Ebro Darden has recently said that 50 Cent would “wash” Lil Wayne in a Verzuz battle, causing an uproar on social media in the process. Check out how hip-hop world responded to 50 Cent Vs Lil Wayne Verzuz battle.
Ebro Darden
“What Jadakiss did to Dipset…Is what 50 will do to Wayne… @yourboyeddie wasn’t outside in the mid-2000s.”
Eddie Francis
“I seen Ebro’s opinion and I was like, ‘What?!’ In what world? I’m not even here to say 50 could beat Lil Wayne, but to say that 50 would wash Lil Wayne? In no dimension, in no world, in no — just no! That would not happen.”
Lowkey
“I’ma say something and I’ma stand on it: Wayne don’t have a Get Rich or Die Tryin, We’re talking about a Verzuz battle, right? We’re not talking about what we like. We’re not talking about what we grew up on. We’re not talking about what we listen to when we’re in the kitchen cooking or driving down whatever highway in L.A. that you drive down. We’re talking about in a crowd. We’re talking about 50 Cent. This man is a mainstream monster; Wayne is a cultural mainstream monster. But when we talk about these hits? When we talk about these bodies of work? When we talk about these smashes? I ain’t saying 50’s gonna wash Wayne, but if Wayne is not sequenced right and is not positioned correctly, that could be a very long f–king night for Dwayne Carter. No disrespect to Wayne”
Charlamagne Tha God
“What is Lowkey talking about? Yes, Lil Wayne does not have Get Rich but he has a massive amounts of hits. I love 50 Cent but one album can not win the Verzuz. 50 Cent is gonna need more than just Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ to go against one of the top 5, potentially top 3 greatest rappers of all time. Lil Wayne could literally start in 1998 and come up all the way up to Young Money era. We talking +25 years. You will catch hell going against Lil Wayne in Verzuz 20 songs songs against 20 songs.”
Young Guru
“For the record, y’all are crazy. Wayne would wash 50. Period.”
Billboard and Vibe Magazine have recently released a list of top 50 greatest rappers of all time which sparked big debate in hip-hop world. The list saw Jay-Z at number one, Eminem at number five and Lil Wayne at number seven. It seems, Tyga disagrees the rankings of popular magazines.
Taking on Twitter (March 24, 2023), Tyga crowned Lil Wayne and Eminem as two best rappers of all time: “Lil Wayne and Eminem are the best rappers of all time! Lyrical word play, delivery, flow, pockets, originality, raw, intentional, clarity, generational influence.” – he tweeted.
This is not the first time Tyga is showing love to Eminem. Last year, during one of the episodes of GOAT Talk with Complex magazine, Compton, California-born rapper gave shout out to Slim Shady and Weezy.
GOAT Talk is a show where Complex journalists ask today’s greats rappers to crown their all-time greats. One of the questions on the card was who is the greatest rapper of all time on which Tyga replied: “I am gonna have to go with like, prime Lil Wayne and prime Eminem, for me. I think those are my two favorite rappers. For sure.”
Huey Briss has recently sat down on On The Radar Radio, where Grace Park, Long Beach, California-born rapper revealed that Eminem is his all time favorite rapper and spoke about Slim Shady’s influence over hip-hop.
“Eminem, that’s my favorite rapper by the way. [Why is he my favorite rapper?] Where do I start? Eminem is one of my favorite rapper because he’s the only rapper that really cut me deep at that young of age that made me understand like ‘wow, this is music and this is just like people putting the words together.'” Huey Briss said.
Then he continues: “How many rappers in reality do you know their first name? And last name? And their daughters’ name? And their baby moms’ name? And their moms’ name? How they got on? Why they got on? If you wanna go 8 Mile production-wise, Lose Yourself, it could possible be one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time and he made that beat. ‘No more games, I’ma change what you call rage / Tear this motherf–kin’ roof off like two dogs caged / I was playin’ in the beginnin’, the mood all changed / I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage.” You feel me? Cuz is going insanity! You can not sleep on any timeless efforts that Marshall Mathers has contributed to hip-hop! Period! I have had debates with the best of them.”
“People always kinda look at me strangely when I tell them that’s my favorite rapper. And when they do that, I immediately know where their music IQ is. I’m like, ‘Oh, your favorite rapper is Jay-Z, huh?’ – Huey Briss
“We are not discrediting anything that any great artist has done but for him to overcome what he did at a time when he did it with the company that he did it with, the beefs he was in, the musical knowledge he had to have, the emotional IQ to play chess with your opponents this way, with mainstream, f–king MTV, like, brother, he was talking over TRL. He was so influential and people don’t even know it. In a white tee, this man was doing most of these either in Jordan sweatsuit or a white tee. Next subject please.” – Huey Briss added.
Taking to Twitter couple of days ago, the Grammy-winning singer and rapper Doja Cat announced her upcoming fourth solo studio album, titled Hellmouth.
“DC4 has a title now,” she said before tweeting the hashtag “#hellmouth.” She also changed her Twitter profile picture to Hellmouth cover.
In a recent interview with Variety magazine, Los Angeles, California-born hip-hop artist revealed that she was going in a “more masculine direction” with the follow-up 2021’s album Planet Her.
“I know that I have done a lot of pink and soft things, a lot of pop and glittery sounds, but for this next era, I’m going in a more masculine direction.” she said.
While there is no tracklist available, @TwtLeaks twitter accoutnt sparked the big rumor about Doja Cat teaming up with Eminem for one of the tracks off the new album. “I Just Know… This Doja Cat X Eminem Collab is about to go CRAZY … a collab we didnt know we needed” the mysterious account tweeted.
One of the fans replied: “If this is true i wonder what the song gonna sound like we all know eminem gonna kill it as always and then that’s gonna be an eminem song not doja cat song.” Another said: “OMG eminem knows real talent and that’s why he rejected cardi and decided to collab with doja.” One user added: “Eminem finna wash her but i’m here for this collab. Really interested in seeing how it comes together.”
Check out the tweet below and tell us your opinions of possible Doja Cat and Eminem collaboration under the comment sections of our social media accounts.
I Just Know… This Doja Cat X Eminem Collab is about to go CRAZY 🔥 … a collab we didnt know we needed
14-year-old Emma from Vienna, Austria can not only sing incredibly, but also rap and her The Voice Kids performance did not disappoint us.
Emma wanted to prove that little girls can also rap so she decided to sing Eminem’s 2004 hit single “Mockingbird” from Encore album at Germany’s The Voice Kids 2023. She instantly made all the judges to turn around while brining tears to her family members.
The Voice Kids is a German reality talent show created by John de Mol and a junior version of The Voice of Germany. Based on the original The Voice Kids of Holland, the show was developed for children between the ages of 7 and 15. The show began airing on Sat.1 on April 5, 2013.
“Mockingbird” has recently surpassed ONE BILLION streams on Spotify, becoming Slim Shady’s seventh song to achieve this accolade on the streaming platform. After going viral on TikTok, the song has gained over 400 million plays in the last year alone on Spotify.
Emma’s performance has accumulated more than half million views on YouTube in one day. You can watch it below:
Mekhi Phifer has recently sat down on Cruz Show to talk about his Apple TV+ show called “Truth Be Told.” He also spoke about having an unfinished album from the 90’s, almost passing on 8 Mile role and more, Plus, Lechero also tells a hilarious story about how Mekhi helped him get some action.
At one point during the interview, Mekhi Phifer was asked to recall never before heard story about Eminem’s box-office topping movie 8 Mile. “When we did 8 Mile, that was back in 2001, when we were shooting and it was released in 2002,” he said. “When we shot it, we were all single men, Eminem was at height of his career, we are shooting in Detroit, in his hometown, he was the biggest rapper at that time. Period. And we had fun in Detroit. I’m not going into detail. I don’t need to. But the thing is, we had a great time. Camaraderie was real.”
Then he continues: “I’ll tell you quick story. I initially turned down 8 Mile. Because, my agency man called me like ‘look, Curtis Hanson is directing this movie 8 Mile.’ I love Curtis Hanson. He done L.A. Confidential, Wonder Boys, excellent director. And they said ‘yes, the movie with Eminem.’ I said ‘c’mon man, now you playing games.’ Because I loved his music but I never seen him act before. I think all I saw was The Wash movie where he had a quick cameo.”
“They would not release the script. It was hush-hush. So my agency convinced me ‘please just go Curtis’ office and read the script. I read the script and loved it. I was like ‘this is actually really freaking good.’ Then they flew me to Detroit. I hang out with Eminem for few days and we just hit it off. I didn’t know he was a fan of me. I was fan of his too. I saw how serious he was about really putting together something really nice and I camaraderie because I’m basically loosely playing Proof. That’s why I had those crazy dreads. Because when Proof was hosting those battles in 1995, he had those dreads. They offered me the role. I went down and we had month of rehearsal. By the time we started shooting, I knew the whole script. There was nothing to really study. So, it was party time. And we were at our 20s, forget it… It was going down!”
Cassidy has recently sat down with Fresha Than and Rashaun Abdur-Rahim on the latest episode of ACAF where Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-born hip-hop artists and battle rapper expressed his desire to work with Eminem but also challenges him into a rap battle.
“If somebody wants to claim the title, like Eminem or somebody who would have to come back and get actually in the lane, they are out to claim that they are biggest battle rapper because, as at this point right now, it’s me.” said Cassidy.
When Rashaun asked him if Eminem is someone he would like to battle, Cassidy replied: “Nah, I’m a fan of Eminem. I wanna work with him. I ain’t really trying to battle him but I battle anybody. I battled myself before so I battle anyone.”
This is not the first time Cassidy expressed his desire to work with (or battle) Eminem. Couple of years ago, in an interview with Hip-Hop Is Real, Cass spoke about Slim Shady being the only person he’d like to battle: “The only artists that I would get excited about are those that accomplished more than me in this world. Any battle rapper that you will bring up I am not going to feel, like, not taking anything away from battle rappers but I just felt like I accomplished more than any other battle rapper. I would get excited about somebody like Eminem, definitely, I want that.”
Last year, in an interview with Ugly Money TV, Cassidy was asked to describe how his Eminem-diss record would sound like, on which he replied: “Nah, I love Eminem man. I got no reason to diss him. I love Detroit. I love all them motherf–kers. That’s like really hip-hop place. I f–k with Eminem. He made history so many times and that ni–a can really rap. That ni–a can put bars together and that’s dope. He can do any type of hip-hop. He really into the culture. He’s not the ni–a that’s unfamiliar to what’s going on. That ni–a is super informed. So, I don’t wanna diss Eminem. I wanna work with him. I wanna meet him. I wanna talk to him.”
As far as Eminem, his favorite battle rapper seems to be Murda Mook. Couple of years ago, in an interview with Report Card Radio, Royce 5’9″ said: “Eminem is definitely tuned in battle rap, he loves Murda Mook. I think Mook is his favorite right now.”
TK Kirkland is an American entertainer who has been in the industry for over a decade. He has had success in both film and television. TK is well-known for his work in acting, stand-up comedy, and writing. He has recently sat down for an interview with The Art Of Dialogue where he shared his thoughts on Billboard and Vibe magazines list of top 50 greatest rappers of all time and how Eminem and Jay-Z fit in the list.
“[Top 5] That’s a hot list bro. Listen, I toured with Jay-Z. I toured with Tupac. I toured with 50 Cent and Eminem. You can take all the rappers combined on this planet and put them in the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, they will never outsell Eminem. When he was at the top of his prime.” said TK Kirkland.
Then he continues: “When I saw Eminem performing in Detroit at the Ford Field in Michigan, he sold out three nights straight. Jay-Z could never do that. Tupac could never do that. Those guys on the list could never do that. And these are facts. Eminem sold out Ford Field by himself alone. It’s insane. But far as swag. Far as when you listen to person’s music what they do for you, hands down, Jay-Z.”
From there TK Kirkland continues talking about Nas and Kendrick Lamar. You can watch the entire thing below:
Cash Kidd has recently sat down with No Jumper where the Detroit rapper talked about hopping on a song with Eminem and Royce 5’9″ on Big Sean’s “Friday Night Cypher” from Detroit 2 album which also features Kash Doll, Payroll Giovanni, Sada Baby, Drego, Boldy James, 42 Dugg and Tee Grizzley.
In a similar fashion to how Em united with six Detroiter rappers on “Detroit vs. Everybody,” Big Sean went further on “Friday Night Cypher” and brought together fourteen Detroit natives — eleven rappers and three producers, including Cash Kidd. Part of the song is also produced by Detroit 2’s executive producer Hit-Boy, who is the only artist on this song who doesn’t hail from Detroit.
In rap, a “cypher” refers to a gathering of rappers, usually taking turns freestyling. “Friday Night Cypher” runs through seven beat switches and brings together rappers with very different styles over a nearly ten-minute run-time. It is notable for uniting individuals who have previously had disagreements, notably Eminem, Royce and Tee Grizzley.
“I brag about that with everybody. We were all in the studio together. Everybody was in there. I wish I was in the studio with Eminem. Everyone was there besides Eminem and Royce 5’9″. Sean was there too. Tee Grizzley was there.” said Cash Kidd.
Then he continues: “Eminem man, I got a song with Eminem. My homeboy in jail called me, he had been there for like 10 years and s–t. He could not believe it. I’m in motherf–kin line in store and my phone keep bolwin’ up. I picked it up and I hear my dude be like ‘MAN, YOU GOT A SONG WITH EMINEM?! WHAT A F–K NI–A. I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS S–T. I’M GOING CRAZY! I CAN’T BELIEVE IT BRO. Eminem bro. Still can’t believe it right now. Eminem! That’s crazy. That s–t meant the world to me. That s–t was lit as hell. Best thing in my career. I appreciate everybody that make that s–t happen.”
You can watch No Jumper’s interview with Cash Kidd below:
We have listed some of the best Eminem guest hooks of all time. Check the list below and tell us your opinions in the comment sections of our social media accounts.
1. Tony Yayo – “Drama Setter” (feat. Eminem & Obie Trice)
“Drama Setter” was released on Tony Yayo’s debut album, called Thoughts of a Predicate Felon. The album was released in 2005 and sold 214,000 in its first week. Production for the song was handled by Eminem, Luis Resto, and Jeff Bass. “Drama Setter” was not released as a single for the album.
2. Jadakiss – “Welcome To D-Block” (feat. Eminem, Styles P & Sheek Louch)
Jadakiss, Styles P, and Sheek Louch, the 3 members of The Lox, often shout out D-Block on their songs. It’s what they call their neighborhood in Yonkers. The term may have been coined as a reference to the maximum security wing at Alcatraz, but regardless of it’s origin, The Lox have turned D-Block into a catch-all term for a rough and scary neighborhood. Eminem drops one of his best verses in a guest-spot and gets all sing-songy on the chorus. Definitely worthy to be included in the list of best Eminem guest hooks.
The Drumma Boy-produced track that was leaked in 2011. This song actually had some drama behind it. It started with Jeezy wanting to get Freddie Gibbs on this song, however, Gibbs didn’t want to get on this song, due to him thinking getting on a song with Eminem, an artist he had little interaction with, made him look “thirsty.” Allegedly, Eminem thought Jeezy was at fault for leaking the song, but Jeezy blamed the song leaking on Gibbs, causing Jeezy and Eminem’s relationship to end, and starting beef between Freddie Gibbs and Jeezy. The chorus is considered one of the best Eminem guest hooks he has ever made.
4. Trick Trick – “No More To Say” (feat. Eminem & Big Proof)
The Eminem-produced song from Trick’s 2005 album, called The People Vs. On the seventh track, Trick Trick makes it clear to everyone in Detroit that he isn’t someone they want to mess with. Having Eminem and Proof giving them a warning that they’ll regret it if they dare get on their bad side, by taking that step showing s–t will get personal. Eminem is known for condoning violence due to his history with the law of battery assault and gun charges and Proof most definitely be sure to not let anyone pick on any of his homies who got his back.
5. T.I. – “That’s All She Wrote” (feat. Eminem)
This marks their first collaboration between Tip and Em since “Touchdown.” The instrumental is a mellow affair, a series of guitar strums, both over staccato 808’s, allowing both rappers to take center stage. Around Thanksgiving in 2010, just a few weeks before T.I.’s No Mercy album was officially released, a version of this song surfaced on the Internet that featured a different Eminem verse and lacked a bridge from T.I., though it’s presumably only a demo. This track is produced by Dr. Luke, a renown contributor to T.I.’s other music.
“911” is about hip-hop escalating to death threats and violence. As Monsta G detailed in a 2020 interview for The Lesson w/ DJ Sanchez, the song came about as a quid pro quo for Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.’s protection of Eminem whenever he visited the West Coast, as he was being extorted by the Crips.
7. Dr. Dre – “Die Hard” (feat. Eminem)
A song from Detox that premiered on the final episode of “Fight Camp 360º: Pacquio vs. Mosley”. The final version has never been released.
“Our House” is used as a metaphor for the rap game. Royce, Joell, Eminem, Joe and Crooked I have all payed their dues and now it’s their time to be on top, warning everyone that the industry is their house now. The placement of “Our House” on Welcome To: Our House may also indicate that their house is their album, as “Our House” is the first full-length song, following the intro skit “The Slaughter.”
9. Xzibit – “Don’t Approach Me” (feat. Eminem)
Off Xzibit’s 2000 album Restless. A low-budget music video was shot, even though it wasn’t released as a single. The song was produced by Eminem.
10. Obie Trice “Hands On You” (feat. Eminem)
The thirteenth track off of Obie Trice’s debut studio album, Cheers. Obie tells a girl that if she promises to stay with him, he’ll be the best man he can for her. Eminem helps out on the hook and bridge, and both rappers, along with frequent collaborator Luis Resto, produced the song.
List of best Eminem guest hooks provided by Southpawer. Song description written with the help of Genius.
Secaucus, New Jersey-born rapper Russ looks impressed by Eminem‘s streaming numbers after Hip-Hop All Day shared the list of most streamed songs this week on Spotify.
Russ retweeted Hip-Hop All Day’s tweet and said it’s his goal to match Eminem’s longevity: “Eminem’s longevity is f—ing insane. Goals.” he wrote in the caption.
This week, Slim Shady was the only artist to have five songs in the top 20 most streamed songs on Spotify, with “Mockingbird” earning the most, more than 14 million streams. Check out top streamed songs this week below:
Most streamed songs this week on Spotify
16.8m – Players
14.1m – Just Wanna Rock 14.1m – Mockingbird
13.3m – Rich Flex
12.2m – Superhero
12.0m – Watch This
11.3m – On The Street
10.6m – Trance
10.2m – No Role Modelz 9.3m – Without Me
9.3m – LET GO
9.0m – Red Ruby Da Sleeze
8.6m – Private Landing 8.2m – The Real Slim Shady
8.0m – Jimmy Cooks 8.0m – Superman 7.9m – Lose Yourself
7.8m – Painting Pictures
7.8m – In Ha Mood
7.7m – Revenge
7.6m – Gangstas Paradise
“Mockingbird” has also recently joined the billion-streams club on Spotify, making it Eminem’s 7th song to reach this milestone. To celebrate the accolade, Shady Records tweeter shared the link of the song with the caption: “Maybe one day we’ll wake up and this’ll all just be a dream” Eminem’s #Mockingbird hit 1 billion!”
Tony Yayo has recently sat down with VLAD and chimed in on recent debate about who made a bigger impact in hip-hop, Eminem or Jay-Z. It all started when former NBA player Jamal Crawford visited Shaquille O’Neal on his The Big Podcast and 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.
“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.” Crawford said during the interview.
Jamal Crawford’s statement sparked lots of discussions in hip-hop 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 him or not. Under the comment section, Fifty replied: “Ha, bulls–t.” with Sneezing Face emoji.
When VLAD asked Tony Yayo if he agrees 50 Cent or not, he replied: “For me, I would say I agree because he made the biggest impact on my career. So, for me, I look at Eminem as, any artist that sells 60 million records, that’s number one, that’s number two. But I could see why people put Jay-Z number one. Because this guy was around Biggie Smalls. He rhymed with Biggie back and forth. Filled out Arenas. Can’t take no accolades for Jay-Z or Eminem. I don’t know, when you look at these lists, to me it’s hard to really figure out who’s number one. Who is this. Who is that. As long as you are on the list, I guess it’s all good.”
You can watch Yayo’s recent interview on VLAD TV below:
