The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which is an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide, has revealed the list of the best selling artists worldwide and Eminem makes into the Top 10. You can check the lit below:
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
Watch the interview below:
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:
Juice WRLD was a huge fan of Eminem. He had named the Detroit legend as one of his biggest influences and inspirations while growing up. Slim Shady’s influence is seen throughout Juice’s lyrics, whether he is mocking pop culture’s current establishment, referencing extensive prescription drug use, or rapping about violence against women. Check out interviews, freestyles and songs where Juice expresses his admiration to Eminem:
July, 2018
Juice WRLD tells Sway: “I was really big on Eminem before Tupac. Eminem was the first legendary artist that got me like ‘oh my God, this is crazy.'”
August, 2018
Juice WRLD’s music video of “Lean Wit Me,” is inspired by Eminem’s “When I’m Gone.”
October, 2018
Juice WRLD freestyles for almost one hour over Eminem beats with Tim Westwood: “Shout out 2Pac, without him I would not be here, believe it or not. Shout out Eminem, same situation.” & “I would not be who I am without Eminem’s music.”
March, 2019
Juice WRLD references Eminem’s “Stan” in a song “Make Believe”: “You walked in, I’m listening to “Stan” on E, yeah, ecstasy. Matter of fact there’s a bridge that my car wants to meet. Road trip on me, it’ll be fun, you’ll see, but you don’t gotta sit in the trunk, you can sit next to me, Me and Stan, we alike, but he ain’t nicer than me He was drunk drivin’, me, I’m just straight Perc-ules.”
April, 2019
Juice WRLD to NME Magazine: “People wanna see us fall out. You an Eminem fan? A perfect example. When he first came out, what was he doing? Talking s**t. About who? E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y. Everybody! Some people took it as offensive; others took is as funny. The rap game now – I’m sorry to say it – but it’s so motherf**king soft. You can’t do anything without someone being offended nowadays. When did we become so soft?”
Juice to Montreality: “I f**k with Eminem so heavy. ‘I never meant to give you mushrooms girl, I never meant to bring you to my world.’ That s**t was fire. Watch it below:
The biggest streaming platform in the world, Spotify, has released the list of the biggest First Day Debuts in 2020 worldwide. In the Rap and Hip-hop category, Juice WRLD’s “Legends Never Die” leads the list with almost 75 million streams in its first day of the release, followed by Eminem’s 11th studio album “Music To Be Murdered By” with approximately 51 million streams.
You can check the Top 4 Rappers with the Biggest First Day Debuts on Spotify in 2020 below:
Juice WRLD – “Legends Never Die” – 74.6 million streams.
Eminem – “Music To Be Murdered By ” – 50.5 million streams.
Lil Uzi Vert – “Eternal Atake” – 47.7 million streams.
Drake – “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” – 45.8 million streams.
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