50 Cent promises that his 8 Mile TV series will be as big as Eminem’s 2002 feature film.
Fif first announced the project back in January, 2023 telling Big Boy’s Neighborhood that he hopes the series will help further Slim Shady’s already untouchable “legacy.”
“We in motion. It’s gonna be big. I’m working. I ain’t got no duds. I’m batting 100 … I think it should be there for [Eminem’s] legacy because it’s important to me that they understand it.” Fif said at that time.
50 Cent shed more light on the TV show in a recent interview with Men’s Health this week, noting that his 8 Mile reboot is on track to be just as big as the 2002 movie, starring Eminem.
“I’m developing the 8 Mile film into a series. So this s–t is expected to be just as big as the feature film, just huge. It’ll be huge. The interest in it is because the time period of 8 Mile was capturing per the bat, so as we move it into modern times you’ll see things about how we function now, how technology changed the way people enter the music business.”
Then he continued: “This is why you don’t see groups in the music business. You see so many individual artists because there’s no artist development. They used to take time, find Justin Timberlake over here, this guy from over here, bring this guy then we got NSYNC. Then we got Backstreet [Boys], then we got all of these cool boy bands because you put all of that talent into one show.”
Chuck D from legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy, has recently shared his opinion on Eminem, probably following the release of the “Realest” in which Eminem throws jabs at another hip-hop pioneer, Melle Mel.
“The thing that got me about Eminem was that he was better crashing on himself than those coming at him. Battle rapwise that completely took the air outta the match like a comedian killing himself on stage.” tweeted Chuck D.
Check D is saying that Eminem is better at critiquing himself than the people who try to diss him and that makes Eminem more powerful. You can’t hurt a men who hurts themselves. In other words, you can’t beat Eminem in a rap battle when he’s already made all of his weaknesses known. Like he did it in the final rap battle scene of 8 Mile against Papa Doc. Eminem doesn’t hide his flaws so nobody can say anything that people didn’t already know. So Chuck D thinks ‘Be so hard on yourself that nothing can hurt you’ mentality makes him stronger.
One of the users commented: “I got respect for him but would he have made it so big without Dre?!” on which Chuck D replied: “Well Jason a lotta people flocked to the gangsta sides NOT because it was ‘better’ but more scarily authentic especially to young kids yes most black kids weren’t about that life either. … wanting a hipper edge they couldn’t ever be. Scared them into being‘ down’ from the outside imo . So full circle.”
You can check the tweet below:
The thing that got me about @Eminem was that he was better crashing on himself than those coming at him. Battle rapwise that completely took the air outta the match like a comedian killing himself on stage.
“Las Vegas, make some noise for the next undisputed welterweight champion of the world, Terence “Bud” f–king Crawford,” Eminem yelled to the star-filled crowd in the microphone as the signature beats of his 8 Mile movie hit single “Lose Yourself” filled the T-Mobile Arena.
Many celebrities where stunned by the event, including Joe Budden who could not hide his excitement during 647th episode of Joe Budden Podcast.
“When this song comes on you can do anything in the world. You can accomplish anything you want to accomplish out there. It’s a cheat code. Yo, I was in my room by the time this beat drop, I said ‘HOLY S–T’! WHAT THE F–K! OHHH MYYYY GOD!’ I switched sides so fast. Before Em could sing his Mom’s Spaghetti on his shirt, DAWG! I know me and Em may have had our differences but this right here, this is what this song was made for! OH MY GOOOD!” says Joe Budden in the video.
It appears Eminem has not forgotten about the comments the legendary emcee Melle Mel made about him earlier this year, addressing them in a firestorm of deadly bars on Ez Mil‘s new song, called “Realest.”
Few months ago, during an interview on The Art Of Dialogue, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five rapper responded to Billboard magazine’s list of Top 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time which placed Eminem at number 4 by saying that the Detroit legend is considered in top 5 only because of his skin colors: BEING WHITE.
In the song “Realest,” Eminem responded with the bars that may be a cause of the start of one of the biggest feuds in hip-hop history. “Shout to the Furious Five and Grandmaster Flash but boy (What up doe) / There’s someone who really is furious stay out his path his wrath avoid / And I’ll be the last to toy with a juice head whose brain is like half destroyed / Like a meteor hit it well there went Melle Mel we lost his a– to roids (Damn).” Em raps.
Kxng Crooked looks confident that Melle Mel is in the booth right now, recording the response to Eminem: “I know Melle in the booth right now.. Ain’t no way he doesn’t respond.. What if he drops it on Hip Hop’s birthday 8/11?” He tweeted.
One of the fans responded: “Melle don’t want that smoke.” On which Crooked replied: “He made The Message man I think he wants all of it! One of the original emcees..”
Detroit rapper Lazarus asked: “What’s your take on that battle bro?” On that, Kxng responded: “I could be wrong but I ultimately think this is what Melle wanted and now the ball is in his court. If he drops a great record it would be dope for the culture in terms of pioneers continuing to shine in this day and age.”
Another fan commented: “Yes, but it’s never been this real, rapper’s who have fought Em on tracks have been discredited as MCs to a point where they have changed genres. Going against Em hasn’t worked for anyone so its not just career suicide but it’s an all out fight for your credibility as a musician.” On that, the West Coast legend replied: “There’s nothing Em can do to erase Melle Mel from the Hip Hop history books. Let’s keep things in perspective”
Lastly, Kxng Crooked tweeted: “If there was a such thing as Hip Hop Jeopardy and the category was Founders & Pioneers.. Em would get every answer right.. He luvs this s–t immensely.. I don’t think that was an easy recording session.”
I could be wrong but I ultimately think this is what Melle wanted and now the ball is in his court. If he drops a great record it would be dope for the culture in terms of pioneers continuing to shine in this day and age. https://t.co/l2n5sjNLaP
If there was a such thing as Hip Hop Jeopardy and the category was Founders & Pioneers.. Em would get every answer right.. He luvs this shit immensely.. I don’t think that was an easy recording session
Ez Mil has just released his debut single “Realest,” featuring Eminem under Shady Records and it’s already been discussed a lot on social media because of Slim Shady’s one of the sharpest lyrics as the Detroit legend is no stranger to controversy.
Eminem’s response to The Game
“And that is the only retort, is I’m not played in the clubs (What?) / Motherf–ker, put a cork in it / Only reason they still play your s–t in the club (Why?) / Is ’cause you still perform in ’em (Ha-ha).”
Eminem is talking about the claim that The Game made when he wanted to spark “beef” with Eminem. To quote what The Game said on the Matt & Stak’s SHOWTIME Basketball podcast: “When have you ever heard an Eminem song playing in the club?” Eminem reacts to this by implying that the only reasons that The Games music is played in clubs is because he performs in them, by clubs Eminem also means small venues because The Game is still a “small” artist therefore he can’t sell out big stadium arenas like Em.
Eminem’s response to Lord Jamar
“I am the guest in this house but I turn this b–ch to a mansion (What? Yeah) / That’s an expansion, made it / gargantuan (Huh, what?) / England, Germany, France and Japan’s in this b–ch (Huh, yeah) / Even Dubai, because my music, they do buy (What?).”
A response to Lord Jamar who said in an interview with Dj Vlad that Eminem is just a guest in hip hop. Em follows up “That’s an expansion, made it gargantuan” with a list of countries that a have a notable history of expansion/colonialism. But Eminem is also referring to the fact that he is an international artist with heavy acclaim and influence across the world. Also, pay attention to the homonym (Dubai – do buy).
Eminem’s response to Gen Z
“Gen Z is actin’ like rap experts, zip up your gaps and close your mouths (Yeah) / B–ch, you ain’t been on this planet long enough to tell me how rap’s supposed to sound (Nah) / Y’all need to stick to what you do best (What?), shootin’ schools up, gat’, go load up rounds / In your parents’ gats and go to class and let off with the strap and go to town (Uh-huh).”
In recent years, the new generation called Gen Z have tried to cancel Eminem for his homophobic and misogynistic lyrics many times, especially on TikTok when a user posted a clip that called for Em’s cancellation thanks to a violent lyric in his 2010 Rihanna collaboration ‘Love the Way You Lie’ (“If she ever tries to f–king leave again/ I’ma tie her/ To the bed and set this house on fire“).
The debate is ostensibly pitted Millennials against Gen Z, with the former group of older Eminem fans largely came to the rapper’s defense saying that the younger generation is decades late to being offended by an artist known for controversial statements.
Eminem’s response to Melle Mel
“Shout to the Furious Five and Grandmaster Flash, but, boy (Whaddup, though?) / This someone who really is furious, stay out his path, his wrath, avoid / And I’ll be the last to toy with, this juice-head, his brain is like half destroyed / Like a meteor hit it / Well, there went Melle Mel, we lost his a– to ‘roids (Damn).”
During an interview with The Art Of Dialogue, Melle Mel said: “Obviously, Eminem’s a capable rapper. If we talk about sales and he sold more than everybody, okay, if we talk about rhyme style, okay, he got a rhyme style. But he is white! He is white! If Eminem was just another ni–a like the rest of us, would he be top 5 on that list when a ni–a can rhyme just as good as him is 35?! They had records and all that.”
Physically, Melle Mel is in good shape and goes to a gym a lot. Eminem implies that too much steroids negatively affected to his brain for making such statements.
Ez Mil has released his first single under Shady Records, titled “Realest,” featuring Eminem, produced by Ez Mil and Slim Shady himself, off DU4LI7Y: REDUX (Deluxe) album.
In the song, Eminem finally responds to Melle Mel, who recently claimed that Eminem is considered top 5 rapper of all time only because he is white:
“Guess I’ve really no right to complain much (Nah) Hip-hop has been good to me, huh? (Well) But when they say that I’m only top five ‘Cause I’m white, why would I be stunned? (Huh) My skin color still workin’ against me (What?) ‘Cause second I should be to none (Ha) Being white ain’t why they put me at five (Nope) It’s why they can’t put me at one (Woo)”
“Shout to the Furious Five and Grandmaster Flash, but, boy (Whaddup, though?) This someone who really is furious, stay out his path, his wrath, avoid And I’ll be the last to toy with, this juice-head, his brain is like half destroyed Like a meteor hit it Well, there went Melle Mel, we lost his a– to ‘roids (Damn)”
Ez Mil also references Eminem twice in his second verse.
“I done got hit on the head, barely survived that shit (Okay) Minus a nine from ten, Eminem‘s spot still sits But f-ck a position, I’m tunin’ him in Let all you rock out with it, I ain’t ever gonna be an opt-out mission Get the Glock out with it, get to poppin’, dip out and smoke With the homies we mobbin’, while I’m cleanin’ the stash of my calibers Some of them might got ya’ name on ’em Wanna brag about shit that could happen I am the reason that they got a chain on ’em When I rap, they consider me a Gatling Fillin’ up mags, I’m finna go clapping Get in that bag with a gold B rabbit, I know they hate this flow”
You can listen to the song below (It’s only available in the selected countries yet).
GRIP has recently done an interview on Mr Jay Hill Network where he talked about the Eminem slander that’s been going on for the last ten years.
“Eminem slander…It’s been a sneaky ten years bro. And it’s because, think about this, you got, let’s say, 19, five years ago you were 14. And you might not even have been on social media and now you got this opinion, you young and you say whatever the f–k you wanna say cause you listening to whoever the f–k you listen to. So you just kind of follow popular opinion and you ain’t took time to go back and study cause you are not a rapper. You go to high school and you are listening whoever.” said GRIP
Then he continued: “Ni–as been tripping but it does not even matter. A legend paid Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, what, what’s the debating for? Like I told you, they gonna debate Kobes, LeBrons, Jordans. Hey man, they already paved the way. They made their legacy.”
“I had Eminem and Royce 5’9″ on my first record. That was a full circle moment. These are the biggest songs that I ever done. I didn’t write the verse multiple times, I only wrote one verse for it but I was so meticulous with that cause bro it’s Eminem, he gonna rip you apart regardless.”
“Back in the days, as a kid, I was like, DAMN, Em’s structure on ‘Renegade’! You had to literally slit write that down and be like ‘hold on bro, what the f–k.’ But he had to! Who he was on the track with?! JAY-Z! He might have been like ‘this might be the biggest song I’ve done. I’m on Jay’s album!’ It was 2001 and Em was big but think about it bro. He grew up on it. Eminem was trying to do s–t when Jay-Z was popping.”
Eminem and Dr. Dre has recently signed Las Vegas’ own young rapper Ez Mil to Shady, Aftermath and Interscope records.
“We’ve never been out there signing a lot of artists, and one of the great things about how we built Shady is how selective we’ve been,” commented Eminem. “And it’s even rarer that Dre and I sign something together – but I heard Ez’s music and was like, ‘this is really special” so I took it to Dre. We both agreed it would be a great fit and we wanted to work with him right on the spot.”
Dr. Dre added, “I’m really only interested in working on shit that sounds different from anything else going on out there, and only then if I feel I can really bring something to it. Em played me Ez and I had that feeling…that thing that happens when we both know we’ve found something special. And that was it….let’s get to work.”
Eminem and Ez Mil already announced the first joint single “Realest” which drops on August 11. Yesterday, the song was previewed on Ez Mil’s social media accounts.
In the snippet of the song, the Shady Records signee namedrops his new boss: “I done got hit on the head, barely survived that s–t. / Minus a nine from ten, Eminem’s spot still sits / But f–k a position, I’m tunin’ him in / Let all you rock out with it, I ain’t ever gonna be an opt-out mission / Get the Glock out with it, get to poppin’, dip out and smoke / With the homies we mobbin’, while I’m / Cleanin’ the stash of my calibers / Some of them might got ya name on ’em.”
J. Cole has talked openly about the Hip Hop icons who motivated him to strive for excellence and establish himself as a prominent figure in rap.
Cole has recently sat down with Kevin Hart for the latest episode of Hart to Heart podcast on Peacock, where he paid homage to some of the game’s legends that paved the way like Eminem and 2Pac.
“I got a whole list of people who are the reason why I’m here — They don’t even know it but they are north stars that I was following. Obviously, Pac. Jay, Nas, Eminem, André 3000, Lil Wayne. And these are obviously the big bullets.” Cole said.
Then he continued: “I had Royce Da 5’9″ moments. I had Canibus moments. I had Boom Boom moments. But like in terms of the people that fueled my ambition. That showed me what was really possible. Like the first names I named, those are the highest ones. So those were the people where I was like, ‘Yo, I’m tryna get up there.’ In terms of skill, in terms of success, all of that they fueled it.”
Stand-up comedian, impressionist and actor Aries Spears has recently sat down with DJ VLAD where he briefly talked about current state of hip-hop.
“Who else sounded like Q-Tip? Everybody sounds like Future. Everybody from this era! Future sounds little like…there’s some similarities with Migos. Eminem didn’t create the style that all of a sudden everybody went like ‘we doing that,’ Jay-Z didn’t create the style that everybody went ‘we doing that.’ Snoop didn’t do that. Biggie didn’t do that. Mobb Deep didn’t do that. Everybody had their own s–t.” Aries Spears said.
“Now, yes, certain things might have sounded the same in terms of regional. East Coast ni–as have a certain sound but there still was individuality in the delivery and cadence.” he added.
Back in 2018, Eminem — who Hopsin credits with making him want to rap — rattled off his name on the song called “Fall” from Kamikaze album. It was a career-defining moment for Hopsin, who didn’t hide his excitement at the time.
In the song, Eminem raps: “I belong here, clown! Don’t tell me ’bout the culture I inspire the Hopsins, the Logics, the Coles, the Seans, the K-Dots, the 5’9″s, and oh Brought the world 50 Cent…”
Hopsin posed a video on Instagram, saying: “Yo, craziest s–t just f–ing happened. Eminem just said my name on his goddamn song on his new album. This s–t is crazy. Listen. What the f–k! I didn’t even know he knew who the f–k I was! Goddamn. He said don’t tell him about the culture, implying I’m part of the culture. Oh s–t, man. I gotta call my mom.”
In the caption, he wrote: “YO!!! Eminem thank you for acknowledging me on Kamikaze!! HOLY F–K!! This is seriously the BEST F–KING DAY OF MY F–KING LIFE!! Not even exaggerating! For years I always wondered if you even knew who I was! God damn! Literally. The. Best. F–kin. Day. Of. My. F–king. Life!!!! Period! YOU JUST INSPIRED ME TO MAKE A NEW F–KING PROJECT! I’m about to hit the studio RIGHT F–KIN NOW! This was the motivation I needed to stay on track! Thank you EM!”
To promote his latest release, Hopsin had a phone-call interview with Allhiphop, where Panorama City, Los Angeles, California-born rapper recalled the moment Eminem namedropped him on “Fall” single: “That was a highlight of my life. The line where he named a few people, everybody’s huge. I definitely have a buzz, but everybody’s bigger than me. And not only that, I have no ties to the industry, so it made me feel even more grateful for it because I’m just the random guy on that list. I have no ties to that man other than just me being a fan and him inspiring me. There’s so many rappers in the world and he put me in there. That means he listened to my music.” he said.
Then he continued: “But that leads to more questions, where was Eminem when he heard my music? What song was it? What was I doing when he was listening to it? Was he eating a sandwich? Where was he?”
Hopsin then continued talked about his new single: ““Sometimes it’s weird writing songs. I can always go deeper, but I guess sometimes when writing songs about people, it’s a bittersweet feeling. You get to write your life experience with that person, but then you’re also kind of putting that person on blast. There was so much more that happened, but I’m like, ‘Do I go all the way?’ I don’t want to go into Eminem mode and get crazy because it could have gone there. But I was like, there’s no need to reveal all the other stuff.”
Terence Crawford has just entered the ring for the Errol Spence battle.
On Thursday, Crawford posted a video to Instagram in which he sat with fellow boxing world champion Shakur Stevenson and the pair discussed which artist could potentially perform on his ring walk for the fight.
Stevenson asked Crawford: “Who’ve you got walking you out though?”
Crawford replied: “S***, I don’t know man.
“You know what I was thinking would be crazy s***? I think it would be dope to have Eminem walk me out or something like that.
“He’s never walked nobody out, huh?”
Stevenson said: “I ain’t gonna lie, Eminem’s a GOAT. I ain’t never seen him walking nobody out in a boxing ring.”
Crawford admitted: “Yeah, I ain’t neither, that’d be dope.”
“Stevenson added: “That’d be fire, that’d be different levels, next level. Two GOATs.”
On Thursday night, Eminem left a comment on the video which said: “This is too crazy!!! You are one of my favorite boxers right now!”
Crawford replied: “Pull up Em! Lets do some legendary s***.” Then Eminem replied with emojis.
And today turns out to be a legendary night as Eminem accompanied Terence Crawford when he walked in to the ring. “Lose Yourself” was playing in the background. You can watch the video below:
