Eminem’s first choice for Revival‘s lead single “Walk On Water” wasn’t Beyoncé. According to Shady’s longtime producer and member of D12 Denaun Porter, the Detroit rap goliath initially wanted British pop phenom Adele to sing the hook.
In an interview with ThisIs50, Porter explained “something happened with her and her voice so she couldn’t do it.” He also added, “There’s only a couple people that could pull that off,” when speaking about Mrs. Shawn Carter.
Revival was released on Friday (December 15) to tepid reviews. The 19-track project, which features several pop stars like Ed Sheeran and P!nk, serves as Em’s follow-up to 2013’s Marshall Mathers LP 2.
Much like the reception for “Walk On Water,” Revival has garnered mixed reactions from fans.
Check out Porter’s comments on the single starting around the 2:40 mark.
Shady been wack ever since he grew that beard
Shady was wack before then.. more like all the way from 2004 to now
2007 actually.
DX surprisingly had of right for once with “middling effort from a weathered legend”. Fuck it I’ll stick to pre-relapse Em. I ain’t fuckin with him after that though I would murder God for a pair of the Shady/Carhartt Jordans
First choice should have been to make a rap album.
I’m a fan but not a Stan and the album is not up to Eminem’s standards (first 4 albums starting from Infinite) however it’s the best he released since the Eminem Show! Yeah it’s got some wack songs (production wise and he needs to go back to DRE and Bass Brothers) but the overall lyrical content was fire and go to hell if you deny that! There is no album released lately by those mumble rap youngsters or the 90% singing + 10% ass shaking Drake! I can just think Kendrick as a true rapper now, that can fuck with Revival! Yeah there are only 7-8 tracks that are great (you guess which ones I’m talking about), but tell me where can you get a rap album those days with that many good songs?! Just stop attacking him and don’t listen or read his news if you’re that much of a hater and go listen to some pop pillies songs!!!
Definitely his best since The eminem show! I thought it was pretty good, way better than I thought it was gonna be after hearing that first single.
Adele, having voted for Trump, faked having a cough and curved this fool
I doubt she has an american citizenship..
“An American citizenship?” I doubt you do too. Or at least a high school diploma. LOL
Wow. So he was going to waste someone else’s talent on that terrible beatless P.O.S.? I have officially given up on this wigga. Dude became a gazillionaiere and went all social justice warrior on me. Make more songs about killing Haley’s mom, drugs and suicide. Punk. Sellout.
mom shoulda swallowed you
REVIVAL IS TRIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDASH! I HOPE THE OLD EMINEM TIME TRAVELS AND FUCKS THIS EM UP….. REVIVAL IS NOT IT.