Tinashe raps Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” at the 2022 American Music Awards red carpet

Image: Tinashe & Eminem

The 50th American Music Awards took place earlier this week in Los Angeles, at the Microsoft Theater. The show was hosted by Wayne Brady, produced by Clark Productions and ABC broadcasting network.

The star-studded event celebrated the best music and performances of 2022, as voted on by millions of fans.

Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny topped the list of nominees this year with the most nods, earning 8, including his first-ever for artist of the year but the night belonged to Taylor Swift, however, who won in all 6 categories for which she was nominated, including artist of the year, the night’s top honor. The wins cemented Swift as the most decorated artist in AMAs history, with 40 career wins.

Eminem was not nominated but the Detroit legend is 25 times nominee and 8 times winner. Last time Slim Shady received the nomination was back in 2014 when The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was nominated for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album and won. Eminem himself was also nominated for favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist but lost to Iggy Azalea.

Even though Eminem was nowhere to be found near the AMAs ceremony, Tinashe made sure his presence was not missing on the red carpet as she started rapping his iconic song “Lose Yourself” when HipHopDX’s journalist approached her: “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy / There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti / He’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready / To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin’ / What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud / He opens his mouth, but the words won’t come out.” – she rapped.

Under the video, one user commented: “Tank top screaming ‘Tinashe I don’t fit you,'” referencing Eminem’s lines from 8 Mile’s battle scene, B-Rabbit against Lotto, where Shady raps: “Lookin’ like a cyclone hit you / Tank-top screamin’, “Lotto, I don’t fit you!”

You can watch the video below:

Juelz Santana says Eminem is lyrical but Jeezy makes better music

Juelz Santana and Jim Jones have come to 21 Savage’s defense after the young Atlanta rapper came under fire for questioning legendary Nas’ relevancy in today’s rap game when live on Clubhouse.

In a recent sit-down with No Jumper, the Diplomats duo brought some perspective to the ongoing debate and argued 21’s controversial comments, which were made on Clubhouse earlier this month, were misconstrued.

“You can’t even have no opinions out here nowadays. And they’re so quick to misconstrue everything you say. I don’t believe he was trying to say it in a malicious way. I’m just looking at what 21 Savage was saying. I don’t think he meant it as what people were taking it as. In today’s society, in the younger generation, these kids are very lit out here and they put ‘lit’ and ‘relevant’ in the same thing when it’s two different things.” said Jones.

“They feel like because 21 ain’t Nas, he don’t got a right to talk about Nas and that’s the f—ed up thing in the world we live in. We all have a right to our opinion because we all do it every day from the comments we make.” Santana added.

At one point of the interview, the crew also talked about Eminem while discussing 21 Savage’s opinion.

“Now go to the question of the best rapper. When you get into that, that’s a lot of technical, especially now in this day, because you got all the South dudes who may not be lyrical but… Alright, yes, Eminem is lyrically great but I get into the car and I listen to Jeezy more.” said Juelz Santana.

“18 year olds that were listening to Eminem ain’t 18 years olds listening listening to Eminem this year. This 18 years olds listening to somebody else that is dope as Eminem. They listen Drake, they listen 21 Savage, they listen to Lil Baby. These are the people who are gonna be considered the greatest rapper ever because these people tell us their story.” Jim Jones added.

You can watch the interview below:

 

Rock fans are not happy with Eminem’s induction into Hall Of Fame

On November 5, 2022, Eminem was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame after his first year of eligibility.

Slim Shady celebrated his induction with a career-spanning medley featuring several special guests. The Detroit legend opened the show with brief snippet of his signature 1999 smash, “My Name Is,” before abruptly jumping to 2013’s “Rap God,” with its plethora of lyrical acrobatics.

Eminem then welcomed Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler to the stage, enlisting the frontman to belt the “Dream On” hook that anchors his 2002 The Eminem Show track “Sing for the Moment.” Ed Sheeran was the next guest on stage, who played guitar and sang the hook for “Stan” (the original song samples Dido’s “Thank You”).

As his performance came to an end, Eminem delivered his verse from the 2009 all-star cut “Forever” (which also features Drake, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne), then closed things out with his own 2010 smash, “Not Afraid” from Recovery album.

Prior to his performance, Eminem thanked his myriad hip-hop heroes in his induction speech, where he also touched on the still conspicuous lack of rappers in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

It seems, Rock fans are not entirely happy with rapper getting inducted into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as many stormed into the comments of Rock Hall’s Instagram post.

One commented: “The fact Iron Maiden isn’t in but rappers are is just disrespectful.” Other commented: “Putting Eminem in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is like having a rap hall of fame and inducting Willie Nelson.”

Another commented: There is absolutely nothing rock about Eminem. They might as well go all the way and start inducting stand up comedians next. RICHARD PRYOR 2023!!!!!!!!” followed by another comment: “Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Eurythmics, Judas Priest; they are a truly Rock Legends. But not this guy…”

One user commented: “Not rock n roll. What’s next for him, the country music hall of fame?” Other one commented: “why are rappers being put into the ROCK AND ROLL hall of fame.”

 

Method Man shouts out Eminem on a new track with Vinnie Paz

Jedi Mind Tricks’ Vinnie Paz has released new album, titled Tortured in the Name of Gods Unconditional Love, featuring Method Man, M.O.P, Kurupt, Rass Kass, Thirstin Howl The 3rd and more.

Wu Tang Clan’s legendary Method Man comes into the picture for the unsettling “Invisible Ether” song, produced by Stu Bangas, rapping about what happens when they start to flow. During his verse, Meth shouts out Eminem with the following lines:

Staten in the buildin’, ain’t no accident
We might take a knee, amen, Kaepernick
I’m dope but I ain’t traffickin’
Nah, ain’t no comparison
Babblin’ rappers imaginin’ they battlin’ Eminem usin’ them bars, embarassin’
Everytime I ate I turn my passion into passionate
You hazardous and half of my Mobb Deep ain’t having it
Master this music, I ain’t Harriet
But still I took the underground road with no swing loose from chariots…

You can bump the new track below:

50 Cent has officially been honored with key to the city & his own day in Huston

50 Cent has officially been honored with his own day in Houston.

The former Shady Records rapper was also given the key to the Texas city during a presentation at its annual Thanksgiving Day Parade yesterday, November 24, 2022.

“This is somebody who is philanthropist, rapper, artist, business person — you name it. He used to live in another city up north but found his way down south. This is one person who is now a Houstonian. I want to thank him.” – said Houston Mayor, Sylvester Turner, during the ceremony.

Fifty has recently teamed up with the Houston Rockets ahead of the holiday to bless 1,000 families in need with Thanksgiving meals. “He did not come here to live. He has been helping out on so many causes in this city — especially in our high schools, turning our high school students into entrepreneurs with his G-Unity program. This city has been elevated because of his presence and so today we have the honor of saying to him, he’s our 2022 Grand Marshal.” – Mayor Turner continued.

“Anywhere you go, 550 buildings, use the key, the door will swing wide open.” he added.

50 Cent responded to the news by sharing the screenshot with the caption: “Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving.”

50 Cent later reacted to the news during the ceremony. “Thank you, Mayor Turner. I just want to say it’s an honor to be here today. I’m really excited about being in Houston. Since I made my way out here, Houstonians have embraced me with open arms and it just feels like a great place for me to expand G-Unity as a foundation. I think the legacy is always people, so it’s exciting for me to make it to the next stage. Thank you.”

Check out the post below:

One of Eminem’s older songs is now trending on TikTok

After “Mockingbird” conquering TikTok, another song from Eminem is now trending on the platform.

“Big Weenie,” another song from Encore album, seems to be the new favorite of TikTokers. The song is produced by Dr. Dre and is considered one of the weakest joints the two ever made.

@rennaub♬ big weenie – ☆

“Mockingbird” has recently reached its peak on Spotify charts and is currently the most streamed song from the 00’s on the platform. It is also second most streamed rap song this week on Spotify.

“Mockingbird” by Eminem was released as the fifth single from Encore album in 2005. It peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100, and number four in the United Kingdom singles chart. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance, but lost to “Gold Digger” by Kanye West. “Mockingbird” was later included on Eminem’s greatest hits compilation album Curtain Call: The Hits. The song is certified 4x Platinum for selling more than 4 million units in the United States.

50 Cent compares Eminem & 2Pac’s approach when writing lyrics about their mothers

In a recent interview with Brian J. Roberts, 50 Cent explained how he found himself in a number of legal situations over the years. That means legal fees, and when the rapper learned just how much he’s paid in legal fees since coming to fame with Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ in 2003, the number shocked him. “I spent over $23 million legal fees since I’ve had success in 2003. Over $23 million in legal fees. So when you say you successful or that you rich in a different way, that money was just written off as expenses of business. You in it and I’m going, ‘What?’ When I’m looking at it myself, ‘That’s how much you really spent on that?’ I was like, ‘Wow!’” said Fifty who also talked about many topics, including Eminem and 2Pac.

“I put two hip-hop artists right that are really profound, have been really prolific within our culture, that have very similar topics with different responses. Eminem’s mom, the drug usage was part of it, and he would do ‘I’m sorry mama, I never meant to hurt you, I never meant to make you cry but tonight I’m cleanin’ out my closet’ and then 2Pac’s mom, also has some drug usage involved, and he said ‘even though you was a crack fiend, you always was a black queen mama.’ And I think the tones of anger and the difference between in two of them as an artists are…Em’s anger is coming from things that where supposed to be right and Tupac’s statement is almost like a terms of endearment, because it’s like, we were always still all we had. I think the expectations of things going right from a white American perspective versus things accepting the idea of things not going right for African-American perspective, are what makes difference in tones in those records. It’s both the same scenario but different ways of expressing experience because of the difference in two artists.” said 50 Cent.

Then he continues: “I love Em. I don’t think people credit him for everything. I think the growth of our culture should be also a trophy for them. He had those Vanilla Ice situations, those guys that came were not respected and accepted and they were big f—ing artists. Me personally, my career is a fair reflection of my association to Em. Prior to my record coming out, the most solo black male artist sales was five million copies on Tupac’s All Eyez On Me, double CD. It was first time I seen something go diamond. And to have my first album sell 10 million records, if you discredit or disassociate the fact that I did it in association to Eminem who sold 23 million records on The Marshall Mathers LP, you are just a f—ing idiot. He authentically is ours. I love him to death. Ain’t nobody telling me s–t because he’s in tight seconds spot in my life for people who have done things for me who didn’t have to. And when I say this to him, he’s flattered by it. Behind my grandmother taking care of me and looking out for me when she didn’t have to, he’s the person that did that for me.”

You can watch the interview below:

GRIP drops music video for “The F Word”

Shady Records’ GRIP is back with the new visuals for “The F Word” from his latest project, called “5 & A F*** You.”

A little over a year since the I Died For This? dropped GRIP returned with his latest project, 5 & A F*** You. The album consists of 11 songs and the East Atlanta rapper brings along a few lesser-known collaborators to flesh out the album. 5 & A F*** You features guest appearances from AHYES, Marco Plus, Wara and Tate228. On the production side, Latrell James handles a good chunk of the tracklist Rahki, DJ Khaleil and others contribute.

You can watch the new video clip below:

Peter Parker & Eminem have a rap battle on new Amazing Spider-Man collab

Image: Eminem & Peter Parker

Detroit legend and recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eminem is coming back to Marvel universe for an Amazing Spider-Man variant cover which pits Eminem against Spider-Man (Peter Parker) in an image that pays homage to the climactic rap battle scene of Eminem’s 2002 biopic movie, 8 Mile.

“HONORED to be on the official variant of The Amazing Spider-Man (2022),” Eminem tweeted along with an announcement that the variant will go on sale on November 22, 2022 through Eminem’s official website.

Although the variant is new, the cover appears to be for Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Legacy #895) which was released in April. Judging by the signatures on the art, it was illustrated by Edgar Delgado and Salvador Larroca.

Slim Shady is no stranger to Marvel Comics. Back in 2009, Em co-starred alongside Frank Castle in Eminem/Punisher #1, in which Punisher teams up with Eminem to take on terrorists who interrupt one of his concerts. That comic was also drawn by Salvador Larroca. Additionally, Eminem provided theme songs for Sony’s 2018 Venom film and its 2021 sequel Let There Be Carnage.

Eminem will be the second hip hop legend to appear on a Marvel Comics cover this month. Notorious B.I.G. appeared on a variant cover to Deadpool #1.

As far as 8 Mile, according to the official website of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), 8 Mile soundtracks album has recently earned its 6x platinum certification for selling 6 million units in US, just weeks after the film’s 20th years anniversary.

In honor of the 20-year milestone, Eminem delivered a deluxe version of the 2002 project, The 8 Mile Expanded Edition features all 16 of the songs originally featured on the soundtrack, along with instrumentals to each of the tracks. Em also dropped merchandise which came in three parts and opened Mom’s Spaghetti pop-up in New York City to celebrate the milestone.

Denaun Porter sends beautiful message to Eminem following Rock Hall induction

Image: Eminem & Denaun Porter at Rock Hall 2022

On Saturday, November 5th, 2022 – Eminem was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by his long-time collaborator, mentor and friend, legendary producer, Dr. Dre.

The Eminem show included a performance of some of his greatest hits, featuring Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, Ed Sheeran and of course Denaun Porter as his hypeman.

The ceremony aired on HBO yesterday, November 19, 2022. To alert the fans about the broadcast, Denaun Porter went on Instagram, shared some of the iconic pictures with Eminem and penned a beautiful message to his long-time close friend and collaborator.

“Too many battles to recount, too many trials to mention , but all in all the journey has been amazing… God had us all along. I don’t speak much or talk a lot because I’m busy trying to live life outside of socially sharing and navigate it’s Bs even in this and how tough it is to do. I am full of gratitude. Eminem, love you Broski and we ain’t even close to done!” said Mr. Porter

It seems Eminem’s manger and friend Paul Rosenberg could not help himself not to react: “You’ve been there since the beginning and he couldn’t have done it without you. Take a bow, Mr. Porter! That trophy is yours too.” he commented.

Royce 5’9″ also commented “The Gawds,” and Bizarre “My guys,” followed by fire emojis from Busta Rhymes, Symbolyc One, Lazarus and goat emojis from DJ Khalil.

Westside Boogie drops music video for “NONCHALANT”

Shady Records’ Westside Boogie is capitalizing on his momentum and dropped a LIMITED EDITION of MORE BLACK SUPERHEORES album with six new tracks, which includes three live recordings of previously recorded tracks.

The deluxe edition features live versions of album cuts “KILLA MODE,” “NONCHALANT,” and “CAN’T EVEN LIE.” Their inclusion makes sense, considering their popularity on the album with live instrumentation, but Westside Boogie doesn’t stop there. He also delivers a few new soulful, smooth, and intimate tracks that fit snugly in the tracklist.

There are two solo cuts “FLOAT” and “CONTRADICITONS,” And there’s the Rapsody and Alex Isley-assisted “HALFWAY RIGHT,” on which Boogie and Rhapsody spit from differing male and female perspectives on a failing relationship. Both try to understand why they feel so frustrated and point out hypocrisies in both parties’ behavior. Alex Isley provides the hook.

Boogie has also just released the music video of “NONCHALANT,” featuring Mamii. You can watch it below:

Eminem – Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame performance (Full HD)

Eminem was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame by Dr. Dre on November 5, 2022 and the ceremony aired on HBO on November 19, 2022. Like we saw last year with LL Cool J, Eminem brought the heat on stage at Microsoft Theater.

Steven Tyler joined him to perform the Aerosmith-sampling “Sing For The Music” and Ed Sheeran subbed in for Dido on “Stan.”

Em’s daughter, Hailie, a frequent presence in his early discography, accompanied him to the ceremony, and the rapper followed his set with a uniformly humble speech in which he shared his gratitude for being alive to experience this moment.

“I’ll keep this as painless as possible, I’m f—ing stuttering and s—,” I’m probably not supposed to actually be here tonight because of a couple of reasons. One, I know that I’m a rapper, and this is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There’s only a few of us who have been inducted already. Secondly, I almost died from an overdose in 2007, which kind of sucked.” said Eminem.

The performance itself was spectacular as we expected. P!nk, Gwen Stefani, Olivia Rodrigo and LL Cool J were amongst others who enjoyed the show most. You can watch it below (via u/verse1230)

 

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