Tag: 2022

50 Cent, Skylar Grey, Paul Rosenberg react to Eminem’s Emmy win

It was “Dre Day” once again as the Dr. Dre-focused 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show prevailed at Saturday’s first night of the Creative Arts Emmys.

This year’s Emmy for best live variety special went to NBC’s broadcast of the halftime show that aired during the NFL championship game on February 13, 2022. The special was officially titled The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent, with Anderson . Paak as a special guest.

The winners for the show were executive producers JAY-Z, Desiree Perez and Jesse Collins; co-executive producers Dionne Harmon and Dave Meyers; supervising producer Aaron B. Cooke; and performers Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent.

This also marks the first time that hip-hop has been awarded in the category, with the show’s medley including such radio hits as “California Love,” “No More Drama,” “Lose Yourself” and “Still D.R.E.”

50 Cent, Skylar Grey, Paul Rosenberg, Fredwreck and more shared their congratulating messages to the legendary crew on social media. You can check it below:

50 Cent & The Game trade shots after Fifty wins Emmy for Super Bowl performance

Another chapter in the long-running beef between The Game and 50 Cent unfolded this weekend, as the two G-Unit rappers exchanged some sharp words on social media after Fifty took home an award at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys.

Pepsi’s Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, which featured 50 Cent alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Anderson .Paak took home three awards last night, winning Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Outstanding Production Design For A Variety and Outstanding Music Direction.

After winning the trophy, Fiddy took to Instagram to celebrate.

“I just won my Emmy award [clapping emojis] for the super bowl half time show. LOL,” wrote 50 Cent and then started trolling The Game by making fun of the first week sales of Drillmatic: Heart Vs. Mind album.

“Oh no, i’m sorry you don’t get one. Then the first week 18k, if you need someone to talk to i’m here for you. LOL” wrote Fifty.

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Pat Stay defends Eminem by dropping The Game diss-track “Warm Up”

About a month ago, The Game dropped an Eminem diss track on his Drillmati: Heart Vs. Mind album, called “The Black Slim Shady.” The controversial 10-minutes song earned the Compton rapper lots of backlash, including a diss track of his own from renowned battle rapper Pat Stay.

“I gotta say, as a fan of you The Game it’s been hard to watch you desperately begging for Eminem attention trying to battle him. Trust me, I respect the hunger, but once you start that whole ‘he only blew up because he’s white’ type s**t it comes off more hater-ish than competitive.” Stay wrote on his Instagram post and challenged him to a battle. “Lots of famous rappers have jumped in the ring to solidify their positions as lyricists and real MCs. And that seems to be what you’ve been trying to prove. So bring it. I’m that white boy you need to see first.”

The Game did not responded directly but he block Pat Stay on social media, which led the underground star to drop off his “Warm Up” diss track featuring Kaleb Simmonds. The song Eminem’s “Stan.”

Some of the quotable lyrics include Pat rapping from Game’s perspective: “Dear Slim, I wrote you and you still haven’t responded / Pat Stay called me out, I got scared and blocked him / I never meant to hurt you, but tonight I’m cleaning out my closet.”

Two days after releasing the diss-track, acclaimed Nova Scotia battle rapper Pat Stay was the victim of a fatal stabbing in downtown Halifax.

Eminem & Royce 5’9″ pay tribute to battle rapper Pat Stay who was stabbed to death

Eminem wins Emmy Award & is one step away to EGOT status

Eminem is one step closer to achieving EGOT status after winning the Emmy Award for outstanding variety special (live).

With 15 Grammy Awards and an Academy Award (Oscar) for original song (‘Lose Yourself’) under his belt, the Detroit legend only needs a Tony Award to achieve the elusive EGOT title (given to artists who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony).

Assembled by Pepsi, the NFL and Roc Nation the memorable lineup of performers for the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show included Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar. The artists are all winners alongside the “Lose Yourself” rapper. Executive producer, another legendary rapper Jay-Z also won an Emmy.

The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show marked the first time these five multi-award-winning artists performed together on stage. Collectively, the artists have been awarded 43 Grammys and between them have 22 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200.

While none of the Emmy winning artists were there to accept the award, Adam Blackstone who also won an award for outstanding music direction said, his biggest challenge was, “Each of those five artists could have headlined themselves easily, but I was entrusted to make sure that everybody had their fair time allotment and that for me, I did not want to leave the viewer wanting anything more or missing their favorite moments from each of their favorite artists.”

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Eminem makes appearance in the latest episode of “Hard Knocks”

The Detroit Lions may have just finalized their initial 53-man roster but they will have a backup player if they need one and it’s legendary rapper, Eminem!

In a video posted on Twitter the NFL today, the Detroit legend, who still calls Metro Detroit home, spends some time at a Lions training ground, shaking hands with several players and offering to step into any position they need.

“We got a good team this year. Let’s go! said Slim Shady, wearing a black hat, sunglasses and a blue jacket. “I’m going to lace up. I’ll go to every game. I’ll stand on the sideline. And if you guys need to put me, put me in. Any position I’m good. Actually, at any position I’m great. I’mma just say.”

The Detroit Lions open their season on September 11, 2022 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

You can watch the new video below:

Westside Boogie & GRIP show love to J.I.D’s new album

Four years after his last full-length project, DiCaprio 2, J.I.D has returned with his much-anticipated new album, titled The Forever Story.

The 15-tracks album features gust appearances from 21 Savage, Baby Tate, Kenny Mason, Foushée, Lil Wayne, Yasiin Bey, Lil Durk, EarthGang, BADBADNOTGOOD, and Ravyn Lenae, and JID’s longtime collaborator Christo handles most of the production.

The Forever Story mostly works as a showcase for JID’s darting, energetic attack.

It seems the Dreamville’s artist has impressed Westside Boogie and GRIP with his new album. The Shady Records’ artists showed some love to J.I.D on Twitter. You can check their interactions below:

Westside Boogie is going on More Black Superheroes tour and he’s brining GRIP with him. So, make sure you got your tickets booked!

Nicki Minaj shows love to Eminem, 50 Cent & G-Unit from MTV stage

On August 28, 2022, Nicki Minaj performed at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, New Jersey.

She delivered a medley that included her greatest hits like “Super Bass,” “Super Freaky Girl,” “Monster,” “Beez in the Trap,” “Anaconda,” “Chun-Li,” “Roman’s Revenge,” “Moment 4 Life,” “All Things Go,” and more.

She also co-hosted the show and received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

After insisting her assistant bring her a phone with some detailed notes, she thanked influences including Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Slick Rick, and Doug E. Fresh, as well as artists who gave her opportunities: Rihanna, Britney Spears, Madonna, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, and Eminem. She also shouted out her fans, plus Drake and the Young Money team.

“I wanna take a second to thank all of the key people who inspired me. Inspired my flow, Lil Wayne, Foxy Brown, Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh and then people who gave me huge opportunities that I’ll never forget, Kanye West, Beyoncé, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Eminem, Britney Spears, Rihanna… I have to thank Dreezy for always saying things that I need to hear to get me back in the game…” she said.

After winning “Best Hip-Hop” category, Nicki added some more people to thank from the stage and she included 50 Cent and G-Unit.

Eminem & Snoop Dogg perform “From The D 2 The LBC” at the 2022 MTV VMAs

Eminem and Snoop Dogg have just hit the MTV VMA’s stage for a one-of-a-kind performance of “From the D 2 The LBC.”

Slim Shady and Snoop Doggy Dogg transformed the “VMAs” stage for a first of its kind performance of “From the D 2 The LBC” inside the world of the Otherside metaverse in partnership with Yuga Labs. This is the first metaverse inspired performance to ever grace an award show.

Eminem and Snoop Dogg are up for “Best Hip Hop” category with “From The D 2 The LBC,” the first collaboration between hip hop legends in over two decades. They are up against  Future, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, Pusha T and Latto. The winner will be announced shortly.

Meanwhile you can watch the performance below:

MTV shares backstage images of Eminem at the VMAs

In less than two hours, Eminem and Snoop Dogg are hitting the MTV VMA’s for a one-of-a-kind performance of “From the D 2 The LBC.”

As Eminem’s official website says, Slim Shady and Snoop Doggy Dogg will transform the “VMAs” stage for a first of its kind performance of “From the D 2 The LBC” inside the world of the Otherside metaverse in partnership with Yuga Labs. This is the first metaverse inspired performance to ever grace an award show.

Eminem and Snoop Dogg are up for “Best Hip Hop” category with “From The D 2 The LBC,” the first collaboration between hip hop legends in over two decades. They are up against  Future, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, Pusha T and Latto.

The Detroit legend will perform for the first time in 12 years, last performing “Not Afraid” and “Love the Way You Lie” with Rihanna in 2010.

Eminem is the second most nominated artist in “VMAs” history with 60 nominations, trailing only Madonna with 69. He has won 13 times, making him one of the top 5 artists with the most wins.

It seems Eminem is in the building already as MTV shared some pictures from backstage. Check them below:

B.o.B. recalls Eminem’s reaction when he heard André 3000’s verse on “Play The Guitar”

B.o.B has recently sat down with B High Atl where he revealed Eminem’s reaction when he played him “Play The Guitar” with André 3000.

“I remember when I was in the studio with Eminem. I played Eminem “Play The Guitar” and I remember Em being like ‘s**t, you just never know where he (André 3000) gonna land at.” said B.o.B.

Then he continues: “I know what he meant when he said that because, first of all, you gotta put this in perspective that I grew up listening to Eminem. This ni**a was that ni**a! And I was watching him listen to André 3000 verse on my song and he was like ‘you never know where he’s gonna land with the  flow’ and I’m just like ‘yo this is wild to me.’ The way Andre approaches verses…He’s like a storytelling journalist.”

You can watch the interview below:

Jay-Z shouts out Eminem on a new song with DJ Khaled, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne

DJ Khaled has just dropped a star-studded album “God Did,” which includes a long-awaited “Use This Gospel” remix by Kanye West and Eminem, produced by Dr. Dre.

The new project also includes a song with the same title as the album, “God Did,” featuring Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, John Legend and Fridayy.

In the song, Jay-Z gives a little shout out to Eminem with the following lines: “E was down ten for this / We just got his ten back then went back like, “Where the interests is?” / Em light up the O3 / We let y’all do the zazas, OG for the OGs / Some new ni**as out of pocket, talkin’ exotic / You barely been in the Baham— (Haha) that’s another topic.”

“Em light up the O3 (’03)” looks like to be a double entendre. Emory Jones lighting up the cigar that Hov is producing and Eminem lighting up the year 2003.

This is not the first time Hov is giving Eminem a nod. On a 2003 song “Excuse Me Miss,” with Pharrell Williams, Jay raps: “Got one chef, one maid, all I need is a partner / To play spades with the cards up, ALL TRUST / Who else you gon’ run with? The truth is us / Only dudes movin’ units – Em, Pimp Juice and us.”

On a 2009 song “A Star Is Born,” with J. Cole, Jigga raps: “Wayne did ‘A Milli,’ 50 did a milli / Ye too, but what Em did was silly / The white boy blossomed after Dre endorsed him / His flow on “Renegade,” f**king awesome! / Applaud him!”

You can listen to the new song below:

Westside Boogie performs “KILLA MODE” live on stage

Yesterday, Westside Boogie performed “KILLA MODE,” featuring Storm Ford from his More Black Superheroes album, live on VEVO stage.

Following the release of his sophomore Shady Records album, the Compton emcee has recently discussed how he learned to accept his own growth with Rolling Stone magazine.

“I’m so vulnerable in my music that it makes it hard to be vulnerable as a person. Even when people get around me, if they start showing too much emotion, I shut down. My mama tells me she loves me? I shut down. Someone get too touchy-feely? I shut down. That’s an anxiety I’m still working through.” said Boogie

“I think we’re way more self-aware when it comes to our emotions than our OGs was. I know I am — I got way more emotional intelligence than my big homies. I think it’s because we talk about it now.” he added.

Watch the new performance below:

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