Eminem recently released a new song with Big Sean and Babytron, and he has now offered an explanation for why its music video did not go live in time.
A visual supplement for “Tobey” directed by Cole Bennett was supposed to drop on Friday (July 5). When it failed to manifest as promised, the 51-year-old rapper took to social media that same day and instead shared a snippet that alludes to the imagery of The Marshall Mathers LP from 2000.
“The Tobey video is not completed,” he wrote. “new date Monday 7/8. Here’s a peek in the meantime!!! Sorry 4 the delay.”
Check out the preview below:
The Tobey video is not completed- new date Monday 7/8. Here’s a peek in the meantime!!! Sorry 4 the delay. pic.twitter.com/wM3bttfuyW
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) July 5, 2024
Earlier this week, the rap veteran released “Tobey” in partnership with his fellow Detroit MCs. Joining the never-ending debate over the greatest rappers of all time, he asserts his dominance in the culture while addressing those who have questioned it.
“Ain’t feelin’ your top five favorite rappers/ So I know they ’bout to be pissed at me/ But this, to me, is a mystery/ How rappers I’ve already ripped could be/ Higher up on a list than me/ Yet here I sit on your list though at five (Hm), which still was fine/ But just know inside, to me, that shit’s hilarious,” he spits on the explosive track.
Shifting his focus to Melle Mel’s recent criticism of his place in Hip Hop, he adds: “When I get dissed though and by a pioneer/ Who was one of the reasons why I am here/ They tell me I should just let that shit go and slide/ ‘Melle Mel shouldn’t get no reply’/ ‘That man is a legend,’ bitch, so am I.”
Em’s twelfth studio album The Death of Slim Shady (Coupe De Grâce) is scheduled to be released on July 12.
Last month, he kickstarted its rollout by releasing an obituary for his fictional alter ego, Slim Shady. Published in the Detroit Free Press back in mid-May, the piece was was centered on the forthcoming LP.
Accompanied by a picture of the 8 Mile star wearing a Jason Voorhees-style hockey mask reminiscent of his younger days, the article stated that “Fans ‘Will Never Forget’ [The] Controversial Rapper” in the subheading.
The body read: “A product of Detroit who began his career there as a rogue splinter in the flourishing underground rap scene of the mid to late 1990s, Shady first became a household name in 1999 with the debut of his playfully deranged single ‘My Name Is,’ which — along with its uniquely eye catching video — exposed the young artist and his lyrics to a wider audience.
“Ultimately, the very things that seemed to be the tools he used became calling cards that defined an existence that could only come to a sudden and horrific end. His complex and tortured existence has come to a close, and the legacy he leaves behind is no closer to resolution than the manner in which this character departed this world. May he truly find the peace in an afterlife that he could not find on Earth.”
Big Sean has be he the most annoying rapper lol.. can’t rap and Lyrics are corny aff idk what the hype is about him lol
Cool story bro
Cool enough for you to respond.. thanks lol
@Eaze what a lame ass reply 🤓 lol
But not lame enough for you to not respond lol thanks again
Your comment was lame enough that you have to like it repeatedly lol. U bum 😂😂😂
It’s because he’s white. Black rappers don’t delay projects, because they actually are on time and respect their own fans. Em hates his own fans, that’s why he wrote Stan, which was basically a long hate letter to his followers, telling them how he despises them all.
Give it a rest gay greg, drake isn’t gonna bang you.. you’re way too old for him
Dude u need psychiatric help before you go off the deep end.
Must’ve never heard of Kanye and Wayne
Building antipication
This is a trip. What’s happening with Eminem’s camp? There are instagram rappers who churn out videos every month. Quality ones. Em is on a major. Cole Bennett is cool but Em should stick to who made We made you, Without me.
Also Em should work with G Rap and Redman not these new kids.
Tobey has no drums and 3 producers. I’m waiting for an Em video with 30 percent excitement.
Sorry. It’s simple. Em should work with dope emcees who can challenge him like Young Zee and Westside Gunn, or Jay Z.
I love Em. And am happy he’s still here.
I hope his new album will be shockingly great. Kill it Em!
The video got delayed for 2 days. It’s not that serious bro
You saying “dope emcee” and following it with “Westside Gunn” just shows how trash your taste is. What a clown
Eminem is like 60yrs old yet keeps angrily rapping about pee and poop, making farting and burping noises on the mic like he was 8yrs old. Not cool, was hoping he would grow tf up but he never didn’t. His shit ain’t aged well, has it.
Give it a rest Ovo, drake isn’t gonna bang you.
Eaze is liking his own comments repeatedly .What a loser ! Lol