Eminems recording studio is bigger than my house =O

[TheDarceKnight]

This has always bugged me out though. And I'm genuinely asking a question. This isn't some rhetorical shyt. Say what you want about Em, but he does love the culture, and he knows his hip-hop. The first Grammy speech I remember him giving was this. And I was glad that he thanked Masta Ace because I always heard that influence.


Given that, and songs like the one that you quoted, why does Em work with so many producers that aren't more in that lane? You're a true fan, so I'm curious. Is it because he can work with Dr. Dre and doesn't really need anyone else (Relapse)? Is it because he prefers to do his own production (The Eminem Show)? A mix of both (Encore)? I know he's worked with Just Blaze and Havoc more in recent years (Recovery). Even with Just, they did like 5-6 joints that didn't make the album.

I just get the feeling like he's made it out that he would love to do more of a straight hip-hop album with more classic hip-hop producers, and with all the money and resources he has, I don't see how he couldn't just do a friendly single or two and then do a pretty hard album? It's not like it wouldn't sell.

That's what Havoc said back after The Black Album came out about Jay, when Scratch asked him who he'd produce a whole album for if he could. He was like "look, your top guys will sell no matter what, so Jay could make the hard shyt popular again if me and ALC did an album with him."

 

[Still FloW]

WEALTH !!!!!

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Why Woodface sounding like a groupie though?

I'm not a very big Em fan, even though I like some of his early work. But 50 has every reason in the world to be tight with Em. Em signed him off the strength of Guess Who's Back, and was an enormous fan, and said that 50 would "change the direction of the hip-hop." This was after 50 had been at rock bottom, shot 9 times, and then dropped by Columbia with a dope album already ready to go (Power of the Dollar). Puffy had fronted on him in meetings, everyone. Eminem was a mentor, probably still is, and they both have said many times that they've taught each other a lot about the game.

Even when 50 was sort of beefing with Dre, Em was never included in that. 50 never really has had any negative things to say about Em as far as I know, and I don't think Em has ever said anything bad about 50 either. Also, 50 has never been a drinker or smoker, and that probably helped Em or at least was a good influence on him to become/stay sober.

http://www.eonline.com/news/523005/...ble-to-ruin-the-relationship-that-we-ve-built

 

[XxBboyxX]

I'm not a very big Em fan, even though I like some of his early work. But 50 has every reason in the world to be tight with Em. Em signed him off the strength of Guess Who's Back, and was an enormous fan, and said that 50 would "change the direction of the hip-hop." This was after 50 had been at rock bottom, shot 9 times, and then dropped by Columbia with a dope album already ready to go (Power of the Dollar). Puffy had fronted on him in meetings, everyone. Eminem was a mentor, probably still is, and they both have said many times that they've taught each other a lot about the game.

Even when 50 was sort of beefing with Dre, Em was never included in that. 50 never really has had any negative things to say about Em as far as I know, and I don't think Em has ever said anything bad about 50 either. Also, 50 has never been a drinker or smoker, and that probably helped Em or at least was a good influence on him to become/stay sober.

I stopped fukking wit aftermath (actually rap in general) around 2008 or so. Whats the story with the beef with dre and 50?

 

[toomanydoses]

He is hip hop. He has dropped classic singles and albums. He signed 50. How many rappers come at his neck like he can't spit? Even when he was strung out you didn't see disrespect.

On topic that house is outrageous. If he didn't have alarms, how long you think you could hide in his house before he'd find you? I'm gonna say a month lol.

 

[Fart Knocker]

"To do black music so selfishly, and use it to make myself wealthy."

 

[TheDarceKnight]

I stopped fukking wit aftermath (actually rap in general) around 2008 or so. Whats the story with the beef with dre and 50?

Same here actually. Curtis in 2007 was really the last Interscope thing I copped, and then Hunger For More 2 a couple years later. I don't know the details, but I know there were some slick comments on both sides, I THINK it was about the fact that 50 came out with his own line of headphones. Some of the rumours also deal with the fact that 50 has trashed Jimmy Iovine before, who is close with Dre. Also, back when 50 got signed, it was mostly Em that wanted to do it, and it was always said that Dre didn't think 50 was as special as Em did.

But I just googled 50 and Dre beef and saw this quote from 50.

"I'm always gonna be good with Dre," 50 explained. "To not be good with Dre creates conflict with [Eminem]. Em is my Dr. Dre and Dre is to Em's career what he is to mine, so I would never do nothing like that."

A couple other links I found

http://hiphopwired.com/2011/02/15/what-are-50-cent-and-dr-dre-beefing-about-30097/
http://theboombox.com/dr-dre-downplays-headphone-beef-with-50-cent/

 

[XxBboyxX]

Same here actually. Curtis in 2007 was really the last Interscope thing I copped, and then Hunger For More 2 a couple years later. I don't know the details, but I know there were some slick comments on both sides, I THINK it was about the fact that 50 came out with his own line of headphones. Some of the rumours also deal with the fact that 50 has trashed Jimmy Iovine before, who is close with Dre. Also, back when 50 got signed, it was mostly Em that wanted to do it, and it was always said that Dre didn't think 50 was as special as Em did.

But I just googled 50 and Dre beef and saw this quote from 50.

"I'm always gonna be good with Dre," 50 explained. "To not be good with Dre creates conflict with [Eminem]. Em is my Dr. Dre and Dre is to Em's career what he is to mine, so I would never do nothing like that."

A couple other links I found

http://hiphopwired.com/2011/02/15/what-are-50-cent-and-dr-dre-beefing-about-30097/
http://theboombox.com/dr-dre-downplays-headphone-beef-with-50-cent/

interesting.

 

[DarkmanX]

TES a classic now? Lmao. I guess every Eminem album he released that was constantly played and raised you little whiteboys to catch interest in rap i guess is classic. TES a classic? Crazy. But of course im talking to Eminem fans. They up there with post death 2pac fanatics & a few others.

 

[DeuceCypherUno]

not make a great album in 12 years and act like you're the goat brehs.

Ice Cube hasnt made a classic in over 20 years and he still legendary

 

[wire28]

you call up ya fam from the tennis courts and say oh you on the other side of the house i'll see you in ten minutes

 

[Cynic]

best Eminem song I've heard in a minute

 

[christinasade]

Ice Cube hasnt made a classic in over 20 years and he still legendary

oh really cause hes able to drop albums and go multiplat. whenever he feels like it like Eminem?

yes he is a legend....BUT he does not have leeway like Eminem.

 

[Digga38]

classic in terms of? Those album made him a star but the quality was

MMLP is a classic stop the BS man..this is a hip hop site you know

 

[NormanConnors]

WEALTH !!!!!

He earned it imo, wasnt silver spoon with it, and made his friends rich too. Cant hate on that.