3rd Verse podcast crew talk about Eminem’s “STANS” documentary

During once of the recent episodes of 3rd Verse Podcast, Stat Quo, DJ Mormile, and Justin Hunte (aka The Company Man) discuss how Eminem’s “Stan” wasn’t just a song — it was a turning point. DJ breaks down the story behind the record that reshaped hip-hop storytelling, redefined the relationship between artist and audience, and quietly altered the trajectory of Eminem’s career. They also explore Eminem’s mystique, his ability to paint cinematic worlds through lyrics, and why “Stan” marked the moment admiration crossed into obsession. They also review STANS documentary, the film that examines the cultural aftermath of the song. This isn’t just a song breakdown or a film review. It’s a reflection on distance, influence, and what happens when art becomes a mirror for the audience staring back.

DJ Mormile: “I started when I was still in college, not even knowing if I wanted to be in the music industry when I started being around and working with Eminem. We would have a same conversation If I saw him when I went outside of this room as when he came to see me in college 27 years ago. Like, how genuine he is, how real of a person. He’s so solid, genuine person. He’s fantastic. So it was so cool to see. And it’s very close to me because it is called STANS and that song was such a crazy part of my life cause I was actually involved in the song.”

Stat Quo: We were in Vegas. Me and Proof were shooting craps and Suge Knight comes up. I had reached my hand out to shake his hand and Proof smack my hand down and said: “That’s the hand that got 2Pac killed. Don’t shake his hand.” He said this right in Suge’s face.

Justin L. Hunte: “I watch Eminem’s “STAN” documentary last night. This doc is 90 minutes and 70 minutes of it I just had legit tears running down my face. I can’t tell you the last anything I watched where the entire duration I was emotional.”

Stat Quo: “What people don’t talk about, Eminem’s one of the reasons, single-handedly he’s one of the reasons why hip-hop got the worldwide notoriety that it got. Taking it to another level. Eminem just being Eminem changed budgets for everybody because more people gravitated to hip-hop. And he made it to where white guys could actually rap and get a record deal. Vanilla Ice had “Ice Ice Baby” but it was like a joke. Eminem was like, ‘nah dawg, you heard that white boy?!’ And years later you start seeing rappers like MGK, G-Eazy and these guys, regardless if they want to admit it or not, he flew so they could crawl. And he came out from underground, a battle rapper. You can not question his credibility. As somebody who worked with him, he’s the real deal. That’s why I always say this: for me, my Mount Rushmore of greatest of all time, he’s number f–king one with a bullet. He’s better than everybody by far. Just like the greatest golfer is the black guy, the greatest rapper is a white guy. Straight up. I don’t care, they could say whatever they wanna say. I’ll have a debate with anybody that want to do it. I love André 3000, I think he’s incredible but Eminem?! I watched that man write a rhyme. And when I looked at it it was like a picture, an art but it was a rhyme. Then I watched him rap it, read it like turning it around. He said, ‘I do this because if somebody finds my rhyme book, they won’t be able to steal my rhymes.’ This mothef–ker is a genius! I’ getting goosebumps talking about it.”

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