Eminem ‘A Real, unbelievable Student Of Hip Hop’ – Rick Rubin.
In a recent Interview Session with Rollingstone, Legendary Producer Rick Rubin talks about his life in 21 Songs. His last collaboration with “Rap God” Eminem In Berzerk also mention in those 21 tracks. On Eminem Here’s What Rick Rubin Says:
“That was a case where Eminem said, “Let’s make one of those old records that we grew up on.” We recorded it around a sample he made of someone on the news saying “go berserk.” We built the beat first, and he wrote to the beat, all starting with that little clip of “go berserk.” (Laughs) That was his inspiration. Then we programmed it on an 808 drum machine and used (Billy Squier’s) “The Stroke” sample liberally. I played guitar, and we programmed everything else. It was a good one.”
“It was another one where he did the vocals by himself with no one watching in the room. Once he raps to a beat, you can’t change anything. It’s almost like all the drops, all the moves in the song have to happen before he writes to it because he writes into the music in a way that makes it hard to change anything after he raps. He uses his voice as another instrument that plays off of all the different rhythms going on in the track.”
Rick Rubin’s discography is a who’s who of popular music from the last three decades: Eminem, Metallica, and the Dixie Chicks, to name a few. The producer has been at the forefront of hip-hop and thrashes metal for decades, co-founding Def Jam and later his own American Recordings while still in his NYU dorm room, and later using his inquisitive, “what if?” approach to inspiring country, rock, and pop artists to create chart-topping recordings. He created a groove for LL Cool J, encouraged Run-DMC and Aerosmith to “Walk This Way,” persuaded Johnny Cash to appreciate “Hurt,” and provided Adele with the perfect “Lovesong.” Along the way, he’s earned eight Grammys and two Country Music Association awards.
“He’s a real, unbelievable student of hip-hop. He’s maybe the most obsessive artist I’ve ever worked with in terms of someone who just full-time is writing rhymes. It’s what he does.” You can read the Full Interview Session On Rollingstone.
