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Charlamagne reacts to Tyler, The Creator apologizing Eminem

In a recent episode of The Breakfast Club, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne tha God and DJ Envy discussed Tyler, The Creator recently apologizing Eminem for criticizing some of his catalog that were released after Relapse album.

Jess Hilarious: I love when people are loud about being wrong. And I think that’s important too because a lot of times with artists people give them hell when they get into different place in their life, it’s like ‘oh, they don’t make the same music. They can’t rap no more, they can’t this and that.’ And it’s just like NO! People grow! And being able to be vulnerable is a thing now but back then when Eminem was doing it, wasn’t too many artists that was coming out, talking about the addictions and different things that were happening, so that’s good to hear.

Charlamagne Tha God: I respect it. There is nothing worse than letting the joke fly out and insult and then you find out they going through something traumatic so I respect him for owing that but it’s still art right? If you don’t like the art, you can still criticize the art.

You can watch the podcast below and check Tyler’s recent interview here.

Tyler, The Creator explains why he owes Eminem an apology

In the latest episode of Mavericks, ‪Tyler, The Creator‬ sits down with Mav Carter to discuss his unique approach to art and music, what he loves and hates about internet culture and why he owes Detroit hip-hop icon, Eminem, an apology.

“Eminem put out his album called Recovery in 2010. I was big Eminem fan when that album came out and I f–king hated it. Hated it publicly like ‘this s–t is whack.’ I didn’t like it. And after watching that show [Netflix’s ‘Painkillers’], I felt so bad about those tweets because thinking from his perspective, someone like me publicly saying that stuff and him getting off drugs and being clean and getting to a point in his life that’s behind him, he probably felt like I was attacking him.” said Tyler, The Creator.

Then he continued: “I thought I was just like I don’t like music. He was in the different part of his life and probably felt like I was attacking him. And now I feel so bad about saying that stuff because my perspective was so limited. I love him. That dude taught me how to rap. I learned how to put words together in rhythm because of some of the Eminem stuff I was hearing, storytelling and things like that. So after watching that show, I felt so terrible about some of the things I said about that Recovery album cause I realized that was a big step and meant a lot to him and my f–king young stupid a-s is like ‘ughh, I wanna hear Same Song & Dance. And I loved The Eminem Show.’

“I felt terrible. If I ever see him I wanna tell him that in person.” Tyler, The Creator added. You can watch the interview below:

Tyler, The Creator credits Shady Records for inspiring Odd Future

Tyler, The Creator has recently appeared on the new episode of De La Soul‘s Apple Music 1 show Art Official Intelligence Radio this week to celebrate the 35th anniversary of De La Soul’s
classic debut album, titled 3 Feet High and Rising. Tyler opened up about the inspiration behind his former Odd Future, naming Eminem, JAY-Z and Nas as guiding lights for the movement.

During the interview, the Hawthorne, California-born hip-hop artist reflected on coming of age in the early 2000s and how Roc-A-Fella and Shady Records subconsciously laid the blueprint for his own future hip-hop collective: “Man, I grew up in the year 2000, I was eight turning nine, So I’m looking at like eight, turning nine. So let’s say it’s 2002, 10 turning 11. You’ve got Jay with the whole Roc-A-Fella, you’ve got Eminem’s Shady, Aftermath, you have all these different crews that felt like family. Nas was bringing Queensbridge group like Jungle and them out. N-ggas had this thing. So in my formative years, I’m just watching these crews.” said Tyler, The Creator.

Then he continued: “And I’m from Los Angeles, so gang culture is already a prevalent thing, but I feel like just the main layer of that is a family-knitted thing like, ‘No, these are my boys, you come with me’…So when I was making Odd Future, outside of the magazine thing, it just actually felt like family for a bunch of outcasts,” he said. “Everyone in Odd Future was the black sheep of their family. So us coming together and just like, ‘Nah, f–k y’all.’”

“Who’s getting the opportunity first? It’s the person right next to me. It’s the family right next to me. And I was really on that for a while, and a lot of that is just because of growing up with the idea of rap crews. I was too young for the Native Tongues, all of that stuff in real time. I had to learn about that as I got older. So seeing people get Roc-A-Fella chains was like, ‘Oh, you’re part of the family.’ So I think just subconsciously emulating the sentiment that they held was easy.” Tyler, The Creator added.

You can watch the entire interview here on Apple Music.

Tyler, The Creator thanks Eminem’s “The Invasion” mixtapes for influencing his “Call Me If You Get Lost” album

Last year Tyler, The Creator released his sixth solo studio album called “Call Me If You Get Lost” which features guest appearances from 42 Dugg, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Wayne, Domo Genesis, Brent Faiyaz, Lil Uzi Vert, Pharrell Williams, Teezo Touchdown, Fana Hues and Daisy World. Tyler produced the album himself, with additional production contributed by Jamie xx and Jay Versace.

The album received widespread acclaim from critics and it was named among the best albums of 2021 by multiple publications’ year-end lists. The album debuted at No.1 on the United States Billboard 200 and won the award for Best Rap Album at the 2022 Grammy Awards.

Yesterday, Tyler hit Instagram to thank everyone who influenced his Grammy-winning album: “We Got It For Cheap” by Clipse, “The Prequel” by Pharrell, “Da Drought” and “Dedication” mixtape series by Lil Wayne, G-Unit tapes, “The Invasion” series by Eminem and Andre 3000 features from 2006 to 2009. “And countless other mixtapes & lossies and albums that flooded my ears as a kid. Thank you.” said Tyler on his Instagram story.

Eminem’s “The Invasion” series came out in three parts “Shady Times,” “Conspiracy Theory” and “Count Down To Armageddon” and it was hosted by DJ Green Lantern.

Invasion Part 1: Shady Times (Only Eminem tracks)

1. “Invasion Freestyle” – Eminem

2. “The Sauce” – Eminem

3. “Nail In The Coffin” – Eminem

4. “Rap Game” – D12, featuring 50 Cent

5. “Lose Yourself” (Green Lantern Remix) – Eminem

Invasion Part 2: Conspiracy Theory (Only Eminem tracks)

1. “The Conspiracy Freestyle” – Eminem

2. “Bump Heads” – Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo

3. “Hail Mary,” – Eminem, 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes

4. “Doe Rae Me” – D12, featuring Obie Trice

5. “We All Die Someday” – DJ Muggs, featuring Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Obie Trice

6. “Keep Talkin'” – D12

7. “Patiently Waiting” – 50 Cent, featuring Eminem (Live In Detroit)

Invasion Part 3: Countdown To Armageddon (Only Eminem tracks)

1. “Armageddon Freestyle” – Eminem

2. “6 In The Morning” – D12

Tyler, The Creator shows love to Eminem in a new Nardwuar interview

It seems Eminem and Kanye West are not the only Hip Hop deities Tyler, The Creator worships. During his latest interview with Nardwuar, the two-time Grammy Award-winner heaped high praise on Q-Tip as well.

Nardwuar interviewed Tyler, The Creator at Beat Street Records in Vancouver, BC Canada where they talked about some of the iconic and legendary pieces of hip-hop history.

For the Eminem parts, you can check the videos below:

For the full interview, click play below!

DJ Vlad discusses why Eminem is allowed at Super Bowl after calling Tyler The Creator the ‘f- word’

Faizon Love has recently set down with DJ Vlad for an interview where the two talked about many things, including ‘cancel culture.’

DJ Vlad agrees to people who complain about why the cancel culture fired NFL’s Raiders coach Jon Gruden over the emails in which he used sexist, homophobic and transphobic language but Eminem is allowed to perform at NFL’s Halftime Show after calling Tyler The Creator the f- word in a song “Fall,” from Kamikaze album, released in 2018.

“What people now are pointing out when they are talking about NFL is, for example, at Halftime Show there’s gonna be Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem and as recent as 2018 Eminem was saying fa**ot in his verses. He is rapping ‘Tyler The Creator I see why you call yourself a fa**ot, b**ch’ and this is recent Eminem. This is not 1998 Eminem. No, this is recent Eminem, so you are going to fire this coach over an old emails that was way before 2018 but Eminem could perform at NFL Halftime show, saying the f- word in a recent song and that’s okay. It’s a bit of slippery slope. This is weird ass cancel culture.”

“YouTube took down two of R. Kelly’s channels because of his conviction. So you gonna tell me that anyone that is convicted of something can’t be on YouTube? You gotta take down anyone with criminal record? Where is it going with this?” says DJ Vlad

You can watch the interview below:

Tyler The Creator compares Eminem & Lil Wayne technical skills

Tyler, The Creator set down with Ebro Darden in the Morning for an open, nuanced, and honest conversation on the process behind his new ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ album.

He also discusses his place in hip hop, being slept on in hip hop, coming up with Odd Future, his thoughts on getting banned from the UK in 2015 resulting in the cancelling of shows and how it effected his career, mentors such as Jay-Z and Pharrell, Verzuz, proving people wrong, how his mom shaped his life, comparing Lil Wayne and Eminem and more.

“I love Lil Wayne. He keeps getting better. I think people don’t realize it because some of the beat choices but that man only got better on some technical skills in a good way unlike Marshall (Eminem), Marshall got too good that it’s like gross, he’s like too technically good that bro we can’t even fathom it. STOP. Wayne is tastefully good now. Watching one of the greats keep getting better makes no sense to me. Even Jay Z.” says Tyler.

You can watch it below:

Tyler, The Creator shows love to Eminem’s “The Marshall Mathers LP” album

On May 23, Eminem’s critically acclaimed, Grammy-winning, Billboard No. 1, Diamond-selling, Guinness World Record setter and one of the most influential hip-hop albums in history, The Marshall Mathers LP turned 21.

On its anniversary, Genius dedicated a post to the album on Instagram with the caption: “21 years ago Eminem released a classic ‘the marshall mathers lp’. the album art features em on the steps of the house he grew up in…and the original title was ‘amsterdam’. em’s best album?”

Tyler, The Creator, who has the long history of ups and downs with Slim Shady, hit the comment section to express his appreciation towards the album: “this album man. very important in my putting words together. i learned how to rap because of this.”

You can check out the screenshot of the post below: