Jay-Z Talks About Meeting Eminem in 2003

[Mikey1990]

The conversation also turned to the rise of the rapper as a prominent pop figure in America. Jay related an anecdote about recording with Eminem and having Em show up to the studio in a bulletproof vest. He remarked on how intense Slim Shady's fame had become, to the point where paranoia set in.

"I never even told him this, but I remember that Eminem came into the studio when we made 'Moment of Clarity,' which he produced, on The Black Album," Jay said. "So here's Eminem. It's 2003, I think The Eminem Show had come out, and he was, like, the biggest rapper in the world — he sold, like, 20 million records worldwide or some ridiculous number. But when he came to the studio, I remember I hugged him and I could feel that he had on a bulletproof vest. I couldn't imagine being that successful. I mean, he's a guy who loves rap and wanted to be successful his whole career. Then he finally gets it, and there's this dark cloud over him."

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[Mikey1990]

that moment of clarity song is dope

[pHiLLip fARkLe]

damn to me it seems hes talking a bit of shit. (?;)

[Le Tunisien]

em with a bulletproof

[murphmanny]

bulletproof ftw

[AliJack]

that was coincidentally around the time 50 came out (who wore bulletproof vests also)

yea RIGHT

(im playin along not being a douche)

[Dark Blue]

haha nice

[master360]

was for the beef...em was scared..in toy soldier talking about this

[Raquel]

A bulletproof vest wow.

Cool, thx for postin

[Ella]

bwahaha.. dunno this made me laugh

[AliJack]

bwahaha.. dunno this made me laugh

New piece of hip hop info? ok im beggin you please tell me where you find that shit

[dR3]

Nice, nice

[LLockhart86]

Eminem in his "Im a gangster" stage was lame

[Alaine]

Eminem in his "Im a gangster" stage was lame

true. Glad he off that now.

[LLockhart86]

Yeah, He was great because he was better than everybody else while not trying to be a thug...but then he slipped into the im a thug stage, and thats around the time encore came out and it sucked.

Him being crazy white boy is way better