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Big Gipp explains how Eminem made Jay-Z bigger

Hip-Hop veteran Cameron F. Gipp, better known by his stage name Big Gipp, who is a funding member of Goodie Mob rap group based in Atlanta, Georgia, consisting of himself, CeeLo Green, Khujo and T-Mo, has recently done an interview with The Art Of Dialogue where shared his thoughts on Jay-Z and Eminem song “Renegade.”

“Eminem had the better verse on ‘Renegade.’ I f–k with Jay-Z. He’s one of the best. Top five solo rappers. But Eminem at that time was a f–king monster. He was eating everybody that stood next to him. Now, what you’re gonna say is what most people are gonna say that ‘I identify more with what Jay-Z said cause that’s my life and that’s where I come from. That’s my background.’ Okay. That’s right. But at the same time you gotta look at Eminem and say ‘look at the kids that are looking up to him, look like him and got his background.’ That takes him off into the middle America and a lot of places that we probably wouldn’t reach.” said Big Gipp

Then h continued: “So, if you look at the demographics I’m sure that Eminem took Jay-Z into a lot of places and lot of households that he had never been in just because he was on a song with Eminem. So, you gotta look at both sides of it. Cause Em had already proved his thing by doing his thing as a battle rapper and then going to New York and getting with 50 Cent and being on all these remixes that was going on during them times . He had already earned respect from everybody. But I’m talking about the people who was not into hip-hop and wasn’t into streets like that or might not know about Jay-Z but they knew Eminem because at that time Eminem was like a planet on his own. Nobody had seen this before.”

“Yeah, we have seen the Beastie Boys, they are the gods. One of the best rap groups of all time but nobody has ever been looked at as a lyrical giant coming from Em’s community into Em. Em was the first to say ‘I’ma get into that battle rap, I’ma get into real strategic rap and earn my respect.’ And the biggest thing about battle rappers during that time was like ‘yeah you can battle rap but you can’t come up with a song.’ And Em proved them all wrong. He changed a battle rapper into a rapper that now understands song format and then he became the monster. And that was just under the getting with the right producer. King Dr. Dre. Once Eminem got an actual producer with him that could think about what the track was, how and where we’re going with the hook, he became a force do deal with.”

“If you were to put the same light on Em, he really represented his community the same as Jay represented his community at the time of them doing that record. But as far as influence, s–t, to me Em came out as being as great or even as better rapper than Jay, technically, on that record. As far as it being his record, he took Jay-Z into households that Jay-Z wasn’t in at that time. He made Jay-Z cooler. There is no way Jay-Z made him cool.” Big Gipp added.

In another part of the interview, Big Gipp also said that Eminem is the closest rapper to 2Pac. You can watch the interview below:

No Limit Larry reveals Jay-Z’s reaction after he told him Eminem outrapped him on “Renegade”

Radio host, author and motivational speaker No Limit Larry has recently done an interview on Chezzy Boy TV where he talked about meeting Jay-Z when he had recently done “Renegade” song with Eminem.

“Next time I met Jay-Z, it’s when he did a song with Eminem. Before it had dropped, Nate had it bootlegged, the CD, before it dropped. So I had listened to it. So, I’m in office, going for Nate, ‘Ayo man, Jay got killed! Em killed that ni–a on the song. He killed him on Renegade!’ I don’t know that Jay-Z is coming to the station three days later. Nate knew he was coming.” said No Limit Larry

Then he continued: “So three days later, Jay comes to the station, so I don’t forgot all the s–t that I talked about Jay-Z and Eminem. So we get an interview and I still got that interview on the tape. So, Nate gets an interview, we talking, so he looked at me and then looked at Jay-Z, I’m like, ‘what this ni–a about to do?!’ He was like ‘hey Larry, tell Jay-Z what you said about him!’ I’m like ‘Huh? I ain’t said nothing about Jay-Z! What you talking about?’ He was like ‘Nah, tell him what you said about the song!’ I’m like ‘Oh, okay! okay!’ So, Jay-Z looking at me like ‘what you say about the song?’ I said ‘bro, all I said was Em outflowed you on a song.’ He laughed and was like ‘that’s how you feel? I think you need to listen to it again!’ I’m like ‘alright! but he outflowed you!'”

“Fast forward, two weeks later, me and Nate go to an award show. We go to the Billboard Music Awards, its in Vegas. I’m walking in that long a– hallway, I see twenty people walking, black guys, I pay no attention. So, as I’m walking slow I see the crowed they walking towards me. True story. The crowd spreads and Jay-Z walks out the crowd. He said, you still think Em outflowed me on a song? I look at them ni–as and I’m like ‘nah bro you got it!’ I got on the elevator and got out of there.” No Limit Larry added.

You can watch the interview below:

New documentary reveals 50 Cent dissed Jay-Z & Nas on original version of “Back Down”

On “Back Down” in 2003, 50 Cent dissed Ja Rule and Murder Inc., but the song’s original version allegedly also targeted JAY-Z, Nas, R. Kelly and Cam’ron.

The 20th anniversary of Get Rich or Die Tryin’ coincides with the release of a new documentary by Diverse Mentality that dissects each song from 50’s debut album.

One of the project’s producers, Sha Money XL, recalls 50 Cent ranting about other rappers on unreleased version of “Back Down” and explains how his mind works when it comes to aiming for listeners.

“That record is his traditional patterns of ‘How to Rob,’ your ‘Life’s on the Line,’ ‘Ghetto Quran. Certain names is being mentioned, certain nerves being pinched. That’s his marketing tool – Fif has a marketing tool within music. He knows how to make records that’s gonna get you to talk, listen and f–k with him.” Sha Money XL said.

Then he continued: “This is one of the ones that I don’t know anyone else that did a record to it. Like, Dre had records that other people do… Rakim or D12. This one, nah. This one was fresh. Fresh. And we went to my crib, cut that s–t. Fif had no filter.”

“Get to L.A. and played it, Dre put the filter on him, like, ‘Hold up, bro. Hold up, bro. Nah, bro. You going too far, man. And we had to re-record that s–t. I still got the version where he’s spazzing, man.” he added.

The narrator goes on to say that the original version of “Back Down” took aim at Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff, JAY-Z, R. Kelly, Nas, Cam’ron and others. At the end of the track, he also invited Dr. Dre to jump in and say “f–k you” to the competition.

Instead, Dre had 50 Cent redo the track as a filtered version only going at Ja Rule and Murder Inc.

“That s–t was blackdown, he was going black on that, blacking out, bro. Whylin’ on these muthaf–kas. The s–t he was saying, it was like, ‘Bro, you can’t say that, what you doing? Yo, come on, Nas is still the homie.’ But he wanted to take everybody, man. It was like, ‘You can’t go after the God, bro.’ Everybody’s getting it. Cam, everybody. Back the f–k down. And that s–t was well-received, man. That s–t was hard as f–k.”

You can watch the documentary below:

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Wicked says Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre are bigger than Jay-Z & Kanye West

Wicked from the Ghetto Mafia has recently sat down on BHIGHT TV’s The Forward Culture where he named Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre as the best ever duo in hip-hop.

“The best group I feel of all time, duo, it’s Snoop and Dre. They technically were not the group that’s why people would not agree because technically this is not a rap group but two guys together there is no greater group.” said Wicked.

Then he continued: “Snoop Dogg should be the logo of rap. Snoop Dogg and Dre is brand. Right now, if we put out brand new Outkast album and Dre and Snoop do a full album together which they have never done. We got to hear what Dre and Snoop talking about! Snoop and Dre over Kanye West and Jay-Z. Snoop and Dre are GOATS! Dr. Dre is a goddamn beast! He been around with so many great rappers: The Snoops, the Ems, 50s and whole N.W.A.”

“Ye and Jay had some hits but if you dropped a full album with Dre and Snoop and Ye and Jay-Z and if we drop them on the same day with same budgets we pretty much know who gonna win that race. You think Kanye is a better producer than Dre? And Jay will bring more charisma to the records than Snoop? That’s what you telling me?! You think Ye is a better producer than Dr. Dre who produced for 50 Cent, Eminem, N.W.A. and the list goes on and on and on.” Wicked added.

In the same interview, Wicked declared Eminem as the best match-up for Lil Wayne in a Verzuz battle: “If we are talking one on one, my catalog against yours, Eminem can go toe to toe with Lil Wayne. Jay Z can go toe to toe with him. LL Cool J is another guy. LL can go against anybody. Rock The Bell album alone, every song on that album, it’s 15! Nas, you know Snoop can go at anybody. His own partner Drake too. I said Em. We can throw Kanye up there. If we are talking about just lyricists, I have no argument with Lil Wayne. I know some people might be upset when I say but Eminem! Em’s a bad motherf–ker. We can’t hate. You know, some people are like ‘I can’t put him in there’ but that’s bulls–t.”

You can watch the interview below:

Russell Westbrook ranks Nipsey Hussle over Eminem

Russell Westbrook, an NBA star player, chose Nipsey Hussle as the greatest rapper of all time over the likes of Eminem and JAY-Z.

Russ Westbrook and his wife Nina played a social media bracket game over the weekend in which they eliminated eight of the greatest rappers of all time, with his late friend Nipsey emerging as the victorious.

On his approach to proclaiming Neighborhood Nip the G.O.A.T., the former NBA MVP chose him over Slim Shady, Nas, Lil Wayne, and eventually Hov.

Californian Westbrook, who favored Dr. Dre over Biggie, Lil Wayne over 50 Cent, and Ice Cube over Redman, is sure to enrage lovers of East Coast Hip Hop.

Check out the video below:

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Machine Gun Kelly releases freestyle over Jay-Z & Eminem’s “Renegade”

After beefing with Eminem and changing the genre, it looks like Machine Gun Kelly is coming back to hip-hop. Few days ago, the Cleveland rapper dropped “Doja” freestyle with Cordae and now he’s back rapping over one of the most iconic songs in hip-hop history: Jay-Z and Eminem’s “Renegade.”

“Renegade” is a song from Jay-Z’s The Blueprint album, featured and produced by Eminem. Itserves as a “f–k you” to critics who said JAY-Z had forgotten his ghetto roots with his new found riches, and moralizers who said Eminem was a bad influence on children.

This was considered a major coup for Eminem, who had released The Marshall Mathers LP a year earlier to widespread controversy. Not only was Slim Shady the only guest rapper on the whole album, but he produced the beat (to which a song with Royce Da 5’9″ had already been recorded.)

The widespread perception, popularized by Nas, was that Eminem killed Jay, but that’s debatable, Em spits very in-your-face, overt punchlines, while Jay drops metaphors, multiple entendre gems that can only be appreciated by taking a closer look. However, Jay admitted in an interview that Em’s verse was better, he stated:

“No, I think Eminem is very intelligent rapper… It’s just, when you make 4000 songs.. I’m constant collaborator, you know and… some people gonna have better days. It’s just the way it is. But if we count the amount as the competitor and if we count the amount of records that I’ve been on versus people who had better performances then it’s gonna be 400 to 3.”

That’s a little background of the song… As far as MGK’s freestyle, you can check it below and tell us your thoughts under the comment sections of our social media accounts.

Phresher says Eminem calling him was best day of his life

Phresher, who has collaborated with Eminem on “Chloraseptic” and “Chloraseptic (Remix)” from Revival album, has recently sat down on Conversations With Zo’s Episode 137 where the Brooklyn rapper revealed that the best day of his life music-wise was teaming up with Slim Shady.

“When it comes to music-wise, the best day of my life is clearly an Eminem call cause it was more than money. Eminem is the guy to look up to. My favorite rappers, Jay-Z and Eminem, all day. Anybody can tell you that. So, to get a call from your favorite rapper and he wants you on his album. That’s not real bro! That’s not real! That’s not supposed to happen.” said Phresher.

Then he continues: “He was like ‘yo, call me Marshall.’ I’m like ‘Yo, call me Marshall? WHAT’ It was crazy man, that was not real. And then performing with him, at Governor’s Ball, and he rapping my s–t. You see that, you can go look at that. He adlib my show, this is not normal! I’m a kid from Brooklyn, he’s from Detroit. We are not supposed to link like that. That’s crazy man.”

You can watch the interview below:

Lil Wayne releases “I’m Music” compilation album, ft. Eminem, Jay-Z, Drake & more

Lil Wayne has released a new compilation album, titled I Am Music, featuring some of the biggest hits from his iconic catalog, including features with Eminem, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, DMX, Bruno Mars and more.

The project was released by surprise on Friday (March 31, 2023) and comes equipped with 18 tracks spanning Wayne’s almost 30-year career. Among them are hits like “A Milli,” “6 Foot 7 Foot,” “Go DJ,” “Fireman” and “Lollipop”

The album also includes Eminem-assisted 5x platinum single “Drop The World” from his 2010 album, Rebirth. Lil Wayne, Eminem and Travis Barker of Blink-182 performed the song together along with Drake’s song “Forever” at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010.

You can stream Lil Wayne’s latest compilation album below:

TK Kirkland shares his thoughts on Eminem’s place in top 5 rappers of all time

TK Kirkland is an American entertainer who has been in the industry for over a decade. He has had success in both film and television. TK is well-known for his work in acting, stand-up comedy, and writing. He has recently sat down for an interview with The Art Of Dialogue where he shared his thoughts on Billboard and Vibe magazines list of top 50 greatest rappers of all time and how Eminem and Jay-Z fit in the list.

“[Top 5] That’s a hot list bro. Listen, I toured with Jay-Z. I toured with Tupac. I toured with 50 Cent and Eminem. You can take all the rappers combined on this planet and put them in the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, they will never outsell Eminem. When he was at the top of his prime.” said TK Kirkland.

Then he continues: “When I saw Eminem performing in Detroit at the Ford Field in Michigan, he sold out three nights straight. Jay-Z could never do that. Tupac could never do that. Those guys on the list could never do that. And these are facts. Eminem sold out Ford Field by himself alone. It’s insane. But far as swag. Far as when you listen to person’s music what they do for you, hands down, Jay-Z.”

From there TK Kirkland continues talking about Nas and Kendrick Lamar. You can watch the entire thing below:

Tony Yayo shares his thoughts on Jay-Z VS Eminem influence

Tony Yayo has recently sat down with VLAD and chimed in on recent debate about who made a bigger impact in hip-hop, Eminem or Jay-Z. It all started when former NBA player Jamal Crawford visited Shaquille O’Neal on his The Big Podcast and drew the parallel to hip-hop to rank his top five NBA players of all time and used Eminem and JAY-Z’s impact as an example.

“In my top five, the dominance outweighs the number. You can not change the game and say this person has more points than me, he is better. It is beyond that. Jay-Z’s affect on hip-hop is bigger than any album sales Eminem will have. That is just how it goes.” Crawford said during the interview.

Jamal Crawford’s statement sparked lots of discussions in hip-hop social media and 50 Cent also weighed in. The Hip-Hop Wolf Instagram page posted Crawford’s interview and asked fans if they agree to him or not. Under the comment section, Fifty replied: “Ha, bulls–t.” with Sneezing Face emoji.

When VLAD asked Tony Yayo if he agrees 50 Cent or not, he replied: “For me, I would say I agree because he made the biggest impact on my career. So, for me, I look at Eminem as, any artist that sells 60 million records, that’s number one, that’s number two. But I could see why people put Jay-Z number one. Because this guy was around Biggie Smalls. He rhymed with Biggie back and forth. Filled out Arenas. Can’t take no accolades for Jay-Z or Eminem. I don’t know, when you look at these lists, to me it’s hard to really figure out who’s number one. Who is this. Who is that. As long as you are on the list, I guess it’s all good.”

You can watch Yayo’s recent interview on VLAD TV below:

Kash Doll weighs in on Eminem VS Jay-Z discussion

Detroit rapper Kash Doll has recently sat down with VLAD where she talked about recent viral topic: Who had bigger impact on hip-hop culture, Eminem or Jay-Z.

“That’s hard to answer, you know why? Cause they are two different people. We got Jigga over here, that he talked it up. He came from the streets and rap, marry Beyoncé, own a liquor, making billion dollar plays. That’s different.” said Kash Doll.

Then she continues: “Then you got Em. Come from the D. He’s not black and his impact was like, still to this day, he’s still super huge. He has done all the stuff that he has done. What do you mean impact? Who hit the waves? Cause Em…Man that’s hard to answer. I’m not even about to do that because when Em came out he ran this s–t! Eminem! When he came out that was a thing. All you know is Slim Shady! And then Jay-Z…He was from the streets. I could never not respect that man come from the streets and be a billionaire. Man, they both did their thing. I’m not picking.”

Back in 2020, In a similar fashion to how Eminem united with 6 Detroit hip-hop artists to celebrate Detroit on 2014’s “Detroit vs. Everybody,” Big Sean went further on “Friday Night Cypher” and brought together fourteen Detroit natives — eleven rappers and three producers. The song is the only time Eminem and Kash Doll jumped on a track together.

Micah Parsons calls Eminem the most influential rapper of all time

American football outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League Micah Parsons has recently weighted in “Jay-Z VS Eminem: Who had bigger impact on hip-hop culture” discussion.

It all started when former professional basketball player, Jamal Crawford, who played in the National Basketball Association, drew the parallel to hip-hop to rank his top five NBA players of all time and used Eminem and JAY-Z’s impact as an example and said: “In my top five, the dominance outweighs the number. You can not change the game and say this person has more points than me, he is better. It is beyond that. Jay-Z’s affect on hip-hop is bigger than any album sales Eminem will have. That is just how it goes.” It seems Don Canon does not agree.

50 Cent also stated his opinion when The Hip-Hop Wolf Instagram page posted Crawford’s interview and asked fans if they agree to the statement or not. Under the comment section, Fifty replied: “Ha, bulls–t.” with Sneezing Face emoji.

No Jumper podcast host Almighty Suspect also denied Crawford’s statement: “Bro, I can name like six Eminem clones right now. Hopsin, DAX, Logic, MGK, that white McDonald dude that white dude who’s is making If-I-Was-Black songs. Joyner Lucas is one of them too. That’s the six. I’m not naming rappers that look like Eminem. I’m naming rappers who are actual clones of Eminem. I just named six. Tell me, name me, six Jay-Z clones.”

Battle rapper Math Hoffa avoided the question with a clever answer: “[Bigger impact had] Whoever mutually inspired both of them. Like LL Cool J, Rakim, Bigg Daddy Kane. Em said he was inspired by AZ.”

Micah Parsons seems to be the most straightforward and frankly in sharing his opinion on Twitter: “Eminem really might be the most influential rapper I ever heard!.”

Check the tweet below:

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