Eminem and Rihanna took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to a new level last weekend. The tour buddies completed the challenge on stage in Detroit on Saturday night. At the end of the show – the duo’s final stop on their “Monster Tour” – Eminem accepted Dr. Dre’s nomination and had Rihanna dump a bucket of ice water on him while he sat in a chair on stage.
Eminem and Rihanna are travelling around the country on the “Monster Tour,” and they spent the past weekend in Detroit, Eminem’s home city. Fans at Eminem’s hometown show got an added bonus when Eminem accepted and completed the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS (more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) live on the stage.
After Eminem took the challenge he called out Denaun Porter, Rick Rubin and, of course,
“Detroit, what you think? Should I do it?” Rihanna asked the crowd of 45,000. Eminem did the honours and doused the singer while Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” played in the background.
It is kind of cool that they took the challenge in front of a live audience. Instead of doing it at home and simply uploading a video, they brought the whole crowd into it.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has helped to raise more than $40 million for ALS related charities within the past few weeks.
