WASHINGTON — Eminem has tweaked two more adults — congressmen, this time.

        Rep. Ken Lucas, D-Richwood, and Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., asked CBS and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to keep the belligerent rap artist off the stage at Wednesday night's Grammy Awards.

        Eminem has infuriated many people but attracted an international following with rhymes that explore themes of hate, violence and revenge. Gay rights and feminist groups protested Eminem's appearance at the awards show in Los Angeles, where he was scheduled to perform a duet with pop singer Elton John, who is gay.

        The Marshall Mathers LP was nominated for four awards, including best album.

        Mr. Lucas and Mr. Israel faxed protest letters Monday to Billy Campbell, programming executive vice president at CBS, and Michael Greene, president of the recording academy, which oversees the awards.

        While they acknowledged a First Amendment right to free speech, the congressmen urged the network and the academy not to give Eminem a “national platform to glorify violence.”

        Neither CBS nor the academy responded to the letters, according to Mr. Lucas and Mr. Israel's staffs.

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