Fans feared the rapper had died after the hashtag started to circulate on social media
Dominic Smithers
Eminem is alive despite #ripeminem trending on Twitter.
Fans of the rapper - real name Marshall Mathers - had started to worry after the hashtag began circulating on social media this week.
Panic ensued after one user - whose account has reportedly been suspended since the incident - shared a tweet claiming they had harmed the 47-year-old.
The post read: "I have killed Eminem."
However, as far as we know, the statement is false and the 8 Mile actor is believed to be very much alive and kicking.
But the lack of evidence regarding his death has not stopped people from sharing the hashtag widely on the site.
One user said: "I was super worried eminem died because #ripeminem is trending lol."
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My mans is very much alive (even though you wouldn’t know it for the past 6 months) and about to take out all you mf’ers #ripeminem
A second commented: "Why is #ripeminem trending he is alive stop doing this it's 2020 aka the worst year of all time."
"So sad, 2020 strikes again #ripeminem," put a third.
While another added: "#ripeminem truly an icon of the modern rap era."
Slim Shady recently came in for some criticism from Snoop Dogg, who said that he didn't think the rapper was one of the greatest lyricists of all time.
He didn't even make Snoop's top 10. Ouch.
Speaking on The Breakfast Club, the 48-year-old said: "[Dr Dre] has probably put Eminem in the position where he would be considered one of the top 10 rappers ever. I don't think so, but the game feels like that he's top 10 lyricists and all that that comes with it.
"That's just because he's with Dr. Dre. and Dr. Dre helped him find the best Eminem that he could find."
Old School Snoop went on to say that there are some artists from the '80s that Em couldn't compare to, listing: "Rakim, like Big Daddy Kane, like KRS-One, like LL Cool J, shall I go on? Like Ice Cube."
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