Eminem has created some of the greatest rap music ever committed to tape, propelling himself to the absolute zenith of celebrity, only to implode under the pressure... and then triumphantly come back on top. premo also said he'd be interested in producing it too so, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Never a spoilsport, my 19 year-old self quickly returned the favor, throwing Em into Royce, who was catching his balance having just ‘cornered’ Skam, the elevator’s fourth occupant. It was on Power 106’s mix show on a Friday night in L.A. I think we came up with it together.”, Royce da 5’9”: “I haven’t performed ‘Scary Movies’ in about eight or nine years. Just a few lines.”, Eminem: “I haven’t heard the fucking song in so long I can’t even remember. Now I probably need a song like this. If you don’t mind my asking, what exactly was the issue that drove you apart? We all knew that it was an independent thing, that it wasn’t the big picture thing. It’s been like two years since they had a song? It had a little bit more of a structured chorus to it so he thought that was the record that people might gravitate more towards. But once we got back comfortable around each other, and once we got back used to being around each other, all the jokes became the same again. But it planted a seed in Jon’s brain. This is what happens when Bad Meets Evil. One thing leads to another and the album was made. This carried over to the recording process as well. As I recall Jon seemed to think “Scary Movies” was great, but was more of a b-side, so there was a push to make the second song a little bit more club friendly. Everything picked up pretty much where it left off. We had a lot of similar tastes in music. Or, on a lot of the shit where we’re going back and forth, we have to be in the studio together. report. Recovery helped me out a lot. In one of his many interviews with music journalist Brad Tolinski, Page explained why self-funding the first album was necessary: "I wanted artistic control in a vise grip, because I knew exactly what I wanted to do with the band.In fact, I financed and completely recorded the first album before going to Atlantic." It’s just fun. A crew of Black Israelites started heckling Royce for hanging out with “two grafted devils” (a.k.a. 33 comments. Speaking of making it cool to be lyrical, you talked about Odd Future to MTV recently. We weren’t sure. 2.1k. He was opening up for Usher at the Palladium. I wasn’t there, but I linked up with them after and Eminem was fuming, certain that they hated the album and that they were going to give it one mic. How did the mending of fences begin? It sold a little bit. It was good that I got to kick an acapella during that show so he could actually hear me, because otherwise we might not have linked up.”, Royce da 5’9”: “I had the original beat from a guy named Dr. Seuss, but Em came up with the whole concept [for Bad Meets Evil].”, Eminem: “It was just one of the lines [in my verse] or something—”, Royce da 5’9”: “—That you thought I should repeat. Me and him weren’t really talking, but I talked to Bizarre and he’d be like, ‘Yo you talk to Proof yet? It wasn’t just verses without a chorus. “It did well and they started performing. You’ll do a song like this, and it’s, “Okay, I did a song like this. I remember now. I called the number on the tape. So guys, it’s been about 13 years since the three of us were sitting in a room together. We all knew going into it that we’re weren’t getting linked together. Eminem: “Drugs put holes in my brain. The series features an ensemble cast including Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Michael Emerson, Aasif Mandvi, Kurt Fuller, Marti Matulis, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco, Dalya … He was just out there being wild, trying to find his identity, who he was gonna be, and I think he was just experimenting. I didn’t have to worry about making an album, but when we did get together we were able to just knock it out. Obviously, his music was strong but there was something else. R: You might not have known this, actually. I’m just a firm believer that you make all your mistakes in your 20s—that whole decade. “That’s what you want, right? The Rugged Man Are White Trash” collaborative single. The ‘Scary Movies’ beat was the first that they picked and that was the initial one that got recorded. Upon meeting Nora herself in 2015, Eobard realized she was Barry's daughter and asked if her name was Dawn. E: That’s dope. I don’t think Interscope was so shocked that there’s an independent with Eminem on it. It’s real easy to grow out of somebody. 1.6k. E: I have huge holes in my brain from Ambien. Flex gave it a run, so it made some noise. Hell: The Sequel happened because they were just around eachother a lot and didnt have anything planned and started writing just for fun (believe the last time he talked about it was during a Q&A livestream that he did when 'Layers' came out). And they’ve kind of talked it up enough that it feels like public opinion of the album has been revisited. R: Joining the group had a lot to do with my development. It’s not about ego. There may have been a contract for the single deal, but really between us, it was a handshake. “Overall, it was generally a really good relationship for what it was. The four of us looked at each other. What does bad meets evil mean? Next thing I know Jon’s telling me that he and Paul made a deal for a Bad Meets Evil single with Eminem and Royce. It’s time to be a father. They both just had projects drop, so they’re doing their own thing. Happened to me the other night. You want to put out an independent record?’ Paul’s like, ‘We can’t do that with Eminem because he’s signed to Interscope, but there may be an opportunity with Bad Meets Evil. What’s your process? Em and Royce? Funny moments aside, the coolest and most memorable part of this experience was watching the Bad Meets Evil single come to life. [Laughs.]. I can’t even remember what happened with that one. Looking for a movie the entire family can enjoy? I believe they gave consent and if they didn’t it was so early that they didn’t really mind since Em was just getting started. Royce was actually the first man playing that role. But the way “Lighters” came together with Bruno, it was a good opportunity that that record came together. E: Oh, yes. I still came out on a couple shows, but he was doing the hype-manning. Jonathan Shecter (Founder Of Game Records): “The record gets mixed, we do the shoot, it all comes together, and gets pressed up. There’s no reason to talk about why we fell out or whatever. He is half the duo Bad Meets Evil with Eminem and is a great lyricist That was another really fun part about this. it’s same for me. We were both kind of quiet around each other. I don’t think we can count out another album from Bad Meets Evil, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t make one. Another ridiculous moment came the next day when Em and Paul played the album for a member of the Source staff. Evil is an American supernatural drama television series created by Robert King and Michelle King that premiered on September 26, 2019, on CBS. Fair play. [Laughs.]. It’s like, 'Alright it’s time to be a man. I think it just came up when we were writing the chorus, ‘cause we were just rhyming in the verses. We got old, huh? From the moment we exchanged pounds I knew he had something. At the start of the 00's the two friends had a falling out and they eventually parted ways. It was like, “Let’s get in there and just fucking rap, and make it fun again.”, R: We did them right before you got here. According to Eobard Thawne, the daughter of Barry Allen and Iris West-Allen was supposed to be named \"Dawn\". So how does you partnership work, creatively? You touch on it on “Lighters,” but in a lot of ways, compared to how you were in the ‘90s, you’ve humbled yourself to the game—. Eminem: “Royce and I met in 1997. 2.1k. E: It changes. Stoned and hungry as hell, all I could think about was how long it was gonna take a repair man to show up at midnight on a Saturday. [Laughs.]. However, few know how it all came to be. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. What happened? Calling it Bad Meets Evil gave us the position to [say], ‘It’s a Bad Meets Evil record. And whatever he said, he thought of.”, Royce da 5’9”: “But then we both ended up saying the same thing, so that’s where it gets confusing. Whatever.’, “While I was out in L.A. recording I started doing a lot of radio and some shows so I was looking for someone to back me up on stage, and me and Royce started developing our relationship before I got signed and we had the song that I wanted to re-do. You want to make a scary movie?’ And I think he had, ‘Rappers coming in with they teams and carry tooleys.’ I think whatever I said, I thought of. Quirinus Quirrell was born on September 26, 1972, or earlier, somewhere in the British Isles, to one Muggle (non-magical) parent and a witch or wizard, and was considered very gifted and delicate as a child. As we move forward in God’s primary purpose in the expression of the gifts and abilities God gives, we each face many smaller events in the circumstances of life. I can draw inspiration from him. That’s why we got down with Em, Royce, Shecter, and the producer of both songs, Reef, to find out what happened when Bad met Evil... As told to Noah Callahan-Bever (@N_C_B) & Toshitaka Kondo (@ToshitakaKondo). They had time off until their next date, in Boston, so somehow, even though I wasn’t writing about them, I ended up becoming their New York tour guide for a week and a half. On some, one of their favorite albums ever. Royce da 5'9" artistfacts. I was just blown away by both of them. He had the Rawkus stuff and he had another song that he did with Skam that he references on ‘Stan.’ He had a number of independent records. A Kiss (2011) Fast Lane (2011) I'm On Everything (2011) Lighters (2011) Vegas (2014) More Songfacts: Cinnamon GirlNeil Young. For Em, at least. [Laughs. I had been around for a minute and had started to get a buzz, but he, at that time, didn’t really have a buzz yet. Neil Young was married when he wrote "Cinnamon Girl," which clearly was not about his wife. Royce, I gotta ask: you were definitely a good rapper in 1998, in the last 18 months or so you’ve become a phenomenally good rapper. [Laughs.]. “Nuttin’ To Do” was a bit tougher going. RELATED: Noah Callahan-Bever's Classic Bad Meets Evil Photos From 1998. This is the process for all of BME's material, they're not forcing it. Bad Meets Evil is a song by american rappersEminemand Da Royce 5'9". There was never a contract or anything. Same way with Em. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. I flew out to Detroit at the beginning of June, 2011 and caught up with the fellas together for the first time since the ‘90s. I’m all for it.’”, Paul Rosenberg (Eminem's Manager, and President of Shady Records and CEO of Goliath Artists): “Technically he was signed as a recording artist at Interscope so anything he does requires their consent. Of course the cat that posted the audio to YouTube years later edited out my shout out from Stretch. The two first met in 1997 at a concert in their home city of Detroit and soon formed Bad Meets Evil (Royce as Bad and Eminem as Evil). “The beat was up and Royce and Em kinda huddled together and played the beat over and over and the two of them were in their little space zoning out and starting verses and seeing what each one was coming up with and it kind of took off from there. Did that song come out? Sitting in Paul’s office, in the back, we chatted and they told me how they rebuilt their friendship, what rap-GHB Royce took to become one of the most improved rapper of all time, and we settled the hotly debated topic of whether Eminem did or did not crack a single joke in 2009. “Then Funkmaster Flex played it, too, the same night. ], Wow! That was one of those instances where I got in a zone, like, “Yo I just want to be this demented serial killer on this album.” And part of that was a growing process to get to Recovery, working through those steps, relearning how to rap, and relearning where I need to be at. Just how everything all went down. me and Em) Royce reached in his pocket, pulled out a knot and made it rain on their DIY genie outfits. I might have a better one, hold on.” It’s not about time. Royce said he’d be open to doing another one like yesterday in a PRhyme 2 AMA, royce said in an ama the other day that he'd like to do another. The rappers pursued solo careers after their initial work together and became embroiled in a feud. I mean, we both knew we had the Slaughterhouse album coming down the pipeline, but it wasn’t really for anything. Let me go this direction. It was a sample of an orchestra in...my house. Especially back then, but I think he was just looking for something to set himself apart. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. At the time, Eminem was signed to Interscope, but his record had not been released yet, so it was still in that limbo. Or I may pick a beat. Emails will be sent by or on behalf of UMG Recordings Services, Inc. 2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica , CA 90404 (310) 865-4000. On The Ground in Minneapolis: The City Reacts to Chauvin Trial Verdict, Issa Rae Talks Insecure, Working with City Girls, and Warner Deal, MixedByAli Talks Kendrick’s New Sound and Plans for His Audio EngineEar Program, TDE’s MixedByAli Talks Kendrick’s New Sound and Plans for His Audio EngineEar Program. He was like, ‘Yo we should get the group back together.’ So that was kind of my main focus from that point on.”, Royce da 5’9”: “Yeah, I’d been doing the hype man thing for a while, but then I went to work on my album so Proof came on and took over. But, no, we did not get stuck in any elevators this time. I got a call from Eminem from L.A. and he was like, ‘I can’t believe it, yo. 2018 has been a great year for Bad Meets Evil. Just because it’s got to be more... Not to say that we weren’t trying to be a little diverse, and trying to make something for everybody, but we made this more for ourselves than anything. This original pressing of it was released in … Em, do you think your changes, particularly sobriety, helped mend this relationship? Em just started maturing and I wasn’t. A member of the Hidden One, Basim first befriended Sigured in … And that same damn Nike hat. There were breaks if I had to do a show or he had to go out of town or whatever. Like, love it. These mini-events are like threads woven into a tapestry that combine to create an elegant and beautiful picture. After “Revival” was a big disappointment he … And it was incredible. January 26, 2021 January 29, 2021 Remy. Lets keep going.”. They released just a few recordings, including "Bad Meets Evil" which appeared on Eminem's major label debut, The Slim Shady LP. When you get around Em, Joey, Crooked, Joell, you realize you’re not as good as you thought you were. In Burbank it had been an everyday uniform of black sweats and grey sweatshirts. He ran it a little. But obviously the record that people gravitated more towards was ‘Scary Movies.’”, Jonathan Shecter (Founder Of Game Records): “I remember one of those first days in the studio, Eminem went out and blew a lot of money on Nike shit. He was kind of coming up on the scene. Let me go that direction.”. But I was doing shoots with a lot of different girls and trying to get into that kind of hip-hop/Playboy space. By themselves, they may not appear significant, but they are all vital to the overall plan of God. How did it go?”, Eminem: “I think I might have went, ‘Y’all want drama? Sitting around his conference room listening to a copy of The Slim Shady EP, I’d burned for him, Jon, very enamored of Em’s talents, started brainstorming how he could work with the already signed rapper. [Laughs.] We didn’t have a plan from the beginning. Story & Photography by Noah Callahan-Bever (@N_C_B). © Complex Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. With Luke Wilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Leslie Bibb, Peyton List. I seriously don’t remember shit. Is that weird? You know those dudes love Relapse. Bad Meets Evil; Dr. Dre; Search for: Young Zee says Az Izz lies & explains what really happened with Eminem. E: No, I mean period. When he started at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he was I’ve seen him at concert but he would not even know me. It was released on his first major recorded label album, The Slim Shady LP. YoungBoy NBA’s $540K Bond Could Set Him Free. Skam was kind enough to point out the whole no-bathroom situation. Davon ausgehend entstanden elf Songs, die am 14. It was a very entertaining and interesting time to be around to witness all that. Throwback to this tweet by the Weeknd. Royce has repeatedly said that BME isnt a planned thing. E: I don’t even want to rehash the beef. The irony of this being that A) they really did like the LP and gave it 4 mics, and B) the “hater” they’d played the record for was Riggs Morales, who today is one of Shady Records’ Directors of A&R (and one of Eminem’s biggest fans). They’re pretty good, considering. Stop doing the dumb sh*t.' That had a lot to do with me calling Royce, and saying, 'Yo, this is f*cking stupid.' Well not the typical nerd with nose in the books but the one who is quit. It is an amazing song. Sonically, however, they were a bit out of their comfort zone and I believe they left the session without a chorus. 1999, 2010-Eminem. I think Paul probably played me a few songs, one of them was probably ‘My Name Is’ and I was blown away by how incredible it was. I have never taken a picture of an artist before and I haven’t done it since. It’s time to be a father. Stop doing the dumb shit.” That had a lot to do with me calling him, and saying, “Yo, this is fucking stupid.”. Perhaps the most significant purchase of the trip, though, was the two silver hoop earrings that would become part of his signature look in those early years. In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Basim Ibn Isha who appears to be a close ally in the start, might not be in it for the Viking’s benefit. Then we look up and we’re sitting on all these records, like “Goddamn man, what are we going to do with all these records.”, E: Yeah. And then sitting around their barely furnished and very messy corporate apartment talking about really mature things like how many women we’d slept with (I padded my number to keep it respectable) and vandalizing every corner of the apartment complex with pee. We were already spending a lot of time together, because he was doing a lot of shows around that time, and I was traveling with him. Royce has repeatedly said that BME isnt a planned thing. Courtesy of … Afterwards he, Royce, Paul, Skam, myself and Detroit rapper Invincible all piled into a car and rolled up to The Stretch Armstrong Show at Columbia University’s WKCR. After many years and lots of shit in between, the two found each other again with Slaughterhouse signing to Shady Records. It was during July, 1998 that we spent 120 minutes stuck in that now infamous elevator (Every time I’ve seen Eminem since, the first thing he says is, “What’s up Noah-from-BLAZE? But being on tour, and having some money, the still brown-haired Em was ready to get fresh. If you’re sitting in the room with him, he’d just be freestyling. He didn’t tell anyone anything before or anything. Basically. I had the idea to use that imagery as the cover of the records. For people to remember how he looked so it was the right decision at the time.”. [Laughs.] Only a year into my career as a music journalist, I couldn’t articulate what made Em so compelling. Now, it’s like Eminem is becoming this big star overnight. “They knew he had independent records. With the album in the bag and his buzz growing, Em’s confidence was at a new high. I’m not even sure he was really feeling the beat like that. But thankfully, now, Em sober, focused and rhyming with viscous intensity that sparked his career, and Royce mature, humble and rapping the best he ever has, have put aside the past, rebuilt their friendship and reunited to release the long anticipated, and critically hailed Bad Meets Evil EP, Hell: The Sequel. Cause they did like 4 songs for the Southpaw Soundtrack and SHADY XV. E: Exactly. I know you have this deal, is there any way we can work together? [Laughs.] While they were scribbling in the writers room, me and my friend (and future Complex Senior Editor) Justin Monroe were in the lounge catching a vicious sonning at Madden courtesy of Game label-mate Lord Digga. Proof ended up coming back to me and the rest of the guys like, “Yo, I worked that shit out with Royce. [Laughs. Information and translations of bad meets evil in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Nah, I ain’t talked to him. (Until next time) And so, that's the story of when Bad meets Evil Two of the most wanted individuals in the county Made Jesse James and Billy the Kid look like law-abiding citizens It's too bad they had to go out the way they did Got shot in the back comin' out of that old saloon But their spirits still live on 'til this day He ended up running with it for maybe a couple weeks. “Then I came across this VHS tape of Sway and Tech’s radio show from L.A. and there was two Eminem freestyles on there. I’d met Em and Royce in Burbank, California about 2 months prior on assignment by BLAZE magazine, after having met his manager Paul Rosenberg in Fat Beats and hearing rough mixes of “My Name Is” and “Guilty Conscience.” For a week I shadowed Em as he mixed The Slim Shady LP. Dre Dre, Jay-Z & 50 Cent) by Bad Meets Evil have been translated into 3 languages. R: Yeah man, are we going to talk about the past much? That’s probably what made my man go up to him, and approach him about us doing some songs. I remember only having to lay verses.”, Eminem: “Oh yeah, ‘This is what happens when bad meets evil.’ So then I decided when I was recording the Slim Shady LP [in the Spring of ‘98], that I wanted to use that song for the album. Its a shady world/Bad meets evil im 14, im smart, im a daddys gurl ,an i love playing wit kids ,an i love to read books an magazines.An playing , hanging out , an partying with friends View my complete profile An emcee straight outta Detroit. I had been listening to it. I remember getting so excited about it because I thought it was a great record. “Em just went and did it. R: That’s a good question. For lack of a better term, it was a star-charisma, unlike any other artist I’d interviewed. So they wouldn’t snap the CD in half [like the girl on “The Reunion”]. Guiding Eivor in AC: Valhalla, Basim turns the tables at the moment we least expected. [Laughs.] We had some bizarre misadventures, like the elevator incident. Bad Meets Evil Lyrics: I reckon you ain't familiar with these here parts / You know, there's a story behind that there saloon / 20 years ago, two outlaws took this whole town over / Sheriffs couldn't He told me the idea just popped into his head and he just did it. Actually, Me and Proof, at that time we had one of our little falling outs that we would have every now and then where we weren’t speaking. That was the first record that people in New York and L.A. heard. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. The recording process started in the Game conference room when Jon gave the guys a CD or two of his friend Rob “REEF” Tewlow’s beats. E: Yeah. On top of all that, there was friction between Jon and Royce over his bold line about being “the hottest shit in the industry” so things were a little tense. I wasn’t signed yet so at this show I had my own little booth set up, and I was selling my tapes—the Slim Shady EP. One of these people was a new friend and mentor Jonathan Shecter, who had been the founding Editor of The Source and recently launched an indie hip-hop label called Game Recordings. The series is produced by CBS Studios and King Size Productions. It was both songs. Posted by 21 hours ago. I think that Paul did the right thing; he wouldn’t let any record under Eminem come out. R: It was a process. Phil McGraw, or Dr. Phil, has committed various acts of deception throughout his career as a popular talk show host, such as setting up guests for public ridicule, promoting con artists and endorsing false advertisements for weight loss supplements. One of the greatest things that never happened was an album made by Eminem and Royce Da 5'9". “His talent was so strong, he had to let it out and it hadn’t been appreciated yet at all by the public. Speaking of which, congrats on all the success with Recovery. But you already had the hook when I got to the studio. Wayne helped me out a lot. E: Well, with me personally, and I think with D12 too, the shit happened with Proof made us think it was fucking stupid to beef. [Laughs.] Fuck. Eminem was incredibly exciting, really funny, entertaining, and clever. And I haven’t heard the song in a long time. All this because the guy they played it for—who, incidentally, had featured Em in his Unsigned Hype 6 months earlier—said he didn’t love the beats. save. [Laughs.]”. The Lyrics for Syllables (Feat. I’m always focused on doing new music. I thought both songs were awesome underground rap songs. Like how Em first met Royce, what their writing process was like, or how Jonathan Shecter (one of the founders of The Source) and our Editor-In-Chief, Noah Callahan-Bever, had a lot to do with the making of the record. It has been a long, bumpy road for Eminem and Royce da 5'9", but they are friends again and rapping together as a 1-2 double punch outfit known as Bad Meets Evil. “It was a very non hip-hop thing to do. [Laughs.]. We each came up with one line for the hook. I’m just paying attention. A few weeks later Em and Royce came to town with the Lyricist Lounge Tour and performed at the Tunnel. Vinyl LP. E: Yeah, definitely. Riff Raff: I’ve never met Eminem. Jonathan Shecter (Founder Of Game Records): “Then, of course, ‘My Name Is’ comes out, literally two or three weeks after Bad Meets Evil. Nothing happened. It’s why I bought a disposable camera and documented the trip (see inset photos). As I recall, the guys buckled down and wrote and tracked pretty much the entire song, in one night. I’m just inspired by my surroundings. That inspired me to want to step it up. Everything We Know About Migos’ ‘Culture III’, Solidarity in New York: “Unfortunately in This Country, Dead Lives Matter More”, How to Get Waves: With Guapdad 4000 | Complex News. “So we negotiated a modest independent record deal with just one single. E: I don’t remember when we actually started recording shit. R: Well, I had to have a certain level of maturity for Em to even feel like he wants me around him. R: Damn! One thing leads to another and the album was made. And you could hear in the relentless verse he nonchalantly knocked out, like it was nothing. We changed up a couple things on it [as far as lyrics]. Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the laboratory and so-called “father of the atomic bomb,” watched from afar that morning as the bomb released a mushroom cloud 40,000 feet high. This mostly involved smoking a shitload of weed, trying a Vicodin on Em’s recommendation that did not sit well at all (he and Royce had driven to Tijuana a day before my arrival and were flush, and generous), and loafing around the studio watching the magic happen. Shit, me too—I was 19, now I got interns that call me “O.G.”! I just remember that the devastation from that shit happening was just like: “No more beef.”. E: Over the course of my career, through experiences and shit that I do and don’t remember, it’s been a learning process for me. “I said, ‘Hey, man, I’d really love to work with you. Bad Meets Evil is an American Hip Hop duo composed of Eminem and Royce da 5'9. Basically just a rapper of the scale that we had never heard before. They didn’t play ‘Just Don’t Give a Fuck’ or anything like that, so that was the first Eminem record to really break the airwaves in New York. I don’t really memorize or listen to any of my old stuff. In the independent hip-hop world there is a lot of gray areas. Music is old to me real quick. It’s also the type of relationship where one of us isn’t afraid to say “Yo what if you said this? I don’t even know where the idea came from. He didn’t give it a hard run like he would another big rap song at the time. You want some money, here!”. He might go in there and lay a rhyme, and just stop and see what I come up with playing off his. I was present for Philly, New York, and L.A. It’s just that you’ve been very openly self-critical of that album—. That’s pretty much what happened to me. At the time, I was developing an idea which later became Hip-Hop Honeys, the DVD series. But yeah, as I was making The Slim Shady LP it just ended up happening that like... D12—we were a group... kind of. Bad Meets Evil Song list. On the Thursday evening Em opened for the Outsidaz at the Cooler, on 14th Street. So I was just kind of doing guest appearances, and doing shit that was more fun for me and less stressful. I reckon you ain't familiar with these here parts, You know, there's a story behind that there saloon, 20 years ago, two outlaws took this whole town over, Quickest damn gun-slingers I've ever seen, That old saloon there was their little 'home away from home', They say the ghosts of Bad and Evil still live in that tavern, The footsteps of Slim Shady and Royce da 5'9". It was a little weird at first. You remember being stuck in the elevator, though, right? I don’t hate it at all, but when I’m looking back at an album I do have a tendency, and especially with that album, to run things into the ground. 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