E-40 picks Busta Rhymes over Eminem.
Dr. Dre recently teased a potential Eminem appearance on the Verzuz stage, after the legendary producer wrote “Marshall Mathers vs Who?”, and fans started naming some of the rappers who could go against the Detroit MC. Swizz Beatz, the co-creator of Verzuz, named Busta Rhymes as Eminem’s opponent, which started the conversation of who would triumph if the battle ever happens.
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E-40 was the recent guest on Jalen & Jacoby Podcast for a virtual interview, where the rapper was asked about his opinion on Busta Rhymes vs Eminem battle. “The person that no one wanna see in a Verzuz battle, I’mma keep it real and I love Eminem. Busta Rhymes would eat Eminem in a Verzuz battle. I really believe that,” he said. “Busta Rhymes goes crazy. Because, now, it’s turned into a performance type of situation. Busta Rhymes is animated. He got gas. He raps fast, all that. He do all that stuff that Eminem do. And Busta Rhymes got up-tempo slaps that get the party goin’. Anytime you got up-tempo slaps, you’re gonna win.”
The 54-year-old went on to give props to Slim Shady as well. “Eminem is so legendary. You know, definitely. Can’t take nothing away from him,” he said. “Great hits, great style…I mean, he’s legendary, he’s a icon.”
He continues, “I feel like Busta Rhymes got what it takes to bring it to the surface, man, to let people say, ‘Damn, I didn’t even know he had all these hits, man… The stuff he did with Mariah (Carey) and the stuff he did with Craig Mack, and he got his own slaps, bro. And he animated.”
When questioned about prospective Verzuz opponents in a November 2021 interview with Complex, Busta previously mentioned Eminem as a good opponent. “I would love to spar against anybody… as long as their catalog is a powerful catalog because I don’t want to do a corny Verzuz,” the “Break Ya Neck” rapper said. “I don’t wanna do no Verzuz with anybody whose catalog isn’t crazy. And I would love to do a Verzuz with somebody that I’m a fan of because I’m only trying to compete with people that bring the best out of me.”
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Watch his interview below.
“Busta Rhymes would EAT Eminem in a #VERZUZ battle!”
— @E40 SAID WHAT HE SAID 🗣 pic.twitter.com/KlqjLYciYz
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