Kid Capri has never been one to hold his tongue, and he’s now addressed those who have a disdain for Eminem and believes they’re mad because he does “Black stuff” better than them.
During his recent appearance on Audacy’s Hip-Hop Made with host Mike Street, the NYC DJ/rapper touched on his favorite rappers and how the majority of people decide on their Top 5 MCs.
During this topic, he explained how he thinks people diminish Eminem because he’s white and that he raps better than those throwing shade at him.
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“Everybody goes by the popularity of the person instead of the real skill set,” Kid Capri said. “Everybody keep going at Eminem because he’s white. You’re mad because he’s doing Black stuff better than you are. The boy is nice, you can’t take that from him.”
While on the subject of top rappers, he also called Twista “one of the best in the world.”
You can check out his interview below:
Kid Capri previously defended Eminem during an interview with HipHopDX in 2022, explaining how Lil Pump dissing Eminem inspired his latest album, The Love.
“That was just one of the things that did inspire,” he said at the time. “I got tired of seeing the younger dudes thinking that the older people ain’t capable. Like we ain’t been here building this business from the ground up from day one.
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“Sometimes, it is the truth. A lot of older people, they get out of touch. They don’t want the younger people to come in and do their thing, and it be just back and forth exchange.
He added: “But when I watch Lil Pump disrespect a dude that became the Elvis of Hip Hop, this dude that sold millions and millions of records, created opportunities for so many people and is one of the greatest MCs on the planet, for him to just disrespect him like that, we losing our respect level.”
Eminem previously admitted to “stealing Black music” on “The King and I” from the Elvis soundtrack, while comparing himself to Elvis Presley.
“I stole Black music, yeah true/ Perhaps used it (for what?) as a tool to combat school/ Kids came back on some bathroom shit/ Now I call a hater a bidet (why?)/ ’Cause they mad that they can’t do shit (haha),” he raps on the song.
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He continues in the same verse: “Now I’m about to explain to you all the parallels/ Between Elvis and me, myself/ It seem obvious: one, he’s pale as me/ Second, we both been hailed as kings/ He used to rock the Jailhouse, and I used to rock The Shelter/ We sell like Velveeta Shells & Cheese (Woo! Let’s go!).”
