Eminem's Latest Album 'Kamikaze' Features a Bitcoin Shout-Out

Rapper and actor Eminem has given bitcoin's public awareness another boost, giving it a mention in a song on his latest album, "Kamikaze."

"Remember everybody used to bite Nickel, now everybody doing bitcoin."

While the crypto citation is unlikely to bump the price of bitcoin, it comes as the latest mainstream entertainment industry reference to the top cryptocurrency by market valuation.

"Everybody is talking about bitcoin," she said "Nobody understands it."

She went on to say about investors in bitcoin, "You'll either be a millionaire or you'll be totally broke."

A month later, John Oliver poked fun at the bitcoin community and reminded viewers to take care when investing in his "Last Week Tonight" show.

The rap industry has helped raise the profile of cryptocurrency in ways other than recordings too.

Rapper 50 Cent's move to accept bitcoin for his 2014 "Animal Ambition" album was reported in January to have made him a crypto millionaire, though he denied owning bitcoin in a bankruptcy court case a month later.

In March, Young Dirty, the son of late Wu Tan Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, was involved in the launch of a new cryptocurrency called Dirty Coin.

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