Zane Lowe interviews Eminem on Apple Music. Talks about SNL & other Rappers.
Eminem finally made an appearance for a new interview as he sat down with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe for the promo run of his latest Side B “Music To Be Murdered By” album.
On the show, the legendary rapper talks about the golden age of hip hop and artists that influenced him like Run DMC, LL Cool J, and 3rd Bass. He also talks about his favorite rhymes, Peter Davidson’s SNL “Stan” parody, and also shows off his incredible cassette tapes collection.
Lowe spent most of the chat with the MC discussing which era in rap history he believes is the most significant. Eminem considers the 1980s and 1990s to be the best era of hip-hop, citing pioneers such as LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Run-D.M.C., Beastie Boys, and Eric B. & Rakim as examples. He continues by saying, “I feel like a lot of these kids won’t understand the experience of hip-hop in its infancy stages… Everyone’s going to think their era is the best era, but this really was to me… The golden era of hip-hop was the best era to me just because it was so new.” He discusses the longevity of that era reminding Lowe, “Here we are, what, 40, 50 years later? It’s crazy. And it’s the biggest music, if I’m not mistaken, it’s the biggest genre.”
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According to Em, he still feels like he isn’t as influential as other legendary Hip-Hop artists. “I know I’ve been around for a minute, but I don’t feel like honestly, in my heart of hearts, I don’t feel like anything I did, anything I’ve done up to this point is more influential than they were to their era. To me, I will never mean more than they meant to their era. And that, man, a lot of times people, when they ask me what my top favorite rappers are, I don’t even know how to answer that, because there’s so many rappers that have been so great and still are great. And by the way, I think Rakim probably is still great. I haven’t heard anything he’s working on lately, but I guarantee you he ain’t lost that sh-t, because that kind of sh-t don’t go away. It just doesn’t.”
He goes on to say that rankings of the greatest rappers should be broken down by era, because the genre has seen so many changes throughout the years “I rap to be the best rapper, but I’m not the only rapper who raps to be the best rapper. Wayne, Cole, Kendrick, Joyner Lucas. They rap to be the best rapper, and I feel like when you push yourself like that, that’s what I feel like inspires greatness,” he said.
Eminem praises Pete Davidson for the SNL spoof.
Later in the discussion, he mentioned Pete Davidson’s SNL spoof of “Stan,” in which Em made an appearance. “His delivery was for sure really on point,” he said of Pete’s rapping, adding that after reading the lyrics, he wasn’t so sure about the skit. “The whole thing was great.”
Music to Be Murdered By – Side B was released shortly before Christmas, and Billboard believes that the deluxe reissue will propel the album from No. 199 to No. 3. Taylor Swift’s second album of the year, Evermore, is predicted to remain at No. 1 for the second week in a row, while Paul McCartney’s McCartney III is expected to launch at No. 2.
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We’ve got a new #AtHomeWithAppleMusic for you coming up in 1 hour with the one and only @Eminem on @applemusic https://t.co/Urz4A9nnO3 pic.twitter.com/IcmyuRcJ5M
— Zane Lowe (@zanelowe) December 30, 2020
