Eminem seemingly paid tribute to his late mother, Debbie Nelson, during his performance on Saturday.
The record producer rapped “Without Me” at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix, five days after his mother passed away at the age of 69.
Notice that this song includes the line “F–k Debbie.”
Eminem remained visibly silent as many of the Grammy winner's fans sang along and shouted expletives.
Besides this omission, the songwriter has yet to publicly comment on Nelson's death since the news broke last week.
This mother and son duo had a notoriously controversial relationship, which Eminem has proven with many releases over the years.
In addition to “Without Me,” Nelson is also mentioned in “Cleanin' Out My Closet.”
In the 2002 song, Eminem claimed to have witnessed his mother “popping prescription drugs in the kitchen” and called himself a “victim of Munchausen Syndrome…I'm led to believe.” . [he] I was sick. ”
Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, later lost a defamation lawsuit against his mother over the song.
In 2015, the Oscar winner released Headlights and admitted that what he wrote in his music hurt her “the worst.”
It's unclear where the two were before Nelson lost his battle with advanced lung cancer.
She hinted at reconciliation in 2008, but talk to the village voice.
“I'm never going to give up on my kids,” Nelson said at the time. “There's hope for everyone. It's basically just a matter of swallowing your pride.”
Her other son, Nathan “Nate” Cain Mathers, responded to Nelson's death on Dec. 2 with a poignant post on his Instagram Story.
The 38-year-old wrote that he was experiencing “hatred and mixed emotions.”
