Royce talks about Eminem on RapFix

[JAGODA]

http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/680904/e ... id=1668775

He talks often about Em there.

A summary by TheGentlePlayer:

1: Lighters video will be out very soon. The video is ready
2: Royce is shooting a video for Writers Block. Em will ofc be in it
3: Royce mention a D12 album...
4: SH album should be out before December, and if not, early new year.
5: A new SH single will def be out before December
6: Eminem is working on the Yelawolf and SH album, and hasn't begun working for his new solo album.
7: Royce love Eminem

Thanks for it.

[SG.]

Guaranteed. Although I'd like him to take this opportunity to announce what label he's signing to.

[BumShiv]

Royce said Em figures out when he's doing something to much (Ex. Accents). So he might stop shouting?

[Mr Change]

Royce said Em figures out when he's doing something to much (Ex. Accents). So he might stop shouting?

He said that?????

If true man listens to his fans

If only he could find a good balance on the next album...

[BumShiv]

word man and royce said they r in the process of shooting the writers block video

[SG.]

...hasn't he already released two singles since?

Bit slow on it, Royce.

[Amaranthine]

Royce said Em figures out when he's doing something to much (Ex. Accents). So he might stop shouting?

He said that?????

If true man listens to his fans

If only he could find a good balance on the next album...

Weren't we just recently complaining about Em listening to fans?


Nice interview, I caught the last couple minutes.

[JAGODA]

Royce said Em figures out when he's doing something to much (Ex. Accents). So he might stop shouting?

I hope so.

[Mr Change]

Royce said Em figures out when he's doing something to much (Ex. Accents). So he might stop shouting?

He said that?????

If true man listens to his fans

If only he could find a good balance on the next album...

Weren't we just recently complaining about Em listening to fans?


Nice interview, I caught the last couple minutes.

Ofcourse I don't mean it like that lol.

Listening to fans to understand what he really is doing wrong though only helps him step forward

[Berry]

Listening to fans to understand what he really is doing wrong though only helps him step forward

It really doesn't.

The level of hate for the so called 'accents' got so ridiculous. That, I doubt Em will ever experiment with his voice/vocals EVER again.

Killing the creativity.

[J.R.]

I CAN'T GET TO MARSHALL, CAN I TOUCH YOU?

[EminemBase]

Listening to fans to understand what he really is doing wrong though only helps him step forward

That's a silly thing to say and way to think.

It's art, there is no right or wrong, or rules. You can go anywhere, it's infinite and the only reason any true artist should do what they do, is to satisfy themselves.

So "to understand what he's doing wrong" makes no sense. If he loves what he's doing, then it's right. Period. An artist should make art they love and likeminded people will love it too.

To change your art for people who dislike what you're doing, aka people who are not likeminded... is fucking retarded and backwards. And compromising for people who don't think like you or are not on the same page as you at X time, so you shouldn't be concerned about anyway.

The only time Eminem makes bad music is when he's trying to please people other than himself. With the silly Encore tracks, it's quite clear he had grown out of that stuff but felt like people expected it from him, so right there - he was trying to appease what he THOUGHT people wanted. Instead of just doing exactly what he wanted. Yes, even when he was good on Encore he wasn't as sharp lyrically, but the serious tracks are still clearly the best. And good.

And I like Recovery, and most of the material is amazing. But the only bad elements to the material ie. the production or hooks are obviously because he's trying to please people he felt he alienated, or appeal to a new generation, again... not doing exactly what he wants. He's trying to second-guess himself, and please others before himself. Biggest mistake a true artist can ever make.

He had the totally right idea with Relapse when he said he's just going to do whatever HE wants to do again, and make it for himself, and fuck what anybody thinks. But then he went back on it. As deep down, I think he's a little needy and couldn't handle the criticism and reaction Relapse got, and was probably pissed off at critics saying he was a has-been or, implying it.

Either way, shouldn't listen to anybody but himself. No artist should.

[Devil'sAdvocate]

-Akward yelling and messing up flows

Word, one of the things that ruined Space Bound for me is that he used the same "emotional" delivery in other punchline tracks

-Punchlines and metaphores for full verses, just 1 or 2 per song and sometimes none

Metaphors and similies FTW, that's whats prime Eminem's been doing, anyway.

-Love songs or metaphorical love songs about his drug addictions

-Trying to have a clam flow by whispering, find a middle ground

Insane/My Mom and Emulate and Deja Vu voices are the best thing that could happen right now.

[Mr Change]

Listening to fans to understand what he really is doing wrong though only helps him step forward

That's a silly thing to say and way to think.

It's art, there is no right or wrong, or rules. You can go anywhere, it's infinite and the only reason any true artist should do what they do, is to satisfy themselves.

So "to understand what he's doing wrong" makes no sense. If he loves what he's doing, then it's right. Period. An artist should make art they love and likeminded people will love it too.

To change your art for people who dislike what you're doing, aka people who are not likeminded... is fucking retarded and backwards. And compromising for people who don't think like you or are not on the same page as you at X time, so you shouldn't be concerned about anyway.

The only time Eminem makes bad music is when he's trying to please people other than himself. With the silly Encore tracks, it's quite clear he had grown out of that stuff but felt like people expected it from him, so right there - he was trying to appease what he THOUGHT people wanted. Instead of just doing exactly what he wanted.

And I like Recovery, and most of the material is amazing. But the only bad elements to the material ie. the production or hooks are obviously because he's trying to please people he felt he alienated, or appeal to a new generation, again... not doing exactly what he wants. He's trying to second-guess himself, and please others before himself. Biggest mistake a true artist can ever make.

He had the totally right idea with Relapse when he said he's just going to do whatever HE wants to do again, and make it for himself, and fuck what anybody thinks. But then he went back on it. As deep down, I think he's a little needy and couldn't handle the criticism and reaction Relapse got, and was probably pissed off at critics saying he was a has-been or, implying it.

Either way, shouldn't listen to anybody but himself. No artist should.

Well, I guess I shouldn't have put can only help him step forward, because that is stupid. Take a look at Recovery's bad side for example, Eminem could have and should have done twice as many hooks and beats himself. But no, he took the obvious way of thinking and got popular(pop) stars to do it for him,because he thought it would be good publicity or sound good when really, that isn't how Eminem thinks.

Now, about the whole 'changing your art for someone' thing; That's true, you shouldn't ever change your art for someone, and up until Recovery Eminem has never even thought about that. And that's great, it really is. Him listening to people, and him listening to much of the negative reception Encore got may have very well been one of his key problems around that time. BUT, without people saying "You know what, you were on drugs around that time, and you put out garbage." he may have not tried to distance himself from Encore as much as he had, and i'm sure we are all glad that he did.

[EminemBase]

Has anybody got a clip of Royce talking? I missed it.