Detroit rapper Icewear Vezzo has recently sat down with Charlamagne on Breakfast Club where he talked about signing with QC, connecting with Takeoff, DJ Drama and misunderstanding him and young Detroit rappers have with Eminem and Royce 5’9″.
“At the end of the day, it was misunderstanding. As a fan, I love Eminem music. I grew up listening to Eminem when I was shorty. I got real love for Royce. One thing about Royce is, he’s always show love to us, always supports us. He always shouted out. He does everything he can to help us out. He really do. I can’t take that away from Royce. But s**t, it is what it is. We don’t know Eminem. We don’t know hommie. I don’t know anybody that ever met him. Ever seen him.” said Icewear Vezzo.
Then he continues: “I think Royce and Em kinda get impression that we feel like homies owe us something. But it’s not that. Everything ain’t always about a favor or money. I think they taking it wrong way. We just saying, you are legend! you are GOAT. You are big! Bro, we are you! We want to see! Can we get knowledge?! Can we get some gang? Can we get some motherf**king motivation?! Anything. That’s what we all asking for. We are not speaking from the standpoint as like ‘bro you gotta sign us. You owe us some money.’ We are not saying that way and I believe Royce and Em may be taking it that way. So it is a big misunderstanding.”
“Yes he did a song with Big Sean, Dej Loaf and them. I got love for everybody. I f**k with every artist in Detroit. We just talking about Em and yeah I f**k with his music. But I don’t know him. Nobody knows. We just don’t know him. We ain’t saying to come outside. We ain’t saying to come in the middle of the hood. I can’t speak for everybody but I feel like that. Em’s an icon. I idolize him at one point and I do think he’s the greatest rapper of all time, at least one of them, and that’s never gonna change. He have done a lot for the community, for the city of Detroit. Ain’t nobody taking that none away. We just, musically, we got vibe right now. I know me and if I had wave that Em had, I’d embrace all you ni—s coming up. I’m already doing that and I ain’t nowhere in that type of position. But I do that. Because it’s a right thing to do. Because one conversation might keep a young ni–a from crashing up. That’s all it take. Just a little push. Little motivation. All it takes to say ‘Hey bro, I see you! Keep doing what you doing! You are doing a right thing!’ You know the type of inspiration you gotta be from people that want that from you. You are inspiring hommies! You really inspiring. Just say ‘Hey bro, keep doing’ and that’s it.”
At the end of Eminem conversation, Icewear Vezzo joked: “F–k what I said, I want a feature.’ You can check the interview below:
Vezzo talked about the same topic with No Jumper about a week ago. You can watch it below:
It’s an election day in the United States of America!
U.S. voters are casting early ballots in the midterm elections that will determine control of the House and Senate, as candidates try to muster last-minute support. Democrats are trying to cling to their majorities in Congress for the final two years of President Joe Biden’s first term. Republicans are favored to win control of the House, while the race for Senate control appears tight.
Eminem‘s releases have always been heavy on the politics, especially REVIVAL. The Detroit legend has been taking shots at politicians for years now, So, to honor the election day let’s look back at his finest shots at all the politicians and pundits who ended up on his s–t-list.
THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION
“Role Models”
“So if I said I never did drugs / That would mean I lie and get f–ked / More than the President does / Hillary Clinton tried to slap me and call me a pervert / I ripped her f–king tonsils out and fed her sherbet (B–ch)”
“Who Knew”
“I’m sorry, there must be a mix-up / You want me to fix up lyrics / While the President gets his d–k sucked?”
“Remember Me,” featuring RBX and Sticky Fingaz
“Sick, sick dreams of picnic scenes / Two kids, sixteen, with M-16’s and ten clips each / And them s–ts reach through six kids each / And Slim gets blamed in Bill Clint’s speech to fix these streets?!”
“The Re-Up,” featuring 50 Cent
“He’s already reconciled with his ex, a chainsaw and an axe / Choke a b–ch to death, strangle her neck / While we have sex, while Bill Clinton plays the sax”
“Rap God”
“Made a livin’ and a killin’ off it / Ever since Bill Clinton was still in office / With Monica Lewinsky feelin’ on his nutsack”
THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION
“White America”
“The ringleader of this circus of worthless pawns / Sent to lead the march right up to the steps of Congress / And piss on the lawns of the White House / To burn the flag and replace it with a Parental Advisory sticker / To spit liquor in the faces of this democracy of hypocrisy / F–k you, Ms. Cheney! F–k you, Tipper Gore! / F–k you with the freest of speech this Divided States of Embarrassment will allow me to have! F–k you!”
“Square Dance”
“Yeah, the man’s back / With a plan to ambush this Bush administration / Mush the Senate’s face and push this generation / Of kids to stand and fight for the right
To say something you might not like.”
“Mosh”
“Stomp, push shove, mush; f–k Bush! / Until they bring our troops home, come on…. Maybe we can reach al-Qaeda through my speech / Let the President answer a higher anarchy / Strap him with an AK-47, let him go / Fight his own war, let him impress Daddy that way / No more blood for oil / We got our own battles to fight on our own soil / No more psychological warfare / To trick us to thinking that we ain’t loyal / If we don’t serve our own country / We’re patronizing a hero; look in his eyes, it’s all lies / The stars and stripes have been swiped, washed out and wiped / And replaced with his own face, mosh now or die / If I get sniped tonight, you’ll know why — ‘cause I told you to fight!
“We As Americans”
“F–k money! I don’t rap for dead presidents I’d rather see the President dead / It’s never been said, but I set precedents.”
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
“Campaign Speech”
“Run the faucet, I’mma dunk / A bunch of Trump supporters underwater / Snuck up on ’em in Ray-Bans in a gray van with a spray tan / It’s a wrap, like an ACE bandage… Consider me a dangerous man / But you should be afraid of this dang candidate / You say Trump don’t kiss a– like a puppet / ‘Cause he runs his campaign with his own cash for the fundin’ / And that’s what you wanted
A f–kin’ loose cannon who’s blunt with his hand on the button / Who doesn’t have to answer to no one — great idea!”
“No Favors” (with Big Sean)
“And f–k Ann Coulter with a Klan poster / With a lamp post, door handle, shutter / A damn bolt cutter, a sandal, a can opener / A candle, rubber, piano, a flannel, sucker / Some hand soap, butter, a banjo and manhole cover / Hand over the mouth and nose smother… I’m anti, can’t no government handle a commando / Your man don’t want it / Trump’s a b–ch, I’ll make his whole brand go under.”
The Storm
“We better give Obama props / ‘Cause what we got in office now’s a kamikaze / That’ll prob’ly cause a nuclear holocaust / And while the drama pops / And he waits for shit to quiet down he’ll just gas his plane up and fly around ’til the bombing stops… F–k that! This is for Colin, ball up a fist! And keep that s–t balled like Donald the b–ch!…And any fan of mine who’s a supporter of his I’m drawing in the sand a line, you’re either for or against / And if you can’t decide who you like more and you’re split On who you should stand beside, I’ll do it for you with this: F–k you!”
“Like Home,” featuring Alicia Keys
“Someone get this Aryan a sheet / Time to bury him, so tell him to prepare to get impeached / Everybody on your feet / This is where terrorism and heroism meet, square off in the street / This chump barely even sleeps / All he does is watch Fox News like a parrot and repeats / While he looks like a canary with a beak / Why you think he banned transgenders from the military with a tweet? / He’s tryin’ to divide us / This s–t’s like a cult, but like Johnny he’ll only unite us / ‘Cause nothin’ inside us drives us like this fight does… You stay on Twitter, way to get your hate off, Nazi/ I do not see a way y’all differ/ And all you got are race cards/ Better get the swastika with your name carved in it/ Should be your trademark, ’cause hate’s all you played off/ And you just lick the plate off/ So I guess it pays to feed off of chaos/ So basically, you ate off Hitler.”
“Offended”
“Kiss my butt, my set of principles/ Is gone, but till I get the president to respond/ My pen and pencil is a missile launcher/ And send it to Mitch McConnell/ Just as big of a b–ch as Donald — s–t’s on, bruh!”
“Untouchable”
“But they’re gonna say you’re tryin’ to take an irrational stance/ If you try to slander the flag but/ Somebody has to be the sacrificial lamb/ So they call it a Kaepernick tantrum/ If you don’t stand for the national anthem.”
“Nowhere Fast (Extended Version),” featuring Kehlani
“Sandy Hook, Stoneman Douglas / Another lone-wolf gunman / Sometimes I don’t know what this / World has come to, it’s blowin’ up / And this whole country is goin’ nuts / And the NRA is in our way / They’re responsible for this whole production / They hold the strings to control the puppets / And they threaten to take away donor bucks / So they know the government won’t do nothin’ / And no one’s budgin’, gun owners’ clutchin’ / Their loaded weapons / They love their guns more than our children / Shhh, think another one just entered in our buildin’ / And we’ll be ashes blowin’ in the air.”
“Framed”
“Woke up, it was dawn, musta knew somethin’ was wrong / Think I’m becomin’ a monster ’cause of the drugs that I’m on / Donald Duck’s on, there’s a Tonka Truck in the yard / But dog, how the f–k is Ivanka Trump in the trunk of my car?”
“The Ringer”
“These verses are makin’ him a wee bit nervous / And he’s too scurred to answer me with words / ‘Cause he knows that he will lyrically get murdered / But I know at least he’s heard it / ‘Cause Agent Orange just sent the Secret Service / To meet in person to see if I really think of hurtin’ him / Or ask if I’m linked to terrorists / I said, “Only when it comes to ink and lyricists””
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Like many rappers, Eminem had nothing but love for Barack Obama, and never used his music to tear the former POTUS down.
Shady Records’ GRIP has recently sat down with Sway In The Morning where the East Atlanta rapper talked about his latest project “5 & A F*** You,” most important advice he received from Eminem and more. He also freestyled over Wu-Tang and Capone-N-Noreaga beats.
Sway: I got a call from Paul Rosenberg. Eminem’s manager called me at home like ‘hey Sway, GRIP coming to town, I really need this one.’ I was like ‘Paul, you didn’t even have to call me.’ Now tell us one thing if you can. I’ve known Eminem before he signed the deals. I got pictures of him in my house in LA. I used to school him on my basketball court. I know him for so long, from rap battles to coming on our shows and tours and all the stuff he did on MTV. His knowledge runs deep and I don’t know if folks really get a chance tap into that unless you’re with him personally. Is there something he said or shared with you that really sticks?
GRIP: When we had our second phone conversation, he was just saying — because I was kinda asking him, what it is, I feel like everybody has to have some stick about him to be in this game, because we are essentially characters as rappers, as musicians. You are selling more than music. It’s the personality that comes with it and everything — And he was just literally like ‘Yo, bro, just be yourself and that s–t comes to you. If you find it, it just comes. He was like ‘you got it, you have it already!’ And then I was like ‘If Eminem tells me this, then it’s different. That was probably the most important s–t that he said to me.” said GRIP during the interview.
You can watch the interview and a freestyle below:
Few days ago, Eminem got inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Slim Shady gave a nod of respect to a large list of hip-hop idols and influences, both known and obscure, during his induction speech at the Rock Hall ceremony in Los Angeles.
In all, the rap icon took about three-and-a-half minutes to mention more than 100 names after accepting the honor at the 37th annual ceremony held at the Microsoft Theater.
The Detroit legend also performed some of his greatest hits with surprise guests Ed Sheeran and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler. The setlist included songs like “My Name Is,” “Sing For The Moment,” “Forever,” “Stan,” “Rap God” and “Not Afraid.”
Eminem received congratulating messages from his peers, including Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz and Royce 5’9″ among others. Today, Tech N9ne also offered some nice words to the Rap God. Marshall shared a short clip of him performing on the Rock Hall stage on his social media accounts with the caption: “”Now how the f–k did this metamorphosis happen?” Thank you Rock Hall, Dr. Dre.” Under the post, Tech commented: “F__in’ MASSIVE bruh bruh! This was written by YOU! Wrote your way ALL the way up to this moment! [Fire Emojis] So much more to be written. L9ve and respect!” [Smiling emoji]
Check the screenshot the comment by Tech N9ne below:
SiriusXM celebrates Oscar, Emmy and 15-time GRAMMY Award-winner and now Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eminem with an exclusive new channel called “The Marshall Mathers Station” and it 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 will feature Slim Shady’s entire musical catalog 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The channel will feature Marshall’s greatest hits from his very first album “Infinite” to his most recent body of work “Music to Be Murdered By,” as well as deep-cuts and lesser known B-sides. The channel will also highlight hits from Eminem’s iconic movies 8 Mile and Southpaw. It will also feature D12 and Bad Meets Evil.
The complete Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022 Induction Ceremony featuring Eminem and special guests Steven Tyler and Ed Sheeran will also be broadcasted on SiriusXM’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Radio (Ch. 310) on November 19 at 8pm ET.
SiriusXM has been a home for Eminem’s creative projects for almost two decades. Shade 45 (Ch. 45), launched back in 2004, broadcasting unforgettable interviews, album playbacks, and exclusive Eminem content in addition to the music of other hip-hop trailblazers.
To get The Marshall Mathers Station, hit the link below!
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inducted its 2022 class on November 5, with Eminem, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and more joining the prestigious group of musicians.
Legendary producer Dr. Dre, who signed Eminem in 1998, inducted the Detroit emcee into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame with a speech in which the hip-hop mogul reflected on his relationship with Slim Shady.
“Over 20 years ago, Jimmy Iovine, who is also one of tonight’s inductees and one of my best friends, played a demo tape for me from a guy who called himself Eminem. The first thing I said when I heard it was, ‘What the f__k did he just say?’ I loved it so much that I couldn’t stop listening to it.” said Dre.
“A few days later, Jimmy called me and said, ‘You know he’s a White guy, right?’ F____d me up! Looking back, I don’t know why it didn’t cross my mind. He certainly didn’t sound like a Black rapper, especially because of what he was saying. I guess it was my ignorance at the time, thinking that if you’re a really good rapper, you must be Black.” Dre continued.
Following Dre’s induction speech, Eminem delivered a fiery performance with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler (Sing For The Moment) and Ed Sheeran (Stan). Additionally, Em performed “My Name Is,” “Forever,” “Rap God,” and “Not Afraid.”
Eminem received congratulating messages from his peers, family and friends. The list includes Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz, Lazarus, D12’s Kuniva and Bizarre and more. You can check them out below:
Congratulations to my brother, friend and musical collaborator. Thank you for lettin me be part of your amazing legacy. Hall of Fame Gang! @Eminempic.twitter.com/dTOK5KrXsl
When the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame reached out and asked if they could use portions of my interview with Em on their program I felt like Crooks Corner is doing it’s job. Providing high level Hip Hop/Rap conversations 🤝🏾 A little piece here #CrooksCornerpic.twitter.com/GuhqlzXeeh
On this day, Eminem was officially inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame by his long-time friend and mentor, legendary producer from Compton, Dr. Dre. The event took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
During the induction speech, Dr. Dre joked about how surprised he was to learn that Eminem was white, and said that other people in the industry discouraged him from working with the once-unknown white-skinned rapper. “I knew that his gifts were undeniable. Each of us were exactly what the other one needed, and I was willing to bet my entire career on that.” said Dre from the stage.
Eminem performed “Sing For The Moment” and “Stan” alongside Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Ed Sheeran at the event. He also performed “My Name Is,” “Rap God” (with THAT supersonic speed), “Forever” and “Not Afraid” with Denaun Porter and The Alchemist behind the boards.
The Detroit legend received many congratulating messages from his peers, family and friends, including his mother, Debbie Mathers. In the video that surfaced online few hours ago, Christina, who happens do be a long-time friend to Debbie, says: “Hi, my name is Christina. I’m a long-time friend to Marshall Mather’s mother Debbie, and she has something to say to her son.”
Then Debbie Mathers, wearing Shady Records purple t-shirt, continues: “Yes… I want to say, Marshall, I could not let this day go by without congratulating you on your induction to Hall Of Fame. I love you very much. I knew you’d get there. It’s been a long ride. I’m very very proud of you. And also, I’m very proud of Hailie Jade, my baby girl. And I want to tell you a great job on your podcast. God bless you guys. I love you very much.”
You can watch the heartwarming video message below:
Last night, Eminem became 10th rapper to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. The bestselling rapper of all time was inducted into the Hall Of Fame by his mentor and longtime collaborator, Dr. Dre.
During his induction speech, Dre recalled being shocked to learn that music executive Jimmy Iovine wanted him to work with a white rapper. In the video that surfaced online, Eminem does not look comfortable when Dr. Dre gives him high praise in front of Rock Hall audience: “Over 220 million albums sold. 13 number one albums. Ten of which all consecutively debuted at No. 1, making him the first artist to ever achieve this s—. Grammy awards, and Emmy, and Oscar! Making him the best selling artist of 00’s. The best selling hip-hop artist ever. Let me repeat that. The best selling hip-hop artist ever.” said Dre.
“And point about this is that he does not really care about that. I think I care more about it than him. What’s most important to him is that he has earned the respect from his peers as one of the best to ever do it. Point blank.” Dr. Dre added.
You can check the video of Eminem’s reactions below:
Eminem’s artistic journey started in hungry desperation at an obscure studio in Detroit, on 8 Mile Road and yesterday it led him into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.
The Detroit legend, in one the most triumphant moments of his much-decorated career, was enshrined in the rock hall during a long, star-filled ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Eminem, who was inducted by legendary producer Dr. Dre, and was joined by Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Ed Sheeran, became the 20th inductee from Detroit in the institution’s 36-year long history.
“I realize what an honor it is right now for me to be up here tonight, and what a privilege it is to do the music that I love — the music that basically saved my life,” said Eminem during his acceptance speech before reading an alphabetical list of more than 100 legendary names, famous and obscure — fittingly slipping into a rhythmic flow as he rattled them off.
“I would not be me without them. I am a high-school dropout with a hip-hop education, and these are my teachers. It is their night just as much as it is mine.” said Eminem.
It seems his long-time friend and D12 member Bizarre got emotional after watching Eminem getting recognized by the board of Hall Of Fame and penned heartful letter to Slim Shady on Instagram:
“Man, where do I begin… We started off two kids from Detroit with the dream to some rappers… We put so much work into this from the days on Novara, the days on 7 Mile in Fairport… Catching the bus to how I can be down in Florida to meet Paul Rosenberg in New York… To the rap battles with Wendy Day… I think the worst day of my life was when my mom went out and moved me to Dallas, Texas at the middle of our journey. But I guess God had something planned for us because a month later you got signed to Dr. Dre… So I just want to give you your flowers and thank you for being a big brother and always believing in me. Believing in us, D12! Man, Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame… WOW! … I could not be more happier. Congratulations Eminem… You know Proof and Bugz are smiling right know…”
Last night, Eminem was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame by his mentor and long-time friend, a legendary producer, Dr. Dre.
Slim Shady was accompanied by his daughter Hailie and performed some of his greatest hits alongside Denaun Porter and The Alchemist with special guests, including Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler (“Sing For The Moment”) and Ed Sheeran (“Stan”).
While fans have been expecting 50 Cent and Royce 5’9″ to be beside Eminem on this special night, they were both absent. Fifty is currently on his world tour and was performing in Finland on the same night as Rock Hall ceremony. As far as Nickel, he looks heavily involved in Marshall Mathers Foundation. As you might know, Royce is the director of community engagement and social justice initiative, since 2020.
Royce 5’9″ has recently shared a screenshot of the tweet that says: “Royce 5’9″ would murder Eminem in a freestyle battle. I’m not starting nothing. That’s just how I feel.”
In his Instagram post’s caption, The Detroit emcee wrote: “Hahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahaahahahahhahahahahahahaha Thank you so much for the high praise but I had to laugh at that one… Love man… Hahahaha… My brother said “Freestyle” battle… I remember I tried to play with him on some freestyle s**t in the studio when we were kids… Let’s just say, I never tried that again… lol.”
Eminem and Royce released “Hell: The Sequel” extended play back in 2011, as a hip-hop duo called Bad Meets Evil. Since then, fans have been waiting for the duo to release another joint project but the two Detroit legends don’t seem to find a time to make fans wishes come true. Even, under Royce’s “freestyle battle” post, Detroit rapper Lazarus commented: “We need “Bad Meets Evil” Part 2.”
Check Royce’s post and the screenshot of the Lazarus’ comment below:
Last night Eminem was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame by Dr. Dre. Here is his full acceptance speech and performance, featuring Steven Tyler and Ed Sheeran.
“Can y’all hear me? I can’t hear me. Can you hear me?” started Em after the incredible performance of some of his greatest hits.
“This s**t is crazy. So I wrote some s**t down tonight that I’m never going to f**ing remember, so I had to read it off the paper and s**t, but it is from the heart. I realize what an honor it is right now for me to be up here tonight, and what a privilege it is to do the music that I love, and the music that basically saved my life.”
Then he continues: “Where’d the man, where did Dre go? The man who saved my life, ladies and gentlemen, Dr. motherf—in’ Dre. So I’m going to try to make this as quick and painless as possible. I’m f—ing stuttering and s–t, I mean Jesus Christ.
“So I’m probably not supposed to actually be here tonight because of a couple of reasons. One of them that I’m a rapper, and this is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there’s only a few of us right now that have been inducted in already, but there’s only a few of us.
“Secondly, I almost died from an overdose in 2007, which kind of sucked. Hailie, plug your ears: because drugs were f—ing delicious, and I thought we had a good thing going man, but I had to go and f— it all up and take too many. God d–n. OK Hailie.
“OK, so. Hold on, I lost my motherf—in’ spot. Paul, did I say, I said drugs were delicious, right? And finally, I had to really fight my way through man to try and break through in this music, and I’m so honored and I’m so grateful that I’m even able to be up here doing hip-hip music, man, because I love it so much.
“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 fathers, and that’s definitely true for me. So whatever my impact has been on hip-hop music, I never would have or could have done this s–t without some of the groundbreaking artists that I’m about to mention right now.
“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 gonna 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 Boogie Monsters, Brand Nubian, Brother J from X Clan, Buckshot, Casual from Heiroglyphics, Chill Rob G, Chubb Rock, Chuck D and Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, D-Nice, Dana Dane, De La Soul — now I’m about a third of the way done.
“De La Soul, did I say De La Soul? Def Jef, Del the Funky Homosapien, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre of course, Dres from Black Sheep, Ed O.G., EPMD, Fat Boys, Fat Joe, Fu-Schnickens, Gang Starr, Geto Boys, Heavy D, House of Pain, Ice Cube, Ice-T, the Intelligent Hoodlum, JJ Fad, Jaz-O, Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Just Ice, K-Solo, Kid & Play: I’m a tenth of the way done.
“King Sun, King Tee, Kool G Rap, Kool Moe Dee, KRS-One, Kwame, Lakim Shabazz, Large Professor, Leaders of the New School, the one and only LL Cool J — love you bro. Lord Finesse, Lords of the Underground, Mantronix, Masta Ace, MC Breed, MC Lyte, MC Shan, Melle Mel, Merciless Ameer, Mobb Deep, Monie Love, Nas, Newcleus, Onyx, Organized Konfusion, Outkast, Andre 3000, Paris, Pharcyde, Queen Latifah, Rakim, Redhead Kingpin, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, I’m almost done.
“Redman, Roxanne Shante, Run-D.M.C., Salt-N-Pepa, Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh, Snoop Dogg, Souls of Mischief, Special Ed, Stetsasonic, now I’m all down to the S’s. Super Lover Cee and Casanova Rud, the D.O.C., the Roots, Black Thought, the Skinny Boys, Tony D, Too $hort, Treach from Naughty By Nature, A Tribe Called Quest, U.T.F.O., Whodini, Wise Intelligent and the Poor Righteous Teachers, Wu-Tang Clan and YZ.
“Those were my rock stars man, and I just want to say, like, those are just a few of the names that I hope will be considered in the future for induction. Because without them, a lot of us wouldn’t be here. I know I wouldn’t.”
“So that’s all I had to say, man. I know this induction is supposed to be me talking about myself and s–t man, but f— that. I would not be here without them. I’m a high school dropout man, with a hip-hop education, and these were my teachers. And it’s their night just as much as it is mine. So thank you.”
The Dr. Dre continues talking about Em.
“OK, let me get serious.
“Over 20 years ago, Jimmy Iovine, who is also one of tonight’s inductees and one of my best friends, played a demo tape for me from a guy who called himself Eminem. The first thing I said when I heard it was, ‘what the f— did he just say?’ I loved it so much that I couldn’t stop listening to it.”
“A few days later, Jimmy called me and said, ‘you know he’s a White guy, right?” F—ed me up! The last thing I was thinking about when I was listening was that he was White. It never even crossed my mind. Looking back, I don’t know why it didn’t cross my mind. He certainly didn’t sound like a Black rapper, especially because of what he was saying. I guess it was my ignorance at the time, thinking that if you’re a really good rapper, you must be Black.”
“Not too long after that, we met for the first time. We hit it off and the next thing you know, we’re at my house working. The first time I put on a beat, he gets on the mic and says, ‘hi, my name is.’ Boom! And that was the beginning of what became an amazing creative collaboration.
“Then came the backlash. ‘Look at him, Dre! He has blue eyes! You can’t sign him! There was a massive amount of resistance from my own team and from a lot of people around me: people who had never even heard the music, but didn’t want me to sign him or work with him simply because he was White.
“While everyone else around me had their doubts, I knew that his gift was undeniable. His raw, dark, and humorous lyrics coupled with an impeccable cadence stood out from anything I had ever heard before, and he was hungry. Both of us were. We were two artists in do-or-die situations: he was desperate to find a way to feed his family and I was searching for something to sink my teeth into creatively. Each of us was exactly what the other needed and I was willing to bet my entire career on it.”
“My rebuttal to those naysayers went something like this: ‘he’s going to be the biggest selling artist on our label.’ Little did I know he was going to be one of the best-selling music artists of all time.”
“From the moment he introduced himself to the world with ‘The Slim Shady LP,’ he skyrocketed to the top of the charts and stayed there for 100 weeks while earning a Grammy for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Solo Performance.”
“Can you believe after promoting violence to little children and killing his daughter’s mother, this guy still had more s— to get off his chest?”
“Well, then ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ dropped. On that album alone his alter ego, Slim Shady, tied me up in his basement, had sex with his mother and killed his daughter’s mother, again, while proceeding to offend just about every special interest group we have. It clearly struck a collective chord and became one of the fastest selling solo albums in United States history.”
“Em would go on to overdose, relapse and recover not only on his albums, but also in real life. Let me tell you something, this guy goes through a lot of s–t just to get a concept for a song.”
“But here is Em’s genius, with his incredible wit and wild imagination: he was able to hold up a mirror to White America while also expressing the pain of living through poverty in dysfunctional families devoid of hope. Eminem brought hip-hop to middle America and offered kids who looked like him a way to connect to it.”
Eminem, notching one of the most triumphant moments of his career, was enshrined during a star-filled ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The hip-hop legend became the 20th Detroit artist inducted in the Rock Hall’s 36-year history.
“I realize right now what an honor it is right now for me to be up here tonight, and what a privilege it is to do the music I love — music that basically saved my life,” said Eminem during his acceptance speech.
Eminem was inducted by his mentor and longtime collaborator, legendary producer, Dr. Dre, who saluted him as an against-the-odds-white rapper who went on to become the best-selling artist in hip-hop history.
Eminem’s induction moment included a medley of hit material that included guest appearances from Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler (“Sing for the Moment”) and an acoustic guitar-wielding Ed Sheeran, who supplied Dido’s vocal parts on iconic single “Stan.” At Eminem’s side was his friend, former D12 member and longtime hype man Denaun Porter with The Alchemist behind the boards.
Eminem was also accompanied by his daughter, Hailie Jade. During his acceptance speech, Eminem addressed the 26-year old influencer to ‘plug her ears’ while talking about his drug addiction.
“So I’m probably not supposed to actually be here tonight because of a couple of reasons. One of them that I’m a rapper, and this is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there’s only a few of us right now that have been inducted in already, but there’s only a few of us.” said Em.
Then he continued: “Secondly, I almost died from an overdose in 2007, which kind of sucked. Hailie, plug your ears: because drugs were f—ing delicious, and I thought we had a good thing going man, but I had to go and f— it all up and take too many. God d–n. OK Hailie.” [Crowd laughed]
“OK, so. Hold on, I lost my motherf—in’ spot. Paul, did I say, I said drugs were delicious, right? And finally, I had to really fight my way through man to try and break through in this music, and I’m so honored and I’m so grateful that I’m even able to be up here doing hip-hip music, man, because I love it so much.” he added.
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