Kid Rock has revised the guest lineup for Halfway 2 Jesus just days before the album’s scheduled Saturday, Oct. 17 arrival. In a video shared Wednesday, Rock said Lil Wayne is now attached to “7 Sins,” the track previously announced as featuring Eminem. Eminem, Rock added, is still expected to appear on the project, but on a different song titled “Heal My Faith.”
The change matters because the initial Eminem credit had become one of the most discussed details surrounding the album. Rock described Eminem as a friend of nearly 40 years and acknowledged online objections to their reunion. He framed the revised credits bluntly: Wayne has taken the “7 Sins” spot, while Eminem has shifted elsewhere on the record.
“You folks will probably be happy to hear that he’s no longer on ‘7 Sins,’” Rock said of Eminem. “Another very good friend of mine, Lil Wayne, is now on ‘7 Sins.’”
Rock then said that critics should not interpret the song change as Eminem leaving the album. “It’ll probably not make you very happy to hear that Eminem is still on the album,” he said, identifying “Heal My Faith” as the new placement.
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What changed—and what did not
The available information points to a switch in track placement, rather than the removal of a guest from the album itself. Track placement simply means which individual song contains an artist’s contribution. Rock’s comments establish that Lil Wayne is now connected to “7 Sins” and that Eminem is connected to “Heal My Faith.” They do not, however, establish the full album track list, the roles each performer has on their respective songs, or whether other credits changed alongside them.
That distinction is useful in an era when a feature can dominate an album conversation long before listeners hear the finished music. An announced guest spot is often treated as a fixed fact by fans, but album rollouts can change: song titles, sequencing, personnel and credits may be revised before release. Here, Rock has specifically offered a new configuration, not a detailed explanation of the creative or logistical reason for it.
For listeners tracking Halfway 2 Jesus, the cleanest takeaway is therefore limited but clear:
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- Lil Wayne is now the announced guest on “7 Sins.”
- Eminem is no longer announced for “7 Sins.”
- Rock says Eminem remains on the album through “Heal My Faith.”
- The album is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17.
Nothing in Rock’s statement confirms which song was recorded first, whether either track was altered during the switch, or how the eventual credits will be formatted. Those are meaningful unknowns, especially because a feature can range from a brief vocal appearance to a full verse or more extensive collaboration.
Why the Eminem credit drew attention
The original Eminem announcement carried context beyond the two artists’ shared Detroit ties. Rock has been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump, while Eminem has repeatedly criticized Trump. That political contrast has made their continued friendship and renewed musical connection a focal point for people discussing the forthcoming album.
Rock had previously addressed the difference directly, saying that he and Eminem disagree politically and in other ways but have remained friends. His stated position was not that their disagreements had vanished, but that they had not ended a relationship stretching back decades.
That is why the updated song assignment is likely to be read in two ways at once. At the basic level, it is a late album-credit adjustment. At the conversation level, it changes the title attached to the collaboration that had become a symbol of two prominent artists maintaining a friendship despite public ideological differences.
It would be a leap, though, to treat the move to “Heal My Faith” as proof of a political compromise, a response to any particular criticism, or a statement about either song’s content. Rock said online reaction existed and announced the new assignments, but he did not provide further detail tying the switch to a specific cause. The available facts support the change itself, not a definitive motive behind it.
A collaboration built on a long history
Regardless of which new song ultimately carries Eminem’s appearance, the pair have an established history in each other’s work. Eminem appeared on “F*ck Off,” from Kid Rock’s 1998 album Devil Without a Cause. Years later, Kid Rock appeared in Eminem’s 2013 video for “Berzerk.”
Those earlier connections give the new album credit more context than a one-off guest spot between artists with no shared past. They also explain why Rock referred to Eminem as an old friend rather than merely a high-profile collaborator. Their professional overlap dates to the late 1990s, while the current discussion has been shaped by the considerably more recent visibility of their political differences.
Lil Wayne also has prior history with Rock. The two performed “All Summer Long” together at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, and Wayne joined Rock again at that year’s CMA Awards. His move onto “7 Sins” is therefore another reunion between artists who have shared major-event stages before, rather than an entirely unfamiliar pairing.
What listeners can reasonably watch for
The practical consequence of the update is that the two songs may now draw attention for different reasons. “7 Sins” becomes the Lil Wayne collaboration, while “Heal My Faith” becomes the Eminem collaboration. Until the album arrives, though, assigning a sound, theme or artistic role to either guest would be speculation. The titles alone are not enough to establish genre, lyrics or subject matter.
There is also a difference between an artist being attached to a song and the precise form a feature takes. Public descriptions of collaborations may not reveal whether a musician contributes vocals, a verse, a hook, production, or some other credited element. Rock’s comments settle the announced song names, but not those finer details.
For now, the significant story is not that Eminem has been removed from Halfway 2 Jesus. By Rock’s account, he has not. The headline change is narrower: Lil Wayne is now on “7 Sins,” and Eminem has moved to “Heal My Faith.” With the record scheduled for Oct. 17, the finished release is positioned to clarify the scope of both appearances and whether the altered billing changes the larger conversation around the album.
