In a new interview with PANDA CHOP! News, the former head of security for Death Row Records, Reggie Wright Jr, talked about Eminem getting extorted but protected by Boo Yaa Tribe on the West Coast and Death Row Records confronting Eminem at the Source Awards 1999.
Interviewer: At the 1999, The Source awards, Death Row approached Eminem and they were gonna beat him down until you intervened and said to kick back that he had noting to do with it. Suge was in jail at that time. Did Suge personally call and say to go after Eminem because of his affiliation with Dre?
Reggie Wright: About Source Awards, it was like ‘you all ni–as be out here you all gotta represent. How you gonna go to Awards Show in LA and nobody is from LA there? Or performing or anything? You all go there, represent LA, stand up.’ It was not about beef. It was not about the beef with Dre or anything. But there was this dude Dean, the young assistant of Jimmy Iovine who was with Em and Dean looked at me like ‘Reggie what’s going on?’ Suge ain’t never really had no problems with Em to be honest. Suge always liked him, he always said he was a funny guy. He always kinda liked Em.
Interviewer: What was Eminem’s reaction when he got approached by all them dudes?
Reggie Write: He just looked and said nothing. It was not like he was scared or s–t but he was like ‘WHAT’S GOING ON.’ Then Dean jumped in and saw me. They know I was the only peacemaker. More importantly, Dean knew that I needed Em, that was my key to Jimmy whenever I needed to. It was like 10-20 of them standing there and three or four jumped in and they were about to do something bad to Eminem but fortunately they were listening to me and they just kept walking.”
Bubba Sparxxx has recently sat down with VLAD TV where the 45-year-old rapper reflected on his career and at one point talked about Eminem and what he though about Eminem dissing him on the leaked “GOAT” track.
Bubba said: “I hit Paul [Wall], obviously I did not directly contact Eminem at that time. That record was leaked. He had another record too. Me and Paul, we were shinning. It was Paul Wall time. Paul had told me about his addiction and what he was going through. And I get it. So when I heard that song, first of all, I never did Coke, I don’t know where this information came.”
Then he continues: “I never had a problem with cocaine. Timbaland has also addiction problems. So, with Eminem, I always felt like ‘After so many years, you gonna sneak attack me when I’m at lowest point in my life? I’m not even popping!’ and he explained to me how the song was older but I felt like even he dissing me he was actually paying quit a bit of respect. So, I didn’t really trip off of it.”
“Later on Eminem also mentioned me on his “Campaign Speech” song when Trump was running for office. He mentioned me in a freestyle then. I just know on a personal level that he is always a quiet guy. He would not say much about setting he would be in and at the end of the day he is like ‘how’s Bobby doing?’ I know the type of respect he has for me. I have every bit of respect him as well. It’s just, we all get pissy sometimes.” Bubba added.
Bubba Sparxxx also admitted that he failed to live up to being as good as Eminem. Bubba reflected on his rivalry with Eminem, explaining that he and Timbaland felt like they were competing with Eminem and Dr. Dre.
He said: “There were some areas where maybe I was stronger than him. But there were some areas where he was more experienced. First of all, he was older than me when he first came out … We was just two different human beings on a different journey.
Then he continues: “This is something that Tim and I have discussed too. Yeah, I failed to live up to being the second coming of Eminem. He failed to become the second coming of Dr. Dre in that situation. Even as far as getting caught up in that line of thinking of that’s what we’re competing with. Or we’re trying to match up with this standard of feeling like that was the pressure that was on us, though, in that building.
“But even just feeding into that line of thinking was a mistake, a grievous error on our part. And we definitely fell short of that [on the first album],” Bubba Sparxxx added.
Eminem dissed Bubba on a song “GOAT” which was leaked in 2010 and it was recorded during Em’s ‘drugged up’ phase and was probably to be released through his scrapped King Mathers album but it was never released officially. The song is about Eminem demanding respect as one of the greatest of all.
In the song, Em raps: See, you hardly ever do hear anyone even bringin’ up Paul Wall’s white / ‘Cause lyrically he / doesn’t pose a threat to anyone, see, he’s just aight / And Bubba Sparxxx, he just won’t write / Because he’s so caught up in that snow white / That Timbaland can’t even get him in the studio / He’s so gone off that coke, right? And it’s so sad ‘cause he’s dope, right? / America’s next great white hope, right? / So now they feel like they gotta come up with some corny-a– White Rapper Show, right?” (Lyrics from Genius)
Timbaland collaborated with Sparxxx on “Ugly” in 2001 and “Deliverance” in 2003, where Sparxxx even rapped about his struggles with addiction. Snoop Dogg had already declared Eminem the “Great White American Hope,” which makes it possible for Sparxxx to be the “next” one.
Eminem also mentioned Sparxxx in his “Campaign Speech” freestyle, in 2016 when Donald Trump was running for president. From Dylann Roof to Trayvon Martin, Donald Trump to Edward Norton, Eminem leaves no one out.
In the song, Eminem raps: “Love to start s–t / Shovin’ Clark Kent’s undergarments in the glove compartment / Of the bucket, bumpin’ Bubba Sparxxx / I’m double parkin’ up at Targets, trouble causer, a double crosser / Shadiest mothaf—a you’ll ever come across.”
Not long before “Campaign Speech” dropped, Bubba collaborated with Eminem’s signee Yelawolf on “Be Yourself.” Bubba Sparxxx was also signed to Yelawolf’s label, Slumerican, in March 2016.
Parking in two spots at Target isn’t the friendliest move, as one spot is more than adequate. In this scenario, being the “shadiest” refers to how inconsiderate Em’s parking choices are, but it’s also a play on his alter ego Slim Shady—he’s literally the shadiest alive.
During the conversation with Shaquille O’Neal on his new podcast called The Big Podcast, Jamal Crawford drew the parallel to hip-hop to rank his top five NBA players of all time and used Eminem and JAY-Z’s impact as an example and said: “In my top five, the dominance outweighs the number. You can not change the game and say this person has more points than me, he is better. It is beyond that. Jay-Z’s affect on hip-hop is bigger than any album sales Eminem will have. That is just how it goes.” It seems Don Canon does not agree.
Jamal Crawford’s statement sparked lots of discussions in social media and 50 Cent also weighed in. The Hip-Hop Wolf Instagram page posted Crawford’s interview and asked fans if they agree to the statement or not. Under the comment section, Fifty replied: “Ha, bulls–t.” with Sneezing Face emoji.
No Jumper podcast host Almighty Suspect also denied Crawford’s statement: “Bro, I can name like six Eminem clones right now. Hopsin, DAX, Logic, MGK, that white McDonald dude that white dude who’s is making If-I-Was-Black songs. Joyner Lucas is one of them too. That’s the six. I’m not naming rappers that look like Eminem. I’m naming rappers who are actual clones of Eminem. I just named six. Tell me, name me, six Jay-Z clones.”
The topic has recently been discussed on New Rory & Mall podcast with Don Canon who is a DJ, record producer, songwriter, record executive, co-founder of the Atlantic Records imprint, Generation Now. Cannon has produced tracks and albums for artists like Jeezy, Logic, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, 50 Cent, and numerous others.
“I hate to answer this questions because for a simple fact that there are so many A, B, C, D, F, Gs. My first time travelling to Japan, Africa and all those places, I will say that Eminem is in more places across the world than I’ve seen Jay-Z. I went to record stores across the countries and I see Eminem and Ludacris everywhere. Eminem’s impact across the world, they have this analogy about what’s the most common thing all around the world and they say stop signs, and most recognizable faces are Michael Jackson, Snoop, Em, maybe Elvis and few others. And those are things that make me feel like, worldwide Em may have the most influence.” – said Canon.
Then he continues: “I would love the hear what Jay has to say. He probably will never talk about that. It’s hard to say. Cause Em done so much. 50 Cent is here. Part of Dre’s second win was them collaborating. D12, the movie 8 Mile, so much came out and one of the Staples in hip-hop is Shade 45. He has had everybody: Us, Sway, Rude Jude, Whoo Kid, Kay Slay. He breeded that. It’s not easy to answer this question. It’s so debatable.”
Legendary Mark Batson, who has previously worked with Eminem, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre on many occasions, contributing to some of the most iconic records which have sold more than millions of copies worldwide, has recently hit twitter to remember the golden times in the studio with Eminem and Dr. Dre.
“Once upon a time, many years ago, there were three musicians who loved this powerful art form called: Hip Hop.” – The super-producer tweeted couple of hours ago, along the picture of himself, Eminem and Dr. Dre being in the studio, probably recording something for Relapse album.
Mark was heavily involved in my favorite Eminem album of all time, Relapse and Relapse: Refill. Some of his biggest Slim Shady hits include: “A– Like That,” “Crack A Bottle,” “Just Lose It,” “Kill For You,” with Skylar Grey, “Mosh,” “Nowhere Fast,” with Kehlani, “We Made You,” and the most recent work on Music To Be Murdered By album “Premonition.”
“When we made Relapse with Eminem, it was not well received at the moment but now it is considered to be a classic. That’s how it goes… The most important thing is to keep being creative and offer the people things you think they will need. From the calls, I have been getting today, and the album already being #1 on the iTunes’ New Age charts, I think that people are letting their voices be known that something like this album is essential.” said Mark Batson in an interview with HipHop24x7 back in 2021.
An icon recognizes an icon! Busta Rhymes salutes Eminem in his latest social media post.
East Flatbush, New York-born legend has recently hit Instagram to show love to Detroit legend by sharing their in-studio picture from 2014. In the caption, he writes:
“I know I am Super late on this but I gotta Salute one of my favorite MCs to ever touch the microphone and congratulate him on his Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction!! Eminem, Well deserved and Don’t Stop Ever King!!”
Back in November 5, 2022, Eminem got inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame by Dr. Dre in his first year of eligibility. Slim Shady celebrated his induction with a career-spanning medley featuring several special guests. The Detroit legend opened the show with brief snippet of his signature 1999 smash, “My Name Is,” before abruptly jumping to 2013’s “Rap God,” with its plethora of lyrical acrobatics. Eminem then welcomed Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler to the stage, enlisting the frontman to belt the “Dream On” hook that anchors his 2002 The Eminem Show track “Sing for the Moment.” Ed Sheeran was the next guest on stage, who played guitar and sang the hook for “Stan” (the original song samples Dido’s “Thank You”).
Eminem and Busta Rhymes have made four songs together. “Calm Down” (2014), “I’ll Hurt You” (2005), “Hail Mary” (2003) with 50 Cent and performed “Touch It” remix at 2006 BET Awards with Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliot, Lloyd Banks, Papoose and DMX.
Peter Gunz from Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz hip-hop duo, who released their debut album back in 1996, has recently sat down with Math Hoffa where the The Bronx, New York-rapper revealed that he was trying his best to get his son Cory Gunz signed to Eminem‘s Shady Records.
Cory Gunz who is currently signed to After Platinum Records, Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Universal Republic Records also revealed that Eminem is still his dream collaboration.
“Cory was raised on LL, Rakim, Kane, KRS-One, Redman, Jay-Z, Biggie, Nas. He only heard that and I would give him those patters and gave him like a homework. Go write like that, do this, do that. I would give him sprinkle of everything. Little bit of Slick Rick, little bit of De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, Busta, I wanted him to get full package. And then this rapper came along called Eminem and his patterns intrigued Cory and the rest is history.” said Peter Gunz.
Later in the interview, Peter continues: “I’m still a fan of Eminem. Yeah he may not be the same if he was black I get when people say that. He says it himself but that does not take away from him being incredible. Sometimes he says some s**t we can’t relate to but he also says meaningful stuff. He’s incredible to me. In my humble opinion, I think Eminem is incredible.”
“I met with Paul Rosenberg. I was really trying to get Cory next to Eminem. I even tapped the producers just to get next to Eminem, even if I didn’t want the beat. It was Mr. Porter but beat was fire. I felt like, if we get the beat from him and Cory rapped on he would play it for Eminem and that’s maybe set it up. That was my thinking of to try get him over there. It never panned out that way but things happen the way it supposed to happen.” Peter added.
Then Cory continues: “I wanted to work with Shady Records and to this day still I do. Cory and Eminem, that’ would be a dream come true. Shout out to Royce too.”
Peter adds: “That would be like me getting a song with Prince. That would be something on my bucket list if that happened before I die. Even before my own dreams, to get Eminem and Cory on a record or hear them rhyming together would be a dream come true because Cory one of the ones that can hang with him in my humble opinion.”
BBC has just released 4-part documentary Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World written and directed by iconic Chuck D. The docuseries examine how hip-hop/rap music became a cultural phenomenon, with insight from some of the rap scene’s biggest stars. You can check the Eminem-segment below but all the episodes are free to watch on BBC iPlayer. US citizens have to wait for January 31 though.
Eminem: When all these millions of people were listening to me it was crazy to watch this whole thing cause I was like ‘people are tripping because I said that?’ It made me realize that hip-hop has impact not only on me but millions of other people too
Sway: Eminem was a dope rapper. I first met Eminem right after he won the Rap Olympics. He became popular purely because of his talent and his skillset and the fact that he was a white guy that was outrapping everybody at that time.
Killer Mike: You can’t talk about Eminem without talking about Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre foresaw N.W.A and helped create what Gangsta Music was. But he also understood that game needed to changing. What Dr. Dre recognized in Eminem was that, there is a place for poor white people to have say in this culture.
KRS-One: Listening to Eminem’s early stuff, what’s going on internally in the white home. He’s writing you out. He’s talented. He tells his struggles.
Killer Mike: What Em showed the bigger world that hip-hop could do would unite people to understand that everyone suffers underserved. He participated in the culture he loved and he brought new audience with him.
Chuck D: It was the first time in hip-hop and rap music you can get somebody who really seriously making Elton John type of money.
Then Eminem continues talking about Donald Trump and his The Storm Freestyle which divided his fanbase in two: “If its gonna divide my fanbase then so be it. You may divide some people but you are also gonna bring a lot more people together. And maybe I could take that opportunity in this platform I have to be somebody that could inspire change.”
You can watch Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World Eminem-segment below:
Couple of days ago, TMZ caught up with the “8 Mile” star Mekhi Phifer where the Hollywood star turned down the possibility of Eminem shooting “8 Mile 2” movie but it seems 50 Cent is already working on the 8 Mile TV Series about Eminem’s legendary career.
“Second part? Sometimes it’s best to leave at one. Sometimes it’s best to leave it alone, once you make a classic, there is no reason to fool around with it. There has not been any conversations about it and it might never happen. Leave the classic alone and it will all be good. Just live with the 8 Mile. It might be interesting what happened next but the story that we told it was all good. I would not be in it. I’m sure Eminem would be in it either.” said Mekhi Phifer.
Today 50 Cent dropped by the neighborhood to speak with Big Boy about Black Mafia Family Season 2, touring 36 countries, and surpassing 1.8 billion views in 2022. He also discusses his Super Bowl performance with Dr. Dre and Eminem, his First Pitch for the Mets, and his hit song “In Da Club.” Plus, 50 Cent revealed Eminem turned down $9 million offer to perform at the FIFA World Cup 2022. He also revealed his plans to create an “8 Mile” TV show.
“I’m gonna bring his 8 Mile to television. And Em knows it. It’s gonna be big. I’m working on it. I ain’t got no does. I’m betting one hundred. It should be there for his legacy. It’s important to me that they understand it. It’s a modern version of Em, think about Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. Like a modern version of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. I wanna be able to show and offer a lot more details. I’mma do Snoop Dogg story too.” said 50 Cent during the 40-minutes interview.
