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50 Cent reminds everyone how he & Eminem dominated the 2000s

50 Cent sends a friendly reminder for his fellow rap peers who probably have forgotten how dominant both he and Eminem were in the music industry in the 2000s.

Fiddy has recently took to Instagram on Thursday (July 13, 2023) to share a couple of photos that represents the list of Top 10 rap albums with the biggest first week sales and the most streamed rap albums released in the 2000s.

The first photo lists the albums with the biggest first-week sales:

  1. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP – 1.78 million copies.
  2. Eminem – The Eminem Show – 1.32 million copies.
  3. 50 Cent – The Massacre – 1.15 million copies.
  4. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III – 1.05 million copies.
  5. Drake – Views – 1.04 million copies.
  6. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 964,000 copies.
  7. Kanye West – Graduation – 957,000 copies.
  8. 50 Cent – Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ – 872,000 copies.
  9. Eminem – Encore – 871,000 copies.
  10. Kanye West – Late Registration – 860,000 copies.

The second photo lists the most streamed rap albums on Spotify that were released in the 2000s:

1. Eminem – The Eminem Show – 5.7 billion streams.
3. 50 Cent – Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ – 3.7 billion streams.
4. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP – 3.7 billion streams.
6. Eminem – Encore – 2.5 billion streams.
8. 8 Mile – 2.1 billion streams.
9. Relapse – 1.9 billion streams.
11. The Massacre – 1.8 billion streams.

Fif made sure to rub in the fact that he’s outsold most of his competition throughout his career and that only his friend and mentor Eminem has moved more records than him. In the caption, he wrote: “The funny s–t is only Eminem sold more then me. I made ni–s so uncomfortable they don’t want to remember LOL.”

Tony Yayo replied with Vertical Traffic Light emojis in the comment section. Check out the Fiddy’s post below:

Dr. Dre says that only person he ever heard on a demo tape and really liked was Eminem

On his Peacock talk show called Hart to Heart, Kevin Hart has had chats with many of the greatest and brightest names in music, including Jay-Z and Miley Cyrus. The Emmy-nominated multi-hyphenate has enlisted Dr. Dre, a legend in the music industry, for the most recent installment of the program. The seven-time Grammy-winning rapper and record producer briefly talked about Eminem and Snoop Dogg.

“I’ve collaborated with some of the smartest motherf–kers and the most talented motherf–kers that ever stepped in studio. The only person that I ever heard on a demo tape that I really liked and really f–ked with in he studio was Eminem.” said Dr. Dre.

Then he continued: “Everything else is the word of mouth. It’s exactly what you said, ‘oh you gotta hear hear this guy. Hey, you got to hear this guy named Snoop. Brought him in the studio and he started rapping. He didn’t even understand a song structure on anything like that. I think DOC taught him to do that s–t. It just happened like that.”

You can watch the interview below:

Harley Cameron raps Eminem’s “Godzilla” as she releases The Acclaimed diss track

Harley Cameron, an Australian professional wrestler and singer currently signed to All Elite Wrestling, has officially made her rap debut!

Harley Cameron, whos real name is Danni Ellexo, premiered her new music video on the July 12 episode of AEW Dynamite, showing The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) the art of hip-hop.

In the video clip, Cameron spits part of her verse in the style of Eminem’s quick time lyrics on “Godzilla,” featuring Juice WRLD, from Music To Be Murdered album. After interpolating Eminem’s lyrics from “Godzilla,” she followed up by rapping, “Hell yeah I’m that good baby, I just quoted Shady.”

The song takes aim at The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn as they’ve been feuding with the QTV group in recent weeks. You can watch the video below:

This is not the first time Harley Cameron expressed her love to Eminem and his 2020 hit song. Last year, she posted a video of herself rapping over “Godzilla.” In the caption, she wrote: “I’m obsessed with this rap by the rap god Eminem. I’m gonna get it one day ! this is my swing on it.”

Check out the video below:

Azizz claims NAS ghostwrote for Eminem, says Shady entirely copied his style

Az Izz, the member of Outsidaz hip-hop collective, which was formed in 1991 after underground rapper Young Zee met D.U. and Pacewon at a New Year’s Eve party, has recently hit twitter to lash out on Eminem, who was the member of the group in the past, alongside Bizarre of D12.

In his Twitter rant, the Newark, New Jersey-born rapper claims Eminem copied his styles and used to use NAS as the ghostwriter. He also called out Eminem for being ‘the most ungrateful rapper’ ever.

“To Da Stans, Dr. Dre wasn’t around during the struggle. When a mofo is as fake as this clown you can’t take your foot off his neck. The Most Ungrateful Rapper To Ever Touch A Mic ⁦- Eminem! How you shoutout 100 MCs who did nothing for you in your Hall Of Fame speech but not Me and Slang?!” says Aziz

Then he continues: “If they invented the streaming service and they signed an artist why would they not make it look like that artist is the number one selling artist out. Even though we all know ain’t nobody really listening to Eminem anymore. Hip-Hop is in Atlanta. Down south! Not up north or mid west.”

“Yo, they done blackballed n shadow banned me. I made them remove the dislike button on YouTube cause I was getting paid no matter what. Then I ended Shady Records and made The Slaughterhouse breakup cause them ni–as ain’t know they were on a plantation. Where is my flowers. GOATED.

“I’m bout to make all the Stan’s convert to Izians.”

“Aloha Fools Tune In Or Get Tuned Out. I be having these Stan’s heated when I say chit like. I Ain’t Shady But I’m The Real Slim.”

“Aloha Fools! Since I got you Stan’s attention let me try to educate some of you who weren’t born yet. This Album All Natural was my very first compilation Album. Which Ended Up Becoming The First Outsidaz Album. I produced everything on this project. So Low.”

“Aloha Fools! To my Stans aka Izians. I’m The Real Slim. This was another banger I produced n set off way b4 Em showed up.”

“Aloha Fools. To the Stans I’m gonna convert all of you to Izians. This is me on the production and R.I.P Slang going back to back. I’m trying to show y’all we were already Dopeliss before the white Boi infiltrated. They thought we were a gang so they sent Em CIA a– to divide us.”

“Aloha Fools! Aye Stan’s If you listen clearly you can tell this was when ⁦Eminem fell in love with my style. Once again I’m on the production and setting it off. Listen to my voice you can hear him mimicking me clearly. Plus he was the one who picked the beat over Gov track.”

“Now here is where it gets interesting. This Iz Slang’s verse. ⁦Eminem was no where to be found plus he def didn’t rap like this. I feel like I’m in court fighting for my freedom. Mind you I got to America in 88 by 96 97 I’m keeping up with Slang. Em’s a fraud a biter.”

“Since I took my light back I’m back Spittin like share subscribe to a real Authentic GOAT no Ghostwriters . I could’ve sold this song to Marsha he but records. I know for a fact Nas has written for Em. I know someone’s pen when I hear it.”

“This Izz A Fight To The Finish. Ima make y’all mans tell the truth. I know someone told him he could run with my style. Who was it ⁦Eminem. Tell the truth n shame the devil.”

Check out the tweet below. All the rest of the tweets can be seen on Azizz’s Twitter.

Thirstin Howl III recalls being around with Eminem before fame

Brooklyn, New York rapper Thirstin Howl III has recently sat down with Bootleg Kev for an interview where he briefly talked about Rap Olympic days with Eminem.

Bootleg Kev: You were part of Rap Olympics right? Which were, for people who don’t know, very pivotal to a lot of people’s careers, specifically we always hear Eminem is synonymous with Rap Olympics and its a part of his story and you were a part of his team when you did the Rap Olympics. Who did you guys go against?

Thirstin Howl III: I believe it was Project Blow. They were the only ones that showed up. There was a long roster of teams that were supposed to be there from every popular rap group that was out. And nobody showed up. Everybody on my team was a master in freestyling off the head. Juice, Eminem, myself, Wordsworth, Kwest Tha Madd Lad. Sit in the room with us and you f–king get blown. Even Craig G was out there hanging out with us.

Bootleg Kev: I just remember Eminem being a real backpack rapper I guess back then. If you knew about him you knew about him but he was definitively underground guy. How crazy was that for you to kinda see from battling with this dude to doing MTV VMAs and becoming absolute superstar? Eminem was lyrical rapper. He was lyrical miracle spiritual dude. So if you heard his records prior to him getting to Dre, you would never think like, he was even capable making a crossover records.

Thirstin Howl III: I always believed that because being around Em man, I knew he was destined because his talent blew everyone away. We had a big mutual respect for what we both were able to do. So, I knew at any moment something was going to happen and he was really an actual factual truth. When I credit anyone in the industry I base everything off skills first. For me skills are first. I don’t care about nothing else. Eminem had the skills to take it there. I was around several artists and I’ve seen them blow up and all they it did was give me hope. It showed me that its possible. To see the level Em got into I was like ‘I’m next, coming!’.

Thirstin Howl III and Eminem have previously worked together on DJ Spinna produced track “Watch Deez” from Thirstin Howl’s 2000 album titled Skillosopher.

Tony Yayo recalls Eminem’s the most gangsta moment against Suge Knight

In the latest episode of Drink Champs, Tony Yayo joins DJ EFN and N.O.R.E to share his unbelievable journey in the music industry. From his early days with 50 Cent and G-Unit to his experiences with iconic artists like Nas and Jay-Z, Tony Yayo provides an inside look into the challenges, triumphs, and controversies that shaped his career.

At one point of the interview, Yayo recalled how Eminem handled the altercation with Suge Knight: “It’s the s–t about the Suge. He lights the cigar and he’s trying to see what you gonna do. So, Eminem, 50 Cent, everybody outside, ni–a lights the cigar and I was bugging cause this is where I see Eminem was real. He was like ‘I DON’T GIVE A F–K, MAN!’ I swear, this is where I knew Eminem is the real ni–a. Fifty ni–as outside and he’s like ‘WHAT’S UP!’ and that ni–a Suge just walked away.” said Tony Yayo.

Then he continued: “That Mexican ni–as where kinda confused, like, they did not know what was going on. But the ni–as came outside. Eminem came outside one hundred percent. And Eminem was like ‘I DON’T GIVE A F–K, MAN! ‘I DON’T GIVE A F–K, MAN.’ Remember, it’s documented, Proof told Suge ‘you killed Tupac’ in the middle of the party. Them Detroit ni–as are kinda crazy bro. The Seven, Eight Mile ni–as have always been crazy.”

Later in the interview, Yayo also defended Eminem from people who are trying to discredit his GOAT status.

“The wildest s–t I know about Eminem is ‘Many Men,’ he knew the footsteps in ‘Many Men’ came from poltergeist. Eminem is the type of ni–a who stays in the studio. Eminem is the type of ni–a that has a diss record against you and you won’t even know. And he’s a humble guy. He’s just one of them ni–as who really care about the music.” Yayo.

Then he continued: “We came in the game with beef. We came beefing with The Source magazine. Benzino. So ni–as will say this about Eminem, that about Eminem. This motherf–ker white boy. Culture vulture. But he’s the ni–a that put the ni–as on. You never forget the ni–a who turned the lights on bro. No matter what color or what race he is. I love Eminem.”

“Ni–as be like ‘yo, we do not listen to Eminem in the street club. We don’t listen to Eminem in the car’ but you go to Spotify and he’d still be the number one ni–a in twenty years.”  he added.

Check out the video below:

Today in 2010, Eminem’s “Recovery” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 200

On this day, exactly 13 years ago (July 11, 2010), Eminem’s “Recovery” album debuted at No. on the US Billboard 200 charts with first-week sales of 741,000 copies. It became Eminem’s sixth album to debut at No. 1 in the United States.

In its second week of release it remained at number-one and sold 313,000 copies. It also entered at number one on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums chart. In its ninth week of release the album remained at number one for its seventh non-consecutive week.

Recovery debuted at No. 1 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart, selling 140,000 copies in its first week in the country. In Canada, the album sold 85,000 copies in its first week and debuted at No. 1 on Canada’s Albums Chart. The album spent six consecutive weeks at number one, and retook the top spot after one week at number two.

By the end of its release year, Recovery had sold over 5.7 million copies worldwide. It was one of the best-selling album of 2010 in the United States with 3.4 million copies, and it had sold 2.3 million copies in other territories for a total of 5.7 million copies worldwide by December 2010. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, it was also the best-selling album of 2010 worldwide. The album was the best-selling album in Canada in 2010 selling 435,000 copies; more than double the album in second place.

Recovery spawned four singles: “Not Afraid”, “Love the Way You Lie” with Rihanna, “No Love” with Lil Wayne, and “Space Bound”, with the former two both reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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).

At the 2011 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year; the latter two were for “Love the Way You Lie”. The album earned Eminem Grammy award, American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, among other awards.

You can revisit the album below:

Will.i.am wants to produce for Eminem

Will.i.am has recently sat down with DJ Whoo Kid on the fifth episode of Whoo’s House Podcast where the two briefly talked about Eminem.

DJ Whoo Kid: You stood up for Eminem in the past. Any projects you ever worked with him? How far is he from you?

Will.i.am: We just toured together in the beginning. Never really had the opportunity of really going in the studio with the dude. He’s…

DJ Whoo Kid: Can we start that now? Can we put that out there?

Will.i.am: I mean, I make beats! I make beats and right hooks. This dude is like…

You can watch the interview below:

Tony Yayo talks about Eminem on Drink Champs

In the latest episode of Drink Champs,  Tony Yayo joins N.O.R.E and DJ EFN to share his incredible journey in the music industry. From his early days with 50 Cent and G-Unit to his experiences with iconic artists like Jay-Z and Nas, Tony Yayo provides an inside look into the challenges, triumphs, and controversies that shaped his career.

At one point of the interview, he also talked about Eminem.

“The wildest s–t I know about Eminem is ‘Many Men,’ he knew the footsteps in ‘Many Men’ came from poltergeist. Eminem is the type of ni–a who stays in the studio. Eminem is the type of ni–a that has a diss record against you and you won’t even know. And he’s a humble guy. He’s just one of them ni–as who really care about the music.” said Tony Yayo

Then he continued: “We came in the game with beef. We came beefing with The Source magazine. Benzino. So ni–as will say this about Eminem, that about Eminem. This motherf–ker white boy. Culture vulture. But he’s the ni–a that put the ni–as on. You never forget the ni–a who turned the lights on bro. No matter what color or what race he is. I love Eminem.”

“Ni–as be like ‘yo, we do not listen to Eminem in the street club. We don’t listen to Eminem in the car’ but you go to Spotify and he’d still be the number one ni–a in twenty years.” he added.

You can watch the interview below:

James Gunn says “Superman: Legacy” film will not feature Eminem’s “Superman”

American filmmaker and studio executive James Gunn, who is best known for moving to the superhero genre with Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad, is directing “Superman: Legacy” movie.

“Superman: Legacy tells the story of Superman’s journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.” reads the movie’s official synopsis.

Written and directed by James Gunn, “Superman: Legacy” is expected to enter production in early 2024 ahead of its scheduled theatrical release on July 11, 2025.

The movie, which stars David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan as Clark Kent and Lois Lane, will mark the first live-action, big-screen project to be green-lit and produced under Gunn and Peter Safran’s regime as co-heads of DC Studios.

James Gunn has recently answered fans’ questions on Twitter and revealed the songs that won’t be featured in the film, including “Superman” by Taylor Swift, “Superman” by Goldfinger, “Superman” by Eminem, and “Sunshine Superman” by Donovan.

Check the screenshot below:

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Danny Brown and Logic discuss “old and new Eminem”

In the latest episode of The Danny Brown show, Danny Brown is joined by Logic! The two jump right into their shared experiences with anxiety while on tour and performing. Logic has always been very open about mental health and Danny finds out more about his philosophy on anxiety, maturing, and the rap game in general. They have a lot of admiration for other rappers in the game, young and old. We get to hear about their thoughts on how hip hop is evolving, in the micro and macro sense. Danny and Logic get into a few Ask Danny questions regarding classical music, relationships, and fan gifts. Logic has some differing opinions on what Danny considers to be white people s–t. At one point, they also talked about Eminem when a fan question came on Slim Shady.

Question: What are your thoughts on Eminem nowadays? Obviously the first three records in Slim Shady EP are instant classics I feel he has moments and decent records since but I feel now he has lost touch in terms of making consistently enjoyable music. There is no doubt he can rap. I was wondering, what is your take on him as an artist these days?

Danny Brown: I think Eminem is having a blast. That’s really what I think. Of course he can quit tomorrow and his legacy is still stamped. But he’s still out here like ‘f–k that, coffee pot.’ He’s still out here like ‘I’mma do what I wanna do, I don’t give a f–k.” I’m pretty sure he knows motherf–kers joking on him and this and that but it’s a fact that he don’t give a f–k. He still keep going. He’s still busting bars. I appreciate that more than anything. People look at this s–t like a young man game and this and that but nah man, let him rock. What if he was caught in the moment of like ‘I gotta make s–t that you all motherf–kers to like.’ I think he’s making s–t that he enjoys. And I feel like he probably was doing that s–t at one point of time in his career where he was like ‘I gotta make a hit song, I gotta do this and that.’ It’s Em. He got a legion of f–king followers. I actually had a pleasure to open for him few times. My biggest show I ever played. F–king Wembley Stadium with Eminem and it was f–king amazing. I can’t never say nothing bad about Eminem. And I got a lot of my style from him. To be honest.

Logic: Eminem is THE S–T bro! I can get what this person just said about his first three albums, like they are instant classics but first of all, they were not instant classics. That motherf–ker was s–t on by everybody. Everybody was s–ting on Eminem. They were like ‘who let the white boy at house party.’ I was there. I remember that. I saw that. I grew up with it. He fought for his place in hip-hop. And I think the music he makes now is grown s–t. He’s talking about real s–t but he’s also having fun. So for this person to be like ‘yo his earliest s–t is the best s–t’ but bro, he’s new s–t now has just billions of streams, all the time, when he drops. If it was not good, people would not listen to it dawg. I love when Eminem…we gotta song called ‘Homicide’. THAT’S THE S–T I LOVE FROM EM. When he’s f–king rapping mannequin! I love it.

Danny Brown: Me personally, I think the second one, Slim Shady, that was instant classic. But I think that was his most commercial attempt. There was a lot of Dre s–t. But to me, my favorite Eminem is the fourth one. Encore! That’s the one I f–king identified the most because he was talking about Detroit, and you gotta think me being from Detroit, Eminem was pretty much our first big rapper. Detroit didn’t have a lot of f–king rappers. When he first came out we were supportive of him all day.

You can watch the interview below. The Eminem talk starts at 38:10.

Stretch Money gives his Top 4 Detroit Lyricists, talks about Eminem

Detroit rapper Stretch Money has recently sat down on MOGUL STATE OF MIND where he briefly talked about Eminem and Royce 5’9.”

“My top four Detroit rappers… Esham, I throw Marshall (Eminem) in there. I’mma throw Nickel (Royce Da 5’9”) in there and Herk. Esham, Marshall, Royce Da 5’9″, Big Herk! But Esham is over them all. Get f–king clear on that. He’s first. He’s the first of the mutants. Esham is is the top no matter the conversation. Everybody’s opinion is valid but that’s mine.” said Stretch Money.

Then he continued: “I worked with anybody but Marshall. I don’t know why. I never met him. If I had a conversation with Eminem right now what advice would I give? I would not give him no motherf–king advice. Eminem is a lord. He does not need no motherf–king advice from me. For real, for real. That’s real big head man. Let’s be clear who the f–k we talking about. Regardless the stigma and don’t nobody know him, that’s my honest to god answer to that. Why we ain’t never work? Because we ain’t never met. I don’t know that motherf–ker.

“I could work with Royce like I could leave from here today, drive to the studio and be like ‘ey, what’s up’ and sit in that bi–ch all night. You feel me? It’s like that but like I said I don’t know Eminem dawg.” he added.

You can watch the interview below:

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