
Dre and explosion onto the national scene. He later recorded the "Slim Shady EP" and got noticed at the 1997 Rap Olympics, an annual battle rap competition, leading to his connection with Dr. He released his debut album, "Infinite," with an independent label in 1996, but it was a commercial flop. He began rapping as a teenager and became a fixture of Detroit's battle rap scene, regularly participating in contests at venues such as the Hip-Hop Shop. Joseph, Mo., and he was raised by his mother, Debbie Mathers, in Detroit. MORE: Complete history of Super Bowl halftime show performers How old is Eminem?Įminem is 49 years old. Here are a few things you should know about Eminem before he takes the stage for the Super Bowl 56 halftime show. The longtime rapper has been writing, recording and selling out stadiums for years now, so he should be able to handle the bright lights.


This is hardly Eminem's first rodeo, though. So, if you f- up, your f- up is there forever." "There's nothing more final than live TV. "It's f-ing nerve-wracking," Eminem said. In an interview with SiriusXM's Sway Calloway, Eminem admitted he was feeling a bit nervous knowing there is no room for error. The five music legends have combined for a total of 43 Grammy Awards and produced numerous hit songs, so they are expected to deliver stellar performances when the Bengals and Rams head to their locker rooms. Blige on Sunday at SoFi Stadium for the Super Bowl 56 halftime show. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J.

I guess like albums are so crucial and I want to say Infinite was crucial, but specifically, The Marshall Mathers LP is when I was like ‘Aww, yeah.’ That’s a lot of people’s point where they were like, ‘This is my favourite rapper, Eminem is my favourite rapper.'”Įven if Eminem isn’t his favourite rapper of all time, it’s clear that Chance has immense respect for him and enjoys his music.Will the real Slim Shady please stand up on the Super Bowl stage?Įminem is set to join Dr. That was just where he was like the darkest and the hottest. One is literally him telling you what he is going to do to you, and the other he is standing there like an actor-it’s hard to even describe.”Īs for his favourite album from the rapper, he had another comment about one of Eminem’s most popular among his fans, “ The Marshall Mathers LP. It’s probably either ‘Just The Two of Us’ or ‘Kill You.’ It was just subject matter and content, they both are very different ways of approaching a story.

He says of the songs, “Man that’s a crucial ass question. Those songs are ‘Just The Two of Us’ or ‘Kill You’. When asked about his favourite songs by Eminem, Chance had two that have stuck with him, perhaps for their own reasons. He grew up in an era when Eminem was dominating the charts, and it was easy to see why. Chance the Rapper has been rapping since high school when he recorded his first mixtape while he was suspended from school and released it in 2012. He definitely has some high praise to dish out about Eminem. He is like a boxer about this shit-you know when ni**as talk about the sweet science? He’s got that shit, he knows. When asked about his thoughts on Eminem, some of his sentiments included, “That was one of the few revolutions in hip-hop, there was a point when I heard that and I was like ‘shit is different now.’ I gotta listen to this over and over. Just like any other listener or consumer of culture, musicians have so much appreciation for one another, and it’s interesting to see the forms that can take, much like Chance the Rapper’s opinions on Slim Shady himself.
