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Gizelle Bryant shades Eminem during WWHL

According to documents obtained by Page Six magazine, last month, Eminem filed an opposition against Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant trademark application for “Reasonably Shady,” the name of their podcast.

In the documents, Marshall Mathers says he believes his brand will be “damaged” if the “Real Housewives of Potomac” stars are issued the trademark for their broadcast. He also said “Reasonably Shady” can “cause confusion in the minds of consumers,” who have known him by his monikers Slim Shady and Shady since the late ’90s.

Earlier this month, Page Six revealed that Bryant and Robyn Dixon are fighting back against Eminem’s motion to block their trademark application. Based on a court docs, the “Real Housewives of Potomac” stars asked for Eminem’s opposition to be denied.

Yesterday, during the recent episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Gizelle Bryant threw a shade to Eminem by implying that nobody searches for Slim Shady today: “He says that people will confuse, when they look for Reasonably Shady they get confused the thing that they are looking for Eminem. Who is searching for Eminem?! I don’t know. No shade but shade. We are still in talks, going back and forth but we are preserving.”

Fans were quick to reply in the comments. One user said: “She should really check analytics because the answer to her question is embarrassing for her.” Another commented: “Who is searching for the man who has 1Oscar, 15 Grammies, 1 Emmy = EGO. Who performed at the SuperBowl, who was inducted at the RnR Hall of Fame in 2022. Who has more than 67 m listeners on Spotify.” Someone shared a screenshot of the article that says Eminem was in top 3 most searched artist in Wikipedia of all time.

You can watch the clip from latest WWHL episode below:

“Who’s searching for Eminem? I don’t know. No shade, but shade.” 💀 @GizelleBryant @Porsha4real #WWHL pic.twitter.com/r40iTV6LAz

— WWHL (@BravoWWHL) March 27, 2023

Kurupt says Dr. Dre gave 2Pac his heart by giving “California Love” beat

There was a rumor that Dr. Dre had so much special love for his “California Love” beat that he had the problem with giving it to 2Pac, but it seems they are all lies and the legendary producer from Compton never had an issue about it, according to Kurupt.

During his recent interview with The Art of Dialogue, Kurupt reflected on the Death Row era and he was asked about Dr. Dre and 2Pac’s mega hit single “California Love.”

“Dr. Dre been had that beat, he had that beat for a while,” he said. “He even told me once, ‘Kurupt you like this beat? Yeah, I’ma see how you sound on it.’ And thought this was gonna be my chance. And then 2Pac came home… and the way we do it at Death Row, is whosever turn it is, everybody contributes. So, you know: your project freezes, everyone contributes towards the project that’s at hand.”

Then the Dogg Pound rapper continues: “Dr. Dre was working on that record for a while before 2Pac came home,” Kurupt continued. “I looked at that beat like Dr. Dre’s heart. Like he had a plan for it, like he was trying to figure out, ‘What am I gonna do with this beat?’ ’cause it was so gruesome and bangin’, but it was fun. 2Pac came home. So when he gave him ‘California Love,’ I looked at it like Dr. Dre gave 2Pac his heart. ‘Cause I used to go in there when he was working on it, and that was his baby.”

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Logic compares his new album to Eminem’s movie

In the latest episode of STORY TIME, Logic revealed that his new album titled College Park kind of takes inspiration from Eminem‘s 2002 blockbuster film, 8 Mile.

“My album College Park takes place in 2011, with me and all my homies on our way to Open Mic Night in Washington DC, in the shenanigans that we get in along the way.” said Logic.

Then he continues: “It’s like 8 Mile, expect it’s an album, expect it’s not B-Rabbit, it’s B-Racial. It’s a good album and I think you guys are really going to like it.”

Released on February 24, 2023, College Park boasts guest appearances from Joey Bada$$, Bun B, Redman, Norah Jones, Statik Selektah and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, among others.

The project marked Logic’s first independent album after parting ways with Def Jam back in 2022. In the United States, the album debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 17,884 copies in its first week of release.

Up next, the Maryland rapper is hitting the road alongside Juicy J as part of the College Park Tour, which kicks off in Madison, Wisconsin on May 25, 2023. The two will hit twenty two cities across North America that include Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta, San Francisco and Los Angeles — before wrapping things up in Phoenix, Arizona on June 30, 2023.

Revisit Logic’s new album below:

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Charlamagne, Ebro, Young Guru, Lowkey & more share their thoughts on 50 Cent VS Lil Wayne Verzuz battle

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.”

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Huey Briss says people who discredit Eminem have low IQ, talks his influence

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.

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Mekhi Phifer tells untold story about Eminem’s “8 Mile” movie

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!”

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Cassidy challenges Eminem to a rap battle, wants to do a song with him

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.”

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TK Kirkland shares his thoughts on Eminem’s place in top 5 rappers of all time

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 talks how he got on a song with Eminem & Royce 5’9″

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:

Ja Rule reacts to Melle Mel saying Ja copied 50 Cent

50 Cent and Ja Rule’s feud was probably one of Hip Hop’s most infamous beefs, and Melle Mel thinks things may have gone differently for Ja Rule if he did not copy Fiddy’s gangsta style.

In a recent interview with The Art of Dialogue, the legendary rapper from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five shared his thoughts on why rappers trying to be “hard” is resulting in the destruction of the genre itself.

“A lot of rappers could be better rappers if they stopped rapping like everybody else. What is it that you need to say? You could be the ni–a that made a song about a pool party, but you f–ked around and listened to Meek Mill and went and you f–ked around and did some dumb s–t. It’s just like when 50 Cent was doing this s–t and then when Ja Rule and that was probably one of his last big records.” said Melle Mel.

Then he continued: “If he woulda just made that record a pure New York record, it would have been a way bigger record. But he went the route of trying to sound hard because 50 Cent sound hard. And it was still a good record but I’m just saying, if he woulda just made it a pure New York record like how JAY-Z did with his New York record. See what I’m saying? If he woulda went along the same lines as that. So the point I am saying is that consciousness does have its place in Hip-Hop, but everybody is too scared about not being hard. And that’s the destruction of the whole game.”

In a recently release footage from TMZ, Ja literally laughs out loud at Mel’s comments and says: “Mel has earned the right to say whatever he wants but me copying Fifty is the funniest s–t I’ve ever because Fifty copied me. I was his blueprint. Other than that, my New York record was huge. One of the biggest New York records to date. Empire State of Mind is also huge but they are different. Mine’s a street anthem and Empire State Of Mind is a big commercial record with Alicia Key and Jay-Z.”

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