
Listen to the track, which was recorded at Rick’s Shangri La Malibu studio, along with the debut episode of Broken Record below. We have all seen the numerous rappers in the industry through time trying to take on Eminem by means of ra. People are always expecting something different from you.”īefore the conversation came to an end, Rubin dropped a gem about how he brought “Walk on Water” to JAY-Z, who then got his wife to sing the chorus on the Skylar Grey co-written song. Eminem Reacts to Being Dissed by Mumble Rappers.

Then your second album comes out and you paint a little more, but by the time you get to your seventh and eighth album there’s nowhere to paint. The 45-year-old reflected on the career crossroads he’s currently battling: “When you start out in your career you have a blank canvas, so you can paint anywhere you want. Tupac always said feel me and you have to feel him and not just hear him.” Eminem Is 'Frustrated' by Mumble Rap, Says Rick Rubin By Andres / Upon the release of Eminem’s Beyonc-assisted single Walk On Water, legendary producer Rick Rubin and renowned author. Go listen to “Dear Mama,” every bar was so in place where it should be. He never said the wrong thing on the wrong chord. I studied that so much and he was so genius at doing it. Shady had high praise for Tupac, saying, "He always knew the right words to say on the right chords. Rick said, “I could see was frustrated by it,” in reference to the modern revelation of “mumble rap.” Eagle eyed fans spotted an ad in the background for a fake drug named Revival, echoing the Relapse album cycle when a promotional pill bottle was issued.Rubin, who co-produced “Walk on Water,” spoke to the fact that there’s a new wave of hip-hop that doesn't stand for the same things Eminem believes in.
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Not much is known about the album, but Em’s manager Paul Rosenberg first teased the project in an Instagram post promoting Yelawolf’s new album Trial By Fire. “Walk On Water” is the first single from Eminem’s upcoming album, Revival.


What if I can’t come up with the best shit I ever wrote every single time? Their assessment was confirmed by Eminem’s description of “Walk On Water”: And then you wake up one morning and you wonder if anyone cares. And now, suddenly - in some unconscious way - maybe he feels like the ground is slipping ever so slightly from under his feet. Here you have an artist whose identity is in his craft. Gladwell continued by pointing out Eminem’s sense of identity lies in his rapping ability: You are not gonna do this to me on my song.’ I sent back my verse with 45 bars. He wants the rhythm of the words to bounce off of the beat in a very particular way. He has a perfect memory of everything about the music and he gets inside of it and writes whatever’s good or bad about it. He’s fanatical to a point I don’t think I’ve ever seen before in anyone, just to his attention to detail. He elaborated that Eminem’s obsession with hip-hop exacerbates the situation: So he was just talking to me about how that felt. Rubin said they were discussing the current generation and how Eminem feels left out:įor him, is a little bit of a culture shock because there’s a new wave of hip-hop that’s not really what he’s about. During the debut episode of Rick Rubin and Malcolm Gladwell’s Broken Record podcast, both hosts were able to shed some light on Eminem’s state of mind while making the song.

While almost discrediting his accomplishments, Eminem expresses his insecurities over melancholy production by Rick Rubin. On Eminem’s new Beyoncé-assisted single, “Walk On Water,” the Detroit rapper contemplates his place in the current rap landscape.
