Lil Tjay Fails to Name One Eminem Album on XXL’s ‘Rhyme and Risk’

Lil Tjay recently stepped up for XXL’s Rhyme and Risk trivia game, presented by Stake, where rappers answer culture questions for a trophy. Right answers get you points, while wrong answers lead to hilarious punishments, like chewing on a terrifying mystery-flavored jelly bean.

The trivia covered a broad range of rap lore, from Ice Spice’s roots to the specific light shining on Future’s Mixtape Pluto cover. But the ultimate curveball apparently came in the form of a truly exhausting, hyper-niche trivia question: naming just three albums by Eminem.

Faced with the monumental task of recalling a single record from one of the best-selling discographies in music history, the Bronx rapper completely froze. Scrambling for answers under pressure, Tjay delivered a little stupid response: “Tryin think. Is 8 Mile one? I have no clue.”

To be fair, the 8 Mile soundtrack does belong to Eminem, but counting a cinematic movie score as a core solo album is definitely a stretch. It’s safe to say Tjay won’t be guest-starring on any Shady Records tracks anytime soon, and he might want to spend his next studio break doing some serious homework on the 2000s.

Fortunately, Tjay managed to salvage some of his hip-hop credibility when asked which artist once held the Guinness World Record for the most words in a hit single. He correctly guessed Eminem, though he hesitated for a moment, torn between Slim Shady and the legendary fast-rapper Busta Rhymes. It turns out Shady’s “Rap God” legacy was easier to remember than his actual album titles.

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