Sauce is set to be available to the public on October 26.