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Hip-Hop legends respond Eminem’s Rock Hall shout out

The Detroit News has recently reached out to some of the artists that Eminem shouted out during his acceptance speech at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony. Here is what the legends of hip-hop have to say.

Merciless Ameer

It makes me feel like all the hard work has been recognized. For Em to say that in the Hall of Fame, my name is in the Hall of Fame. That’s a real big look.

I run into Eminem in 2000 at BET awards. He came off stage and I was standing there and I was like, ‘Eminem, it’s your homeboy, Merciless Ameer.’ And his jaw dropped like he saw a ghost. And he started singing, ‘A Day Without a Rhyme,’ just like in the beginning of my song, and I was like ‘wow.’ That was awesome.”

We heard him say all the names, and we didn’t realize at first it was in alphabetical order, so it took him a long time to get to me. We jumped up out of our seats at the same time, me and my little girl. So that was a very exciting thing.

I gotta congratulate Eminem for making it to that podium, and I completely appreciate him mentioning me. It’s almost like I was there, you know?

MC Serch

That, to me, was such a gracious and amazing thing to do, to have that depth of acknowledgment for all of the artists that he was able to remember in that auspicious moment. Artists that we are well aware of and artists that most of us are probably not aware of, but are all incredibly talented in their own right.”

It was exactly what Marshall and I were taught — and a lot of early White emcees, whether that’s Everlast or the Beastie Boys or Non Phixion or whoever — this is a Black art form, and we are lucky to be able to do it, we are lucky to be able to make a living at it, and we are lucky to be able to be involved in it. And I really respect Em a great deal for being so considerate and so thoughtful. I think he did a great justice that night to Proof, to Dilla, to Lo Louis, to the Cardi Boys, to Trick Trick, to all the artists that were there in the Lounge and who were there at the Hip-Hop Shop when he was coming up. He really put it down for the hood, for real.

He’s always been someone who has always been very respectful, not only of where he comes from, but what it took to get him where he is.

Milk Dee

At first, I thought I was really special because we were like the fourth name! Then I realized it was in alphabetical order. [He said, laughing].

Everybody was like, ‘oh Milk, get over yourself,’ but I’m like yo, I can hear it! I’m not saying he bit, but to this day whenever I hear (‘Lose Yourself’), I know my song influenced him and the way he did it. I can hear it. And to have him wear the T-shirt and then to give a shoutout — even though everybody around me was like, ‘oh, you’re crazy’ — it just lets me know that he was listening to that stuff. And I know that it influenced him, so that feels good. And one day when I meet him I’m going to ask him about that.

I think that was so classy and so needed. And it’s crazy: Eminem’s a white dude, and he did something that none of the black guys did for hip-hop. To me, that made it even more special. The fact that he went up there and he referenced his teachers, all of the people that influenced him — Jay-Z didn’t do that, LL didn’t do that. And I’m not trying to dis any of them, but I just felt it was real cool that Eminem was the one to do that. That made it even better.

Treach

“Hats off to Em. A lot of artists will come out and they don’t pay homage. I always let everybody know, my favorite artists from the 1970s and 1980s, it’s never a Top 5 or a Top 10, it’s like a Top 50, you feel me? So for him to do that, it just shows what type of individual he is. He never forgets.

He’s been doing it ever since he came out, he’s been shouting me out. I love him. I call him my light-skinned twin. And he definitely busted out of hip-hop to let everybody know this not just a culture of Black and Hispanic artists, White emcees and breakdancers and graffiti artists have been in hip-hop since the beginning. And it’s not just, ‘OK, they’re White, that’s why they’re getting all the play and attention.’ No. Everyone knows Em is one of the dopest emcees on the planet, ever. He’s definitely one of the greatest of all time, no doubt at all.

It’s an ego-run industry, and the majority are out there like, ‘I’m the best, it’s only me, it started with me,’ When Em did that, it shows you really how honorable of a guy he is.

Alliance

Oh man, that bugged me out. There was a bunch of names on there I definitely expected to hear, but Alliance was the underdog on that list, I can tell you. I was elated and humbled.

First of all, the fact that he even acknowledged the emcees that he listened to on the way up, it was incredible to hear. So I just wanted to hear his list. And then Alliance was early. I was like, ‘Woah!’ It was crazy.”

For the rest of the day that Sunday, I was on cloud nine. I was hard to talk to. I was a little difficult to deal with.

I’m teaching music production to students in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn. I can talk to the kids, and it’s like, you may not know who so-and-so is, but you know who Eminem is, and he mentioned me. It’s gonna be a fun class.

Awesome Dré

When you a student of the game, that’s how you reflect it. These new artists out here, they don’t know who none of us are, they don’t know who half the people on that list are. And that’s a shame because you’re supposed to at least be aware. We’re not saying be fans or supporters. But if I hear a young jazz cat coming up studying jazz and I say, ‘what’s your opinion of John Coltrane or Miles Davis’ and they respond, ‘oh man, that old stuff? That’s before my time, I don’t listen to that,’ you would look at them like they were crazy. You have to study your craft and at least know the history of it.

It’s just an acknowledgment, and acknowledgment is a lot. Just to be recognized and mentioned means a lot, especially when you put so much into your craft. For an artist like Em, who has blown up as big as he has around the world and who has so many supporters and followers, to show who inspired him to get to that level is a great thing. I’m very honored.

For the full article, visit Detroit News.

Hailie’s reaction when Dr. Dre says Eminem had s*x with his mom on MMLP

Eminem was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday (November 5, 2022). Dr. Dre bestowed the honor upon the Detroit legend during the ceremony, which took place in Los Angeles at Microsoft Theater.

The iconic producer joked about how surprised he was to learn that Eminem was white and said that other people in the industry discouraged him from working with the once-unknown rapper. “I knew that his gifts were undeniable. Each of us were exactly what the other one needed — and I was willing to bet my entire career on that.”

Dre’s speech was full of jokes. At one point, he said: “Then, The Marshall Mathers LP drops. On that album alone, his alter ago, Slim Shady tied me up in the basement. He had s*x with his mother [here Eminem shouted “twice” from audience]. Killed his daughter’s mother again, while proceeding to offend about every special interest group…”

You can check out the video and Hailie’s reaction below:

Olivia Rodrigo’s priceless reaction during Eminem & Steven Tyler performance at Rock Hall

Image: Eminem & Olivia Rodrigo

The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, including Detroit inductee Eminem, has just made its broadcast debut.

The four-hour hall of fame show premiered at 8 p.m. Saturday on HBO, with an immediate re-airing at midnight. The program is also now available for streaming on HBO Max.

Eminem was among this year’s seven major rock-hall inductees, alongside Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon and the Eurythmics. The program, featuring performances and tributes, was taped November 5, 2022 for a star-filled crowd at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater.

Eminem was inducted by his longtime producer, collaborator and mentor Dr. Dre, and was joined by D12’s Denaun Porter for a performance medley. Slim Shady then accepted his induction with a speech rattling off more than 100 hip-hop acts who inspired his music.

The live performance is not yet available on free streaming services but some clips already started to surface on the net. One of them includes a reaction from Olivia Rodrigo when Eminem invited Steven Tyler to perform “Sing For The Moment.”

You can watch the video below:

Westside Boogie drops limited edition of “More Black Superheroes”

It has been few months since Westside Boogie unleashed his sophomore LP under Eminem’s Shady Records, titled MORE BLACK SUPERHEROES, and he continues to keep his momentum going in a very creative ways.

Earlier this week, he decided to bless the masses with a performance visual for “CAN’T EVEN LIE,” a Dart and Keyel-produced cut that features Soulja Boy and sees the two artists keeping it real about a series of hood-related issues, followed by Mamii assisted “NONCHALANT” track.

In addition to his live performances, Westside Boogie also paid Funk Flex a visit for his iconic freestyle series, and you can rest assured that he did not disappoint.

It seems all these were the preparation for the deluxe edition of MORE BLACK SUPERHEROES, which has just been released on every streaming platform. The limited edition of the album includes six additional tracks, featuring Rapsody and Alex Isley. Three tracks are live versions of the original tracks.

You can stream album below!

Jesse Wellens says Eminem is scared of the cancel culture

Jesse Wellens, a YouTuber who signed a deal with Beverly Hills talent agency WME few years back and has previously worked with Snoop Dogg on the music video for “BadBadNotGood,” has sat down with RomanAtwoodPodcast, where the famous pranker revealed he was supposed to direct Snoop and Eminem‘s “From The D 2 The LBC” video and talked about the conversation he had with Eminem about the cancel culture.

“I was supposed to do that Eminem and Snoop video. If you saw that song, they did a record together. That one fell through though, unfortunately. I was close. I talked Eminem on phone. It was crazy. We talked about the Secret Service. He was like ‘yeah, they showed up to me too.’ I was like ‘I’m talking to Eminem. It’s crazy!’ He said some s–t and he said the Secret Service pulled up on him too.” said Jesse

Then he continues: “And then I pitched him on this idea for the video because I’m pushing the limit. I was like ‘I got Eminem now, this is going to be big.’ And I was like ‘Eminem, I want you to cancel Cancel Culture.’ And he was like ‘I’m not touching it.’ I’m like ‘F–k no.’ Then I was like ‘There is only one person who can cancel ‘Cancel Culture’ and that’s you.’ He was like ‘No, I’m not doing it.'”

“The video was so epic. I wrote the treatment. It was basically like, he was a Slim Shady character, like the Jason with a honkey mask and chainsaw he bust into like a cabin and it’s a bunch of Tiktokers and you know, people these time, vaping, TikTok dancing, ring lights. All the stereotypical s–t that everyone’s on the phone. Bust into that with a chainsaw, cuts off somebody’s arm. They are spraying blood. And all the TikTok people are like ‘ohh s–t’ and then he grabs his severed arm that’s holding his phone and starts filming himself. He’s into it cause it’s content. And then he just starting murdering TickTok people. But they are not scared of it. They all think it’s content and they all love it and they are filming it. Think of like an old school Jason horror film. That’s what I wanted to shoot. And then when eventually story progresses, they are like ‘You know, this video is going too far, cancel Eminem.’ Like, they are trying to cancel him inside the video. So it’d be very meta. But Eminem was not into it. I get it though. People are scared of the cancel culture. It’s serious. Look at the Kanye West stuff going on. ”

You can watch the interview below:

Rockstar Games turned down GTA movie starring Eminem

According to Games industry veteran Kirk Ewing, the Rockstar Games turned down the chance to launch a Grand Theft Auto movie starring Eminem, a new BBC podcast claims. Kirk, who is a friend of GTA creators Sam and Dan Houser, says a Hollywood agent came to him with the deal.

Based on the story that he told, the brothers were offered $5 million for rights to a movie starring Slim Shady by Top Gun director Tony Scott. But, Kirk tells on BBC podcast Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game, co-founder and president of Rockstar Games Sam Houser told the agent they were “not interested.”

Released in 2001 on Playstation 2, the pioneering title laid the groundwork for the rest of the series and the imitators that would follow. In the same year, Marshall Mathers was flying high off the back of his record-breaking The Marshall Mathers LP album, which sold 1.7 million copies in its first week of release. Eminem had also just wrapped shooting on his starring role in 8 Mile – a semi-biographical battle rap movie, based on his early steps of his rap career.

‘Are you interested?’ Kirk tells the podcast he tracked Sam Houser to a hotel, where the two stayed up late to discuss the possibility of making a GTA movie. “I think at that point it was still in Sam’s mind that it might be something that he wanted to do,” Kirk says.

He says he was phoned at 04:00 by an LA producer with an offer.

Then Kirk continues: “I was phoned at 4 am by an LA producer with an offer. He said ‘Kirk we have got Eminem to star, and it’s a Tony Scott film – $5 million on the nose. Are you interested?’ And I phoned up Sam and I said ‘Listen to this. They want Eminem in the GTA movie and Tony Scott to direct’. And he said: ‘Not interested’.”

You can listen to the podcast below:

Eminem brings Mom’s Spaghetti to New York

Eminem brings his Mom’s Spaghetti restaurant concept to New York as part of 20th anniversary commemoration of his iconic battle-rap movie, 8 Mile.

The Shopify retail location in New York’s SoHo district will host the Detroit-based concept on November 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. and November 12, 13, 19 and 20 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Attendees will be greeted by recreations of the 8 Mile set, limited edition and exclusive merchandise and the trademark cardboard carton of spaghetti, with or without the meatballs. Apparel honoring 8 Mile and several vinyl records will be available.

After opening as a pop-up in 2017, Mom’s Spaghetti got a permanent location in downtown Detroit in September 2021. Em’s manager Paul Rosenberg stated in a statement, “We’ve had a lot of fun putting this project together with the folks at Union Joints, and the response from fans has been overwhelmingly positive. The previous pop-ups were really a test for us to determine whether there was enthusiasm for a regularly-occurring Mom’s Spaghetti spot that would be open all year long. We are really pleased to announce the arrival of the walk-up restaurant and adjacent upstairs store, called The Trailer, where fans can experience a uniquely-curated environment and obtain merch and other items from Eminem and his new pasta operation.”

If you are not able to check the pop-up in New York, you can take a look inside in the video below:

Dr. Dre is selling his Malibu beach house for $20 million

Dr. Dre is leaving his Malibu vacation home after more than 20 years of ownership.

According to Dirt, the 57-year-old legendary producer and rapper has listed his beach house, which is close to the Pacific Coast Highway, for a stunning $20 million. Dre’s decision to sell his longtime vacation property follows a period of time during which he was unable to utilize it since his wife Nicole Young remained there throughout their acrimonious divorce, which was finally resolved in December 2021.

Dre’s home has the distinction of being situated on Carbon Beach, which has recently grown to be one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in the coastal city of Malibu. The house, which was constructed in the 1990s, is referred to in the listing as a “contemporary beach estate” and is said it “exudes total luxury and sophistication.” Dre must have valued his privacy because there is only one way to get to the house from the road, and that is through a gate. The home has a first-rate security system as well.

You can check out the pictures of the huge mansion below: