Mixtape Monday: Vintage Eminem Freestyle

J-Banks · 10-20-2008, 09:05 AM

Streets Is Talking: News & Notes From The Underground

No doubt about it: Eminem is back. He announced his comeback for later this year, and he wasn't just talking. He dropped the "I Am Having a Relapse" freestyle last week, and the buzz around those few bars has been louder than for a lot of people's singles.

We love Marshall Mathers' spit game just like you do, so we decided to salute him by digging up a vintage freestyle from the Detroit king. He visited the MTV offices around a decade ago and dropped hot lines off the dome.

Mixtape Monday co-creator and Senior Producer Rahman Dukes was right there for the Slim Shady experience. In his own words, he tells us how it went down:

"It was the year prior to Eminem's debut album coming out. MTV.com was producing 'The DJ Stretch Armstrong show,' a half-hour audio program. The concept was, Stretch would bring in an artist, and they would give us an exclusive freestyle. Other artists we highlighted were Capone-N-Noreaga, Big Pun and even Sway, which marked his introduction to the MTV News family.

"We were the first folks to bring Em to the MTV building. He had a fractured arm at the time but still came through and spit off the top of the head, as noted in the video clip. The freestyle centered on [Eminem's manager] Paul Rosenberg giving Em one-word associations to rhyme to. Months later, Em's "My Name Is" video hit the channel, and the rest was history. I'm just glad to say we were the first ones to bring a musical legend to the building. FYI, the freestyle happened on the 29th floor, in what's now the office of [MTV Executive Vice President for Multiplatform Production, News and Music] Dave Sirulnick." ...

Video Link: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=290613

Source: MTV

JTC50C · 10-20-2008, 12:53 PM

that relapse shit is monstrous

T-Uniiit in the S-Uniit · 10-20-2008, 01:47 PM

yup yup good shit!!! everyones hatin how em, fif and dre are coming out one after the other!!! awwww, cant eat anymore! good luck,.....wayne, gayme and kan gay west!

IbeWazir · 10-20-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by T-Uniiit in the S-Uniit

yup yup good shit!!! everyones hatin how em, fif and dre are coming out one after the other!!! awwww, cant eat anymore! good luck,.....wayne, gayme and kan gay west!

Who's hatin'? Sounds like you're the one hatin'

IbeWazir · 10-20-2008, 02:12 PM

And I heard this whole freestyle before, I might even still have it on my computer

skitershady · 10-20-2008, 02:31 PM

Em is just unique
Cant wait to hear his new shit. I want some new freestyles

MIRANDA · 11-15-2008, 07:04 PM

he needs to get his shit out already

10-20-2008, 09:05 AM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 19,283 Thanks: 5,260 Thanked 50,260 Times in 6,834 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Mixtape Monday: Vintage Eminem Freestyle Mixtape Monday: Vintage Eminem Freestyle Streets Is Talking: News & Notes From The Underground No doubt about it: Eminem is back. He announced his comeback for later this year, and he wasn't just talking. He dropped the "I Am Having a Relapse" freestyle last week, and the buzz around those few bars has been louder than for a lot of people's singles. We love Marshall Mathers' spit game just like you do, so we decided to salute him by digging up a vintage freestyle from the Detroit king. He visited the MTV offices around a decade ago and dropped hot lines off the dome. Mixtape Monday co-creator and Senior Producer Rahman Dukes was right there for the Slim Shady experience. In his own words, he tells us how it went down: "It was the year prior to Eminem's debut album coming out. MTV.com was producing 'The DJ Stretch Armstrong show,' a half-hour audio program. The concept was, Stretch would bring in an artist, and they would give us an exclusive freestyle. Other artists we highlighted were Capone-N-Noreaga, Big Pun and even Sway, which marked his introduction to the MTV News family. "We were the first folks to bring Em to the MTV building. He had a fractured arm at the time but still came through and spit off the top of the head, as noted in the video clip. The freestyle centered on [Eminem's manager] Paul Rosenberg giving Em one-word associations to rhyme to. Months later, Em's "My Name Is" video hit the channel, and the rest was history. I'm just glad to say we were the first ones to bring a musical legend to the building. FYI, the freestyle happened on the 29th floor, in what's now the office of [MTV Executive Vice President for Multiplatform Production, News and Music] Dave Sirulnick." ... Video Link: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=290613 Source: MTV __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

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10-20-2008, 12:53 PM	#2
JTC50C Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Syracuse Posts: 6,680 Thanks: 4,607 Thanked 42 Times in 8 Posts	that relapse shit is monstrous

10-20-2008, 02:31 PM	#6
skitershady Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tampa Florida Posts: 274 Thanks: 93 Thanked 58 Times in 21 Posts	Em is just unique Cant wait to hear his new shit. I want some new freestyles

11-15-2008, 07:04 PM	#7
MIRANDA Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 1 Post	he needs to get his shit out already