Rating & Reviewing Eminem’s ‘The Death of Slim Shady,’ Big Sean’s Career & More | Billboard Unfiltered
Written by djfrosty on July 18, 2024
In the 10th episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson, Damien Scott and Kyle Denis rate and review Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady, discuss how older rappers stay fresh versus newer ones, Big Sean’s career and more!
Carl Lamarre:
The album came out on Friday.
Damien Scott:
Slim Shady.
Carl Lamarre:
Slim Shady.
Trevor Anderson:
The Death of Slim Shady.
Carl Lamarre:
The Death of Slim Shady.
Kyle Denis:
Certainly, a death.
Carl Lamarre:
It was …
Damien Scott:
All right.
Trevor Anderson:
I think that’s crazy for someone who spent their whole life, you know, all these kids have been doing it since they were teenagers maybe even before that to say when you hit a certain age, stop.
Damien Scott:
If you just wrote on a piece of paper, what Big Sean’s career is, all of that equals superstar.
Carl Lamarre:
Let’s get into it because we got a lot to talk about. Eminem! Album came out on Friday.
Damien Scott:
Slim Shady.
Carl Lamarre:
Slim Shady.
Trevor Anderson:
The Death of Slim Shady.
Carl Lamarre:
The Death of Slim Shady.
Kyle Denis:
Certainly, a death.
Carl Lamarre:
It was …
Damien Scott:
All right. I see how this is going to go now! All right. All right.
Carl Lamarre:
In case you guys missed the memo, The Death of Slim Shady, previously released singles “Houdini,” “Tobey” featuring BabyTron, Big Sean. Album loaded with features: Jelly Roll, Skylar Grey — familiar face, you know, known for cooking up big records with Em.
Damien Scott:
Came back.
Carl Lamarre:
Yup.
Kyle Denis:
It was a welcomed voice.
Carl Lamarre:
A lot of Dr. Dre production. I think freakin Ex Mil, that’s the artists signed to Shady, he was on the record as well. First impressions of this album … thoughts?
Damien Scott:
I like it. We’re talking about this in the office. My favorite, I guess, later stage Eminem album is Kamikaze. It’s 12 tracks, it’s very focused. He’s talking about his detractors, some personal things in his life, like the breakup of D12. And he’s like, putting the final thoughts on his relationship with I believe his baby mother. Great, amazing rapping, good features.
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