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Eminem says “Guns Blazing” was originally Dr. Dre’s song but he traded it for other song

In a recent interview on Shade 45, Eminem revealed that “Guns Blazing” song, which also features Sly Pyper, was originally intended for Dr. Dre’s project but Eminem liked it so much that he offered his mentor other song to put “Guns Blazing” on the Side B of Music To Be Murdered By (Deluxe Edition).

“That was actually a record that I stole from Dre cause he was sending me music and he kept sending me s**t and every time he sends I’m like ‘yo this one’s crazier than the last one’ and I don’t even know which one is the craziest one. He send me “Guns Blazing” with his verse and hook and I was like ‘yo, I gotta jump on this s**t.’ We actually traded couple of times cause I did couple of other songs and I’m like ‘yo you can that one that I just sent you if I can have that one’ and we kinda swapped a little bit. That’s a very personal song.”

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Eminem explains the reason why he prefers to drop surprise albums

Yesterday, Eminem discussed his new deluxe album Music To Be Murdered By: Side B on his own radio channel, Shade 45.

One of the things that Eminem talked about in that interview, was the Rap God explaining the tendency of him dropping surprise albums:

“I feel like when I talking about that album is coming out, if I give people notice. They start seeing the tracklist and they know it’s coming, I feel like, my best shot to avoid it is just to drop it, instead of people thinking to themselves like ‘if he got this person on the album, I ain’t f**king with it.’ It gives everybody too much time to think about it and their expectations what they think it should be I will never meet that. So this is kind of theory I have based every since of Revival.”

In the two years span, Eminem dropped three surprise albums: Kamikaze, Music To Be Murdered By and Music To Be Murdered By: Side B (Deluxe Edition). Watch the interview below:

Eminem explains why he apologized to Rihanna on a song “Zeus”

Yesterday, Eminem made appearance on his SiriusXM’s Shade 45 radio channel to promote his newly released deluxe edition of Music To Be Murdered By: Side B.

In an interview, Eminem opened up about Rihanna lyrics on “Things Get Worse” (2009) where Em used some sharp words towards Riri and “Zeus” (2020), where he apologized to her.

“Honest to God, I told Paul this when it first happened. First, I do not know how somebody got it. Second of all, I have zero recollection of even remembering doing that verse. Like, the rhyme schemes did not even sound familiar to me, so I was caught off-guard. It was most likely recorded during the early stages of working on Relapse album.”

“I’m not making excuses for it. I said it, and I was wrong for saying it. It was f**king stupid.” says Eminem. After that, Eminem continues talking about Snoop Dogg.

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Eminem clarifies why he responded Snoop Dogg on “Zeus”

Eminem has just hit his radio station Shade 45 to promote the deluxe edition of Music To Be Murdered By: Side B.

In an interview, Eminem explains why he felt disrespected by Snoop Dogg.

“Couple of months ago, Snoop Dogg was doing an interview with Breakfast Club. Somehow my name got brought up and he was say things about, you know, I’m not in his Top 10. Everything he said, by the way, was fine. Him saying I’m not in his Top 10 rappers because the 90s I can’t f**k with. Absolutely. Him saying Dre made the best version of me. Absolutely. Why would I have a problem with that. Will I be here without Dre? F**k no! The rappers he mentioned from 90s, KRS One, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, I never said I could f**k with them. I never said that.”

“Everything was good until like…It was more about the tone he was using that caught me off guard cause I’m like: ‘where is this coming from?’ I just saw you! What the f**k! It threw me for a loop again. I could probably get passed to that tone and everything but the last statement that he said ‘as far as his music I can live without that!’ Now you’ve been disrespectful. You just caught me off guard. I was not ready for that.

People started hit me up about it. Asking what you gonna do. And I didn’t know what to do about it first. It confused me and I’m like ‘bro we are on the same team. What the f**k! And I’ve never in my career, my entire career, ever said a disrespectful word about Snoop Dogg. I mean, what the f**k. His impact on hip-hop, I can’t front on that. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. My top 10 can’t be the same as his. How can I be mad at that? I was not mad about the opinion, it was after that. The very last statement was like ‘oh what the f**k. Damn dawg, really?! I said what needed to be said.”

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Busta Rhymes astonishingly describes working process with Eminem

In Pitchfork’s episode of Critical Breakthroughs, Busta Rhymes breaks down some of his biggest songs, including “Calm Down,” featuring Eminem.

“If you want a clear display of what the fundamentals of hip-hop is and an art of emceeing, “Calm Down” is the case study. I sent the record to Eminem with 16 bar verse. He sent it back with like 40 bar verse. I’m like ‘man, what the f**k is going on. You are not gonna do this to me on my song.’ I sent back my verse with 45 bars. He sends back 56 bars. I sent mines back 62 bars. He sends back 66 bars. I’m like, look bro, who we making this record for at this point? are we making this record for consumers or we are just battling each other now?”

“But that’s the beauty and the competitive nature and spirit we both have cause we care that much. We love it that much. No one wants to be a weak link. It’s no longer a business at that point. It’s just that fiery passion that still burns in the souls of both of us as true incredible Swordsmen of the sport and we love the opportunity to display the skill set at the most highest level of just raw emceeing. That was so much fun.” – says Busta Rhymes

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Eminem talks how skilled and talented artist Juice WRLD was

1 year ago today, in 2019, we lost one of the most talented rappers from the new generation — Juice WRLD.

Earlier this year, Eminem set down with Kxng Crooked for a lengthy interview where the two talked about many things, including Juice.

“Shout out to Juice WRLD, man. That kid was so talented. His freestyle that he did on Tim Westwood where he rapped for 1 hour…I was like, WHAT THE F**K. The way he was freestyling…That’s the s**t that we used to try to do at the Hip-Hop Shop. It was like, we were working on freestyles but to be able to slip in and out of written when you need to…You got a certain punchline to take out this dude.” says Eminem.

“And to be so young. He mastered that so f**king quickly. It’s really sad…His potential was so off the charts.” – adds Eminem

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Eminem and late rapper Juice WRLD team up for the first time on “Godzilla” earlier this year. It marks the first collaboration between Juice and Em. Juice had previously named Eminem as one of his biggest influences in numerous interviews. He also freestyled almost an hour over different Eminem beats on Tim Westwood. You can check all of those stories here.

“Godzilla” also serves as Juice WRLD’s first posthumous release since his passing on December 8, 2019 – exactly six days after his 21st birthday. Juice reportedly recorded the chorus for the track before his untimely death, although he was unable to complete his actual verse for the song in time. Revisit the track below:

Nicky Jam says one of Eminem’s albums inspired him to make music

Hard Knock Tv’s Nick Huff Barili has recently set down with Latin trap and reggaeton artists Nicky Jam for in-depth interview where Nicky talks about his childhood and remembers both parents battling addiction.

Nicky also remembers listening to rap legends like Tribe Called Quest, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J and wanting to be like them.

At one point of the interview, Nicky was asked to pick three albums which embody who Nicky Jam is and that’s where Eminem’s name surfaces.

“I could say Jay Z’s album, Reasonable Doubt, Blueprint. And Eminem’s album The Marshall Mathers LP. They gave me the vibe that I would like to do. Reasonable Doubt, that album was just like speaking the truth in a nice way, making it sound so nice to hear. And Eminem cause, Eminem had no hair in his tongue. He would say anything. He was so good with words. All those albums made me to do albums.” says Nicky Jam.

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In the related news, Nicky Jam and J. Balvin’s “X (EQUIS)” music video is close to 2 billion views on YouTube.

Jack Harlow talks how he was inspired & influenced by Eminem

On Tuesday, the Recording Academy announced its nominees for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. Jack Harlow, an Atherton High School graduate, received a nod from in the Best Rap Performance category for his single “What’s Poppin” off his Sweet Action EP.

Jack Harlow is up against Big Sean featuring Nipsey Hussle’s “Deep Reverence,” DaBaby’s “Bop,” Lil Baby’s “The Bigger Picture,” Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé’s “Savage” and late Pop Smoke’s “Dior.” Winners will be announced on January 31, 2021 at the Grammys official ceremony.

The song was a massive hit in the United States that reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The remix version of the song features rap superstars like DaBaby, Lil Wayne and Tory Lanez.

On the latest episode of GQ Magazine’s “Actually Me,” Harlow goes undercover on the Internet and responds to real comments from Twitter, Instagram, Quora and Wikipedia. One of the questions was about Eminem.

Question: What’s the story behind Jack Harlow? He Eminem-true to the culture or is he a vulture?

Jack Harlow: Hell of the question. True to the culture. I grew up listening to Eminem. I idolized Eminem, big influence of mine while growing up. I mean he’s so dope. But also obviously… I remember when I was ten or eleven, I would wear like a toboggan, and hoodie and headphones around my neck. Cause I wanted to feel like him.

Jack Harlow: I definitely had an Eminem phase feeling like wow, just that Caucasian connection, you know. It’s strong.

You can watch the video via YouTube below:

Royce 5’9″ on his Grammy nod: “I was shocked”

Couple of days ago, Detroit legend Royce 5’9″ wasn’t sure why his smartphone was blowing up with text messages, Instagram & Twitter DMs and phone calls but few minutes later he found out that his 2020 album “The Allegory” received a Grammy 2021 nomination for Best Rap Album which marks his first every nomination throughout his +two decade career. The album is up against is up against D Smoke’s “Bad Habits,” Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist’s “Alfredo,” Jay Electronica’s “A Written Testimony” and Nas’ “King’s Disease.”

In an interview with The Detroit News, Royce 5’9″ says: “I was shocked. It was by far the weirdest thing that has ever happened to me. It is surreal. I am still taking it in. Somebody needs to pinch me. I feel like someone’s going to come and say ‘nah, psyche, we are just kidding.'”

“Everyone is beaming with pride. This album is my brainchild.” This is the album that has a lot of my ideologies, a lot of me wanting to point people in different directions, and getting them to see certain things and being able to place perspective on things for people. It is me putting the black mirror up to the world, and forcing the world to look at itself, and asking ‘what do you think about what you see?'”

“Of course I want to win but I am not gonna bang my head against the wall if I do not. I do not pretend like I am not used to being overlooked in this type of scenario. I look at it like it is a win already. One of the things about it is I really respect everybody that are in the category with me, so a loss is not a loss. A loss is still a win, for the culture.”

For more details, check Detroit News here.

Illa Da Producer: “Eminem changed my life, I can feed my family now”

Illa Da Producer, the man who has produced “Killshot,” “The Ringer,” “Lucky You,” featuring Joyner Lucas, “Offended,” “Normal” and “Good Guy,” featuring Jessie Reyez for Eminem, did the question and answer session on Instagram. Of course the producer received many questions regarding Eminem. Check them all below.

Question 1: Who is your favorite artists to work with? And why?
Illa Da Producer: Eminem. He changed my life and I can provide for my family.

Question 2: When are you and Eminem releasing more tunes?
Illa: Soon. I hope.

Question 3: How did it feel to produce for Marshall?
Illa: Incredible! It let me know my sound is OFFICIAL. Since the GOAT f**ks with my music.

Question 4: Will Eminem use any of your beats on his next album? Kamikaze beats and Killshot were fire.
Illa: Appreciate that fam! Let’s see!

Question 5: What’s your best beat used by Eminem in your opinion?
Illa: Lucky You, Good Guy, Killshot. 3 way tie.

You can check out the question on Instagram below:

Last month Illa wished Eminem a happy birthday on Instagram and revealed that they have more hit songs on the way. “Happy G-day to the GOAT Eminem. Can not thank you enough for changing my life! Truly blessed to work with you! We got more hits on the way!” You can check the post below: