DaBaby has recently sat down with Math Hoffa, Mr. Mecc, Sean Bigga and Grafh on the latest episode of My Expert Opinion where Cleveland, Ohio-born rapper said there is tow type of version of him, the Baby who makes mainstream music like “Rockstar” and the Baby who raps over the beats on Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole level.
“When you hear me freestyling, you be like ‘boy, this ni–a top five’ but when you hear the music I put out, I am in a music business, these people f–k with ‘Brand new Lamborghini, f–k a cop’ but that s–t ain’t nothing. But you can put this beat on and off, I go Eminem level on that beat. You gotta go get one of them to f–k with me. You gotta get Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole. It ain’t too many. I don’t disrespect nobody but boy, raise your hand! I’m like that! N—as know it too!” said DaBaby.
Earlier this year, during the interview with Variety, DaBaby was asked about his biggest influences, to which he named the likes of Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West. “Lil Wayne. Eminem. So many people, though. Three is not enough. I was definitely a big fan of Kanye, especially early on, so I would … give 50 Cent and Kanye West a tie… I was blessed enough to be able to see a lot of different people have their era, like even like a Nelly, and Ludacris, T.I. … so many people that just had their waves.”
Last year in his interview with KXNG Crooked, Eminem also praised Baby. “DaBaby is interesting to me. I never know where his rhymes gonna land and that s–t is so interesting to me cause he does it so well.”
According to Games industry veteran Kirk Ewing, the Rockstar Games turned down the chance to launch a Grand Theft Auto movie starring Eminem, a new BBC podcast claims. Kirk, who is a friend of GTA creators Sam and Dan Houser, says a Hollywood agent came to him with the deal.
Based on the story that he told, the brothers were offered $5 million for rights to a movie starring Slim Shady by Top Gun director Tony Scott. But, Kirk tells on BBC podcast Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game, co-founder and president of Rockstar Games Sam Houser told the agent they were “not interested.”
Released in 2001 on Playstation 2, the pioneering title laid the groundwork for the rest of the series and the imitators that would follow. In the same year, Marshall Mathers was flying high off the back of his record-breaking The Marshall Mathers LP album, which sold 1.7 million copies in its first week of release. Eminem had also just wrapped shooting on his starring role in 8 Mile – a semi-biographical battle rap movie, based on his early steps of his rap career.
‘Are you interested?’ Kirk tells the podcast he tracked Sam Houser to a hotel, where the two stayed up late to discuss the possibility of making a GTA movie. “I think at that point it was still in Sam’s mind that it might be something that he wanted to do,” Kirk says.
He says he was phoned at 04:00 by an LA producer with an offer.
Then Kirk continues: “I was phoned at 4 am by an LA producer with an offer. He said ‘Kirk we have got Eminem to star, and it’s a Tony Scott film – $5 million on the nose. Are you interested?’ And I phoned up Sam and I said ‘Listen to this. They want Eminem in the GTA movie and Tony Scott to direct’. And he said: ‘Not interested’.”
Eminem brings his Mom’s Spaghetti restaurant concept to New York as part of 20th anniversary commemoration of his iconic battle-rap movie, 8 Mile.
The Shopify retail location in New York’s SoHo district will host the Detroit-based concept on November 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. and November 12, 13, 19 and 20 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Attendees will be greeted by recreations of the 8 Mile set, limited edition and exclusive merchandise and the trademark cardboard carton of spaghetti, with or without the meatballs. Apparel honoring 8 Mile and several vinyl records will be available.
After opening as a pop-up in 2017, Mom’s Spaghetti got a permanent location in downtown Detroit in September 2021. Em’s manager Paul Rosenberg stated in a statement, “We’ve had a lot of fun putting this project together with the folks at Union Joints, and the response from fans has been overwhelmingly positive. The previous pop-ups were really a test for us to determine whether there was enthusiasm for a regularly-occurring Mom’s Spaghetti spot that would be open all year long. We are really pleased to announce the arrival of the walk-up restaurant and adjacent upstairs store, called The Trailer, where fans can experience a uniquely-curated environment and obtain merch and other items from Eminem and his new pasta operation.”
If you are not able to check the pop-up in New York, you can take a look inside in the video below:
To celebrate Eminem‘s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, SiriusXM launched an exclusive new channel called “The Marshall Mathers Station” which will be available to subscribers through April 2023 via the SXM App.
Honoring and coinciding with Eminem being named an inductee in the 37th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, The Marshall Mathers Station features Slim Shady’s entire musical catalog 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The channel features Eminem’s greatest hits from his very first album “Infinite” to his most recent body of work “Music to Be Murdered By,” as well as features, deep-cuts and lesser known B-sides. The channel also highlights songs from Eminem’s iconic movies 8 Mile and Southpaw. It also includes songs from D12 and Bad Meets Evil.
While surfing in the net, fans spotted a nine second video ad of the new radio channel on social media, which features never before heard instrumental that sounds very much like Dr. Dre’s production. It is yet unclear, weather it’s from a new song or a cut that was just made for the promotion.
You can listen to it below and tell us your opinions in the comment sections of our social media accounts.
ATL Jacob has recently sat down with VLAD TV, where he talked about giving Eminem and Future the same beat. Future used the instrumental on his 2019 album “The Wizrd” on a song called “Talk S–t Like A Preacher” and Eminem on 2020’s “Music To Be Murdered By” song titled “Book Of Rhymes,” featuring DJ Premier.
“The song ‘Talk S–t Like A Preacher’ by Future, that’s the same beat as Eminem’s ‘Book Of Rhymes.’ I gave the beat to Future. Future was not feeling it. I thought he wasn’t, so Eminem randomly called me like, randomly, I didn’t even know he’d get my number. I sent him that beat. Dre was like ‘bro, Eminem loved this beat. We ready to sing it off as soon as possible.’ Em was willing to give me $30,000 for it. I was getting $10,000 from Future. So I was like, ‘cool, let’s set it up.'” – said ATL Jacob
Then he continues: “Then probably a week later, Future told me we gonna put this beat on the album. He let me hear it. I’m like ‘bro Eminem wants to use this.’ So it was like a choice between give it to Eminem for $30k or give it to brother Future for $10k. It was just loyalty so I gave it to Future. I let Eminem know like ‘Man, I didn’t eve know Future used that beat, he loved it and it’s going to be on his album. So we ended up still working it out even though Future dropped it.”
“It’s crazy cause Em is one of my favorite rappers. He’s hard… I though it was cap when they first called me, like someone pretending to be Eminem. Then I thought Travis Scott interview where he was like ‘T.I. just randomly called his number’ and they I thought s–t it ‘s probably real Eminem and might be one of those situations.” ATL added.
Hailie has released the latest episode called “Back To Reality” off her Just A Little Shady podcast and it’s mainly about Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, where Eminem was accompanied by her.
In the description in the video, Hailie writes: “Being thankful to live in Michigan- even after a surreal weekend in LA attending the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, putting our friendship to the test in Selena Gomez fashion after recapping the drama brought on by her new documentary, acknowledging the positive side of keeping relationships off the internet, and transitioning from our listeners’ seasonal spooky stories back to getting Just A Little Shady.”
The episode starts with the funny stories she went through during the ceremony night: “Getting to be there was definitely an experience I will never forget. There are some things that I will share but then there are somethings that I just love and cherish and will keep close to my heart and not share with you. But I have some funny stories that I have to share. And they are all about me.” said Hailie.
Then she continues: “It’s truly a wild west down there because I had some run-ins with experiences I’ve never experienced before so I’m happy to be home. [laughs]. I went out to eat and I’m used to living the benefits of living in good old Michigan and it would be weird to see a paparazzi, it would be weird to see a celebrity. I’m just not used to that. So I got to eat and a girl comes running over and she’s like, ‘hi, Hailie,’ and I’m like ‘oh my god, maybe somebody that listens to my podcast.’ Well, you wish! All of a sudden, out of nowhere, she pulls out camcorder bigger than her. I look same dead in the eyes because I don’t know what else to do. And I was like a deer in the headlights. I’m saying nothing. No words are coming out. Then I continue walking and a guy pops out nowhere and he’s taking pictures. All I could hear was voice in my head ‘PIVOT, PIVOT.’ So I quickly pivot. Somehow in that time when I pivot the guy gets around me the other side of me. We go back and forth so many times the guy’s laughing. And I’m like ‘Wow, I hope nobody ever see this and I hope it’s not on the video because I could have just acted normal. That has neve happened to me before.”
“And then, on the actual ceremony, while my dad was giving a speech, they wanted to film the audience reaction, they wanted to film my reaction. I’ve never been in such situation, having camera to film my reaction. They bring a knee pad for this guy, cause that guy was kneeling there for that long, and as soon as they throw the pad down for him to kneel on I’m like ‘wow, he’s gonna be there for that long?!’ And I start panicking in my head and I was trying to focus on the speech. But the camera was this close to me. And it was little lower angle because the guy was kneeling and all I could think was ‘oh my god, do I have a booger?!’ I’m like ‘don’t make any sudden movements.’ I was barely blinking.” said Hailie.
Nas is back with the third installment of his Hit-Boy-produced King’s Disease series.
The East Coast legend began teasing the project back in 2021, right after he gifted hip-hop fans with his 15th studio album, called Magic. Nasir rapped on the track called “Ugly”: “I’m on offense every day until I see the love/KD3 on the way, this just to feed the buzz.”
One of the most shining tracks on the album is “Thun,” where Nas references his past conflict with JAY-Z, admitting he occasionally texts Hov joking about how their rivalry “ain’t over.”
“No beef or rivals, they playing ‘Ether’ on TIDAL / Brothers can do anything when they decide to / In a Range Rover, dissecting bars from ‘Takeover’ / Sometimes I text Hova like, ‘N–ga, this ain’t over,’ laughing,” he raps.
The first track of the album “Ghetto Reporter” is also one of the album highlights. In the track, Nas interpolates Eminem‘s flow from “The Way I Am” during rapping the following lines: “The audacity, masterfully crafted these classics, so naturally, Had to be Nasty back at it..” It mimics the flow and rhyme schemes of “The Way I Am” intro: ““I sit back with this pack of Zig-Zag’s and this bag…”
You can bump all both tracks below. And make sure to check out Nas’ new album KD3, which already is the album of the year candidate.
Takeoff, who was one-third of the platinum-selling rap group Migos, was shot and killed on November 1, 2022 in Houston, Texas, authorities said. He was 28 years old.
DJ Ray G, who spins for Cardi B on tour and hails from Migos’ native Lawrenceville, Georgia, has recently done an interview with The Guardian magazine where he talked about linking up with Migos early days.
A decade ago, when Quavo and Offset had to network with nightclub and strip club DJs on the group’s behalf, Takeoff was not even old enough to drink. According to DJ Ray G, who was instrumental in the group’s rise out of their native Lawrenceville, Georgia, Takeoff did not mind staying at home either. He had other priorities:
“We would come back home and he would still be awake — smoking, chilling, vibing,” Ray G told to The Guardian. “And you would check his YouTube history and it is Tupac and Biggie, s–t like that. This kid is 16, studying his craft — like, ‘I ain’t going out with you tonight. I am going to stay here and listen to Big, Pac, Eminem.’”
Earlier this year, Takeoff even shouted out Eminem in Migos’ 2022 hit song Straightenin with the following lines: “I keep the cookie like my grandma made it (Cookie) / I keep the keys and the pounds and the babies (Keys) / And the bricks came white like Shady (White) / Drive the Lambo’ through the avenue (Skrrt) / Pretty lil bih’ with a attitude (Bad) / Give a shoutout to the white boy (Boys) / All white Rolls look radical (Radical) / Keep you a fire, don’t let them take it (No) / If they get yours you gotta get straightenin’.”
For the full The Guardian interview, follow the link here and bump “Straightenin” below:
Nandi Bushell is an artist who gained international fame for her drumming skill, performing covers of popular songs (mainly rock) and later her ow music n material. Her YouTube videos have drawn the attention of numerous musicians including Questlove, Dave Grohl, Matt Bellamy and Lenny Kravitz.
Bushell was the youngest artist featured on the cover of Modern Drummer magazine and is the first-ever musician-in-residence at Cartoon Network. She has performed with Kravitz and with Grohl’s band Foo Fighters, and was a featured guest performer at the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II in London.
She has recently covered Eminem‘s “Rap God,” specifically the supersonic speed part. In the caption of the video, she wrote: “Guess who’s back? My first new cover in almost 6 months! Rap God by Eminem! Inspired by the awesome drummer @halcvlte. I am still working on my original songs. Coming soon! I can’t wait for you to hear them. Working on my speed and consistency.”
The tweet was retweeted by Eminem’s manager and long-time friend Paul Rosenberg with the caption: “Right on time! Incredible.”
“Rap God” is a third single from Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2 album which entered the Guinness World Records book as the hit single that contains the most words; it has 1,560 words. The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, but lost to Kendrick Lamar’s “i”. The music video of the song won MTV Video Music Awards in 2014.
You can revisit one of the most iconic Eminem songs below:
The BBC is to air a new four-part music documentary boxset featuring and executive produced by Hip Hop legend, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, titled “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World.”
Developed by Chuck D and his producing partner, Lorrie Boula, the series will drop as a box-set on BBC iPlayer on January 21st and has been co-produced by BBC Studios and PBS.
“Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World” will tell the story of the relationship between politics and the Hip Hop movement, recounting the origins of the revolutionary artform through first-hand accounts and charting the journey of how Hip Hop became a cultural phenomenon, against a backdrop of social and political American history.
Throughout the series, the way in which Hip Hop quickly created a provocative narrative of America is explored by weaving together interconnected moments via intimate interviews with integral players in the movement and archival footage.
Hi-Hop legends featured in the series include Eminem, B-Real from Cypress Hill, DMC, Ice-T, Fat Joe, KRS-One, LL COOL J, MC Lyte, Monie Love, Abiodun Oyewole, Roxanne Shanté, and Will.I.Am as well as other hip-hop culture figures such as Rev Al Sharpton, Sway Calloway, Walter “Hawk” Newsome, Nelson George, Dr Rosa Alicia Clemente, Lee Quiñones (influential New York graffiti artist), Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Michael Holman, Ernie Paniccioli, Dan Charnas, Shinese Harlins-Kilgore, Soren Baker, Dancin’ Doug Colón (one of the original b-boys), Leah Wright Rigueur, and more.
About the docu-series, Chuck D said: “The Hip Hop community has, from the start, been doing what the rest of media is only now catching up to. Long before any conglomerate realized it was time to wake up, Hip Hop had been speaking out and telling truths. Working with PBS and the BBC is an opportunity to deliver these messages through new ways and help explain Hip Hop’s place in history and hopefully inspire us all to take it further.”
Max Gogarty, Commissioning Editor of BBC said: “Hip Hop is one of the most influential and culturally defining movements of our time and we feel privileged to be able to bring this story to audiences, in collaboration with one of its founding figures – Chuck D. We’re grateful to all of the contributors in this series and our partners PBS who have helped tell this important story”.
Produced in partnership with PBS, the four-part series will premiere in the U.S. on January 31st. Chuck D is also preparing to release his first fine art book called Livin Loud on November 29, 2022.
On Saturday night November 5, 2022, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted its 2022 class in grand fashion at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Inductees included Eminem, Dolly Parton, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Lionel Richie and Carly Simon. Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis have also joined the Rock Hall with the “award for musical excellence.”
In his acceptance speech, Eminem thanked more than 100 hip-hop acts for being his influences, including Gang Starr, a duo that consists legendary DJ Premier and Guru. Gang Starr was at its height from the year 1989 to 2003, and are considered one of the best MC-and-producer duos in the history of rap. They are recognized for being one of the pioneers of jazz rap.
In is latest Twitter post, Preemo shared the clip where Slim Shady shouts out Gang Starr and thanked him for including Brooklyn, New York-based duo in his long list of influences during his induction speech: “Thanks Eminem for including Gang Starr in your acceptance speech at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction. To be mentioned along so many historic greats let’s us know we did it right and touched so many lives. Continue to be great. R.I.P. GURU.”
You can check the original post below:
Thanks @Eminem for including @gangstarr in your acceptance speech at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction. To be mentioned along so many historic greats let’s us know we did it right and touched so many lives. Continue to be great.
R.I.P. GURU 🙏🏾👑💚🕊
Salute @thereelbigshugpic.twitter.com/y10Y7o3IdM
During his induction speech, Eminemlisted more than one hundred hip-hop acts as his musical influences and hoped they will be considered to be in Hall Of Fame in future.
“So, my musical influences are many, and they say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it took a whole genre and culture to raise me. They say success has many colors, and that’s definitely true for me. So whatever my impact has been on hip-hop music, I never would’ve or could’ve done this s–t without some of the ground-breaking artists that I’m about to mention right now.” – said Eminem.
The he continues: “And this is a list, man. I put this list together yesterday, and I kept adding to the s–t, adding to the s–t, and if I forget anybody, I apologize, but these were my teachers right here:
I’m going to start with the 2 Live Crew, 2Pac, 3rd Bass, Alliance, Apache, Audio Two, Milk Dee, what up? Awesome Dre, the Beastie Boys, Big Daddy Kane, Big Pun, Big L, Biz Markie, The Notorious B.I.G, of course, Black Moon, The Boogiemonsters, Brand Nubian, Brother J from X Clan, Buckshot, Casual from Hieroglyphics, Chill Rob G, Chubb Rock, Chuck D, and Public Enemy. Cypress Hill, D-Nice, Dana Dane, De La Soul. Nah, I’m only playing with you. De La Soul. Did I say De La Soul? Def Jeff, Del the Funky Homosapien, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre, Dres from Black Sheep, LG, EPMD, The Fat Boys, Fat Joe, Fu-Schnickens, Gang Starr, Geto Boys, Heavy D, House of Pain, Ice Cube, Ice-T, The Intelligent Hoodlum, J.J. Fad, Jaz-O, Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Justus, K-Solo, Kid ‘n Play. What’s happening right now? King Sun, King Tee, Kool G. Rap, Kool Moe Dee, KRS-One, Kwame, Lakim Shabazz, Large Professor, Leaders of the New School.
Man, where’d I just seen him? The one and only LL Cool J. Lord Finesse, Lords of the Underground, Mantronix, Masta Ace, MC Creed, MC Lyte, MC Shan, Melle Mel, Merciless Ameer, Mobb Deep, Monie Love, Nas, Newcleus, Onyx, Organized Confusion, OutKast, Andre 3000, Paris, Queen Latifah, Rakim, Redhead Kingpin, Pete Rock & CL Smooth.
I’m almost done. Redman. Redman, Roxanne Shante, Run DMC, Slick Rick and Doug E Fresh, Snoop Dogg, Souls of Mischief, Special Ed, Stetsasonic. Now I’m down to the S’s. Super Legacy and Casanova One, The DOC, the Roots, Black Thought, The Skinny Boys, Tony D, Too Short, Treach and Naughty by Nature, Tribe Called Quest, UTFO, Udini, Wise Intelligent and the Poor Righteous Teachers, Wu-Tang Clan and Wiki.
They’re legendary rock stars, man, and I just want to say, those are just a few of the names that I hope will be considered in the future. That was an old class. Without them a lot of us wouldn’t be here. So that’s all I have to say now. Know that this induction is supposed to me talking about myself and s–t, man, but f–k that. I wouldn’t be here without them. I’m a high school drop out, man, with a hip hop education and these are my teachers. It’s their night just as much as it is mine. So thank you.”
It seems Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is not happy about Eminem leaving them out of the list. In his Instagram story, Bone wrote: “There is no way all these rappers go to Cleveland to be inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and not think ‘why Bone Thugs not being inducted?!’ SOMEBODY HAD TO SAY IT! Preaaaach!” In the next slide, he put the video of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscar ceremony, probably implying that he would walked onstage and slap Eminem if he was present in the Rock Hall audience.
Check the screenshots of the stories by Bizzy Bone below:
