Watch the new Eminem interview with Mike Tyson.
After the teaser earlier tonight, the full interview on Eminem with Mike Tyson is finally here. The ‘Hotboxin’ podcast‘ is premiered just now where Eminem talking about being a big Tyson fan, what inspired him to start rapping, getting discovered by Dr. Dre, his favorite fight of Mike Tyson, and much more.
The two recently collaborated on the video for Eminem’s surprise album “Music to Be Murdered By,” which includes the song “Godzilla.”In the video, Slim Shady is knocked out by Tyson before waking up in the hospital with Dr. Dre and a guilt-ridden Tyson struggling to revive him. Em returns the favor by appearing on the boxer’s Hotboxin podcast.
Later in the podcast, Eminem informed Tyson about his early life problems, including living in poverty in Detroit “with nowhere to go” until landing his big break working with Dr. Dre. Teary-eyed, he then said: “I just gotta say, bro … you are like a God to me. Bro … you done so much in your life, that’s just so crazy to be the heavyweight champion at 20 years old.” Tyson told Eminem: “You’re not chipped liver yourself,” meaning he’s hardly worthless.
Em also talked about his unexpected presence at the 92nd Academy Awards, when he sang his 2002 song from the band 8 Mile, “Lose Yourself.” Almost twenty years after it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, co-host Eben Britton questioned Slim about how it felt to sing the song. Em shook his head and sighed with dissatisfaction. It turns out there was a little issue, which the majority of viewers most likely overlooked.
“I’mma tell you why I’m making that face. Because when I went there, everything was cool, right?” he explained (31:07). “I go through the first verse, and they had the mic pack that you wear on your belt … and I’m rappin’, and all of sudden I see between my legs, the motherf**kin’ pack swinging.”
Watch it below.
