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Gil Fried details how Eminem acted to avoid crowd-crash like Travis Scott’s Astroworld

Travis Scott’s Astroworld Music Festival tragedy in Houston, which killed 10 people, has touched off a new debate at the intersection of venue safety, artist responsibility and crowd etiquette.

To help understand the role that policy plays in shaping events like Astroworld, CNN talked to Gil Fried, a crowd management expert and professor at the University of West Florida.

During the conversation, professor Fried brought the example of Eminem to avoid such tragedy.

“I handled similar case a number of years ago with Eminem where there was a crowd rush at an Eminem concert down South. And a number of people got injured, and he ended up making a game out of it.”

“Eminem said to the crowd, “Okay, everyone, I’m going to start a new dance with you. Okay? Two steps back, one step forward, two steps back, one step forward.” And he was trying to alleviate the pressure of everyone that was pushed up against the barricade by doing that. And an artist can do that. An artist can say, “Hey folks, I am going to stop the concert for a couple minutes because we have an issue here. You know what? I will make it up for you guys. I will sing an extra song at the end, but I need you to listen to me. Everyone, let’s turn on the houselights. Let’s do X, let’s do Y.” Artists can do that and that is not going to trigger a mob. People are going to be respectful and listen to that.” said Gil Fried.

Back in 2001, Eminem was headliner at a Scottish festival, Green event in Glasgow. The performance was halted for 30 minutes while security pulled 45 injured fans from the surging. “Eminem and his band D12 did all they could to help the situation and we are grateful for his support,” a spokesman for Strathclyde police told the AP.

For the full interview, visit CNN here.

50 Cent says Eminem did not actually shave his beard for BMF cameo

50 Cent has recently done an interview with Entertainment Weekly where he talked about seventh episode of Black Mafia Family, directed by himself. In the 7th episode, Eminem makes cameo as a White Boy Rick.

“When Eminem found out I was directing, he committed to do it, and working together was natural. It was an honor to have him on the show and it made this episode extra special.”

“The technology that they used to de-age him was the same thing they used in Robert De Niro’s The Irishman movie. Em actually has a beard, so they first took the hair out of his face using the technology and then they de-aged him all the way down.” said Fifty.

You can check out full interview here.

Snoop Dogg reveals title & release date for his new song with Eminem

In a recent interview, Snoop Dogg details Super Bowl 2022 performance, squashing beef with Eminem, upcoming song with Slim Shady, Dr. Dre’s new music and more!

On squashing beef with Eminem.

“We love each other. If you got siblings you know that you have misunderstandings and disagreements. That s**t happens. But the beauty of it all is that If I’m wrong I know how to call Marshall and apologize. I was wrong bro, do you forgive me? No problem, let’s roll on. I feel like this was necessary because I was the reason why it became what it was and I felt like I could be a reason to stop it. For the sake of family and for the sake of my love for Eminem and Dr. Dre and what we have built, that was the only thing to do. I probably called him four-five months ago. We really love each other. We don’t want public to spin on something that’s not even that serious. We truly respect each other. We brothers man.”

On upcoming song with Eminem.

“There is Snoop Dogg and Eminem song on my Westmore album. It is called “From Detroit to the LBC”, that’s Mount Westmore album that is coming out in January and Eminem and Snoop single is featured on there. And that motherf**ker slapped. That s**t is HUH! It was very challenging for me. Eminem really f**king shot at me. He shot his shot and as a rapper that’s what you want when you get a feature, to have to work you f**king a** off. He is going that hard because he knows I’m going to match him on the same level and that’s what it is when you making records with people that you love. It’s competitive but for the right reason. To bring the best out of each other.

On Dr. Dre’s upcoming album.

“You know Dr. Dre…I tell you the album is coming out and three years later we will be talking about this s**t like it is coming out. I don’t know but I do know he’s in the studio, making great f**king music. I think some of his music is connected to GTA video game that’s coming out. That will be the way that his music will be released though the GTA and I’m part of it.”

You can listen to the interview below:

Cleveland Cavs troll Detroit Pistons with Eminem photo

Detroit Pistons struggled to shoot, struggled to take care of the ball and were entirely outplayed by one of the Eastern Conference’s biggest surprises. The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, 98-78.

Darius Garland paced the Cavs (8-5) with twenty four points and six assists, and Evan Mobley — the number three overall pick of the 2021 draft — continued his hot start to the season with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Cedi Osman added 17 points off the bench.

After the game, Cavs’ Twitter page trolled Pistons with Eminem picture at his Mom’s Spaghetti restaurant with the caption: “Tastes like a W to us.”

Tastes like a W to us 🍝 #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/BLGULRh3of

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) November 13, 2021

CBR: Eminem was considered to play Batman in “Batman vs. Superman (2004)”

Comic Book Resources, also known by the initialism CBR, which is a Canadian website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion, has recently published a long article about Batman vs. Superman.

Batman vs. Superman was developed in the early 2000s under the working title Asylum, with Wolfgang Petersen at the helm. The initial plan was to promote the film as Batman and Superman, implying a team-up, but then, a week before release, replace the promotional posters with a new version that scratched out the word “and.” The true title would be revealed as Batman vs. Superman.

In the article, it is mentioned that the biggest rumor at the time had Eminem potentially playing Batman.

In the paragraph we read: “Christian Bale was already being rumored to play Batman, while Jude Law and Josh Hartnett were considered for Superman. Petersen also indicated he would be open to Matt Damon playing either role. The most memorable casting rumor at the time had Eminem potentially playing Batman, following the massive success of 8 Mile movie.”

You can read full article here.

Royce 5’9″ thanks Eminem for helping him reach Spotify milestone & Joyner Lucas responds

“Darkness” single from Music To Be Murdered By album has become the latest song from Eminem’s catalog to reach 100 million streams.

After “Godzilla,” ft. Juice WRLD, “Those Kinda Nights,” ft. Ed Sheeran and “You Gon’ Learn,” ft. Royce Da 5’9″ and White Gold, “Darkness” becomes fourth track from the album to surpass 100 million mark.

“You Gon’ Learn” and “Darkness” are both produced by Royce 5’9″ and reaching this milestone made the Detroit legend celebrate the achievement on Instagram.

“Thank you my dear, brother Eminem. Trusting in my ability as a producer without a placement yet… These are my first two placements … If only people knew how many quiet wins there were…” said Royce.

On the post, Joyner Lucas commented: “I take back all the s**t I used to talk about your production my brother. 🤣 Lemme get a beat.”

Check the post below:

Today, 25 years ago, Eminem released his debut album “Infinite”

On this day in 1996, November 12, Eminem released his debut album “Infinite” through Web Entertainment. Recording sessions took place at the Bass Brothers’ studio, with production handled by Denaun Porter and Eminem himself. Drums were programmed by Big Proof.

Physical copies of Infinite were released on cassette and vinyl, and Eminem sold the copies from the trunk of his car in streets of Detroit.

The album received mixed reviews from music critics, saying Em’s style is the copy of AZ and Nas.

It was also a commercial failure, selling around 1,000 copies but Eminem stated in his autobiography book The Way I Am that the album sold “maybe 70 copies.”

The album is not available on any streaming platforms except the title track “Infinite” which was remastered on its 20th anniversary.

Kanye West gives a nod to Eminem in new Drink Champs interview

Kanye West has recently done another interview with Drink Champs where the legendary rapper and producer gave a nod to Eminem.

Noregea: “I have recently read that you are one of two artists that has went 10 million and produced their own record.”

Kanye West: “Yeah, Eminem also. Eminem. That’s lit right? It’s like ambidextrous. It feels like it’s another example that I could show you all that we could build communities.”

Last month, Ye’s “Stronger” was certified diamond in the United States for selling 10,000,000 units in the country, the song that was produced by himself.

Eminem did it TWICE as “Not Afraid” and “Lose Yourself” are both certified diamond and both are produced by Eminem himself.

You can watch the interview below:

Real-life White Boy Rick reacts after Eminem portrayed him on “BMF”

The infamous White Boy Rick, real name Rick Wershe Jr., has released a statement with his reaction to Eminem’s cameo in the 7th episode of 50 Cent’s Black Mafia Family.

Couple of months ago, when 50 Cent revealed Eminem would be on BMF, Rick Wershe said: “It is Eminem so that is an honor to have him portray me in a series. He was actually one of the first people that was looking at doing the movie about me so it is pretty cool that later down the line, he gets to take on this role.”

Today, DJ Vlad wrote private message to White Boy Rick and here is what he replied: “Eminem is awesome! And it was an honor! Detroit!!!”

You can check out the screenshot of the message below:

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New Song: Young Roddy – “Out The Hood,” ft. Conway The Machine

Young Roddy and Conway The Machine team up for an emotional ode to the struggle on a new song titled “Out The Hood,” produced by Camouflage Monk.

The two rappers’ descriptive pens detail their come up from the streets as kids to adults, and the family members and friends they’ve lost on the way.

Some of the quotable lyrics from the song includes the following lines: “You know, this music comes first, that’s just the way I work / Had every obstacle against me but I made it work / In the basement, plate and razor, digiscale, I’m weighin’ work / Sold my neighbors work, sold Tom an eighth for 100 on his way to work / Know a n***a that killed his cousin for snitchin’, he saw the paperwork / Still huggin’ on his momma when she pray in church.”

You can listen to the new song below: