IDK Releases New Mini-Documentary Featuring Eminem

To celebrate the release of his new single “Welcome” featuring Eminem, IDK has unveiled NO PLAN B, a candid mini-documentary chronicling his trip to Detroit to record with the hip-hop icon.

The film captures the raw studio dynamic between the Maryland rapper and Marshall Mathers, tracing IDK’s journey from rapping Eminem’s lyrics as a kid to sitting beside him in the booth. Reflecting on the surreal nature of the session, IDK said, “I was telling Eminem that my first rap ever memorized was his s–t. So to be here right now [in a studio with Eminem] it’s a full circle moment.”

Throughout the documentary, IDK opens up about the isolation and ridicule he endured while chasing his musical ambitions, recalling the days he skipped classes just to lock into his craft. “I stopped going to school. I would not go to classes. I’ll be ne a f–king cafeteria looking stupid bro. I had my headphones, shaking my head and everybody was laughing at me but I knew that at certain point it would make sense,” he continued.

Eminem immediately related to that mindset, sharing how early skepticism and the struggle to master his own craft fueled an all-or-nothing mentality. “Same feeling here. When the world starts beating you down you want to prove them wrong and be like ‘I’mma show you. keep laughing.’ It’s funny when you start out, you suck. It’s like ‘I love this but I’m not good at it yet.’ And then you start rounding a corner like ‘oh s–t, that’s a good line.’ And the you start getting better and better. And then you decide like ‘I’m gonna put all my eggs in one basket. It’s wild when you round that corner and you’re like ‘okay, this is it. I’m doing this, no plan B.’ If you want it and you want it bad enough then you can’t have a plan B cause you ain’t go time for plan B,” Eminem said.

Beyond the verses, the conversation highlights IDK’s growth as an independent artist finally finding his footing with a dedicated support system. “This is the first time I feel like I gotta a team. I’ve never been a part of no crew. Always been cool with everybody but now I’m figuring out my own s–t,” IDK added.

The session also reveals a moment of mutual respect regarding production, with Eminem recounting his own unexpected start making beats under Dr. Dre’s guidance and how hearing IDK’s work immediately caught his ear. “My first album, I had to figure out on the fly cause I didn’t know how to make beats and I started making beats and Dre was like ‘you are producing!’ and I’m like ‘Am I?!’ cause I would just sit on the NPC, making the beat pattern that I like and temp and s–t, and you kinda start leaning on the fly but when Paul sent me the J. Dilla song of yours, I was like ‘does he produce too?’ Cause I knew that the beat switch-up was you. That’s dope,” Eminem added.

With “Welcome” now out on streaming platforms, NO PLAN B offers fans a rare look behind the curtain at the shared hunger and work ethic that brought IDK and Eminem together in Detroit.

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