Royce Da 5’9 and producer Mike Zombie hopped on Instagram Live recently to discuss The Game’s claim he’s a “better” rapper than Eminem. Zombie, who’s been working with Game on his forthcoming album, said he was “rapping at a very, very high level. He got shit to prove. He rappin’ like other n-ggas. He in that bag, bro.”
And Game’s confidence showed during the interview with Drink Champs, which fueled the whole Eminem versus Game conversation.
“Eminem is Eminem, I like Eminem,” he said at the time. “He’s one of the fuckin good MCs, great MCs. I used to think Eminem was better than me. He not, he’s not. Challenge it. Yes, I do [want to do Verzuz against Eminem]. What you mean, yeah I do? The fuck you mean? I’m not saying I want smoke with Eminem; I’m saying I want smoke with Eminem, him, and him, whoever.”
Revisiting the interview, Royce Da 5’9 and Mike Zombie agreed Game had every right to feel how he feels. In fact, Royce suggested he’s surprised by rappers who don’t have that attitude. But at the same time, he knows out-rapping Eminem is never a slam dunk.
“I seen it, whenever anybody mention Em’s name they make it a headline. … But I feel like, every MC should feel like that. … Game is a monster. He’ll just have his hands full. Em is a hard dude to out-rap. Nine times out of 10, you’re gonna be sending him your verse, so when he get your verse … he gonna aim to out-rap you. He ain’t trying to get out-rapped, never. That competitive edge is always there.”
The Game was once considered retired, telling his fans he was hanging up the mic after 2019’s Born To Rap. But times have changed.
During a rare interview with HipHopDX in March 2021, Game talked about the homogenized rap that typically dominates the Billboard charts and confirmed he had another album on the way.
“It fucking sucks there’s no real substance in music anymore, but we have to go through it until it’s fruitful again,” he said. “Logic is working with Madlib. And of course, Kendrick and Cole, and then I’m coming back again. Shit’s coming.
“Kendrick and J. Cole can only sit quiet for so long, so you’ll get some good shit. And again, I like the fucking Polo Gs, the Pooh Shiestys, and of course Lil Baby, I love it. I’m in my car, I throw on Lil Baby, but everybody’s not Lil Baby. So again, we got to pick and choose what has substance.”
Royce, for one, says he’s looking forward to hearing the album, while Mike Zombie confirmed Kanye West was on it along with “a lot of other people, a couple other legends.” DJ Paul, Timbaland, Hit-Boy and Mike Zombie are also among the project’s producers.
The Game Explains Why Eminem's New RIAA Record Doesn't Make Him A 'Better' Rapper
Not long after the Drink Champs interview, Game doubled down on his sentiments, he returned with a flurry of tweets outlining why Eminem’s new Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) record for most certifications still doesn’t make him a superior rapper.
“All this talk I see on the net saying Eminem is better than me because he sold more records is like saying McDonald’s is better than Tam’s burgers, it’s FALSE !!!” he began. “They just put more money in McDonald’s & promoted the shit out the happy meal dangling toys in kids faces.”
He added, “Translation for those of you who don’t know how major record companies do business: it’s a machine designed to work for the artists who PLAY NICE in massa’s house. I was TOO REAL, TOO UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK & cut the puppet strings early on in my career n decided to rebel.”
Game already had his hands full battling his bipolar disorder and his split personality disorder, I really don’t think he needs to be worrying about battling anybody right now. He needs mental help seriously. He also needs a better manager with more integrity cuz Wack 100 is about as trustworthy as a priest hiding in the Chucky Cheese ball pit, you know something is getting grabbed, taken advantage of and violated, and you know damn well he’s never going to tell the truth.
Oh lord…
Why is Royce always speaking up for Eminem?? Damn bro, get off his fuckin dick. Why, when Eminem name get mentioned, Royce think he gotta comment on it? I know that’s your homeboy & held u down in the game & all that but it makes u look like a dick riding sucka & makes Em look like he can’t handle his own shit, which he’s shown time & time again, he got bars for whoever. Damn Royce, STFU & get off Em dick.
Because Em saved the man’s life and he’s forever indebted to him. That’s called gratitude.
Here comes Royce the yard dog to his slave masters defense, sad.
Game needs to stop. Its not just about record sales. Em got better bars period. All Game does is namedrop. And his story about Em playing nice? No he wasnt. He was in the mist of controversy all the time around his first four albums. Game on the other hand started beefing with gunit while he was on the same labels at them. Thats just dumb.
I’m sorry man but eminem does not have better bars lol, he has cringy dad joke lines and literally rapped about meat juice on his last album…. if thats what you like, to each their own but game has always had harder bars than eminem lol.
Not even close! Ems bars go over your head, too complex, your to indulged in that ABC rap, same boring rhymes degrading the culture…
Even at his prime, eminem was maybe comparable to game. He didn’t shit on him. And his albums beginning with ebcore were garbage
Royce is corny! Always running to Ems defense to stay relevant. Stays more consistent with talking about who compares to Eminem than working on his own albums….STFU you dickrider
Ask the guy a different question then. You can’t keep asking him interview questions about Em then get mad at the guy for “always talking about Em.” I don’t see anyone ask Royce about other beefs or disses.
It’s called having your mans back… something your generation knows nothing about, just know how to squeal to stay relevant
Game vs Em is closer than people think. Respect to Royce for recognizing that Game has every right to be confidant, but pointing out that he’d have his hands full.
GAME STR8 BEASTIN ON THESE NICCAS
I’m not a huge fan of either of the two. But, being a Black Intellectual Juggernaut, I have high standard of “bars.” Em and Royce have bars you have to contemplate and decipher, making you utilize brain cells. The Game is too simple, like Dr. Suess. I got Em on this one.
man fuck this racist ass
Ems not even gonna entertain this bipolar clown. Hes not even on Ems radar. Game is more Rick Ross level…which is a few steps down in terms of rhyme skill. Game just wants attention using Ems name for clout again. Clown.
Game and rozay are both legends. Eminem fell the fuck off beginning with encore
This is true to even tho em been washed game is bipolar
Does Royce actually have a career in anything other than being on eminem’s dick?
I’m sorry but how is he being on Em’s dick here? He said Game is a monster. Also gave mad props to Game when he said the West has the best albums. He know Game is a beast.
He also words it in a way to suggest eminem is way better when eminem isn’t. He may have been comparable to game at eminem’s prime but he fell the fuck off since encore. He fell off even more when he became a pop artist beginning with recovery.
Eminem always fell off. His flow was garbage from the beginning, but Dre is a genius at adapting music to shit flows. Ask Snoop. Eminem’s first album was about as talented as he was, and it sold 1,000 copies. Add Dre and MTV back when they had control over who stars were, and he was the biggest pop star of his era, but there isn’t one real hip-hop fan on earth sitting in their room listening to a 48 year old man scream “My step daaaaaaaaad, my step daaaaaaaaaaad.”
Yeah in drinking alcohol and telling people he’s sober! He’s a piece of shit that never did nothing for hip hop!
Royce last 2 albums are on point dickheads
Which no one gave a shit about. No one gives a shit about royce without eminem. Ironically, his best albums came when eminem was dissing him and he had to prove himself
Royce has mad skill…with or without Em
Facts dude is trash
Royce destroyed Slaughterhouse because he was drunk all the time, listen to the new slaughterhouse album without Royce, the explain everything I’m posting here for years! That he is a racist alkaholik piece of shit!!!!
This was a Verzus not verses, but Eminem wins
It depends on who is judging. If it’s a white girl with a vagina or a white boy with a boner for goofy verses, then Eminem absolutely would win. If someone wanted to hear something of substance and actually closer to real hip-hop, then it would not be the Justin Timberlake of rap who won.
Eminem’s verse on “love me” destroys Game’s entire career
*spoken by a white boy wearing a beanie*
Joe Budden is a real one for calling out eminem and budden’s sell put former buddies
Game actually destroyed budden in the past, so he definitely can’t fuck with Eminem!
Eminem’s a half century old. He needs a wife or something. Dude is creepy.
Not 2 people online care. About either of these people. MTV’s influence ended over a decade ago and since then Eminem is just a word you use when you want to (1) Express your angry white maleness, or (2) Make fun of something. The entire stadium groaned when he broke into Lose Yourself, and the Oscar audience did the same thing.
This was MTV dementia era when anything on the channel went Platinum multiple times, including Ja Rule (who is absolutely worse than either the Game or Eminem). Nothing ‘sells’ anymore because you’ve got the internet with its 20 million 5 minutes of fame artists. If either Game or Eminem had come out in this era, without Dr. Dre producing them, they would have gone brick. And with Eminem you can prove that because his first album… went brick. It sold 1,000 copies. That’s Eminem’s career but for MTV and Dre.
Your a dumbass. Infinite sold 1000 copies and that was before he was mainstream. Sslp sold a mill it’s first week and them his mmlp sold 2or3 mill it’s first week. You em haters are something else. Everyone in rap needed somebody in the industry to become who they are. People don’t just buy albums to buy them they seen Dre stamped him and fucked with him hard back then. You clowns were out there hating even then because he is white. That’s the only reason you hate because he’s white y’all fucks ain’t fooling nobody. He’s done used his platform to stand with African Americans or stand for BLM a couple times now and you return the favor by hating. Makes alot of sense. And white people are the problem.
Sure, that sounds good to me. I *DO* have an appointment they expect me to attend to, by the way, though. The appointment is at 12:00 AM, (our time), and will last about an hour, not longer.
Sounds like a great idea!
Speak You soon.
Love
Of course he will say that, it’s a Detroit thing. It depends on where they perform and the audience in attendance. Eminem is known as one of the greatest lyricist alive, but he has more of an acquired taste than Game. Game has a catalog that’s out if this world…
Ems catalog isn’t exactly 1or2 songs the man literally breaks YouTube when he releases. When has game ever done that. Games catalog is number 500 compared to ems. Dude will never match em bar for bar. Probably because em respect’s game. I mean until now. Who knows what will happen will em respond now or will he wait and release a album the same day as game and show him just how much better he is at this rap ish. That’s a threat with teeth. I can’t wait to hear em spaze out
I understand Eminem is Royce homie but the moment anyone mentions Eminem. He responds waaay before Eminem. In fact, Eminem hardly ever responds. He responds for him. That shit is weird. It don’t even be low key. It’s the most automatic shit ever. He said Eminem. Not Royce. God damn.
Why is it anytime someone mentions eminem, this dude comes diving out of the nearest wheelie bin? lol