Category: Latest Interviews

Benzino says he still listens to Eminem’s “Nail In The Coffin”

Benzino has recently sat down with Math Hoffa and the rest of the crew on the latest episode of My Expert Opinion where they talked about Eminem.

“Eminem got some cool songs. I like them. There is bunch of s–t that I don’t like that’s every artist. I like “Stan,” “Lose Yourself,” “Nail In The Coffin,” I like it. I’m listening to it. I do. I liked it. I did. Beat was dope and he killed that s–t.” said Benzino.

Then he continued: “My thing is, he deserved, like anybody deserved, every piece of success he got. He earned it. It’s just…When I was at The Source, I was at the top. I didn’t have to answer nobody. So, I felt like my message would get across.”

“Eminem’s disses , I’m keeping it real, none of his s–t really affected me because while he was discrediting me as a street ni–a, I know I’m street ni–ga. I know the s–t I’ve done. Ni–as in the street know so that didn’t bother me. So that’s why I never looked at it like ‘he ended your career’ or ‘he killed you.’ If he hit me with Nas’ “Ether,” I would probably moved out of the country. If Em had different beats on diss records against me, I think it would have way greater affect but anything Em can do, people go like ‘OH MY GOD!'” Benzino added.

Then Zino talks about his daughter Coi Leray talking about Eminem on My Expert Opinion. You can watch the full thing below:

Mix Master Mike reveals why Beastie Boys turned down Eminem collaboration

The Beastie Boys have consistently been listed as one of Eminem‘s major influences, and a close friend of the hip-hop band has now claimed that the Detroit icon came within a whisker of recording a song with the two surviving members a few years ago.

During a recent interview with AllHipHop longtime Beasties collaborator Mix Master Mike revealed that he was close to orchestrating a collaboration between Eminem, Mike D and Ad-Rock following the 2012 passing of MCA.

“I actually reached out to Eminem. I called him and Paul Rosenberg and I pushed for a song. I had the beat made and everything. It was gonna be Beastie Boys, Eminem and a Mix Master Mike track. Eminem was like, ‘Let’s f–king go.’ I was spearheading this, so I brought it to Mike and Ad-Rock’s attention.” said Mix Master Mike.

“They were like, ‘It’s kind of weird we don’t have Yauch anymore, so we feel a way that out of respect of Adam that we don’t do it.’ I’m like, ‘What are you talking about? Adam would love this.’

“I was really trying to push this. It would have been f–king insane. I was like, ‘Mike just give me 32 bars. Just rap.’ But I respected their wish to not do it. Our captain is not here anymore. But maybe if I push it again, who knows?”

“I was in the process of getting bars from Eminem. He was so pumped cause these are his heroes. I was kind of fulfilling his dream. I’m the gatekeeper of his dream. I felt that was a responsibility on my behalf to present that to him. The great white hopes of Hip Hop [laughs].” Mix Master Mike added.

Rico Nasty talks how Eminem inspired her to be a rapper

During a recent interview with PEOPLE magazine, Maryland hip-hop artist Rico Nasty discussed Eminem’s influence on her, crediting one of his iconic songs as the song that made her want to become a rapper.

“You know what’s so crazy, it was “Stan” on the Marshall Mathers LP… It was “Stan” by Eminem that made me want to be a rapper. I loved how it invoked every emotion. You felt scared, you felt excited, on the edge… It was almost like a horror movie.” Rico Nasty said.

Then she continued: “On the edge of your seat, waiting to see if this person was going to make the right decision. You almost feel bad for this person. It was very cinematic, that movie, it felt… that video was so cinematic. And then it also gave me a perspective that I never really had before, which was like, “Yeah, a lot of these people, they have fans, but some of these people have fans that are…” They’re die hard, man. They wait for your responses.

“And that was…Besides Tyler, The Creator and Nicki Minaj, that was my first example of what a fan was, low key, just obsessive. He even looked like him. He even looked like him in the video. That was crazy.” she added.

You can read the full interview here and watch Rico Nasty’s latest music video below:

Jake Paul & Mike Tyson talk about Eminem & MGK beef

Jake Paul has recently sat down with Mike Tyson and DJ Whoo Kid on Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson where the social media personality, actor, and professional boxer briefly talked about Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly beef. Check out the conversation below:

DJ Whoo Kid: Is MGK part of your repertoire?

Jake Paul: Yeah, MGK, we are cool and his whole squad.

Mike Tyson: He’s not cool with Eminem though, is he?

DJ Whoo Kid: Yeah, they got rap beef.

Mike Tyson: Why you gonna f–k with Eminem? He’s gonna be in bad shape man. That’s the last guy in rap you want to mess with.

DJ Whoo Kid: I don’t think anybody ever conquered Eminem in anything man.

Jake Paul: They had diss tracks back and forth. And they are both good. I don’t think there is a decisive winner in that rap beef. It honestly made both of them way bigger and it was very entertaining. Noone bodied the other one. It was good on both sides. It was a draw.

You can watch the interview below:

Joe Budden reacts to Melle Mel’s Eminem diss

Last week, in response to Eminem’s jab on “Realest” track with Ez Mil, Melle Mel released an Eminem diss-track and unfortunately the song was not very well received.

Critics were so bitter that Melle Mel was forced to remove the track from YouTube and send an apology to Slim Shady.

During the latest episode of Joe Budden podcast, Joe Budden also criticized Melle Mel’s response. “I’m gonna cut it off cause I know some of you all listening in the car. I’m not gonna do it to you all. That was Melle Mel dissing Eminem, I guess, cause Eminem dissed him.” said Joe Budden.

Then he continued: “Dawg, respectfully, it’s hip-hop’s 50th birthday. Melle Mel, thank you first of all, for everything. Secondly, don’t do this again. We want to honor hip-hop and all of its pioneers. We don’t wanna hear from you all ni–as.”

You can watch the segment below:

Joe Budden reacts to Melle Mel diss
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Yung Gravy says he removed his comment on Hailie’s Instagram not to piss off Eminem

Hailie’s Just A Little Shady podcast is back for Season 2.

“Coming back for Season 2 at Lollapalooza, Chicago! Interviewing artists about hot topics & even hotter shady stories of their own as we discuss the secret stories that might be getting them in trouble. Plus, recapping what went down at the festival throughout the weekend.” she says.

The first guest of her show is Matthew Raymond Hauri, known professionally as Yung Gravy, who is an American rapper. He first earned recognition in 2016, when his song “Mr. Clean” gained traction on SoundCloud; it is now RIAA-certified Platinum.

During the interview, Hailie asked Gravy why he deleted the comment he made on one of her Instagram posts, on which he replied:

“It was some post of you. You were looking cute and I just commented something that I thought it was funny, I wanted to see if I get some sort of response or if people like it. I did it and I sat there for a while and I was like ‘you know what? I don’t wanna be that guy. I don’t want to piss off f–king Eminem.’ Yes, I did comment on your s–t for like couple of hours. It was not anything aggressive though, it was cute. Some sweat.” Yung Gravy said.

You can watch it below:

He didn’t want to end up like MGK 😂
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The D.O.C. shares his emotions when he heard Eminem rapping his lyrics

The D.O.C. has recently sat down on VLAD TV where the legendary hip-hop artist shared his emotions when he heard Eminem rapping his lyrics from THE DOC documentary.

“I knew, at the moment of shooting, we were making gold, I knew that. I could feel it. Again, to his credit, Em is such a genuine human being and a genuine fan of this art form. It’s not his fault, he’s great! Does not matter what color you are! It’s not his fault. He has that gift to be able to take those cadences, some of mine are here and there too. And just to work them that way. That’s his gift.” said The D.O.C.

Then he continued: “His subject matter allowed him to reach into areas that an average copper colored artists could not. Just by virtue of it, who he is and where he came from. But that does not take away from the skills set. And he had Dre, which is another cheat code. Those two guys together…And Dre plus anybody is 75% over and done just by virtue of this guy sitting behind this SSL for you.”

“It was a moment it time that will live forever bro. I know that. I know when I’m dead 50 years people gonna be watching that going, that’s pretty cool. That’s what if felt like in a moment and I know it allowed Eminem to give love to his guy cause I’ve always been that to him. He always says stuff like ‘I get nervous around you’ and I’m thinking to myself ‘Mothef–ker! Do you know who you are?! Now I’m nervous. Now I’m sweating cause you done said that!’ But it’s just a mutual love and respect of two men who really love the art because it did for me everything that it did for him. And we both realize and recognize that. And like I said, it’s a moment in time that’s gonna live forever and I’m grateful for that moment.” – The D.O.C. added.

You can watch the interview below:

Treach addresses Eminem: “I’m working on album, come see me, love you”

Treach of legendary hip-hop group Naughty by Nature made a new album announcement and addressed recent praise of him from Eminem at 2023’s Rock The Bells Festival.

“When Eminem shouts me out its nothin’ but love. Eminem said he almost stopped rapping when he heard me, when I heard Eminem I almost stopped rapping. I’m like this guy right here, you cant top nothing he is saying right now. Not cause he is a white boy, he is getting the accolades he is getting right now because he is one of the dopest emcees to touch the mic ever in history, and if you have a problem with it say it so he can chew yo a– out the f–king frame! I call him my light skinned twin. ” said Treach.

Then he directly addressed Eminem: “Em! I am working on a solo album and I ain’t taking it to nobody but you. So now you got it out there in the universe, come see me – love you.”

In a recent interview with New York Times magazine, Eminem revealed that he contemplated quitting after hearing Naughty By Nature’s debut album. “I studied MCs who used multi-syllabic phrasing. I would gravitate to Lord Finesse, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Masta Ace, Redman and Special Ed. Treach from Naughty By Nature too. When that first Naughty By Nature album dropped, that whole summer I could not write a rap. I was so depressed, I thought I would never be that good and I should just quit.”

You can watch Treach’s interview below:

Fat Joe reacts to Melle Mel wanting to battle Eminem

In his latest The Biggest podcast, Fat Joe discussed Eminem vs Melle Mel and Nas vs MC Shan situations.

“Sometimes the old school, they stand in the way of themselves. You understand what I’m saying? Now I see Melle Mel wants to battle Eminem. Oh my God, this is out of control. Yo, Melle Mel, he’s my OG. He’s the guy I look up to but Mel…Okay, they gonna do whatever they want to do…” said Fat Joe.

Then he continued: “Sometimes, unfortunately, our pioneers stand in the way of their own bag. I do not know why. I have spoken to them over and over again. I would not be here if it was not for our pioneers. So, sometimes, when I can’t talk to them I sit down and be like ‘yo, you can’t get the bag doing this and this and that’.”

“I’ve seen horrible situations…We don’t love you! We over-love you! We worship you! So listen, my pioneers, my legends, don’t block your blessings man! Get to the bag. I want all of you to get to the bag. Hip-hop is one thing, we don’t have the union. We don’t have a situation where we take care of our pioneers. And they deserve it. Because we wouldn’t have it if it was not for them. ” Fat Joe added.

You can watch it below:

LL Cool J puts Eminem on his Mt. Rushmore of hip-hop collaborators

Hip-hop icon LL COOL J plays a fun game with Hoda and Jenna on TODAY with Hoda & Jenna
where he answers five questions about his musical preferences, including the first song he memorized, his favorite music video and who is on his Mt. Rushmore of hip-hop.

“In terms of collaborators, would be DMX because I introduced him to the world. Eminem because he’s one of the collaborators on my new record you have not heard that song yet. Method Man because I just love working with him. And then Biggie, because we did Flava In Ya Ear. That’s collaborators, remember! I don’t want to get bunch of tweets and Xs like ‘bla bla bla bla.’ These are my dudes! I love them!” LL said.

LL COOL J has a new album loading, and the release has some heavy hitters. According to LL himself, Eminem, Nas, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, and Saweetie are set to be featured on the album. To make it even crazier, the album is set to be entirely produced by Q-Tip.

It will mark the first ever collaboration between Eminem and LL COOL J. About a month ago, the 10 seconds snippet of the song surfaced online and it appears the two legends of hip-hop are going back and forth, murdering the Q-Tip-produced beat.

You watch the new interview below:

Lord Jamar reacts to Eminem dissing Melle Mel

Lord Jamar has just made a whole podcast about Eminem dissing Melle Mel on Ez Mil’s new track titled “Realest.”

In the 275th episode of Yanadameen Godcast, Lord Jamar discussed Eminem’s verse and explained to his viewers why Slim Shady is wrong for going at one of the pioneers of hip-hop.

“Earlier this morning, I get the message from my brother, he’s like ‘yo, did you hear this song where Eminem goes at Melle Mel?!’ I thought ‘WHAT? NO! Not in the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, are we going at Melle Mel?! One of the forefathers?! and Eminem is doing that?!'” said Lord Jamar.

Then he continued: “So, this song gets sent to me. First of all, that’s somebody else’s song. I thought it was a wrong song because somebody else started rhyming. He went back to me again in the song, without mentioning my name. But yeah, first I thought I had a wrong song cause it sounded like younger dude rhyming. Whoever it was, he could rhyme. He was pretty good. I didn’t listen to the whole thing though because I was trying to get straight to the Eminem verse.”

“So , we get to Eminem verse and he’s saying a bunch of s–t that I have said before. He definitely said ‘yeah I’m the guest’ but he said he turned the house into a mansion or some bulls–t. Then he talks about ‘yeah they don’t play me at clubs’ and he tries to act like so what. You only know that because you still performing in those clubs. And that right there is a real dig to any artist. Especially from back in the days that still has the honor of performing. Brand Nubian perform in clubs, Big Daddy Kane performs in clubs, Rakim performs in clubs. So many famous rappers perform in clubs. That little jab about performing in the clubs that was a swipe to a whole lot of people that I don’t think he may have realized.” Lord Jamar added.

Then he continues talking about Melle Mel lines. You can watch the entire podcast below:

The D.O.C. shares his thoughts on Eminem VS Melle Mel situation

Eminem made his musical comeback in 2023 by contributing his first verse of the year to the new song “Realest,” which was produced by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records’ newest signee Ez Mil. Slim Shady’s verse is getting attention since he jabbed Melle Mel and other critics in it.

The Detroit legend took aim at hip-hop pioneer Melle Mel, who recently stated that Eminem is only top 5 because he’s white. “But when they say that I’m only top five / ‘Cause I’m white, why would I be stunned? / My skin color still workin’ against me / ‘Cause second I should be to none / Being white ain’t why they put me at top five / It’s why they can’t put me at one,” Em raps.

“Shout to the Furious Five and Grandmaster Flash, but, boy / This 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-s to ‘roids,” he raps in another bar.

After Kxng Crooked, The D.O.C. also gives his opinion on the situation. “There is no any of us without Mel, but I think Mel was voicing his opinion and he’s a gladiator in this sport as well. So, he should have known if he thought the little kid was going to be afraid of him, you can only push the little guy around so long before he feels like he’s in a corner and got to do something. I think Eminem did what he thought he was supposed to do and I stand by Em and what he did.” The D.O.C. told to AllHipHop.

Then he continued: “I don’t know whether Melle Mel took s–t, that’s not my concern. They writing raps. I look forward to Melle Mel and seeing what he got to say after that. Maybe that’ll bring Mel back to the forefront in a way where he can get in and get his point across.”

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