SZA has made a creative move into the soulful territory of an Eminem evergreen. On May 30, the thirty-four-year-old SOS singer posted a minimalistic cover version of the rapper’s 2002 Lose Yourself on Instagram.
This brought out its real nature with her moving voice laced with strokes from a soft piano.
The first verse is crooned before she glides into the chorus that goes, “You better lose yourself in the music / The moment, you own it, you better never let it go / You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow / This opportunity comes once in a lifetime.”
“U ever just cover Eminem on some tender s— for feels?” SZA wrote (Audio). And also added, “(Not on a project Just for mental health).”
Immediate praise from fans and Eminem
According to her fans, there was instant adoration for SZA’s redoing of this song. There was even a response from Eminem himself, who replied with a wide-eyed emoji. In this interaction, there is mutual respect between the two performers.
It can be recalled that over two decades earlier, Slim Shady had released Lose Yourself as part of his semi-autobiographical movie 8 Mile. It became his first number-one hit on Billboard Hot 100 and won two Grammy awards in 2004, besides winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2003.
