Iconic hip-hop artist Redman’s legacy in the rap game can be largely attributed to his lyricism and writing techniques, and the legendary rapper believes his approach to the craft is sometimes very similar to that of one of his peers.
Jeremy Hecht of HipHopDX has recently caught up with the East Coast emcee at the City Of Hope red carpet event in Los Angeles. During their chat, Redman elaborated on how his mind operates in the context of composing.
“When I am sitting down, actually orchestrating a rhyme, I really go into different dimensions of rhyming and word patterns and s–t. It’s real intricate.” Redman said.
Then he continued: “Another person who is like that is Eminem. I have seen some of his writing patterns and I am like, ‘Okay,’ ’cause we talked about it one time and it is very intricate how we get our wordplay.”
During Spout Podcast, Cordae tells the story of his unique collaboration approach, revealing that he’s never paid for a feature, not even from the biggest names like Eminem and Lil Wayne! And he takes you inside his literal ‘Dre. Day’ as he tells the story of visiting Dr. Dre’s house.
“I remember when I was at Dr. Dre house a couple of years ago. I had to use bathroom real quick, literally had to just thank god. It’s the same with Eminem. I think I posted a couple of month ago, I was like, ‘yo, I really got a song with Eminem.'” said Cordae.
Then he continued: “Ten years old me, having an iPod. Even before the iPad days, before I even had an iPod, it was MP3 where you downloaded off LimeWire to your computer, listening to The Marshall Mathers LP, The Slim Shady LP, Infinite album and was just listening to him and now I got Eminem on a song and he gassed on it. I got a platinum song with him! Dawg, it’s a blessing. I got a platinum song produced by J. Cole. Crazy! God is good man. I take no credit for it.”
Later in the interview, Cordae listen an artist that influenced him as a musician: “Just my personal people that influenced me the most musically are Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem and J. Cole. Also Big L. He’s rhyme skills are ridiculous. Oh and Kendrick Lamar. That’s like The 7 and then you throw in the eight like Stevie Wonder and Usher. Usher has a huge influence on me.”
Many hip-hop artists have been influenced by Eminem, JAY-Z, and Kanye West during the course of their careers, and Westside Gunn just acknowledged that he is one of them.
The Griselda rapper has recently sat down on SiriusXM‘s “Hip Hop Nation” radio show for an exclusive interview with Torae. Despite his impressive resume, the Buffalo, NY native didn’t realize how dope he was on the mic until he started spending time with those legends.
“Not to sound crazy — I learned how ill I am. You heard the names that you just named. They don’t get no bigger.” – said Westside Gunn
Then he continued: “And these is guys that’s my friends, my family. I could call them and ask them for anything. So, that’s how you have Virgil Abloh on the cover of Gunn’s albums Pray for Paris and And Then You Pray for Me. The ‘Steve & Jony’ record that’s on the album? That idea came from Hov. He called me and him that. We was just talking about this album, and he was like, ‘Yo, you should name one of them songs that.’”
Ebro In The Morning has recently sat down with Jessie Reyez on HOT97 to discuss a variety of topics including finding her self identity, decision to slow down drinking, the process writing her book, relationships, affirmations she uses, and also shares a funny story about meeting Eminem and Beyoncé for the first time.
“I was f–king nervous as hell. There are only two people that I’ve ever met where I had to center myself and not freak out. And Em is one of them. The other one is Beyoncé.” said Jessie Reyez.
Then she continued: “[When I met Eminem] That was funny cause I didn’t realize when we met I hugged and make sounds like ‘huuh’. Audibly exhaled in a very f–king ridiculous way. But it was just genuine. I was really excited.”
“It always resonated with me that he has always been very f–king himself. And very honest. Whether right or wrong, very honest. And at the very least when someone can be that there’s a level of respect that I feel is due because a lot of people in this world f–king can’t be that. Or are scared to be that. So, in that way I resonated in childhood nostalgic ways cause I remember 8 Mile and f–king seeing this middle finger with the two fingers down and thinking this s–t is lit. And being in theater like ‘yoo, I wanna f–king rap.’ It was awesome being in the room with f–king legend.” she added.
There are a few things Ed Sheeran can’t live without. From his security guard, Kev, to his signature line of hot sauces, Tingly Ted’s, the singer-songwriter listed 10 Things Ed Sheeran Can’t Live Without essentials with GQ Magazine.
When asked which three artists he would listen for the rest of his life, here is what he replied:
“Three artists I would listen to for the rest of my life? I think The Beatles…I’m gonna choose the artists that have wide wide wide catalog cause there is some artists that are my favorite artists but have like two or three albums and if it was for the rest of my life I would want to have a wide catalog. So, I would say, The Beatles, I would say Eminem and Foy Vance.” – Ed Sheeran.
During World Famous Top 5 session on his show, Nick Cannon said he’s a fan of Eminem and listed his top 5 songs of all time.
“I am an Eminem fan. To celebrate Eminem we are going to do top 5 Eminem songs. Number five, the one that put him on the map, HI MY NAME IS, SLIM SHADY. Number four, this was a big one, he was talking that talk, he was putting all out there. CLEANIN’ OUT MY CLOSET.” said Nick.
Then he continued: “Number three, one of the most creative songs I’ve ever heard in hip-hop and he’s joined on there by the one and only Dr. Dre, GUILTY CONSCIENCE. They were talking s–t on that one. Number two Slim Shady songs of all time, this is where it gets controversial ladies and gentleman. One of the best stories in hip-hop history. Here it is, STAN. Some people say ‘Stan’ could be number one. Men lie, women lie but number don’t. Took them all the way to the Oscars, Eminem’s biggest song ever, you know it, you love it, LOSE YOURSELF.”
“There is top 5 Eminem songs of all time. Do you agree? Shouts out to Marshall. Let’s do it. It’s top 5. It’s incredible” – Nick added.
In the description of the video, Nick Cannon wrote: “Sending out a Happy Birthday to #Eminem and to celebrate these are the TOP 5 Em songs of all time!”
DJ Mark The 45 King also know as The 45 King, an iconic hip-hop producer from New York City who collaborated with Jay-Z, Eminem, and Queen Latifah, passed away on Thursday. He was 62.
Born Mark Howard James, he took the moniker The 45 King because of his fondness for sampling old, obscure records. His death was announced on social media Thursday afternoon by a fellow hip-hop producer, DJ Premier.
Information on the cause or place of death were not immediately available. An inquiry sent to James’s manager was not immediately returned.
“His sound was unlike any other from his heavy drums and his horns were so distinct on every production,” DJ Premier wrote, referring to James as DJ Mark The 45 King.
The 45 King is the man who produced arguably the greatest storytelling hip-hop song in history, Eminem’s “Stan” from his 2000 classic album, The Marshall Mathers LP.
Slim Shady took to X to honor the legendary producer by sharing a video of The 45 King talking about producing “Stan.” In the caption, Em wrote: “Legends are never over. #RIP Mark Howard James aka The 45 King … I’m 4ever grateful!!!”
Check the tweet below:
Legends are never over. #RIP Mark Howard James aka The 45 King … I’m 4ever grateful!!! https://t.co/s4ywAw6r03
Despite being from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Usher has made a name for himself in Las Vegas because to his iconic musical career.
The singer has performed his fair share of one-off shows and his My Way residency in the city and now, he’s being honored with a key to Las Vegas.
On Tuesday, the city celebrated the R&B star with a ceremony conducted by City Councilman Cedric Crear and Mayor Carolyn Goodman, who declared October 17 to be “Usher Raymond Day.”
“Councilman, thank you so much for this momentous moment. I know the efforts that go into doing something like this and I don’t take it for granted. I wanna thank you for your belief in the future and your ability to be able to recognize those things that actually do grow your city. I am someone who is not just contributing by way of entertainment, but also to the heartbeat of the city.” said Usher in a speech.
During a recent Las Vegas show, Usher payed homage to Dr. Dre by playing some of the legendary producer’s iconic singles: “Forgot About Dre,” “The Next Episode,” “Still DRE” and “Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang.” He even rapped Eminem’s hook from “Forgot About Dre”
Yesterday, Eminem received birthday wishes from his friends, colleagues and fans as the Detroit legend turned 51 years old.
Happy birthday to the legendary Eminem. What’s crazy is during my whole come up I used to ask “I wonder if Eminem knows who I am..” that s–t mattered to me. He was the one rapper that I NEEDED approval from. Maybe it’s because musically he birthed my style and from age 13 this dude was like a god to me. The way he was able to put words together and express himself. The way he was vulnerable and spilled his heart out with his pen and made you feel something. From “Stan”, to “The Way I Am” and “Cleaning Out My Closet” and “Lose Yourself” and “Hailie’s Song” and many others…” said Joyner Lucas on his Instagram post.
“HAPPY BDAY TO EMINEM, ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE MC’S TO EVER TOUCH A MICROPHONE SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS HIPHOP CULTURE!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREATNESS KING!!” wrote Busta Rhymes in the caption of his Instagram post.
“Happy Birthday to the living legend Eminem love you to death man, God bless wishing you many more.” wrote 50 Cent on X.
His friends and fans have united on social media to send some beautiful birthday messages to the Detroit legend.
Happy birthday to the legendary Eminem. What’s crazy is during my whole come up I used to ask “I wonder if Eminem knows who I am..” that s–t mattered to me. He was the one rapper that I NEEDED approval from. Maybe it’s because musically he birthed my style and from age 13 this dude was like a god to me. The way he was able to put words together and express himself. The way he was vulnerable and spilled his heart out with his pen and made you feel something. From “Stan”, to “The Way I Am” and “Cleaning Out My Closet” and “Lose Yourself” and “Hailie’s Song” and many others…” said Joyner Lucas on his Instagram post.
Then he continued: “Then First time I ever met Em, was at a Royce 5’9″s video shoot. Fast forward and I get to shoot my music video with him…. “LUCKY YOU”….I remember being on this video set and it feeling like an out of body experience the whole time. I kept saying to myself “this ain’t real”… like I’m shooting a music video with the GOAT right now On MY BIRTHDAY!!?? The whole video shoot he kept saying things to me like “yo, when you said this line and that line on this song and that song, how did you come up with that? Like how did you put those syllables together and how did you tell the story in that way?” I’m like, damn bro, you really listen to my s–t? Lol blew my damn mind. Marshall is probably the most humble down to earth people you will ever meet. Happy birthday my brother and thank you for your contributions to both the game AND my life.”
“HAPPY BDAY TO EMINEM, ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE MC’S TO EVER TOUCH A MICROPHONE SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS HIPHOP CULTURE!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREATNESS KING!!” wrote Busta Rhymes in the caption of his Instagram post.
“Happy Birthday to the living legend Eminem love you to death man, God bless wishing you many more.” wrote 50 Cent on X.
In the latest episode of Wild N’ Out featuring 24kGoldn, Hitman Holla, Justina Valentine and more, Nick Cannon threw a little jab at Eminem during “Flow Job” session.
Wild ‘N Out is an American sketch comedy and battle rap improv game show television series created and hosted by rapper, producer and comedian Nick Cannon, currently airing on VH1 channel.
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out delivers lightning-fast improv and head-to-head battles, helmed by the master of ceremonies, Nick Cannon. The stakes are high as teams face off in a series of visceral, hip-hop-edged comedy showdowns, all culminating in a rap battle for the championship belt.
During “Flow Job” session, Nick threw shot at Eminem with the following bars: “I’m kinda like undertaker, you know I get it in. All I need is a shovel and a b–ch named Eminem.”
Nick Cannon has showed love to Eminem in numerous times so it’s obvious he’s just having a fun time. Last year, during the interview with XXL magazine, Nick said: “Shouts out to everybody but number five is Marshall Mathers, Eminem. I gotta give props and respect and credit to the man cause he’s a beast because criteria for me for top five is obviously numbers, skill, flow, storytelling ability or messaging, lyricism based on the bars and how you put it all together and that dude checks all the boxes so definitely I’ll give Em number five.”
DJ VLAD has recently sat down on bomb1st where he revealed that an interview with Eminem is the interview that he always wanted to do the most.
“I mean, I always felt like an Eminem interview. Like, me and Eminem being roughly the same age, having roughly the same background, having roughly the same experiences. I mean, I didn’t grow up in trailer homes but I did grow up in projects in Springfield, Massachusetts and sort of this love of hip-hop and being white.” said VLAD.
Then he continued: “I discovered Eminem before Dre did cause I’ve been hip-hop kid since elementary school. I remember this website called Sandbox Automatic which basically sold an independent vinyl. This was like ’96-’97. And I remember they had The Slim Shady EP. There was a lot of buzz over this new white kid from Detroit. I remember I bought it. I bought the CD. I remember driving around in it in the bay and listening to it, letting my friends listen to it. I remember one of my homies was like ‘nah man, black people ain’t gonna f–k with this.’ but then Dre found him and boom and he’s a superstar. But I discovered Eminem before Dre and Jimmy Iovine and all these people. I was very early on that train. And I knew right away how talented he was and how much better he was than anyone else.”
“I remember I religiously followed every guest appearance he had, on Da Ruckus and you know, Bad Meets Evil and everything else. I really followed his career closely. So, saying that, I think me and Em could sit down like 3 hours, it would be the biggest interview he has ever done. Easy! Easy! The biggest interview he has ever done would be me and him because of what I do and who he is. I don’t think there is anyone that could sit down with him and pull off what I can pull off. But we have never been remotely close to an Eminem interview. I was in the same kind of outside area with him one time. Never spoken. But he knows who I am. He has referenced one of my Lord Jamar’s interviews in one of his songs so he knows who I am. But I’ve never been in the same room. That’d be an interview that I always wanted to do. But I don’t know if its gonna happen or not.” VLAD added.
Later, in the comment section of the video, VLAD explained the meaning of the word ‘discovered.’ He said: “The title is a bit misleading. If you watch the interview, I just said I was listening to Eminem’s music a while before he got signed to Dre. I was never in a position to sign him or anything like that, which people associate with the term “discovered”.”
