‘YOUNG AND SCRAPPY’

WATCH: Vivek Ramaswamy Raps Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ in Iowa

Ramaswamy said at the Iowa State Fair that the song was his top pick as a walk-out tune at campaign events.

Long-shot Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy slipped into his rapper alter ego “Da Vek” at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, spitting bars from Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” on stage. “The whole crowd goes so loud, he opens his mouth but the words won’t come out, he’s choking, how, everybody’s joking now, the clock’s run out, time’s up, OVER BLAOW!” Ramaswamy rapped as the crowd reacted with a few cheers and claps. He previously told Politico that before his presidential aspirations, Ramaswamy performed at open mics and campus events as an undergrad at Harvard, sometimes toying with lyrics about libertarianism. His song of choice? “Lose Yourself,” which he also said at the fair was his favorite walk-out tune at campaign events. “It’s like, young and scrappy,” he told Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. During his time on stage, Ramaswamy accompanied his rap with a rant about the “climate change agenda” and how he’d sign a “declaration of independence from Communist China” if elected president.