Eminem is giving Atlanta rapper GRIP the ultimate welcome to Shady Records by blessing him with a verse on “Walkthough!” for his I Died for This!? album, which arrived on Friday (August 27).
Co-produced by Eminem, MTK and TU!, the song finds Marshall Mathers reflecting on styling bleach blonde hair during his younger days amid struggles with drug addiction.
“My head, something’s wrong with it,” he raps. “But that makes me me, I’m different/That lyrical phenom misfit/Since I was a bleach blonde who hear the beat hung/This bitch makes me only think of demonic shit/I was knocking on death’s door, I fucking ding-dong ditched it.”
During a recent interview with ePro, GRIP explained how he recorded “Walkthough!” specifically for Eminem after his project was finished.
“When I figured out that Em was gonna jump on some shit, I was trying to scramble and make a song,” GRIP said. “All the songs were pretty much complete, and I didn’t want to just throw him on some track that’s already done. I pretty much had to make a song from scratch for him to be on. I had to pick which beat I could hear him on and all of that shit.”
He continued, “It was cool, though. It was cool, but that was probably the most challenging. And then I’m like, ‘Damn, it’s Eminem. I gotta come with that shit because if I don’t, he’s going to fucking annihilate me.’ I feel like he’s gonna go hard regardless, but I just had to craft something dope for him. It was almost like cooking for a chef.”
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GRIP was in the movie theater when he found out Eminem would be sending his verse and ended up hearing it for the first time in his car. He told Rap Portraits, “[Eminem] went the fuck off and of course he mentioned my name, so…”
The verse is Eminem’s second appearance in August following his feature on “EPMD 2” off Nas’ King’s Disease II album – revisit the track below.
Sounds like for once Em didnt phone a verse in like he did on Conway single and Boogies album.
His verse on Boggie’s track was flames
Boggie? Man, these record companies need to hire better posters and pay them more.
I almost pointed out that it 100% sounded phoned in. It was dumber than hell lyrics-wise, and at one point, he sounded like he was mumble rapping and speed rapping at the same time. It was nonsensical. There’s at least 5 groaners on there with not a single line with any substance. The music was up so loud it made me wonder if he actually is trying to bite mumble rap but can’t because he sucks.
Fyah!
Weak as meth fart… a 50 year old rapper clogging the game.. meh gtfoh.. drug addiction is not popular
Bitter much lol sounds like you’re describing your life there, buddy.
My step dad! He beat me! He killed my dog! My step daaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddddddd AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, my step dad!!!!!!!
— 47 year old Eminem writing the lamest, most joyless song on an album absolutely devoid of joy or substance
You’re right, I mean what kind of dickhead would be bitter after all this time?
Atleast it is English, you young retards can’t even speak anymore
Remember when Em struck fear into mc’s…now he sounds like a robot, like a literal robot…WTF
Did you actually listen to his verse on this one? One of the rare times he doesn’t sound like a robot. His verse here was sick. And I haven’t liked an Em verse in years.
No one listened to the verse. The production was so bad and loud that he actually sounded like a mumble speed rapper. Any word that did make it through landed in a void because… it was stupid. The fact that he’s turning these verses in and believing they’re good leads me to believe he’s landed in that 50 year old otherworld where you think you’re killing it but anyone under 50 is rolling their eyes. It’s just terrible.
That Madonna on the top picture? Or should we start calling slim Madonno?
Em killed this shit. GRIP next up
It landed… nowhere. It’s trash.
go listen somewhere then… Your head is empty you dont understand shit fuq outta here white boy.
Is this Ems go with someone that sounds like Kendrick
addiction but his music increasingly grew into lamer content trying to chase those days he subconsciously dont even realize he still stuck even back then he knew how to come off natural on bangers outside of them wack music he was getting on his own albums except a few joints. he say addiction but show me anything that sounds as good as da ruckus we shine, is that addiction too or being 50 making shock rap
Gotta love that haters eh ….those are the ones who are just completely ignorant to what they speak of!!! EMINEM HAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE GREATEST RAPPER OF TIME!!!
eminem killed it as usual. Beat was trash. Pass
Oh, he killed the song all right. Things were going fine and then… whoosh. Eminem.
Another song about Eminem barely coherently droning on about himself in awkward, embarrassing phrases like “ding-dong ditched it.” Really? I mean, how would anyone make it through the year without these repetitive, nonsensical rhymes that don’t add a damn thing to hip-hop?
Oh man, you need to get off the comments section and a get a life Loser. You’re fucking pathetic! ???