Treach speaks on Eminem’s place in Hip-Hop, a possible album on Shady Records and more.
Over the years, Eminem has shown his admiration for the legendary Treach, and the “Naughty By Nature” rapper also responded with love for the Detroit rapper and called him his “Light Skinned Brother“. Treach recently had an interview with Andrew Moffatt on Hip-Hop XXIV, where he was asked about praise from Eminem.
“I tell everybody that’s [Eminem] my light-skin twin Slim Shady,” he said. “Hats off to him, man. He’s one of the greatest of all times if we talk about GOATs, his lyrical prowess, his consistency throughout the years, no matter what he’s been going through personally, he always comes out on top, still Comes out and give that music. Supplies the fans with that real live musical dope. It’s no-one like him and it’s not going to be no-one like him ever. Might never been another one who could do them lyrics and put them songs out. Hats off always and I hope he just never stops because the way I was inspirational to him… he’s inspirational to me. When I hear him I go and start writing all over again.”
The host then talked about his interview with Swifty McVay, who mentioned Eminem’s struggle in hip-hop because of his skin colour. “Hip-hop was black men’s sport in the white man’s world. So That’s why Eminem was getting so much flak because He was white until he opened his mouth. And the skills took over all the doubts. And He elevated the hip-hop culture to a stratosphere that it would never have reached if it was black person’s music. Eminem took it somewhere that right now he’s one of the reasons why we have 50 years of hip-hop coming up.”
Treach was then asked about his previous comments of wanting to release an album under Shady Records. “We [Eminem & Him] spoke many times but one thing is, we never talked business. It was always admiration and I always believed that everything is god’s plan to happen at a right time. If that day ever comes, it’s gonna be a beautiful thing. If it don’t, I’m never gonna be mad with him just saying how much he admired me, you don’t know how much doors he opened up for me. He didn’t have to do none of that. He shouted me out and gave me so much love, he did wonders for me that people could never even understand So I’m actually in debt to him. He doesn’t even understand how much he did for me and I love him for that… I love him forever.”
Treach’s solo record, which he said was in the works, can only be realized if Marshall devotes a significant amount of time to its production. “This is what I’mma tell you. My bro been calling me out and giving me props for a while. I’m telling y’all something. Never in my career ever have I did a solo album. But I’ve got catalogues for years. I want to release it but I ain’t gonna release it to nobody unless Em put it out. He called me out, now I’mma call him out. Never done, never even attempted to do a solo album. I’ve got heat rocks. And the only one to put it out, the only one I trust to do it with labels and all the rest of that, it’s somebody who really got love for me and it’ll only go through him. So if he want the offer he got it, if he don’t — y’all will never hear the solo album from me.”
Check out the interview below.
