--- title: Eminem Performs 'Venom' at Empire State for Jimmy Kimmel description: Eminem took to the top of the Empire State Building to give a stunning performance of his song 'Venom' during 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' canonical: https://time.com/5426171/eminem-venom-empire-state-building/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-16T17:23:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:29.444Z og:title: Eminem Performs on Top of the Empire State Building og:description: During an appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' og:url: https://time.com/5426171/eminem-venom-empire-state-building/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cb54008c7e34d65/69893cb897cdffe9676b6797/eminem-performs-venom-on-top-of-empire-state-building.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: MTV EMAs 2017 - Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Eminem Performs on Top of the Empire State Building twitter:description: During an appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cb54008c7e34d65/69893cb897cdffe9676b6797/eminem-performs-venom-on-top-of-empire-state-building.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Eminem Takes You Higher With a Performance On Top of the Empire State Building  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 16, 2018 5:23 PM UTC  LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Eminem performs on stage during the MTV EMAs 2017 held at The SSE Arena, Wembley on November 12, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Eminem performs on stage during the MTV EMAs 2017 held at The SSE Arena, Wembley on November 12, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)Kevin Mazur—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 16, 2018 5:23 PM UTC Rapper [Eminem](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1899935,00.html) took his music to new heights — literally — when he performed his song “Venom” from the top of the [Empire State Building](http://time.com/3880667/the-empire-state-building-in-praise-of-new-yorks-beloved-skyscraper/) during a special segment of [_Jimmy Kimmel Live!_](http://time.com/5197333/jimmy-kimmel-interviews-kids-about-la-ny/) The clip was a part of Kimmel’s special show in Brooklyn and was shot using a Google Pixel 3 camera; in the footage, Eminem raps against a light show on the observation deck of the towering New York City landmark and has a hilarious exchange with longtime Kimmel associate Guillermo in the elevator up to the deck. The choice to film at the Empire State Building is apropos when you consider that “Venom” is the theme song for the new Marvel movie about the antihero of the same name. The song appears on the movie’s soundtrack, but can also be found on Eminem’s recent surprise album, _Kamikaze_. 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