Eminem was a guest on Mike Tyson’s Hotboxin’ podcast on Thursday night (March 19). As Shady explained in the clip, Tyson and his co-host Eben Britton joined him on location at a video shoot and spent nearly 48 minutes chopping it up.
Toward the end of the conversation, Tyson was praising Eminem for accomplishing so much despite an 8th grade education and a rough upbringing on Detroit’s 8 Mile Road when things got a little weird.
“Everything you got was, fuckin’– not even given to you,” Tyson said at the 45:55 mark. “You fuckin’ slaved for it, you know what I mean? You’re the only white guy that knows what it’s like to be a nigga.”
Em nervously replied, “Not sure how to answer that. But, uh, nah man. It’s uh … I mean, you know, we all got our story.”
As can be expected from a Tyson interview, there were several other awkward moments during the course of their discussion. At one point, Tyson brought up addiction and his tendency to “jerk off” during periods of relapse. Again, Shady didn’t really seem to know how to respond to that either.
But there were some revelatory moments, too. Around the 35-minute mark, he opened up about the origins of his career and the role Denaun Porter played.
“Me and this guy, Denaun, we went thought a lot of shit,” he explained. “When I met Denaun, he had just started making beat. We met through a mutual friend IQ, who was a rapper who was actually on my Infinite album and IQ introduced us. And man, we grinded. We went through a lot of the same things coming up and we did it together. We worked the same job, we were roommates, we were in houses together.”
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But it’s the late Proof who he credited for giving him the self-confidence to become one of the biggest artists of the 21st century.
“He was a godsend to me, because I know I would not have made it without knowing him,” Em confessed around the 40-minute mark. “He co-signed for me. I went to the shop. He co-signed for me everywhere I went. People respected him. His name meant something because they respected him.”
Watch the full clip above.
Finally someone called him Black. I bet he took it as a compliment. His W*gger Days paid off for him
Eminem will apologize, and get married, then offer his wife to Mike Tyson. Yes, eminem is a self loathing cuck hahah. I’m surprised the dude hasn’t formally apologized for being white… Actually, he kind of has. Self loathing attitudes like that are disgusting for all human beings. Have some damn pride in who you are and your craft.
Imagine being proud to be white lol
Being proud to be part of a race that controls and owns the world, that won against everyone else, that developed modern day banking and monetary systems, that has no applicable denigration, that is associated with wealth and high standards of living, that doesn’t need to fear cops or being shot randomly in your neighborhood?
Yeah lol, that sounds so awful. Gtfoh lmao.
Man please. Em is a perfect example of where plenty of white people come from, trailer parks and nothingness, just like a lot of us smh..
It really does sound awful considering how it was pulled off, no intellect just brute Neanderthal force…..and I think your going to far. Modern banking, including the concept of a check, monetary systems, Modern warefare, and even high standards of living have its roots with African people. Racist, gtfoh and learn some history bruh. Lol, your insolent perspective and ignorant assessment is the reason the world is broken.
This comment was for Yeah, aha. Not u fam
And that’s what it says. Learn how this website works before you pretend to be smart.
For sure. Minimum wage in Africa is at US$2000 yearly. How is their check and banking history holding up? LOL? Brute and Neanderthal force? I guess that’s what a simpleton wild consider gunpowder, a navy and technology. No wonder some people have it better than others… intelligence. I’m a Latino BTW. The largest empire in history was the U.K.. they controlled more of the world than any other empire at any other time. They accomplished that thru having the biggest Navy. Maybe YOU should study a bit. Dumb dumb. It’s called a college education. Some of us have one that we paid for ourselves.
Did you pay to learn that? I got that off google for free poor post secondary always think they have the bigger nutz…
I wish you guys would do a hair of research. The first check, the first bank, and first credit systems were created on African soil. DO YOUR RESEARCH before you and your other ignorant followers try to chime in on something you dying know about. Your bringing up modern Africa which is in shambles, DUE TO COLONIALISM. I don’t expect you to know that because you don’t know anything about africa. Metallurgy is an African development. Let that huge ass statement sink in. Did you just refute my claim with a “probably it was Europeans”. That shows your relying on your emotions. Go research Mansa Musa. Europe is the poorest continent, in terms of minerals. Africa supplies the world. We wouldn’t have modern monitors, or cell phones without the mineral to make the screens, or i could even go into binary code. Africas minimum wage? Do you know anything about modern banking and there malicious lending practices? Your right, Africans didn’t invent that evil form. Gunpowder = east asian invention, your point? Navy? Please go research real history . Europe didn’t invent or develop anything of those things. That statement alone speaks volumes. College? Its sad that your quest and personal journey is determined by your conquerer. Your knowledge was given to you. I want to talk to someone that has the courage and discipline to get the knowledge by any means. Someone has been deciding what should read for however long you’ve been there. Indoctrination does not equal education. Dumb dumb the knowledge exist on its own, you had to pay for it?? You sound like a modern slave. Niggas can’t name me 5 african languages or dialects but want to tell me about Africa…Lol stop watching tv.. Smdh
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That’s for the unlearned,your a bit daft and Jay.
It’s funny how people like you can claim everything good was invented by colored skin folk, (in the ‘motherland’ that no one wants to go back to), blah, blah, blah.. But still talk about slavery like it’s a white thing and spew nothing but lies about it. Double standards in full effect.
Did u seriously just credit “modern banking” to Africa lmfao? Are you retarded? All this racist BS is stupid first off, but that claim is just straight up bullshit. The modern monetary system came to be in the 1300s. Most definitely not Africans, or black people. Definitely came from Europeans lol. Plus, who cares what people did hundreds of years ago? Let’s focus on the present. Africa may be a beautiful country, but it’s a shit hole lifestyle wise. Black African Americans are lucky to be American. Don’t think so? They go ahead, migrate to Africa… I have Ethiopian friends… They understand how much better life is here.
Not really something to be proud of dude we have obtained all that at what cost? Killing lieing and stealing and then it also was the birth of racism. Which in modern day we all need to leave that shit behind stand together and realize it is not about the battle of the skins but a battle for all of our freedom because atm we are all slaves regardless of color and that will never change if we dont band together..
Imagine being proud of belonging to a community where no one knows their father, and half the population is in prison.
U know eminem went home that night and was like “yes! I’m finally a real nigga! I wish I could get an N Word pass… Sorry for my whiteness sir, thank you for allowing me into your genre”. Point is, eminem so clearly focuses on race when it comes to music. It’s pathetic. He shouldn’t care as much as he does. He tip toes around the word nigga so hard lol.
Dude you do understand how much money this guy is involved in? He says something as sensitive as that in an interview? Millions down the drain. Or maybe he’s scared cause it’s mike Tyson. Shit I’d be scared too that mofo can butt fuck you if he really wanted too. Btw I know shady has said controversial things on songs but an interview is different.
Are you high?? He raps about graping Women and jokes about gays and misagony for 20 Years now. He made his money with saying “sensitive” stuff.
Aww we go.eniugh sensitivity in this world your all turning suss should he rap about selling drugs and drive bys because the other guys dont live that life neither…
Dude stop whining like a little bitch your just mad cause white guy made it big. your fucking username on here is pretty funny, too. like it makes you seem like your so invested in em that you actually name yourself after him its pitiful.
Dude stop whining like a little bitch your just mad cause white guy made it big. your fucking username on here is pretty funny, too. like it makes you seem like your so invested in em that you actually name yourself after him its pitiful.
How did Em bring rsce uo when it was ckesrky Tyson u simp
Em been the realest nigga in the game for 20 years, Mike just confirmed what everyone already knew!!
Uhh, eminem? The same guy who was busted with illegal firearms before, yet now raps about favoring gun control lol? Dudes a complete and utter hypocrite. He became a living parody of himself. Used to make fun of all pop stars and boy bands (idk why he hated on them so much), and now he is a pop rap star himself, with a plethora of songs with popular pop stars.
So he isn’t allowed to grow up and evolve 15+ years later? That sounds reasonable. Dummy.
No. He isn’t allowed to be a hypocrate fuck.
Eminem didn’t ebovle lol. He raps about mass shootings in a funny light all the time. Shit, eminem being mature? Yeah right… Do u listen to his lyrics, or just ignore the words themselves?
Don’t worry about the clowns that you are responding to. They are the type of people who look for posts that are 15yrs old to ruin someone’s career.
He would be a hypocrite if it would have been closer together, but 15 years apart man? He just grew up and matured, and so should you, kid
Nah is a hypocrite. On the same Album with that gun control Song he also makes fun of Church Shootings and talks about shooting guns too.
You sound so stupid.bro he caught a case way back in the day you are mad because he grew up? You know who’s a hypocrite? All your favorite rappers out now a days and well tbh like 95percent of the industry lie about the shit they say in they raps including your migos and yes t scott and all those other lean poppin culture killing clowns. Lil yatchy lover
This headline…lmao. Such clickbait clowns.
this comment section makes me want to gameend myself this is why news articles should disable the ability to comment like CNN except without the fake news WHOOPS shouldn’t have brought up politics. Also to whoever said Eminem is a racist fuck off, and suck my (__)__)::::::::::::D~~put it on my wee wee banana strawberry pineapple orange~~
I would like to get rid of the word nigga in this society. I’m dreaming, right. The true meaning of nigga is ignore. Any person can be a nigga if you think about it. I hate white people that use it as a term of endearment or something less than positive of course. I love hip-hop but the word nigga must be deleted from songs. Hip hop never used nigga back in the day. At first, nigga was ok for a while but real mcs don’t need to use it. This type of behavior gives white people the license to freely throw around nigga like fisbee.
Nope. The first amendment gives all people the right to say whatever they want. Nice try though, racist weirdo! Trying to sound woke with your retarded ass…
Ur wrong! U can’t yell fire in the movie theater just because it’s the 1 amendment.
No, YOU’RE wrong dummy. You’re comparing a hoax threat, which is a FEDERAL CRIME, to hate speech, which is actually protected by the U.S. constitution. The N word ending in A is usually used by Hip-Hop artists and urban youth of many races. For some reason it is accepgable when Latinos use it. It doesn’t seem to offend black people as much. Ending it with a hard R is some straight up racist shit. You’ll never hear a black person use it in that context. Maybe try to get an education Idiot. Your comparison is like saying you can’t just run people over with cars, when I said it is legal in the U.S. to drive a car. I hope I never eat at whatever fast food restaurant you work at. You’ll probably season the food with Clorox thinking it’s salt. SMH. You’re so stupid it’s sad.
Yelling fire in the movie theater is the first amendment? U instead of you? Do YOU speak English? Again, retard woke. It’s actually worse than normal woke. Congratulations. You’ve outdone yourself.
You’re comparing commuting a federal crime, a hoax threat, to exercising your first amendment right to free speech? LOL. You obviously don’t realize that hate speech was deemed protected by the first amendment by the U.S. Supreme Court. Maybe read up a bit before attempting to be woke. The reason hate speech is protected is because the second someone starts saying what words can and cannot be used, there is no parameter on who decides that and where it ends. The N word as you described it, is commonly used by urban youth of all races, and was popularized by NWA, 2 Live Crew and many other Hip-Hop groups in the late 80’s early 90’s. There is the straight racist version of that same word that anyone who isn’t a legit racist weirdo would use. Open up your eyes buddy. They’ve got you on the names.
Reading the comments on this page will kill more brain cells than huffing paint fumes.
What does commenting on the comments do, genius?
Pot meet kettle
Any time Eminem is brought up on this website, the comment section turns into a mixture weird racist black guys interacting with a clan meeting. It’s actually more entertaining than the news itself.
They are all trolls pretending. Probably just two fan boys commenting with different names.
Black people are more racist towards whites these days than the other way around.
Stop saying raciest. Do your research on what that means.
Feminem only went hard against pop star women! Britney spears, christina Aguilera, Mariah carrey, moby, his bm, his mom etc who he went hard against insane clown Posse? (Who carries a pistol with no ammo? He pistol whipped one of them…he not bout it. Guy can’t go hard against any real one in industry. He a guest in the house of hip hop period!
Ok Jamar shut the fuck up
He pistolwhipped their manager..He was scared of them..they begged him to fight them. They are big guys..pro wrestlers..they would’ve fucked his scrawny ass up. J is 6 for 3 hundred pounds. Everlast also challenged Em to a boxing match but he was scared.
Lol @ feminem…… the year 2000 called and wants it’s lame nickname back.
Ok lord jamar you can take yo crusty ass back to that retirement home
Please spell my name correctly. All you had to do was check the infinite track list.
Came here to correct them. Yep
At this point you know it’s the same people here in comment section coming back with these nonsense troll comments smh.
Em just remained politically correct. Tyson was just bigging him up.
Let’s not confuse genuine compassion, empathy and consideration for being politically correct.