Some have criticized the new album because Eminem is still leaning on misogyny and sexism in his lyrics (I haven’t heard the album yet). I think I might be able to feel hatred for the person that kills my hope. My mom raised me that way too, that ‘hate’ is such a strong word, I shouldn’t use it casually. Eminem hesitated to say he hated #45 but definitely felt contempt. I used to understand that it can always get worse, but now it feels like maybe this is rock bottom. As for Eminem’s comments on #45, I agree. It was a nice reminder of a pre-internet success story. It’s clear how much they respect each other. If you are interested in Eminem’s career, I recommend reading the whole interview because he and Paul discuss their history from how they met to pounding the pavement and finally breaking out. You wake up and people are like, “Alright, what are you going to put out now?” What do you think, I made my album last night?
The market is so oversaturated right now that it has shortened the life span of records it’s here for a day, then it’s gone. Hip-hop is always evolving, though, and that to me is the most important thing about staying in tune with what is going on.
Some people might not care to be the best and just know how to make good songs, and some people make wack songs. Cole and Kendrick and Joyner Lucas rap to be the best rapper. On whether streaming lowers the bar for successful rappers: It depends. I don’t see how somebody could be middle class, busting their ass every single day, paycheck to paycheck, who thinks that that fucking billionaire is gonna help you. On backlash from his fanbase who were Trump supporters: At the end of the day, if I did lose half my fan base, then so be it, because I feel like I stood up for what was right and I’m on the right side of this. I to say hatred in my heart for him, but it’s serious contempt. But where I was coming from in that cypher was a genuine place in my heart. On reaction to “The Storm”: I knew it would get a reaction, obviously that’s what I rap to do. You’re fucking with military veterans, you’re talking about a military war hero who was captured and tortured. It’s just so fucking disgusting how divisive his language is, the rhetoric, the Charlottesville shit, just watching it going, “I can’t believe he’s saying this.” When he was talking about John McCain, I thought he was done. He made these people feel like he was really going to do something for them. I get the comparison with the non-political-correctness, but other than that, we’re polar opposites. When I, I felt that everybody who was with him at that point doesn’t like my music anyway.
A fucking turd would have been better as a president. I know that Hillary had her flaws, but you know what? Anything would have been better. There is something to be said about the person who really felt like he might do something for them - and he just fucking duped everybody. Because just watching the impact he has, they were fanatics. On Trump’s election: I called it just from the rallies he was having when he first started running. Below are some highlights from Eminem’s responses. They gave a lengthy interview about how they started, where they see rap music going and how Eminem really feels about Stable Genius. In honor of his ninth studio album release and his manager of 20 years, Paul Rubenstein, taking over as Def Jem’s CEO, both Eminem and Paul sat down with Billboard. The Storm split his fanbase, which he talks about in his new song Chloraseptic. Eminem made headlines last October when he recorded a freestyle rap, The Storm, for the BET Hip-Hop Awards that absolutely lambasted 45. Eminem just released his first album in four years, Revival.