It's partly why Pusha T's pre-release diss ("Story of Adidon") could be considered a win-win for Drake. Even an artist like Drake, who is practically guaranteed to sit atop the charts for weeks with each new release, gets a boost from curiosity seekers on Spotify who can partake without having to purchase. The list of 2018 offenders (or beneficiaries, depending on your take) range from Kanye West, whose MAGA-hat mania drove Ye to debut atop the Billboard charts despite it earning a critical beatdown to Nicki Minaj, whose tweetstorms in the weeks prior to and following Queen earned more coverage than the actual music, which debuted at No. And Eminem is the latest to benefit in a year defined by hip-hop's mega stars releasing subpar albums while coasting on controversy stoked by erratic rollout strategies and boiled-over beef with perceived competitors. A close cousin to hate clicks – the metric beloved by media outlets that troll readers into submission with contentious clickbait - hate streams are the music world's zero-sum equivalent. Dre-produced joint that seemed to relight the fire that originally made the duo such a powerhouse.Music News Eminem Releases Surprise Album, 'Kamikaze' Most of them are better than anything on the original Relapse including this Dr.
This didn’t make the cut for 2009’s Relapse but came out with six other tracks on the Relapse: Refill re-release. The Re-Up compilation from Shady Records was a pretty slept on release in 2006 that had some hidden gems on it including this track on which Em discusses some troubled times in his career. So many good tracks including this one that has Bad Meets Evil rocking on the same beat with Method Man. This classic album from DJ Clue? is one of the soundtracks to my first year of college in 2001. He’s better known for his short appearance on “ The Anthem” along with Xzibit, RZA, KRS-One, and more, but he also goes in on this solo track. This track was intended for the Slim Shady LP but ended up being left off for some reason, easily resurrected and available today thanks to the Internet.Įm was featured on two songs from Sway & King Tech‘s 1999 album This or That. Most notable are “How to Rob” featuring 50 Cent and co-production credits from Kanye West who pitched in on this track featuring an up and coming Eminem. The debut album from The Madd Rapper, the alter-ego of legendary producer D-Dot, released in 2000 and recorded between ’98 and ’99 had some classic features. Hat sample taken from the first-ever South Park episode. This track with Eminem and Pauly Yamz never made it onto the 2002 release, perhaps due to the fact that it was already an old song by then, recorded in ’98, or because of the Mr. 2002’s original and 2007’s follow-up are both classics. If you’re unfamiliar with DJ Jazzy Jeff‘s Magnificent albums, shoot yourself. Unfortunately, it was never officially released or improved on, and the sound quality seems to be consistently bad regardless of the source. I believe this old demo track by the Outsidaz featuring Eminem was recorded in ’98, though finding an exact date is tough.
I know there are two versions of this song both with different beats, but this was the version I always knew from my store-bought CD. This featured spot on the High & Mighty‘s Home Field Advantage in ’99 is more evidence that Rawkus was one of the first labels that really fucked with Shady.
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While most people including myself had never heard of Eminem before “My Name Is” in ’99, the guy has recorded material you can track down right now that dates back to as early as 1990 with his first group Bassmint Productions, later known as Soul Intent.Īllow me run down ten of my favourite Em joints ever, not including tracks I feel most people are familiar with or any of his legendary freestyles.Įminem kicked off the second installment of Rawkus’ Soundbombing series in ’99 with this classic produced by Da Beatminerz, displaying the twisted sense of humour and incredible wordplay that took the rap world over.
Part of the problem is he’s trying to make music that appeals to a wide commercial audience rather than the real Hip Hop heads he worked so hard to earn respect from when coming up. It’s sad to say because the dude can be great when he wants to, even on newer joints. Eminem’s performance at the Grammy’s was a reminder of just how much the guy has fallen off.
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