Obama himself came out to Eminem ‘s “Lose Yourself,” going so far as to rap along the first few bars of the song. “I was feeling some kind of way following Eminem,” he said, reciting the opening verse from the track. “I thought Eminem was going to be performing, I was going to jump out. Love me some Eminem.”

Obama then appeared on stage to Eminem’s 2002 Oscar-winning track “Lose Yourself”. During his speech, Obama, whose love for music–especially hip-hop and rap–is well known through his popular playlists, recited the opening lines of the iconic track.