Read the legendary story of Eminem losing the rap battle & Got his first break to Dre’s record label Aftermath.
Jess Bass details the whole thing when Eminem lost in the rap battle Olympics. Detroit Native Producer Jeff Bass did a 45-Minute interview session with Samson Shulman where he talks about his collaboration with Eminem. In the interview session, Jeff talks about how he Discovered Eminem, working with him in the studio, fond memory while working with Slim on the 1st EP, Eminem’s Vocals, and more.
In October 2002, Eminem’s career-defining song “Lose Yourself” was released to the public. The 8 Mile blockbuster not only became a cultural sensation, but it also sparked a big and crucial discussion regarding racism in the rap game. At the 2003 event, the song also made history as the first rap song to win an Academy Award for best original song.
But before that Eminem Lost the battle but got Dre’s Aftermath record signing. Jeff Bass shared the experience of Eminem about the whole event.
The Producer also shares details on Eminem Losing the finals in the rap battle Olympics. “So Em’s traveling around in these rap battles,” says Jeff. “He’s killing everybody, we get out to California he’s up against a kid named juice and juice’s uncle or something promoting the gig, and at that time all we had the Slim shady EP and lost that battle.” Check out the interview session at around the 21:35 mark.
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