{"id":735,"date":"2018-07-14T22:14:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T04:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/?p=735"},"modified":"2018-07-19T10:39:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T16:39:50","slug":"eminem-finding-the-right-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/eminem-finding-the-right-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Eminem: Finding The Right Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before Eminem ended up signing his major label deal with Dr Dre\u2019s Aftermath\/Jimmy Iovine Interscope in 1998 he had been in touch with other labels that ultimately did not sign him. Some of the labels just completely ignored them while others recognized his talent but did not see his marketability.\u00a0 While one of them recognized Eminem&#8217;s greatness and felt they would just hold him back from reaching his full potential. The labels Eminem tried landing a deal with were\u00a0 Buckshot\u2019s Duck Down Records, Rawkus Records, Steve Rifkind\u2019s Loud Records, and Fat Joe\u2019s Terror Squad Records. On the track \u201cDon\u2019t Front\u201d off of 2013\u2019s <strong><em>Marshall Mathers 2<\/em><\/strong> at the 2:48 mark states how he almost signed with Duck Down records due to Rawkus Records not putting an offer together. He also shares his disdain for Loud Records for playing games with him. Terror Squad Records was not mentioned on the track.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Eminem -Don\u2019t Front feat. Buckshot<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LSxtNd_ja6I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To show he still had love and respect for Duck Down Records Eminem sampled Black Moon\u2019s I Got Cha Opin (album version) and had Buckshot himself recorded the hook. In an interview Buckshot goes on to say how Dru Ha and him marveled at Eminem\u2019s talent and wanted to sign him. Buckshot and Dru Ha knew in their hearts though they knew that Eminem\u2019s best option was to have the backing of Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine. Check the video at the 6:13 mark where Buckshot explains how the song happened and the relationship Eminem had with Duck Down records.<\/p>\n<h3>Vlad TV &#8211; Interview with Buckshot Almost Signing Eminem<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tGdJp9zbmRs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another song that linked Eminem to Duck Down Records was the track \u201cAny Man\u201d. It was produced by Da Beatminerz who did a great a deal of production for the artists of Duck Down Records, collectively known as <strong>Boot Camp Clik<\/strong>. <strong>Da Beatminerz<\/strong> consisted of Mr. Walt and DJ Evil Dee. Evil Dee himself was also part of the group Black Moon along with Buckshot and 5ft. \u201cAny Man\u201d was a standout off the compilation <strong><em>Soundbombing II<\/em><\/strong> which was actually through Rawkus Records.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Eminem \u2013 Any Man (prod. by Da Beatminerz)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IUfVqcjdd0w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Eminem would go on to record with other artists on Rawkus records including Shabeem Sahdeeq and Dj Spinna on songs like \u201c5 Star General\u201d and \u201cOld World Disorder\u201d.\u00a0 Based on the material being put out and the relationships being forged with the label\u2019s roster Eminem thought Rawkus would not offer him a deal. To his surprise though nothing ever came into fruition.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Shabaam Sahdeeq &#8211; 5 Star Generals feat. Eminem, A.L, &amp; Skam<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/syzjYnQYcsg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Skam2 &amp; Shawowman &#8211; Old World Disorder feat. Eminem<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h6QmlwHB_tY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned earlier, Eminem shared his disdain for Loud Records, home at one time for acts such as Wu Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, and Xzibit.\u00a0 Now this went all the way back to 1995 prior to Eminem putting out his indie projects, 1996\u2019s Infinite and 1997\u2019s Slim Shady EP.\u00a0 The way Steve Rifkind frames it is that he had just sold half his company Loud to RCA, a subsidiary of Sony.\u00a0 The deal was so significant that at that point any artists Steve would bring on board had to have mainstream appeal in order to generate revenue.\u00a0 He listened to some of his demo work but did not see the marketability of a young Eminem.\u00a0 Steve felt Eminem had a good flow and rhymes but nothing else beyond that.\u00a0 There seems to be some key details being left out.\u00a0 It does not make sense that Eminem would hold a grudge against Loud Records based on the information provided.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Vlad TV &#8211; Steve Rifkind Passing on Eminem<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/INCYU_plCio?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The last significant record label to mention that Eminem pursued prior to Aftermath was Fat Joe\u2019s Terror Squad Records.\u00a0 Fat Joe has admitted on several occasions that not signing Eminem was his biggest regret.\u00a0 Eminem over the course of time approached Fat Joe with his demo 6 times.\u00a0 Each and every time Fat Joe would give him the cold shoulder and completely ignore him.\u00a0 Triple Seis, a former Terror Squad member recalled in detail one of those occurrences.\u00a0 He could totally see the potential in Eminem and surprised that Fat Joe had no interest in signing him.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Vlad TV &#8211; Fat Joe Overlooking Eminem<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FJKRXM27V84?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Triple Seis Interview &#8211; Fat Joe Rejecting Eminem<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aJVB_H0bL78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Years later Fat Joe recruited Eminem to join him Lil Jon and Mase years later for the \u201cLean Back\u201d remix.\u00a0 At this point in time is the biggest track of Fat Joe\u2019s discography.\u00a0 Eminem signing with Aftermath was the best case scenario best for his career.\u00a0 It would be interesting though to speculate the direction Eminem would have taken had he ended up signing to another label.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fat Joe &#8211; Lean Back (remix) feat. Lil Jon, Mase, Eminem,&amp; Remy Martin<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f7yzEyO7Wnk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It would be interesting to see\u00a0what Eminem&#8217;s career trajectory would have been had he signed with a different label other than Aftermath\/Interscope.\u00a0 All these labels mentioned, Duck Down Records, Rawkus Records, Loud Records, and Terror Squad Records made a significant impact on hip hop culture. 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Some of the labels just completely ignored them while others recognized his talent but did not see his marketability.\u00a0 While one of them recognized [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":346,"featured_media":837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[896,646,902,892,890,901,216,891,34,903,507,898,899,894,900,893,745,108,904,897,895,621],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=735"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":840,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735\/revisions\/840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=735"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}