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Rhymefest dropped a wild story on the It’s Just My Opinion podcast recently, claiming that Eminem called him the n-word during a rap battle back in 1998.
According to Rhymefest, the two clashed at Scribble Jam in Cincinnati, one of the biggest underground rap battles in the country at the time, where legends from all over came to prove themselves. According to Rhymefest, the two clashed at Scribble Jam in Cincinnati, one of the biggest underground rap battles in the country at the time, where legends from all over came to prove themselves.
The Chicago rapper said, “I battled Eminem in ’98 at this competition called Scribble Jam in Cincinnati,” Rhymefest said. “It was the biggest battle in the Midwest, and a lot of famous rappers, DJs, and breakdancers came outta there.”But the real shocker came when Rhymefest recalled one of Em’s bars during their battle. “That was the first time a white dude ever called me a n-gga,” he said. “He spit, ‘I’ll let my razor split you, ’til they have to staple stitch you, this n-gga took my facial tissue, turned it to a racial issue.’”
The real shocker came when Rhymefest recalled one of Em’s bars during their battle. “That was the first time a white dude ever called me a n-gga,” he said. “He spit, ‘I’ll let my razor split you, ’til they have to staple stitch you, this n-gga took my facial tissue, turned it to a racial issue.’” Instead of getting mad, Rhymefest said he was actually impressed. “You couldn’t even be mad,” he laughed, acknowledging how hard the line hit. “I realized something about racism that day, it’s why Family Guy works.”
Em hasn’t said anything about the claim yet, but if this is true, it’s another complex layer in his already controversial career.
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There’s been a new addition to the Shady Crew. Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade Scott has welcomed a son with her husband Evan McClintock.
Elliot Marshall McClintock was born on March 14, 2025, and his proud mom recently shared his first public photo, writing, “happy due date//3 weeks earthside little e 🤍,” Scott said.
The baby’s middle name is an ode to her father, whose real name is Marshall Mathers.
Little Elliot is the Grammy Award-winning rapper’s first grandchild.
In a music video last year, for his song, “Temporary,” the rapper shared some rarely seen home movies in tribute to his daughter, and at the end, Hailie presented him with a Detroit Lions jersey with “Grandpa” embroidered across the back. The 52-year-old rapper’s jaw dropped and his eyes teared up at the announcement.
Scott, 29, hosts a podcast called “Just a Little Shady,” recently shared on her show her excitement about becoming a mother. “It’s so weird to think about… I can’t even wrap my head around it,” Scott said, according to People Magazine. “I have to meet this human that I’ve created. What’s he gonna look like? What’s he gonna … what’s his personality gonna be [like]? It’s strange but super exciting.”
Eminem has famously written numerous songs in celebration of his daughter. Songs like “Just the Two of Us,” and “My Dad’s Gone Crazy,” have featured her voice. She and her husband met while attending Michigan State University, where she majored in psychology. She is currently an influencer and on the fourth season of her popular podcast.
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A former employee of Eminem has been charged by the FBI for his role in leaking unreleased songs by the rapper online.
According to reports, federal prosecutors have criminally charged a former employee of superstar rapper Eminem in connection with the sale of unreleased music. The employee, Joseph Strange, worked at a studio of Eminem’s in Ferndale, Michigan, from 2007 to 2021. Current employees at the studio alerted the Federal Bureau of Investigation that more than 25 songs that Eminem recorded between 1999 to 2018 were leaked online in January. The announcement of Strange’s arrest and the charges were made on Wednesday (March 19).
FBI agents quickly identified people who bought the music from Strange, with one person stating he paid Strange $50,000 in Bitcoin and that Strange claimed to have 300 unreleased tracks by Eminem along with handwritten lyric sheets. Strange is charged with copyright infringement and interstate transportation of stolen goods. If convicted of the first charge, he faces a sentence of up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000. A conviction on the second charge could net him a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Eminem’s manager, John Fisher, told the FBI that Strange had no authority to possess the files. Agents would search Strange’s home on Jan. 28, finding records of financial payments for the sales of the songs along with seizing hard drives where the unreleased music was stored. Among the songs was “Smack You,” which made headlines in January due to lyrics dissing Ja Rule and Suge Knight. “Protecting intellectual property from thieves is critical in safeguarding the exclusive rights of creators and protecting their original work from reproduction and distribution by individuals who seek to profit from the creative output of others,” said acting U.S. Attorney Julie Beck in their office’s statement.
“Eminem and his team are very appreciative of the efforts by the FBI Detroit bureau for its thorough investigation which led to the charges against Joe Strange,” Eminem spokesperson Dennis Dennehy said. “The significant damage caused by a trusted employee to Eminem’s artistic legacy and creative integrity cannot be overstated, let alone the enormous financial losses incurred by the many creators and collaborators that deserve protection for their decades of work. We will continue to take any and all steps necessary to protect Eminem’s art and will stop at nothing to do so.”
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It’s been more than two decades since Eminem made his big screen debut alongside an unknown Anthony Mackie in the cult classic film 8 Mile and now all these years later, the new Captain America (Mackie) is opening up about working alongside the greatest white rapper that ever lived with quite an interesting story.
In a recent interview on the Pivot podcast, Anthony Mackie recalled how Eminem took actual shots at Mackie during the film’s final rap battle between B-Rabbit (Eminem) and Papa Doc (Mackie). Talking about his small role in the film, Mackie explained that he and Eminem hung out behind the scenes to become more familiar with each other, as Eminem didn’t think it made sense that the two had beef in the film. To add a little more chemistry to their on-screen drama, he and Em got to know each other a bit more and interestingly enough, Em used some of Mackie’s actual background as the basis for his bars and put his actual real life on blast in the film.
Lines like “But I know something about you, you went to Cranbrook, that’s a private school,” and “Clarence lives at home with both parents/and Clarence parents have a real good marriage,” were based on his real life, as he went to Juilliard and really did have a good home life with both his parents. Funny how having a good childhood could be used as a negative during a rap battle (LOL).
Still, Mackie didn’t take anything personally and called Em a “brilliant” artist even though he was blindsided by the bars during filming. “That’s why I was standing there like, ‘You talkin’ about me! You not talkin’ about Clarence! This has nothing to do with the character! You’re an a*shole, Eminem!” Mackie said.
Regardless, the bars worked perfectly for the film. The only other information that was known about Papa Doc was that he was the leader of the Free World crew that was terrorizing Eminem and his crew while running the streets as if Papa Doc was that dude. Nope, he was a kid from the burbs who got a good education but was fronting like he lived the hard knock life. Typical.
Check out Anthony Mackie talk about his experience filming 8 Mile, and let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
Lil Wayne has joined the eclectic roster of musical guests to share a career-spanning singles medley on Sunday night’s (Feb. 16) SNL50: The Anniversary Special. Wayne was joined by The Roots and DJ T. Lewis for his performance, which opened with 2018 single Uproar, and saw Weezy run through other tunes from his Tha Carter […]
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Fortnite is rewinding the clock again and incorporating music into the process. Epic Games is kicking off a new period in its popular battle royale mode called Chapter 2 Remix, and some major star power will be involved.
To help launch Chapter 2 Remix, Hip-Hop icon Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice performed virtually and in person during an event in Times Square, New York. They will also be major players in the remix of Chapter 2.
The new season calls back to Chapter 2, bringing back gameplay elements, characters, and locations from Fortnite’s second chapter, which first launched in 2019.
Epic says Chapter 2 Remix will last a month and change things weekly, so it will never grow stale during the season. It will feature themed elements around the music artists involved.
Snoop Dogg will get things cracking first, with Eminem following, Ice Spice, and closing things out will be the late Juice WRLD.
Chapter 2 Remix is live in Fortnite and will run until November 30. Epic also teases that things will close with a “finale.” Of course, it wouldn’t be a new season of Fortnite without new cosmetics to outfit your character.
Here is a breakdown per Epic Games:
In addition to Kicks, the Remix Pass comes to Fortnite packed with over 70 new in-game rewards! A shorter Battle Pass than usual, you can unlock all the Pass’ rewards in just four weeks. Grab the Remix Pass for 950 V-Bucks (or included as part of your Fortnite Crew subscription) and earn up to 1,000 V-Bucks by progressing it!
Level up the Remix Pass by earning XP across Fortnite Battle Royale, creator-made islands, LEGO® Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival. Here are the nostalgically new Outfits in the Pass:
Chaos Director (unlocked right away!): Chaos reigns.
1-Ball: Sink all the right shots.
Undercover Skye: She’s got the Guff stuff.
Meowdas: One classy cat.
Dynamo TNTina: Strike a match and light the fuse.
So what are you waiting for? Boot up Fortnite, and drop it like it’s hot in Chapter 2 Remix. To learn more about it, head here.
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Barack Obama demonstrated several times that he is aligned with Hip-Hop culture in several aspects, and a recent appearance at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris adds to that assessment. During the rally in Detroit, Mich., with Eminem bringing out the former president, Barack Obama rapped the opening bars of the Motor City rapper’s smash hit “Lose Yourself” to uproarious applause.
Barack Obama was in Detroit on Tuesday (October 22) to rally voters in support of Vice President Harris, with several thousand in attendance. Ahead of Obama taking the stage, native son Eminem took to the podium to bring the popular former president out in proper fashion.
With Obama taking his place, his typical charm was on display and elevated when he talked through the lines of “Lose Yourself” with the crowd backing him up which only seemed to energize the moment further.
From there, Obama launched into his talking points and took digs at Harris’ opponent, Donald Trump, including reports of his dwindling crowd sizes, attacks on legal immigrants in Ohio, and generally painting the Republican presidential hopeful as a man lacking the traits to lead the country to better pastures.
“Any election is about more than policies, it’s about values and it’s about character,’ Obama said, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
“Whether this election is making you feel excited or scared or hopeful or frustrated, or anything in between, do not sit back and hope for the best,” Obama said. “Don’t just hope, get off your couch and vote. Vote for Kamala Harris.”
On X, reactions to Barack Obama, including his rapping of Eminem’s bars, have been positive. We’ve got some of them listed below. We have the video clip in question below as well, courtesy of MSNBC.
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Eminem has been very vocal about his anti-Trump stance ever since Cheeto Jesus first took office in 2017. With so much riding on the line in this years presidential election, the greatest white rapper in Hip-Hop is doing his part to help get the first Black woman elected into the Oval Office.
According to Variety, Slim Shady has hit the campaign trail in his hometown of Detroit and will be throwing his celebrity weight behind the Harris/Walz ticket as he’ll be introducing former President Barack Obama when the 44th president of the United States takes the stage in Motor City Tuesday night (Oct. 22). No stranger to the political world, the “Stan” rapper will once again be using his popularity to help save American democracy from a political party that seems intent on turning the U.S. into an autocracy with Donald Trump at the helm.
Per Variety:
Eminem, who supported the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket in 2020 with a campaign ad featuring his song “Lose Yourself,” has angrily criticized the Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump, multiple times in the past, calling him a “racist,” among other things, during a 2017 freestyle called “The Storm” at the BET Awards.
Obama has said “Lose Yourself” was one of his favorite get-psyched songs during his own presidential campaign in 2008.
As the presidential race reaches its final days, Harris and Trump are virtually tied in five key battleground states, including Michigan, according to the New York Times‘ polling average — with neither candidate ahead by even a single point. The five states are Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin and North Carolina.
How this race is even this close is beyond us, but then again, racism, right?
Unfortunately, for Eminem fans, the iconic rapper isn’t expected to perform any of his numerous hits or drop one of his famous off-the-top-of-his-head freestyles, but you never know. If Obama asks nicely he just may perform his favorite cut, “Lose Yourself.”
Either way best believe MAGA country will take to social media to slander Eminem in every way, shape and form for supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. It’s inevitable, but we doubt he cares one bit.
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Eminem appeared to be putting the Slim Shady persona away for good but it appears that the Detroit rapper still has some use for the character. During an opening set at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, Eminem took it back to his 2000 MTV VMAs performance and slapped on a blonde wig surrounded by several look-a-likes for a performance of his track “Houdini.”
Eminem first employed this performance strategy back in 2000 with a performance of “Real Slim Shady” and “The Way I Am” and repeated it for this year’s performance of “Houdini” from his latest studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).
The Slim Shadys in the back were dressed similarly to Em, who wore a blonde wig, Black jeans, and a Black tee alongside another doppelganger dressed similarly to how he was in 2000.
Eminem was nominated at this year’s MTV VMAs under the categories of Video Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, Best Hip Hop, Best Direction (Director Rich Lee for “Houdini”), Best Visual Effects (Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post), Best Editing (Editing by David Checel), Song Of Summer (“Houdini), and VMAs Most Iconic Performance (for the 2000 MTV VMAs performance).
Check out the performance in the video below.
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Two super welterweight boxers clash at the top of the fight card for Riyadh Season on Saturday, Aug. 3. American Terence Crawford (40-0-0) dukes it out with Uzbekistani fighter Israil Madrimov (10-0-1) in a scheduled 12-round boxing bout for the WBO interim super welterweight title and WBA super welterweight title.
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Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov takes place at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California, starting at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT with the main event beginning around 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.
Meanwhile, superstar rapper Eminem is set to perform during the event immediately after the Isaac Cruz and Jose Valenzuela match up, which is the fifth bout of the night. The Detroit recording artist is scheduled to begin around 10:54 p.m. ET/7:54 p.m. PT.
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Want to watch the Crawford vs. Madrimov bout online? This is a pay-per-view event that is streaming exclusively on DAZN, so the only way to watch it is to purchase the PPV feed here.
The Crawford vs. Madrimov PPV price is $79.99 for DAZN subscribers. Not a subscriber? You can get access to the PPV livestream and the first month of the streaming service for free (afterward, it’s $29.99 per month) with the DAZN monthly pass. In addition, if you’d like to go for an annual subscription, you can still get the first month for free ($19.99 per month afterwards) for $219.89 per year in total with the service’s 12-month contract.
With DAZN, you get access to more than 100 live fights every year, along with fight replays, highlights, documentaries and much more. Learn more about a DAZN subscription here.
However, if you just want the PPV of the Crawford vs. Madrimov match without a DAZN subscription, you can just purchase the event straight up for $79.99.
Additionally, Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov is streamable on Prime Video and ESPN+ for the same PPV price of $79.99.
Riyadh Season: Fight Card, 4:30 p.m. ET/1: 30 p.m. PT
Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov (Super Welterweight) — Main Event, Title Fight
Andy Ruiz vs. Jarrell Miller (Heavyweight)
Jared Anderson vs. Martin Bakole (Heavyweight)
Isaac Cruz vs. Jose Valenzuela (Super Lightweight) — Title Fight
David Morrell vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic (Light Heavyweight)
Andy Cruz vs. Antonio Moran (Lightweight)
Steve Nelson vs. Marcos Ramon Vazquez (Super Middleweight)
Ziyad Almaayouf vs. Michal Bulk (Welterweight)
Riyadh Season: Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov is streamable on DAZN, Prime Video or ESPN+ on Saturday, Aug. 3, starting at 4:30 p.m. ET/1: 30 p.m. PT.
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