After the surprise release of his albumĀ this week, and the even more surprising disses levelled at everyone fromĀ Lil PumpĀ to Charlamagne,Ā EminemĀ has finally sat down to discuss his new project, among other things.
The interview, onĀ LL Cool J’sĀ Rock The Bells Radio,Ā which clocks in at almost an hour and a half, covers everything from the very beginning of Eminem’s career. He explains how he got into rap (“the music just spoke to me”) and also relating to the character in his song “Stan,” describing how when talking to fans, “there’s always gonna be somebody that you don’t get the chance to get to” and that when heĀ heard theĀ beat with the Dido hook, he was reminded of his childhood and how he worshipped people like LL and Run DMC. He was confused, however, about the reverse: “how could somebody worship me, though?” The song came out of Em trying to understand this position of worship.