Couple of days ago National Football League and SHOWTIME television network announced that the documentary sequel “The Show: California Love,” Behind the Scenes of the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show 2022, a unique look into the making of the historic show, would premiere on SHOWTIME on December 23rd at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
The 90-minute documentary feature offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of one of the most iconic musical performances in the history of Super Bowl and hip-hop culture.
The performance featured music legends like Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar with special guests including 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak. It marked a historic moment that placed the hip-hop music genre on the iconic stage like never before.
Behind the scenes was an all-star team of creatives working tirelessly to pull together a performance for the ages. The 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show was executive produced by Emmy winner Jesse Collins, Emmy winning preeminent entertainment company Roc Nation, produced by DPS, led by Emmy winner Dave Meyers and directed by acclaimed multi-award nominee Hamish Hamilton (who has directed the Halftime Show since 2010). The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show made history, garnering five Creative Arts Emmy nominations, winning three including Outstanding Variety Special (Live), a first ever for the show.
The iconic halftime show has consistently been the most viewed performance of the year, praised around the globe. “The Show” follows the people behind the scenes who power the halftime show and chronicles the impressive Emmy winning production that redefined the halftime show on the world’s biggest stage.
“The Show: California Love” is produced by Boardwalk Pictures and directed by Erik Parker. You can watch the documentary below:
Music and Basketball fans often get to see LeBron James bobbing his head to new releases, especially to a rap music. The Basketball legend loves posting videos of himself enjoying music and jamming along to the beat.
However, its rare to see James’ eight-year-old daughter enjoy some music. Few hour ago, Lebron posted a video of himself and his daughter Zhuri James reciting Eminem’s Oscar and Grammy winning song “Lose Yourself.” James captioned the video: “My babe loves this song!! Great DNA!!”
This is not the first time a celebrity’s daughter is listening to an Eminem song. Couple of weeks ago, Kim Kardashian posted a video of her and Kanye West’s daughters enjoying listening to Eminem’s “Big Weenie” song from Encore album. The video went viral on TikTok and collected more than 43 million views in few days.
It was not the first time Kanye West’s daughters are bumping an Eminem song. Last year, they lip-synced over his classic song “The Real Slim Shady” from The Marshall Mathers LP album.
Kanye once even revealed that his daughter’s most favorite song is “Use This Gospel” and thanked Eminem for doing the remix of the song on Twitter “EMINEM THANK YOU FOR RAPPING ON THE DR DRE REMIX OF USE THIS GOSPEL I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED AND RESPECTED YOU AND IM HONORED TO HAVE YOU BLESS THIS SONG … ITS ALSO NORTH WEST’S FAVORITE KANYE WEST SONG OF ALL TIME.”
You can check LeBron and Kim Kardashian’s videos below:
Genius, the biggest digital media company that provides annotations and interpretation to song lyrics, news stories, sources, poetry, and documents, has released the most viewed pages on their platform.
Topping the list of most viewed rappers in 2022 with more than 19 million pageviews is Kendrick Lamar, who dropped his long-waited critically-acclaimed album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers in May.
Joining Kendrick in the Top 6 are Kanye West, Juice WRLD, Drake, Eminem and YoungBoy Never Broke Again, a young talented rapper who released a bunch of music in 2022 while on house arrest in Utah.
Check out the Top 6 rappers of 2022 on Genius below.
1. Kendrick Lamar – 19.5 million pageviews.
2. Kanye West – 17.5 million pageviews.
3. Juice WRLD – 14.9 million pageviews.
4. Drake – 14.2 million pageviews.
5. Eminem – 13.5 million pageviews.
6. YoungBoy Never Broke Again – 7 million pageviews.
Despite not released an album for almost 3 years, Em‘s lyrics managed to be one of the most viewed pages on Genius. His all time top 10 most viewed songs are:
1. Rap God – 17.9 million pageviews.
2. Killshot – 7 million pageviews.
3. Lose Yourself – 6.7 million pageviews.
4. Godzilla (ft. Juice WRLD) – 6.3 million pageviews.
5. The Monster (ft. Rihanna) – 4.8 million pageviews.
6. Lucky You (ft. Joyner Lucas) – 4.7 million pageviews.
Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade Mathers has recently shared a getting-ready video clip on TikTok and gave her million followers a peek at her outfit – which included a special vintage Jacket stolen from his father’s closet.
The influencer showed off her beauty routine while talking about the outfit she was wearing to that night’s Detroit Pistons game alongside her boyfriend, Evan McClintock.
In the video, Hailie says: “Random fun fact, my family used to go to Pistons games a lot when we were younger but we haven’t really gone in a while. I showed that varsity jacket and I actually stole it from my dad a few years ago. I’m assuming it’s from when we used to go to games when I was younger but I’ve never really had a chance to wear it so I’m excited to wear that too!”
Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal published an interview with legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, where he discussed a range of topics from the rise of technology and streaming to his favorite television shows.
When asked about how he discovers new music, Dylan said it arrives “mostly by accident”, before listing musicians who he’s been listening to of late and among them was Eminem and Wu-Tang Clan, both of whom Dylan said he is “a fan of”. He praised both for their “feeling for words and language”, saying he enjoys “anybody whose vision parallels mine.”
Bob Dylan previously mentioned Eminem in a 2001 interview with Time magazine. Dylan revealed that he hadn’t listened to much of Eminem’s music, but said that the rapper was “doing something right. I almost feel like if anything is controversial, the guy’s gotta be doing something right.”
For the full interview, visit The Wall Street Journal here.
YoungBoy Never Broke Again also know as NBA YoungBoy is among a few rappers who achieved massive streaming and viewing numbers in 2022 while remaining nearly invisible to the pop establishment.
NBA YoungBoy is the archetype for this phenomenon. His total streaming numbers are second to only Drake’s among all artists, and yet he is hidden. He has no radio presence. He isn’t even in the Top 20 on Billboard’s year-end artists list. Nor is he one of Spotify’s Top 5 most-streamed artists in the United States.
In 2022, The Baton Rouge-born rapper broke Eminem’s record for most solo music videos with over 100 million views on YouTube and now he shared Eminem’s “The Wash” movie scenes to his 12 million subscribers. In the caption, NBA wrote: “Good morning a–holes!”
“The Wash” is a 2001 American comedy movie written, produced and directed by DJ Pooh and starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and DJ Pooh, with guest appearances by Eminem, Ludacris, Kurupt, Shaquille O’Neal, Xzibit and Pauly Shore. The film was released on November 16, 2001.
Some fans thought YoungBoy was hinting on Eminem collaborations and some think he’s an Eminem fan and most of them didn’t even care. Check out couple of reactions below and tell us, would you want NBA and Slim Shady collab?!
In 2022, Eminem released and was featured in total of seven songs, mostly produced by Dr. Dre, featuring the likes of 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, CeeLo Green, The D.O.C. and Cordae. Even though it had not been much active year for Em, he performed at one of the biggest stages in the world, that includes Super Bowl Halftime performance, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and MTV Video Music Awards. Traditionally, at the end of every year, we have listed all the songs Slim Shady jumped on in 2022.
Cordae and Eminem teamed up on the remix of “Parables” for “From A Bird’s Eye View” album, produced by Cardiak and Nami. “Parables (Remix)” opens with the same two Cordae verses heard on the original. In the song, Eminem raps overcoming adversity on his verse, a showcase for his rapid-fire punning. He starts by remembering how, as a young rapper, he dreamed of nothing more than being featured in the hip-hop magazine The Source, which would award “five mics” for killer albums and promote new talent in the “Unsigned Hype” column.
2. Dr. Dre – “Gospel,” featuring Eminem & The D.O.C. (February 4, 2022)
Originally, “Gospel,” debuted in December 15, 2021 through GTA Online: The Contract but it was officially released on streaming platforms on February 4, 2022, a week before legendary Super Bowl performance, which also featured 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Anderson .Paak. Contrary to most Eminem verses, the pace throughout “Gospel” is relatively not fast. GTA Online: The Contract showcases Dre’s beginnings of a comeback in the music game after not having dropped a project of his own since 2015’s Compton.
3. Eminem – Jimmy, Brian and Mike (May 26, 2022)
Originally recorded sometime in 1999-2000, Eminem released the song alongside 38-track expanded edition of his blockbuster 2002 fourth solo studio album, The Eminem Show, in honor of the LP’s 20th anniversary. The song is produced by Eminem, Mike Elizondo and Dr. Dre and Em originally recorded it for his third solo studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP, before scrapping the track in its early stages. “A couple months ago for this EXPANDED EDITION release Em went back to the lab, recalled the sessions, finished the chorus and put the touches on it so that it could be included in the Bonus Tracks added to the album. Please sit back and enjoy the show.” said Eminem’s manager, Paul Rosenberg.
4. Eminem & CeeLo Green – “The King and I,” (June 16, 2022)
The song was released on June 16, 2022, as the fourth single from the soundtrack to the Elvis Presley biopic film Elvis. It was later included on Eminem’s second greatest hits album, Curtain Call 2, released through Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. Produced by Dr. Dre, the song samples Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock”, and showcases the two artists taking turns, paying homage to Presley. “Me and Eminem have been friends for years. I’ve longed for an opportunity to work with him. He said, ‘Hey man, can you do this for me? I need it really quickly, I need it tonight.’ So when Eminem says he needs something tonight, you deliver.” said CeeLo Green. The song debuted at No. 86. on UK’s Single’s chart.
5. Eminem & Snoop Dogg – “From The D 2 The LBC” (June 24, 2022)
Originally intended for Mount Westmore album, the song was released as the second single from Eminem’s second greatest hits album, Curtain Call 2. Produced by Eminem the track marks the first collaboration between the two rappers in over 20 years, having last appeared together on the track “Bitch Please II” from Em’s iconic album, The Marshall Mathers LP, released in 2000. On the day of the single’s release, Eminem and Snoop Dogg performed the song live at ApeFest, a festival held in New York for Bored Ape NFT holders, about a month later, they also brought the song live on MTV Video Music Awards. The song debuted at No. 72 on US Billboard Hot 100, making the first entry for Eminem in 2022.
6. Eminem – “Is This Love (’09),” featuring 50 Cent (August 5, 2022)
“Is This Love” is an unreleased song from 2009, most likely recorded for Em’s Relapse 2 album, yet was kept in the vault due to the negative reviews received by Relapse from Critics. This track is one of the three recorded by the duo in 2009, with the one, “Psycho”, being put on 50’s album, Before I Self Destruct and Relapse’s “Crack A Bottle,” which also features Dr. Dre and became No. 1 single in US. Like “Jimmy, Brian and Mike,” the track contains re-recorded vocals by both Em and Fiddy.
7. DJ Khaled – “Use This Gospel (Remix),” featuring Kanye West & Eminem (August 25, 2022)
In 2020, Ye announced a remix of his daughter’s favorite song, featuring Eminem and produced by Dr. Dre. Kanye tweeted that he had always loved and respected Eminem, expressing respect towards him for appearing on the song. The two of them had previously collaborated on the single “Forever” in 2009, alongside Drake and Lil Wayne. The song was released by DJ Khaled through his thirteenth studio album God Did.
You can listen to the songs through our Spotify playlist below:
For the list of all Eminem songs, released in 2011, visit here.
Eminem‘s “Till I Collapse,” featuring Nate Dogg from The Eminem Show (2002) album has surpassed 1.5 BILLION streams on Spotify, making it the only non-single song in history to reach this milestone.
.@Eminem and Nate Dogg’s “‘Till I Collapse” has now surpassed 1.5 billion streams on Spotify. It’s the most streamed non-single in history.
Anyone looking to make good use of that New Year’s resolution gym membership may want to give Eminem’s 2002 diamond-certified album a revisit or maybe 8 Mile soundtracks album. According to study done by Spotify couple of years ago, “Till I Collapse” is the top global song of all time for exercising and working out — a distinction its held for three years straight. Eminem’s Academy and Grammy Award-winning “Lose Yourself” also ranks at No. 2.
The figures have been extrapolated from the 43.5 million workout-related playlists used by the streaming giant’s nearly 191 million active monthly users.
“One of Eminem’s big hits also happens to be a pep talk. “When you feel weak you feel like you want to just give up,” he intones, “but you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength.” Then he blasts off. When the going gets hard, Eminem is here to take you through to the finish line — whatever the workout, whatever the challenge.” – TIME
In the similar news, 50 Cent’s “In Da Club” has also joined the billions club on Spotify. It’s Fiddy’s first ever song to reach this accolade.
On this day, 30 years ago, December 15, 1992, Dr. Dre released his solo debut album, The Chronic, executive produced by Suge Knight. It was released by his record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records.
The Chronic was Dr. Dre’s first solo album after he parted his way from legendary hip hop group N.W.A and its label Ruthless Records over some financial dispute. It includes diss songs towards Ruthless Records and its owner, the former N.W.A member, Eazy-E. It also features many guest appearances by then-emerging superstar rapper Snoop Dogg, who used the album as a launch pad for his own solo career.
The critically acclaimed album reached No. 3 on United State’s Billboard 200 charts and has been certified 3x platinum with sales of more than 3 million copies in the country, making Dre one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993. The album is currently eligible for 6x platinum for hitting 6 million units.
The Chronic‘s three singles became top ten Billboard singles. “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang” reached No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles and Hot R&B Singles charts. The song “Let Me Ride” also won Dre his first ever Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance.
The production of Dr. Dre popularized the G-funk subgenre within gangsta rap. The Chronic has been widely regarded as one of the most important and influential albums of the 1990s and one of the best-produced hip hop albums. In 2019, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry as “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
Today, the world cerebrates the 30 year anniversary of the iconic album. Check the tweets below:
Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of the greatest albums of all time! @drdre The Chronic! 💨💨💨💨 pic.twitter.com/q3avtKylcr
After dropping the deluxe edition of “More Black Superheroes” album and releasing music video for Mamii-assisted “NONCHALANT” single, Westside Boogie is back for Tiny Desk concert.
.”I gotta be the first person to bring kids to NPR, right? No, I’m not. I gotta be the first one with kids in costumes, though.” Boogie is correct. American Football brought a children’s choir to the Desk in 2019, so Westside added flair to that idea for the climactic end to his show.
For his Tiny Desk, he played songs from “More Black Superhero” album, including “NONCHALANT,” featuring former Tiny Desk Contest contestant Mamii and couple of songs from from his Shady Records debut album, “Everythings For Sale.” After the performance, in a full circle moment, Boogie signed a poster from our 2015 SXSW showcase, which he was part of, telling us it was his first paid show.
The setlist of the concert included the following songs:
★ “N*** Needs”
★ “Lolsmh”
★ “STUCK”
★ “NONCHALANT”
★ “Silent Ride”
You can watch Westside Boogie concert below:
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In the latest episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the TV host made fun of United States’ representative for South Carolina’s 5th congressional district, Ralph Norman, for mistakenly spelling Martial Law as Marshall Law.
During his monologue, Stephen showed the screenshot of Norman’s words on the screen, which says: “Mark… we are at a point of no return in saving our republic. Our last hope is invoking Marshal Law!!”
On that, Colbert joked: “Invoking Martial Law means this Congressman was calling for military involvement in a coup again put him in a jail also put him through spell check because it’s Martial Law with a T. Marshall Law is the new CBS legal drama, starring Eminem as judge Marshall Mathers which reminds me, “Watch Marshall Law on CBS, Saturdays, 1:45 P.M. right after all new episodes of the Enforceinator.””
You can watch the new episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert below:
On Saturday night, November 5, 2022, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted its 2022 class in grand fashion. Inductees included Eminem, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Carly Simon and Lionel Richie. Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis also joined the Hall Of Fame with the “award for musical excellence.”
Longtime friend and collaborator, his mentor, the legendary producer Dr. Dre had the pleasure of inducting Slim Shady, recalling the first time Jimmy Iovine called to let him know that Eminem was a white guy. “That completely f—d me up. I knew that his gifts were undeniable. Each of us was what the other one needed — and I was willing to bet my entire career on it. He brought hip-hop to middle America.”
There was only one way to follow such a massive induction, and that was with an even fresher performance. Eminem delivered just that, ripping through hits like “My Name Is,” “Forever,” “Not Afraid,” “Stan,” “Sing For The Moment” and “Rap God” — while also featuring surprising guests from Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler to Ed Sheeran. The Alchemist was behind the board and Mr. Porter as a hypeman, as always.
After the performance, the time for Eminem’s speech came: “I’m not supposed to be here tonight. One, I’m a rapper; two, I almost died from an overdose; and three, I really had to fight my way through… I’m a high school drop-out with a hip-hop education.” said Eminem before listening more than one hundred hip-hop acts that influenced him through his spectacular career.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony aired on November 19, 2022 on HBO and today the rehearsal video with Ed Sheeran has surfaced online. You can check the never before seen video footage below:
