In a new interview with PANDA CHOP! News, the former head of security for Death Row Records, Reggie Wright Jr, talked about Eminem getting extorted but protected by Boo Yaa Tribe on the West Coast and Death Row Records confronting Eminem at the Source Awards 1999.
Interviewer: At the 1999, The Source awards, Death Row approached Eminem and they were gonna beat him down until you intervened and said to kick back that he had noting to do with it. Suge was in jail at that time. Did Suge personally call and say to go after Eminem because of his affiliation with Dre?
Reggie Wright: About Source Awards, it was like ‘you all ni–as be out here you all gotta represent. How you gonna go to Awards Show in LA and nobody is from LA there? Or performing or anything? You all go there, represent LA, stand up.’ It was not about beef. It was not about the beef with Dre or anything. But there was this dude Dean, the young assistant of Jimmy Iovine who was with Em and Dean looked at me like ‘Reggie what’s going on?’ Suge ain’t never really had no problems with Em to be honest. Suge always liked him, he always said he was a funny guy. He always kinda liked Em.
Interviewer: What was Eminem’s reaction when he got approached by all them dudes?
Reggie Write: He just looked and said nothing. It was not like he was scared or s–t but he was like ‘WHAT’S GOING ON.’ Then Dean jumped in and saw me. They know I was the only peacemaker. More importantly, Dean knew that I needed Em, that was my key to Jimmy whenever I needed to. It was like 10-20 of them standing there and three or four jumped in and they were about to do something bad to Eminem but fortunately they were listening to me and they just kept walking.”
Yesterday, Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade Mathers got engaged to her long-time boyfriend Evan McClintock.
The host of Just A Little Shady podcast and Instagram influencer announced the good news on Monday (February 6, 2023), sharing a trio of adorable proposal snaps to her millions of Instagram followers.
Skylar Grey could not hide her excitement and commented: “OMG, Congrats!!!!!” under Hailie’s official Instagram post.
Hailie received many kind wishes on social media, including her sister Alaina Marie Scott, who herself got engaged couple of years ago. She penned beautiful message to her on Instagram.
“My sis is finally engaged. There’s not many moments in life that leave you feeling pure bliss, but this has to be one of them. To look at my younger sister and see her living her best life – one that some may think was always easy, has me over the moon. She’s crushing her career right now, crushing being one of my Maid of Honors, crushing her podcast, and everything else that she touches.” She said.
Then she continues: I have no doubt you’ll crush being a wife, too. You deserve this and more Hay. Being able to plan my own wedding and now experience this with you takes the cake. Can’t wait for this next chapter of life with the coolest bro in law – lucky is an understatement. Congrats you guys.”
Under the post, Hailie commented: “Can’t imagine doing it without you. love you sis.” Aftermath producer Fredwreck also sent heart emojis in the comment section. Check the post below:
Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade Mathers is now officially engaged to her boyfriend Evan McClintock.
Instagram influencer and the host of Just A Little Shady podcast announced the good news on Monday (February 6, 2023), sharing a trio of adorable proposal snaps to her millions of Instagram followers.
Hailie and Evan could be seen popping the champagne and toasting a glass of bubbly to their happy news, while another shot showed Evan down on one knee.
Hailie clapped her hands over her mouth in shock as her now-fiancé popped the major question. You can check the official post below (slide right to see the second photo):
One of the most popular DJs and music producers in the world, David Guetta has recently shared a clip of himself playing one of his instrumentals for the thousands of his fans while using the AI-generated Eminem‘s voice. In the caption, Guetta wrote: “Let me introduce you to… Emin-AI-em”
The video starts with Artificial Intelligence generated Eminem voice that says: “This is the Future Rave sound, I’m getting off the underground!” Future Rave, also known as FUTURE RAVE or FR, is a genre of electronic dance music, coined by deejay/producers David Guetta and Morten Breum.
Later in the interview, Guetta explained how did he get Eminem voice on his track: “Eminem bro! This is something that I made as a joke and it worked so good, I could not believe it! I discovered those websites about A.I. Basically You can write lyrics in the style of any artist you like. So I typed: ‘Write a verse in the style of Eminem about Future Rave and I went to another A.I. website that can recreate the voice. I put the text in that and I played the record and people went nuts.”
This is not the first time David Guetta payed homage to Eminem. Back in 2019, he played Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” at MDL Beast Festival, this time using Eminem’s original music and voice. Check the video below:
Last night, Kendrick Lamar won Best Rap Album category for Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
Kendrick Lamar attended the show and accepted the award on the stage. His album was up against albums that offered incredibly stiff competition including DJ Khaled’s God Did, Pusha T’s It’s Almost Dry, Future’s I Never Liked You and Jack Harlow’s Come Home the Kids Miss You.
K. Dot also won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for “The Heart Part 5,” beating the likes of Jack Harlow, DJ Khaled, Future and Doja Cat.
The Compton’s finest took three awards in total, which means he’s now 3rd most winning rapper in history, behind Jay-Z and Kanye West, surpassing Eminem. You can check the list of most Grammy winners below:
1. Jay-Z – 25 Grammys (1 Best Rap Album);
2. Kanye West – 24 Grammys (4 Best Rap Album);
3. Kendrick Lamar – 17 Grammys (3 Best Rap Album);
4. Eminem – 15 Grammys (6 Best Rap Album);
5. Lauryn Hill – 8 Grammys (1 Best Rap Album);
6. Dr. Dre – 8 Grammys (0 Best Rap Album);
7. Outkast – 6 Grammys (2 Best Rap Album);
8. Lil Wayne – 5 Grammys (1 Best Rap Album);
9. Drake – 5 Grammys (1 Best Rap Album);
10. Childish Gambino – 5 Grammys (0 Best Rap Album);
11. Macklemore – 4 Grammys (1 Best Rap Album);
12. Will Smith – 4 Grammys (0 Best Rap Album);
13. Chance The Rapper – 3 Grammys (1 Best Rap Album);
14. Diddy – 3 Grammys (1 Best Rap Album);
15. T.I. – 3 Grammys (0 Best Rap Album);
16. Ludacris – 3 Grammys (1 Best Rap Album);
17. Nelly – 3 Grammys (0 Best Rap Album);
18. Tyler, The Creator – 2 Grammys (2 Best Rap Album).
Eminem still remains the rapper with the most wins in Best Rap Album category which is the most prestigious award for rappers. For the full list of 2023 winners, check here.
Bubba Sparxxx has recently sat down with VLAD TV where the 45-year-old rapper reflected on his career and at one point talked about Eminem and what he though about Eminem dissing him on the leaked “GOAT” track.
Bubba said: “I hit Paul [Wall], obviously I did not directly contact Eminem at that time. That record was leaked. He had another record too. Me and Paul, we were shinning. It was Paul Wall time. Paul had told me about his addiction and what he was going through. And I get it. So when I heard that song, first of all, I never did Coke, I don’t know where this information came.”
Then he continues: “I never had a problem with cocaine. Timbaland has also addiction problems. So, with Eminem, I always felt like ‘After so many years, you gonna sneak attack me when I’m at lowest point in my life? I’m not even popping!’ and he explained to me how the song was older but I felt like even he dissing me he was actually paying quit a bit of respect. So, I didn’t really trip off of it.”
“Later on Eminem also mentioned me on his “Campaign Speech” song when Trump was running for office. He mentioned me in a freestyle then. I just know on a personal level that he is always a quiet guy. He would not say much about setting he would be in and at the end of the day he is like ‘how’s Bobby doing?’ I know the type of respect he has for me. I have every bit of respect him as well. It’s just, we all get pissy sometimes.” Bubba added.
Bubba Sparxxx also admitted that he failed to live up to being as good as Eminem. Bubba reflected on his rivalry with Eminem, explaining that he and Timbaland felt like they were competing with Eminem and Dr. Dre.
He said: “There were some areas where maybe I was stronger than him. But there were some areas where he was more experienced. First of all, he was older than me when he first came out … We was just two different human beings on a different journey.
Then he continues: “This is something that Tim and I have discussed too. Yeah, I failed to live up to being the second coming of Eminem. He failed to become the second coming of Dr. Dre in that situation. Even as far as getting caught up in that line of thinking of that’s what we’re competing with. Or we’re trying to match up with this standard of feeling like that was the pressure that was on us, though, in that building.
“But even just feeding into that line of thinking was a mistake, a grievous error on our part. And we definitely fell short of that [on the first album],” Bubba Sparxxx added.
Eminem dissed Bubba on a song “GOAT” which was leaked in 2010 and it was recorded during Em’s ‘drugged up’ phase and was probably to be released through his scrapped King Mathers album but it was never released officially. The song is about Eminem demanding respect as one of the greatest of all.
In the song, Em raps: See, you hardly ever do hear anyone even bringin’ up Paul Wall’s white / ‘Cause lyrically he / doesn’t pose a threat to anyone, see, he’s just aight / And Bubba Sparxxx, he just won’t write / Because he’s so caught up in that snow white / That Timbaland can’t even get him in the studio / He’s so gone off that coke, right? And it’s so sad ‘cause he’s dope, right? / America’s next great white hope, right? / So now they feel like they gotta come up with some corny-a– White Rapper Show, right?” (Lyrics from Genius)
Timbaland collaborated with Sparxxx on “Ugly” in 2001 and “Deliverance” in 2003, where Sparxxx even rapped about his struggles with addiction. Snoop Dogg had already declared Eminem the “Great White American Hope,” which makes it possible for Sparxxx to be the “next” one.
Eminem also mentioned Sparxxx in his “Campaign Speech” freestyle, in 2016 when Donald Trump was running for president. From Dylann Roof to Trayvon Martin, Donald Trump to Edward Norton, Eminem leaves no one out.
In the song, Eminem raps: “Love to start s–t / Shovin’ Clark Kent’s undergarments in the glove compartment / Of the bucket, bumpin’ Bubba Sparxxx / I’m double parkin’ up at Targets, trouble causer, a double crosser / Shadiest mothaf—a you’ll ever come across.”
Not long before “Campaign Speech” dropped, Bubba collaborated with Eminem’s signee Yelawolf on “Be Yourself.” Bubba Sparxxx was also signed to Yelawolf’s label, Slumerican, in March 2016.
Parking in two spots at Target isn’t the friendliest move, as one spot is more than adequate. In this scenario, being the “shadiest” refers to how inconsiderate Em’s parking choices are, but it’s also a play on his alter ego Slim Shady—he’s literally the shadiest alive.
Eminem’s fourth solo studio album, The Eminem Show, has just surpassed 5 billion streams on Spotify becoming the only album from 2000s to hit this milestone.
According to Eminem Data on twitter, The Eminem Show is the most streamed album in Eminem‘s catalog. It is also the 54th most streamed album on the streaming platform and averages almost 5 million streams daily. Most streamed songs from the album are “Till I Collapse,” featuring Nate Dogg and “Without Me,” each with more than 1.5 billion streams.
Other most streams songs include “Superman” with 491 million streams, “Sing For The Moment” with 360 million and “Cleanin’ Out My Closet” with 310 million.
Eminem released The Eminem Show back in 2002 and debuted at No. 1 on US Billboard 200 charts. It sold over 1.3 million copies in its second week in the United States and more than 25 million copies worldwide to date. It earned Eminem numerous awards including multiple Grammy awards and received the acclaim from critics. It is one of the two Eminem albums that is certified diamond by RIAA, after The Marshall Mathers LP.
Eminem said during an interview with MTV that he felt that Eminem Show was his “best record so far.”
Nathan Kane Mothers, who has recently starred in Sam Logan Khaleghi’s Devil’s Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge movie, sat down with Hailie on her Just A Little Shady podcast where the two looked back on what life was like growing up together. They also explained why Nate is more like a bruncle (brother-uncle) than a regular uncle. Nate also gave his take on current pop culture events, discusses what his life is like nowadays, revealed how/why his music career evolved into what it is today and shared his own shady story to end the episode!
During the interview Nathan recalled the times when he was trying to look like his brother Eminem and how he got tricked by his cousin to dye his eyebrows: “[Eminem] would get so many free clothes and buy clothes that I would just take some. I would take his hand-me-downs, his huge ‘fat Farm’ outfits and stuff that I thought would fit me. I was like 110 pounds that time and trying to wear 3XL, fit perfect!”
“When I was 12, and went to your dad’s first show, my brother’s first show, my cousin John convinced me, going to his show, not only should I dye my hair that my brother also dyes his eyebrows. Being young I’m like ‘Oh really? I wanna dye my eyebrows too. Sounds like a perfect idea. I wanna look like twins.’ But it was not case. [Eminem] didn’t dye his eyebrows.”
During the conversation with Shaquille O’Neal on his new podcast called The Big Podcast, Jamal Crawford drew the parallel to hip-hop to rank his top five NBA players of all time and used Eminem and JAY-Z’s impact as an example and said: “In my top five, the dominance outweighs the number. You can not change the game and say this person has more points than me, he is better. It is beyond that. Jay-Z’s affect on hip-hop is bigger than any album sales Eminem will have. That is just how it goes.” It seems Don Canon does not agree.
Jamal Crawford’s statement sparked lots of discussions in social media and 50 Cent also weighed in. The Hip-Hop Wolf Instagram page posted Crawford’s interview and asked fans if they agree to the statement or not. Under the comment section, Fifty replied: “Ha, bulls–t.” with Sneezing Face emoji.
No Jumper podcast host Almighty Suspect also denied Crawford’s statement: “Bro, I can name like six Eminem clones right now. Hopsin, DAX, Logic, MGK, that white McDonald dude that white dude who’s is making If-I-Was-Black songs. Joyner Lucas is one of them too. That’s the six. I’m not naming rappers that look like Eminem. I’m naming rappers who are actual clones of Eminem. I just named six. Tell me, name me, six Jay-Z clones.”
The topic has recently been discussed on New Rory & Mall podcast with Don Canon who is a DJ, record producer, songwriter, record executive, co-founder of the Atlantic Records imprint, Generation Now. Cannon has produced tracks and albums for artists like Jeezy, Logic, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, 50 Cent, and numerous others.
“I hate to answer this questions because for a simple fact that there are so many A, B, C, D, F, Gs. My first time travelling to Japan, Africa and all those places, I will say that Eminem is in more places across the world than I’ve seen Jay-Z. I went to record stores across the countries and I see Eminem and Ludacris everywhere. Eminem’s impact across the world, they have this analogy about what’s the most common thing all around the world and they say stop signs, and most recognizable faces are Michael Jackson, Snoop, Em, maybe Elvis and few others. And those are things that make me feel like, worldwide Em may have the most influence.” – said Canon.
Then he continues: “I would love the hear what Jay has to say. He probably will never talk about that. It’s hard to say. Cause Em done so much. 50 Cent is here. Part of Dre’s second win was them collaborating. D12, the movie 8 Mile, so much came out and one of the Staples in hip-hop is Shade 45. He has had everybody: Us, Sway, Rude Jude, Whoo Kid, Kay Slay. He breeded that. It’s not easy to answer this question. It’s so debatable.”
Ahead of the 2023 Grammy Awards, the Black Music Collective celebrates the organization’s mission of advancing Black music with a concert-style event honoring Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre, and Sylvia Rhone. Snoop Dogg and Busta Rhymes were among the performers at the show.
During his acceptance speech, Dre said: “My musical journey started with me wanting to find something that I could be good at simply so I could earn enough money to buy a decent pair of shoes just to be able to wear to school. I was in junior high school the first time I had ever heard hip-hop for the first time. I heard mixing and scratching, and I couldn’t get enough of that sound. And once I got my hands on the turntables, I knew I had found my wings and I was determined to learn how to fly.”
Then he continued: “I fell in love with the idea of manipulating sound and taking those different sounds and putting them together like a puzzle to make a song. I studied engineering for years and years and years, and from there I realized that I could take or hear a snippet of a sound and use that to create something entirely new. And then boom — I became a producer.”
The 7-time Grammy-winning producer also gave a shout out to his protegee, long-time collaborator and friend, Eminem, who is 15-times Grammy winner himself: “Eminem brought hip-hop to middle America and offered kids who looked like him the way to connect to it.”
Last night Dr. Dre was honored with Global Impact Award at BMCHonors by the recording academy, Grammys.
The night’s liveliest performance was by Snoop Dogg, Kurupt and Ty Dolla $ign, who all honored Dr. Dre. The trio performed “Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None),” song which is produced by Dre.
During his acceptance speech, Dre said: “My musical journey started with me wanting to find something that I could be good at simply so I could earn enough money to buy a decent pair of shoes just to be able to wear to school. I was in junior high school the first time I had ever heard hip-hop for the first time. I heard mixing and scratching, and I couldn’t get enough of that sound. And once I got my hands on the turntables, I knew I had found my wings and I was determined to learn how to fly.”
Then he continued: “I fell in love with the idea of manipulating sound and taking those different sounds and putting them together like a puzzle to make a song. I studied engineering for years and years and years, and from there I realized that I could take or hear a snippet of a sound and use that to create something entirely new. And then boom — I became a producer.”
Grammy shared the news on Twitter with the caption: “Dr. Dre accepts the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at #BMCHonors. The 7-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist, producer, founder, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics has made a universal impact on the music world.”
The 7️⃣-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist, producer, founder, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics (@beatsbydre) has made a universal impact on the music world. pic.twitter.com/mDjnNtE4iR
Skylar Grey, who has originally wrote Eminem and Rihanna’s diamond selling single “Love The Way You Lie,” is going to release her own version of the song as a part III which will probably be included in her upcoming new project.
“This was by far the proudest moment of my career as a songwriter so far. Dropping this newly recorded version of Love The Way You Lie Part III on February 10th, 2023.” said Skylar Grey in her latest tweet.
The song is expected to arrive on streaming services three days before Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime show, where the pop megastar is expected to sing “Love The Way You Lie” at State Farm Stadium with Eminem rumored to appear as a special guest.
“Love the Way You Lie” is a song from Eminem’s 2010 album, Recovery. Skylar Grey wrote and recorded a demo of the song alongside the producer Alex da Kid when she felt she was in an abusive romantic relationship with the music industry. Eminem wrote the verses and chose Rihanna to sing the chorus, resulting in a collaboration influenced by their past experiences in difficult relationships.
Check out Skylar’s teaser below:
This was by far the proudest moment of my career as a songwriter so far. Dropping this newly recorded version of Love The Way You Lie Part III on Feb 10th. @Rihanna@Eminem
