50 Cent has recently shared his reaction to being mentioned in a seemingly flattering manner by Chelsea Handler as part of a comedy bit discussing anal intercourse.
Couple of days ago Fiddy, who dated Handler many years ago, shared a clip of one of the multi-hyphenate’s stand-up comedy sets, in which she attempts to destigmatize anal sex by extolling its joys and pleasures.
“Anal sex is not just for homosexual men anymore, okay? Ladies and gentlemen, it’s trending. And don’t knock it until you try it. You might f–king like it. It’s a big pill to swallow in the beginning but when you warm up to the idea, and you pick the right candidate, you know…small or medium, you’re not going to do that with, like, 50 Cent. You want to pick the right candidate.” Chelsea Handler said.
In the caption of his Instagram post, Fif appeared to enjoy Handler’s reference to him, as he praised the 48-year-old’s sense of humor. “Yo she is so crazy, @chelseahandler is hand down the funniest,” he wrote, adding an “LOL” and plugging his Branson Cognac and Le Chemin du Roi brands.
Detroit rappers Tee Grizzley and Skilla Baby has recently sat down for an exclusive interview with HipHopDX to talk about everything from Eminem‘s “8 Mile” movie to “First Day Out” to their new project, toxic lyrics, Big Sean, Nipsey Hussle, Taylor Swift, Tee Grizzley’s gaming and much more.
At one point of the interview, the two started talking about favorite verse from each other. That’s where the Eminem-talk started.
“I walked in there nervous as hell. That’s why I was trying to play it cool. I mean, I’m with Tee Grizzley! So, I’m out here with T, I gotta throw my hardest punchline. Cause, you get one shot, palms sweaty, mom’s spaghetti.” said Skilla Baby.
Then interviewer asked if they ever had any interaction with Eminem while growing up.
“I don’t know nobody that really seen Eminem but Trick Trick. I heard he still live around where we are from, he just live far out. I never seen Eminem. I know he had restaurant downtown.” Skilla Baby replied.
Then Tee Grizzley continued: “I love Royce. I never talked to Eminem before. I definitely want to cook something with Royce in future but 8 Mile movie though, that is legendary.”
“We don’t wanna take nothing from Em though. He’s big where we are from. We just have not seen him. 8 Mile was big for us and all the Marshall Mathers s–t. All that s–t was hard. I ain’t saying I ain’t listened to his music. I banged his music. He’s big cultural impact.” Skilla Baby added.
Tony Yayo has recently joined Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson and DJ Whoo Kid to discuss his early beginnings, growing up with 50 Cent, being in G-Unit, what it was like growing up and more. The South Jamaica, New York-born rapper also revealed that Eminem wearing “Free Yayo” shirt at the 2003 Grammy awards ceremony was one of the greatest moments in his career.
“That was my biggest moment in hip-hop. Shout out to me, for me.” Tony Yayo replied when Whoo Kid asked what it meant for him when Eminem wore that t-shirt.
Last year, during the interview with VLAD TV, Yayo talked vastly about the same topic: “Eminem has always helped me in my career. He’s on my first album. He wore a Free Yayo shirt at the Grammys. So, I’m always gonna show him respect and love and salute him.”
“Nobody every did anything in my career besides Eminem and 50 Cent. And I always say, him doing Free Yayo while I was in jail, I only had to do about two years and they kept my name alive. They started putting my name in the videos and Free Yayo shirt was selling. I’m always gonna salute him…Being attached to Eminem was the best deal, without Eminem and Dr. Dre we would not have that much of a success.”
You can watch Tony Yayo’s recent appearance on Mike Tyson Hotboxin’ below:
On this day, 23 years ago (May 23, 2000), Eminem released his third solo studio album The Marshall Mathers LP under Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album was produced mostly by Dr. Dre and Eminem, along with The 45 King, the Bass Brothers, and Mel-Man. Featured guest appearances include Dido, RBX, Sticky Fingaz, Bizarre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, and D12.
Criticism centered on lyrics that were considered violent, homophobic, and misogynistic, as well as a reference to the Columbine High School massacre. Future second lady Lynne Cheney criticized the lyrics at a United States Senate hearing, while the Canadian government considered refusing Eminem’s entry into the country. Despite the controversies, it received acclaim from critics, who praised Eminem’s lyrical ability and considered the album to have emotional depth.
The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, staying atop for 8 consecutive weeks. A significant commercial success compared to the release of The Slim Shady LP just the previous year, the album sold 1.78 million copies in its first week, which made it among the fastest-selling studio albums in the United States. The album produced mega hit singles like “The Real Slim Shady”, “The Way I Am” and “Stan”. Among other publications, Rolling Stone named it the best album of 2000.
The Marshall Mathers LP has been included in numerous all-time lists and is widely regarded as Eminem’s greatest album. It has sold 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time, and is certified Diamond (11x platinum) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Rap Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards, while “The Real Slim Shady” won Best Rap Solo Performance.
Eminem’s seventh solo studio album “Recovery” has now crossed the 20 million album sales worldwide. The Grammy-winning project has now sold 8.3 million in pure sales, 5.6 million as a digital units, and 5.3 million as a streaming units.
“Recovery” becomes third Eminem album to hit 20 million sales mark, after “The Eminem Show” and “The Marshall Mathers LP” and fifth album overall in hip-hop genre, following Fugees’ “The Score” and Tupac’s “All Eyez On Me.”
Eminem’s Recovery :
8.3M pure sales,
5.6M Digital units,
5.3M streaming units
Total 20.001M EAS
5th most successful HH album of all time after The MMLP, TES, The Score, All Eyez on me
Upon its release, “Recovery” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 741,000 copies. It also reached No. 1 in 16 other countries. It spawned four singles: “Not Afraid”, “Love the Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna, “No Love” featuring Lil Wayne, and “Space Bound”, with the former two both reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Recovery” was the best-selling album worldwide in 2010 and the best-selling album in the United States in 2010. The album received generally positive reviews by critics and was widely regarded as an improvement to “Relapse.”
In 2022, “Recovery” was certified 8x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), becoming Eminem’s third best-selling studio album behind “The Marshall Mathers LP” (2000) and “The Eminem Show” (2002).
Eminem has recently released a new playlist on Spotify called “EMINEM, level up.” with the cover art that references his favorite video game, Donkey Kong.
— The Mainly Eminem Podcast (@MainlyEminem) May 20, 2023
On March 30, 2010, Eminem reported a score of 465,800 with photo proof, which would have put him within the top 30 worldwide at the time. As of March 2023, with increasing competition, this score would now sit in 191st place; the score was never officially submitted.
http://twitpic.com/rwj3t – I just want everyone to see my actual new high Donkey Kong score. Wiebe beware!
In an interview with Rolling Stone around the time, Em talked about his obsession with Donkey Kong and other retro video games— immortalized in the 2010 track “Despicable” on which he rapped “The game I just about conquered it like Donkey Kong / I’m bonkers b–ch, I’m the king of this honkey s–t, I reign supreme in this honkey s–t”—which was apparently sparked after seeing the documentary King of Kong. That doc details the battle between Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell, the latter of which RS describes as “a loudmouthed jerk not entirely unlike a certain white rapper.”
“It’s a perfect contrast,” Eminem said of the film. “A hero and a villain.” The implication, of course, is that he’d naturally side more with the latter—evidenced by his first tweet about Donkey Kong back in 2009, in which he warned Wiebe that he was coming for him. (That too is complicated though, per Rolling Stone, two of Em’s arcade cabinets are signed by Wiebe.)
A rich, white, drill rapper from the Upper East Side who goes by the name of Lil Mabu has a charting hit song with “Mathematical Disrespect” single.
18-year-old drill rapper from New York City whose rap style is reminiscent of Kay Flock or maybe even 6ix9ine. Unlike the majority of his New York drill counterparts, Mabu doesn’t hail from Brooklyn or the Bronx. Instead, Lil Mabu is from the Upper East Side, grew up in a wealthy family, and attended an elite private school.
The track “Mathematical Disrespect”— which sees Mabu counting “one thot, two thot, three thot, four” which is an obvious reference to Eminem‘s “8 Mile” battle against Papa Doc, and reciting Pi — has gotten over 8 million streams on YouTube and over 13 million streams on Spotify. Key to the track’s rise, expectedly, is its popularity on TikTok. On the track, he tells the NYPD that all his raps are “cap,” references Wordle, and explains one of his lyrics in the middle of the song.
Lil Mabu also uploaded a short video on his YouTube channel with the title: “White boy does not miss. New Eminem.” He has also released the music video which has over 3 million views in just two days. You can watch the short below:
In addition to LL’s new album which features Eminem, Fat Joe, Rick Ross and Nas, LL Cool J is planning to release a new book titled The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness.
Co-authored with Vikki Tobak (author, journalist, and curator of music photography) and Alec Banks (Rock The Bells editorial director), the book celebrates the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop, and pays tribute to the influential culture, distinctive sound, and preeminent voices that have defined the iconic genre.
Commemorating the birth, rise, and progression of Hip-Hop’s culture and its impact on American music over the past 50 years, the journey of the genre is presented through rarely seen photographs of Hip-Hop from its inception, from block party performances to street shots, parties, sessions at recording studios, and more. The vibrant imagery is accompanied by first-person stories told by icons including DJ Kool Herc, Salt-N-Pepa, MC Lyte, KRS-One, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Grandmaster Flash, Run-D.M.C., Beastie Boys, De La Soul, Slick Rick, Public Enemy, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, Big Daddy Kane, Fat Joe, DJ Khaled and more.
The book features images by celebrated Hip-Hop photographers including Joe Conzo Jr., Ernie “Brother Ernie” Paniccioli, Jonathan Mannion, Janette Beckman, Estevan Oriol, Jamel Shabazz, Mike Miller, Clay Patrick McBride, and others who documented the growth of Hip-Hop from its early days.
The new was announced by Rock The Bells Instagram account: Major Announcement Alert! Thrilled and incredibly proud to present my newest project with @LLCOOLJ, @rizzolibooks @vikkitobak @smart_alec_ The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness. Commemorating the birth, rise, and progression of Hip-Hop culture, this momentous collection of origin stories—told by icons @kooldjherc @saltnpepaofficial @mclyte @teacha_krsone @eminem @therealmaryjblige @djflash4eva @rundmc @beastieboys @wearedelasoul @therulernyc @publicenemy @snoopdogg @drdre @nas @atcq @officialbigdaddykane @fatjoe @djkhaled and so many more—brings to life the influential culture, sound and preeminent voices of American Hip-Hop music from the past 50 years. Thank you to the team for embracing the vision and overseeing the creative process and to everyone who made this incredible achievement possible. The Streets Win will officially be released in October 2023 and is now available for pre-order at the link in bio.”
Xzibit dropped by the neighborhood to speak with Big Boy about working with Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Snoop Dogg. In celebration of 50 years of hip-hop, he explains the stories behind some of his most iconic songs, remembers performing for 250,000 people, and explains how he started working with Dre. Xzibit also recalls hosting “Pimp My Ride”, discusses the “Up In Smoke” tour, and shares his previous stage names. Plus, he reveals that his next album titled “King Maker” might be his last solo project.
“Eminem is dope man. When I think of Eminem, I think of, you know, the things I saw him overcome and the things that he has been able to build and keep his dignity and his respect with the culture, is amazing.” said Xzibit
Then he continues: “It absolutely bothers me when people does not give a credit to Eminem. It’s not easy to do what he has done. What I’ve done. What Royce has done. What Crooked I has done. What Rass Kass has done. Being a lyricist is like trying to be a Samurai. It is a difficult path to walk. It’s sad to see people are so easily trying to dismiss Eminem and it’s not just Eminem. This is like for all of our greats. Hip-hop eats its own. You don’t see Rock & Roll cats telling Rolling Stones they need to get off the stage.”
Then X and Big Boy continue talking about “What’s The Difference” single and Up In Smoke tour. “What’s The Difference was already done. It was Dre, Hitman and Em on the record. Hitman was on lots of songs on 2001. So, Dre was like, ‘I wanna give a spot to X.’ So, he pulls Hitman off and asks me if I wanted to take a shot at the verse so I did my verse on it. Dre didn’t play the verse. He only played the beat. I had not heard Eminem verse. Only the hook was on there.”
Eminem fans on social media are reporting something very strange happening from Slim Shady’s official Facebook page. Some Stan’s around the world received notification that says: “Eminem has a new song out that you can preview or add to your story.”
Of course fans were quick to play it but when they clicked it, it was already deleted. Fans also reported that there was Eminem on the cover of Spotify’s new releases playlist.
Eladio Carrión, an American rapper and singer of Latin trap and reggaeton, has now released another catchy new song and music video, titled “Si Salimos” featuring 50 Cent.
The song “Si Salimos” is from his most recent album, “3MEN2 KBRN,” which has over 18 other standout tracks. Additionally, this eye-catching blockbuster has an incredible beat that will keep you fascinated for a while.
This marks first song of 50 Cent since last year’s “Is This Love” song with Eminem, produced by Dr. Dre, Trevor Lawrence Jr. and Mark Batson. The song is an unreleased track from 2009, most likely recorded for Relapse: Refill or Relapse 2 album, yet was kept in the vault due to the negative reviews from critics. This track is one of two recorded by the duo in 2009, with the other, “Psycho”, being put on 50’s Before I Self Destruct project.
Like “Jimmy, Brian and Mike,” the track contains re-recorded vocals by both Eminem and 50 Cent and it is included in the greatest hits album “Curtain Call 2.”
You can watch the music video of “Si Salimos” below:
Coco Jones – 25-year-old multi-hyphenate actor, singer/songwriter, and star on the Peacock hit Bel-Air, released her major-label debut EP What I Didn’t Tell You in November 2022, which included the hit single “ICU.”
Coco has been in film and on TV since she was a tween, starting out as a recurring guest on Disney’s musical sketch comedy, So Random!, and, in 2012, as the golden-voiced love interest in the network’s TV movie, Let It Shine.
She has stayed busy ever since, flexing her range across titles that span adventure romps, intense dramas, holiday fare, and comedy horror (Netflix’s Vampires vs. the Bronx). You also may have seen her on the tiny screen—with millions of social media followers, dedicated to upping representation for proud, talented, dark-skinned Black women. Most recently, she won Outstanding New Artist at the 54th NAACP Image Awards.
The rising star has recently visited HOT97 where she talked about her first experiences with Hip Hop, including how Slick Rick’s “Children Story” gave her and her family a memory she can remember. She also spoke about how 2Pac influenced her life while she was younger with the inspirational lyrics in some of his music, and rebellious nature.
At one point of the interview, she was asked about the first song that she memorized and surprisingly it’s Eminem‘s verse from Drake’s “Forever” single, which also features Lil Wayne and Kanye West:
“The first song that I memorized was ‘Forever’ by Drake. I think I memorized the Eminem verse. — He ain’t had him a buzz like this / Since the last time that he overdosed / They been waitin’ patiently for Pinocchio to poke his nose / Back into the game and they know / Rap will never be the same as befo’ / Bashin’ in the brains of these h–s / And establishin’ a name as he goes. — That’s all I remember.”
