Denaun Porter has just shared his thoughts on Eminem dissing Benzino on “Doomsday Pt. 2” from Cole Bennett and Lyrical Lemonade album, All Is Yellow.
Shadyverse fan account shared a video of Benzino saying: “Nothing y’all can tell me. I’m cooking your Rap God. The guy that you have been obsessed with, especially the black Stans… ughhhh. You are the f–king worst. The blacks Stans, oh my god.”
Under the post, Denaun Porter commented “Ghost” and “Writing Hand” emojis, meaning that Benzino used a ghostwriter for a diss-track. Someone in the comments replied: “Em instigated this war again and not gonna reply to Benzino disses. That’s kinda weak if he don’t.” On that, Mr. Porter replied: “Nope, nobody was paying attention to dude. He’s been taking shots the whole time but no body cared or was even thinking about dude so Em actually didn’t instigate it, but he shouldn’t have paid it no attention, now people are paying attention. That’s all.”
“So, never heard or seen my brother say he was anything but grateful and happy to be a part of the culture. He’s not even on that. He just happens to write relentlessly, gives 100 percent effort relentlessly and always respectfully to the culture recklessly s–t on any other artist that came before him. You never heard nobody say he did sh–t to them only what he didn’t do for them. And while he might not have built an actual school, the dude never wants a camera around for anything he does charity wise…because he’s not about that, he ain’t ever been nothing but stand up donating and helping with respect to the persons situations.” said Denaun Porter under the comments section on one of the posts on Instagram.
Then he continued: “In my opinion, people choose to hate a motherf–ker these days because he doesn’t donate to the cause you deem worthy. A man counting your pocket doesn’t mean he know who you have helped. I respect Dr. Umar for what he tries to accomplish but this is just an opinion. It doesn’t change the character or is anywhere near altering to how homie moves with the highest respect for and in the culture. He knows he ain’t black. He also doesn’t act like it or expect s–t. He does try every time his best, he just humbly is one of the dopest motherf–kers that ever touched a pen and that makes some of y’all uncomfortable. Respectfully and gracefully I don’t give a f–k what a ni–a say about my brother. He will always be one of the GOATs.”
Denaun Porter’s response to Dr. Umar’s Eminem comments.
Royce 5’9″ also defended Eminem and said: “Dr. Umar said it was nothing personal. Bro is top 5 dead or alive and been that for decades via general consensus. No one man’s opinion could ever change that so let the man have his opinion lol. Nothing to be upset about. I get what he is trying to say. He feels hip-hop originated in Africa, therefore non-African could never be at the pinnacle. It originated in Queens, New York and it is not a color code but there is a few cultural characteristics that are unique to just black people. Nobody could ever crip a Cali ni–a but the whole world is slanging and banging.”
He then continued: “This is an art form and a business but most important, a skillset. Bro came up with his own way to do it on the highest level and pushed every boundary, checked every box. He cold dog. Now on the flip side, Umar is just looking at rap how high level white executives look. We gotta shock the world to be come a billionaires and we still might end up broke and in jail if we piss of the wrong gate keeper.”
Royce 5’9″s response to Dr. Umar’s Eminem comments.
D12’s Swifty McVay also came out in Eminem’s defense and said: “Some fans think he’s the GOAT, some fans don’t. Just like with any other legendary lyrical architect. But why it gotta turn into a race thing though?! S–ts stupid as f–k. He was the wrong person to ask about Em. SMH.”
Swifty McVay’s response to Dr. Umar’s Eminem comments.
Kxng Crooked also talked about it during his Crook’s Corner podcast which is not out yet but he gave us a snippet of the video clip where Long Beach rapper says: “Dr. Umar was almost right, when he paired Eminem with white supremacy. Because, Eminem is white and he’s a supreme emcee. He’s white! And he’s supreme MC! Almost like white supremacy but really nothing like white supremacy.”
Detroit rapper Lazarus drops new single titled “Scalpel,” produced by Detroit’s own super-producer Denaun Porter. The song showcases the art of lyricism bring it to new heights as Lazarus delivers multi-syllable rhymes and flow schemes with the sharpness of a surgical scalpel.
I recently had the opportunity to listen to an advanced copy of the latest single by Lazarus. I must say, I was really excited to see him collaborating with Mr. Porter Of D12 this time. This isn’t a duo I thought I’d ever see, but I’m always happy when different players in the game link up. You never know what might result in accidental magic.
There’s definitely no shortage of clever bars and tricky flows. Front to back the track aiming directly at barheads. Still, after countless listens, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t struggle to understand what this track’s actually about. There’s many obvious attempts to tie things together by working in a lot of lyrics that reference scalpels in some way. Some of it is actually really clever, but a lot of it feels just a little forced. If you zoom out and look at the entire track, it comes off pretty unfocused lyrically. One minute, we’re referencing every trendy news story, next Lazarus just goes off on some vaguely braggy bars about himself. On paper, the track is very impressive if we’re just talking about wordplay and how sharp his pen is. When you line-up the track against everything else already available in hip-hop though, it’s really tough to find a reason to choose this first.
The lyricism is 100% here, there’s no denying that. Unfortunately there’s some trade-offs. One of them would be a be a lack of a strong hook. Instead of capturing the main vibe, the chorus feels more like a commercial break that I wish had a skip button for. Lazarus just repeats the same 5, non rhyming words a few times over as we wait for next verse. The hook is just flat-out boring and forgettable. It’s especially weird coming from me, because I usually don’t care about hooks as long as the verses “wow” me for whatever reason. Heck, some of my all time favorite tracks don’t even have hooks. I’ll use this analogy: If a tooth is causing you pain, either fix the tooth or remove it. Give me a 3 minute track with back to back verses if you can’t give me a compelling hook.
Like the song title suggests, this is a sharp track designed for a specific task. “Scalpel” doesn’t present itself as a versatile cut designed to be the massive hit that captures every type of listener. At the end of the day, it’s a track I wouldn’t mind throwing into a larger playlist and hearing it it comes up once in a while. Otherwise, I’m likely not going to remember this track or find myself going out of my way to look for it in the future.
Two combat sports titans, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, are scheduled to clash in the boxing ring on Saturday.
This highly anticipated bout showcases the unrivaled prowess of these two formidable athletes, adding an exceptional element to the ongoing series of “crossover boxing” events.
Fury has never tasted defeat as a professional and has met other massive punches, including three fights with Deontay Wilder in which Wilder scored knockdowns but could not keep Fury on the canvas. Fury also is set to face WBA, WBO and IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk with a targeted date of Dec. 23, which adds a bit of extra intrigue to the Ngannou fight as any injury or cut could set Fury back from his pursuit of becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era.
Ngannou defeated Stipe Miocic in March 2021 to win the UFC heavyweight championship. He defended the title with a decision over Ciryl Gane the following January and then parted ways with the UFC amid a bitter round of contract negotiations. One of the sticking points in those negotiations was Ngannou’s desire to take a chance in the boxing ring.
To attend the most anticipated fight of the year, Eminem, Royce 5’9″, Paul Rosenberg and Mr. Porter arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo also checked in. Check out the new video and photos below:
Mr. Porter, Focus… and Dem Jointz have come together to form a brand new supergroup by the name of “Read The PDF.” The group’s name may sound odd, but it is made up of their initials and is descriptive of their informative music. Music with substance like Run The Jewels.
The group recently released their first single called “By” earlier this week on June 26th , along with a music video on YouTube.
The track opens up with an angelic vocal sample accompanied by a fittingly church choir-esque production. There’s even some subtle grand piano keys being mixed into the instrumental, but not as to bury the lead. Dem Jointz steps up first with a gritty intro and a verse. Heavy drums and hi-hats arrive moments later to help introduce Dem as well as remind the listener that they’re listening to a hip-hop track. His verse is designed to throw some shade towards posers who fake their way into fame. The verse also directs the same message to women who’ve been unfaithful to him through various situations and relationships. To put it simply, Dem is saying “Don’t talk the talk if you can’t walk the walk.”
After Dem’s verse, we take a little break via an interlude sung by Focus…. We dip back into that similar gospel sound we heard, just for a moment. We go straight back to laid back, bass-clap, boom-bap when Focus… brings out the bars. With 3 producers on the track, it’s not surprising how often the beat switches during and between verses. Focus…’s verse stays tight to the theme set by Dem’s verse. Focus… talks about the strong relationships he’s built with his closest friends. I get the impression that he’s been burned many times before, but he’s always able to brush it off as long as he maintains a small, trusted circle. The secondary message in his verse is about staying true to yourself. “I ain’t gotta hide the ME on me/ fortified cuz’ I ain’t ready to D-I-E… I do not benchwarm/ I am not J.V./ we will not stand by/ we the MVPs”“
Once again, the beat switches as Denaun Porter opens up his own verse with harmonic intro. For some reason, the first bar is sung in reverse, then repeated the correct way 4 times. “T’nac tsuj I ,t’nac tsuj I ,t’nac tsuj I”. Porter jumps in headfirst as the beat switches to a powerfully electrical buzzing instrumental. These are the sounds you’d hear if Thor, The God Of Thunder, needed a beat for a diss track. I love Denaun’s super confident flow that snaps every time the beat pauses. The production fits the vocals like a glove the way the bars seemingly control the music. Making sure to stay cohesive with the rest of the track, Denaun pays tribute to a few trusted allies as well. “My big brother Em, my little brother Royce / Product of the Doc s–t, I ain’t got a choice”
I love the way he calls out other, lesser producers for sounding the same and still wind up stealing from each other. He even claims he has to rap on beats he created himself so artists he produces for know how to rap on them. Denaun sounds frustrated, but through a smile, so as not to sound too cynical. There’s some obvious exaggerations here, but I think he’s coming mostly from a place of truth. Man, it’s just so nice to hear Porter in this semi-serious, cheeky mood. It almost brings me back to the days of D12 when they’d bring their A-Game to the booth and still have fun doing it.
Overall, this is a really cool track. With the constantly changing but consistent sound, it’s anything but boring. Every artist tells their perspective on the main theme of the track well maintaining cohesiveness front to back. It comes off as a very braggadocious lead single for the group without sounding cocky or unlikable. In a rap game that’s arguably dying from lack of creativity, Read The PDF has formed a sonically pleasing supergroup to put a dent in quenching that craving.
@stanistheone Instagram account shared a screenshot of supposedly Interscope’s now deleted tweet that said: “It’s official! The next Eminem album, his first in over 3 years, will be released on Friday. Executive produced by Dr. Dre, the album will debut on streaming services along with the new music video directed by Cole Bennett.”
In the caption the fan account wrote: “Reportedly @interscope tweeted this by accident on Twitter yet I don’t know anybody that actually saw said tweet. Notice how there isn’t a specific Friday that’s mentioned just the day itself. Keep in mind there is absolutely no physical proof to substantiate such a claim that an album is coming but remain alert nonetheless.”
In the comment section, Mr. Porter commented laughing emoji, meaning, the above information is bulls–t, unfortunately.
Snoop Dogg and Denaun Porter join forces for a new song “Tomorrow” featured in the season finale of “Godfather of Harlem” on MGM+ airing today March 26th of 2023.
“Godfather of Harlem” is a TV prequel to the 2007 movie, ‘American Gangster’, which centered on the criminal enterprise of Frank Lucas. A gangster named Bumpy Johnson makes his way in Harlem during the 1960s.
In the song, Snoop Dogg provides two smooth verses, while Mr. Porter is singing the hook over the beat that he produced.
This marks the first release from Denaun Porter since his January 2022 release “Me Vs You,” the follow-up single of “Not Again,” “Let U Go,” and “I’m Leaving” singles.
Mr. Porter, who has recently celebrated his 44th birthday, interacted with music industry executive, artists and repertoire representative, and record producer, Dante Ross on twitter.
The Grammy-nominated producer asked his followers who has the best voice in hip-hop, on which Denaun replied: “Prodigy, Eminem, CeLoo Green, Andre 3000 and Redman.”
Mr. Porter has not released a full project for more than 3 years but he was a bit more active in 2022 than in previous years. The former D12 member released five singles this year, including: “Never Say,” “Me Vs You,” “I’m Leaving,” “Not Again,” and “Let You Go.” He also performed at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony with Eminem, Steve Tyler and Ed Sheeran.
Last time Denaun came with full body of work was in 2019, when he dropped 15 solo tracks album, titled “Letter 2 Sydney” and 6-tracked EP, called “While You Wait,” featuring Joi Tiffany and Marwon. They were the follow-up of his 2015 project, “Stuff In My Backpack.”
Today, our boy Denaun Porter, also known as Kon Artis and Mr. Porter by his stages names, has turned 48 years old. To honor his birthday, we have listed some of the great features he has done through his incredible career. Happy birthday Denaun!
1. Tech N9ne – “She Devil,” featuring D12 (2002)
“She Devil” is a song by Tech N9ne, featuring D12’s Bizarre, Kuniva, Kon Artis (Mr. Porter), Swifty McVay and Big Proof, produced by RonnZfromBerlin from Tech N9ne’s album called “Absolute Power.” Additional vocals in the song are provided by Kendra Matthews, Alonda Patterson, Grant Rice, Erica Hugunin and Krizz Kaliko.
2. Gorillaz – “911,” featuring D12 & Terry Hall (2001)
The song was recorded right after 9/11 events when D12 was stuck in England where they came across the Gorillaz. Damon Albarn and Terry Hall had previously spoken about collaborating together, and since Albarn had been wanting to experiment with Middle Eastern music, they decided on this track, inspiring Albarn to take it in a different direction. Damon Albarn invited the band back to his studio to listen to an early version of the song, they added additional production to the song, then laid down their verses. All D12 members are featured on a track, except Eminem.
3. Obie Trice – “Spread Yo S–t,” featuring Kon Artis (Mr. Porter) (2003)
“Spread Yo S–t” is 11th track on Obie Trice’s Shady Records debut album Cheers. It features and is produced by Mr. Porter himself. In the song Obie addresses those who pervade their slanderous misinformation to depreciate his leverage as an artist while Mr. Porter provides the hook and the intro of the song is done by Big Proof.
4. Method Man – “We Some Dogs,” featuring Redman, Snoop Dogg & Mr. Porter (2004)
In 2004, Mr. Porter jumped on a track with some of the greatest names in hip-hop: Method Man, Redman and Snoop Dogg. Porter provided the hook for a track which was included in Method Man’s album, called Tical 0: The Prequel.
5. Busta Rhymes – “They’re Out to Get Me,” featuring Mr. Porter (2006)
“They’re Out to Get Me” is a song from Busta Rhymes’ 2006 album, titled The Big Bang. The song features and is produced by Mr. Porter. “They see my name and lifestyle and say I changed / They so cold… I know… that they’re out to get me,” sings Mr. Porter. A common concept among people is that they tend to drift away from once close friends either consciously or not. And it is a common saying to tell someone he/she has changed in is attitude toward his friends.
6. Pharoahe Monch - “When The Gun Draws,” featuring Mr. Porter (2007)
“When The Gun Draws” is number seven track from Pharoahe Monch’s second solo album Desire, released on June 26, 2007. Monch spits from the perspective of a bullet, touching on social issues, conspiracy and the assassination of political figures. Monch spits from the perspective of a bullet, touching on social issues, conspiracy and the assassination of political figures. The song is produced by Mr. Porter. He also composed the chorus of the song in which he sings: “First the gun draws and you know / That something’s happening / Then darkness falls and, oh / Your heart beats rapidly / Be prepared because / War is coming / You can’t be scared now / When the streets is calling you.”
7. Royce Da 5’9″ – “Mine In Thiz,” featuring Mr. Porter (2009)
“Mine In Thiz” is a song from Royce 5’9″‘s fourth solo studio album Street Hop, released in 2009. The song is produced by Denaun Porter as well as he’s featured on the hook of the song.
8. Snoop Dogg – “My Own Way,” featuring Mr. Porter (2011)
“My Own Way” is track number 3 on Snoop Dogg’s eleventh solo studio album called Doggumentary and it is another song that is produced Mr. Porter and features him on the hook of the song. Snoop even dropped the music video of the song on April, 2011 but Mr. Porter did not make the cameo.
9. PRhyme – “Made Man,” featuring Mr. Porter & Big K.R.I.T.
In 2018 Mr. Porter jumped on a track with PRhyme to do a chorus for DJ Premier-produced track “Made Man,” from PRhyme 2 album.
10. Eminem – “Yah Yah,” featuring Royce Da 5’9″, Black Thought, Q-Tip & Mr. Porter (2020)
On “Yah Yah,” a 10th track from Music To Be Murdered By, Eminem enlists fellow emcees Royce Da 5’9″, Black Thought and Q-Tip for a posse cut over an upbeat boom-bap instrumental, produced by featured artist Denaun. Over a near five-minute runtime, the rappers pay homage to inspirational hip-hop veterans and display their lyrical prowess.
Eminem has recently hit the social media with the new picture with Denaun Porter and couple of Mercedes-Benz cars around him.
In the caption, Eminem wrote: “With me and Denaun Porter it’s always personal never business! EmDp, Mercedes Benz, (just having fun this ain’t a new project, ain’t an advertisement),” while tagging Mercedes Benz’s official twitter account and hashtagging #EmDp (Eminem and Denaun Porter).
The picture is actually a homage to legendary hip-hop duo EPMD. It references the album cover that Erick and Parrish made back in 1989, called “Unfinished Business.”
Last year, on a song called “EPMD 2,” Nas recruited Eminem and EPMD on a track that served as the sequel to Nas’ February 2021 track, which also features producer Hit-Boy, who co-produced the song and King’s Disease II album. The artists dive into the religious side of ongoing events and pay tribute to those who have passed away recently.
Even though Slim Shady said it himself that it’s not about the new project, fans believe it otherwise. Last time Eminem showed homage to legendary hip-hop act, KAMIKAZE album dropped. So, maybe fans are right after all. Check out some reactions below:
Denaun Porter, who is probably the closet man to Eminem in Shady camp, had a little bit of laugh when he saw the rumored features of Eminem’s upcoming album, which has recently been spreading on reddit.
One of the Eminem fans accounts on Instagram, posted a picture of supposed features on Slim Shady’s upcoming album, which includes: The Weeknd, Andre 3000, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Post Malone, Elton John and Nas.
Under the comments’ section, Mr. Porter replied: “Please tell me where y’all come up with these theories and how they are rumors please? I’m really interested in the process?”
Another fan account said: “So to answer your questions, the main source of rumors is a guy ob reddit that somehow in the past seemed to be able to predict something but that’s also been wrong sometimes. This one is On Thin Ice instead, an account specialized in rumors that also in the past sometimes was right and other wrong. When they are wrong they say it’s all been scrapped or delayed. Imo what fans can legit do is only trying to keep eyes and ears well open and to connect the dots… just for fun.”
On which Denaun replied: “yea who would you believe more? Some guy on Reddit or me?”
You can check the screenshot of the comments below:
Today, Marshall Mathers turned 49. Many of his close friends have wished Eminem a happy birthday, including Mr. Porter and Fredwreck, who chose a wired way to celebrate the GOAT’s born-day.
Mr. Porter and Fredwreck both shared throwback pictures with Eminem and both started the caption with “Time.” Denaun even hashtagged the word and put the alarm emoji on it.
Some might think it’s just a reference of their long-time friendship but why the word TIME is put in the quotation marks? And why did both decide to start the caption the same way?
