Hi guys. Long time reader, first time poster. (I had to write that line if for no other reason than its an inside joke among radio personalities about callers who use this shitty catchphrase on call in's.)
Anyway, I've actually been following this thread rather closely since it first started, and being that I do radio, I decided to take advantage of my connections, and the day this came out- as well as the thread and hating began- I reached out to Gangsta Boo herself for an interview. We conducted it yesterday by phone for my weekend show, and one of the things we talked about at decent length was all the hate she was getting. Whats interesting is that my question was spawned almost single-handedly by comments made on this thread, because I noticed a correlation that while not suprising, I wanted to hear addressed by someone actually on the track- that being that younger fans tend to hate these long time emcees versus the newer artists that in turn, I think completely suck.
I digress- thats all in the interview. Now I'd be lying if I said I didn't think posting it here would give the interview attention. Obviously it would and since I'm not all too familiar with the rules/interpretations so I won't post it yet until someone gives me a thumbs up but I think you'd find her response a good listen- most especially since she targets Em fans directly.
Also, here's my opinion on the track; Yelawolf- killed it. Gangsta Boo- killed it too. Eminem? Not so much. I'm gonna side with the posters that say he turned the heat down a little to possibly in his opinion not outshine the other two. Frankly though, I think that was a needless move, as he always used to kill everyone else so why not them? You can argue, I guess, that it would make them look bad but thats BS. They're both still good artists in a lot of peoples eyes, and some people, myself included, would still think highly of their performances on this track.
Bottom line: They all did their jobs well. None of them sucked actually- its all a matter of taste and a persons own bias that makes the song good or bad in their own eyes.