Joyner Lucas praised Eminem on his 51st birthday.
Eminem celebrated his 51st birthday on Oct 17th, and the legendary rapper received wishes from fans and fellow musicians.
Joyner Lucas, who collaborated with the Detroit rapper on 2017’s “Lucky You” track, posted a long message for Eminem. “Happy birthday to the legendary @eminem. Wats crazy is during my whole come up I used to ask “I wonder if Eminem knows who I am..” that sh-t mattered to me. He was the 1 rapper that I NEEDED approval from. Maybe it’s because musically he birthed my style and from age 13 this dude was like a god to me. The way he was able to put words together and express himself. The way he was vulnerable & spilled his heart out with his pen and made you feel something. From “Stan”, to “the way I am” and “cleaning out my closet” and “loose yourself” and “hailie’s song” and many others.”
He continued, “First time I ever met em, was at a @royceda59 video shoot. Fast forward and I get to shoot my music video with him…. “LUCKY YOU”….I remember being on this video set and it feeling like an out of body experience the whole time. I kept saying to myself “this ain’t real”… [Laughing emoji] like im shooting a music video with the [GOAT] right now On MY BIRTHDAY!!?? The whole video shoot he kept saying things to me like “yo when you said this line and that line on this song and that song,,, how did you come up with that? Like how did you put those syllables together and how did you tell the story in that way?” I’m like damn bro you really listen to my sh-t? Lol blew my damn mind. Marshall is probably the most humble down to earth people you will ever meet. Happy birthday my brother and thank you for your contributions to both the game AND my life.”
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Eminem also received wishes from the likes of Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Royce Da 5’9″ and more. The rapper also responded to the love from fans: “thanks 2 everyone for all of the bday wishes!!! s–k it!!!!!”
thanks 2 everyone for all of the bday wishes!!! suck it!!!!! pic.twitter.com/BgRj4ucme8
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) October 17, 2023
