DJ Khalil compares Kendrick Lamar to Eminem Posted on February 20, 2021 By Remy Gelenidze DJ Khalil has recently set down with HotNewHipHop where the super producer talked about numerous topics, including working experience with Kendrick Lamar, where at one point Seattle-born producer compared K. Dot to Eminem. Advertisement Interviewer: You said you look for emotion in music. Kendrick Lamar’s a master of conveying his emotions on wax and that is a reason why it resonates. As an OG watching someone like Kendrick grow and being close to his camp, what is it about his artistry in terms of playing with emotion that influences you? If it does at all. Advertisement DJ Khalil: I think that their approach to music is, like, they are not afraid. That is what I admire about Kendrick is he is not afraid to try stuff. He is going to try whatever and he will execute it. It is one thing to try it, but then to actually execute it? I look at him like Eminem. It is like, these guys just go in the studio and just and they are going to make as perfect a record as they can and they are going to try everything. It is that level of excellence that they operate with. You just can not teach that. That is what is inspiring to me. He is along those lines of Dr. Dre and Eminem and all those artists that are just next-level elite about every little detail and then it is authentic to him. He is not trying to be somebody else. He is just going to be him.For the full interview, visit HNHH here. Advertisement DJ Khalil has worked with Eminem on many occasions. You can check out his production list for Eminem below:• Eminem – “Talkin’ 2 Myself,” ft. Kobe Advertisement • Eminem – “Won’t Back Down,” ft. P!nk• Eminem – “25 To Life” Advertisement • Eminem – “Almost Famous”• Eminem – “Survival,” ft. Liz Rodriguez• Eminem – “Kings Never Die,” ft. Gwen Stefani• Dr. Dre – “Die Hard,” ft. Eminem• P!nk – “Here Comes The Weekend,” ft. Eminem• Eminem – “Castle” RECENT RELATED ARTICLESEminem’s “Lose Yourself” Is Being Played Before World Cup GamesJune 14, 2026Lil Tjay Fails to Name One Eminem Album on XXL’s ‘Rhyme and Risk’June 14, 2026Tobey Maguire Cosigns Eminem’s “Tobey” SongJune 14, 2026Baby Keem Names Eminem Among His Biggest InfluencesJune 11, 2026Akon Recalls How Eminem Produced “Smack That” and Taught Him a Life-Changing LessonJune 10, 2026Hip-Hop Community Reacts to Nasaan’s New Eminem-Inspired FreestyleJune 10, 2026 2021DJ KhalilEminemKendrick Lamar