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Yelawolf has been a fan of Eminem since the ’90s. During a conversation with HipHopDX, the former Shady Records artists recalled the first time he heard Marshall Mathers’ music.

“The first time I heard Marshall was on a Rawkus mixtape,” he said. “This is back when 411 [Video Magazine] skate videos was where I was getting a lot of underground Hip Hop.”

He continued, “Somewhere through there, I heard Marshall. I was like, ‘Is that a white boy? That sounds like a white boy. It wasn’t just the accent and the style, it was the content… I just started digging through to try and find more.”

Yelawolf also revealed “Any Man” was the first song he heard by Eminem before spitting the lyrics perfectly.

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“‘Cause any man who would jump in front of a minivan/For 20 grand, a bottle of pain pills and a Mini Thins/Is fucking crazy,” he rapped.

In addition to “Any Man,” Yelawolf noted he’s a big fan of Eminem’s Slim Shady LP track “Role Model.”

Check out the entire interview clip above.

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