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Bad Meets Evil's Shade45 Halloween Countdown

Pizzo — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:15:23 +0000

Hilarious 13-song “countdown” (or not) of Eminem and Royce 5’9′s “top favorite Halloween-ish, squeemish, regime-ish” tracks.

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Bad Meets Evil (Eminem + Royce Da 5'9) – "Lighters" (feat. Bruno Mars) (Video)

Pizzo — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:20:31 +0000

From the Bad Meets Evil LP, Hell: The Sequel, in stores now.

Bad Meets Evil (Eminem + Royce Da 5"9) – "Hell: The Sequel" – @@@@1/2

Pizzo — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:38:06 +0000

Some ten plus years ago, Eminem emerged on the scene with his independently released Slim Shady EP, which would later mature into a full-length Interscope/Aftermath extended LP version. Around the same time, Em introduced the world to a promising, fellow Detroit emcee named Royce Da 5’9. Together, they recorded three tracks, two which were released on a Game Records 12″ single (“Scary Movies” b/w “Nuttin’ To Do”), the third, simply titled “Bad Meets Evil”, appearing on the Slim Shady LP. This early in his career, Em found an emcee strong enough to go toe-to-toe with, making him a shoe-in for the inevitable launch of Shady Records. But things went in a strange direction, as the two went their separate ways. To make a long story short, the two had a falling out, making the precedent of a Bad Meets Evil album seem like it would never be. With all of that in the past, the signing of Royce’s Slaughterhouse crew to Shady Records revisited the possibility of a Bad Meets Evil album; but instead of making the fans wait until after Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf LP’s dropped, Em and Royce got right down to business. Together they have released Hell: The Sequel, an album over a decade in the making.

Em might not be the high-voiced joker that he used to be, while Royce has gotten nastier as the years have gone by. So what Hell: The Sequel represents is two emcees that have perfected their craft, less concerned with making “hits”, and more concerned with what we all liked them in the first place over, lyrics. To say this album is “lyrical” is an understatement, as the record is a tour-de-force of back-to-back battle raps from Royce and Em. Only on “Lighters” (feat. Bruno Mars) is substance traded for style, while the rest of it is contest to see who can come fresher.

That’s not to say the songs aren’t topical, but when these dudes pick a topic, they then compete to top one another on each verse. “I’m On Everything” finds the two likening their flows to cocktail of every drug imaginable, while “The Reunion” and “A Kiss” find them in the depths of depravity, seeing who’s the bigger misogynist. Their boldest statement however is on “Take From Me”, a scathing diss to over-anxious bloggers who feel they have a right to leak and spread their unfinished music. The ante is definitely upped on “Loud Noises”, where the entire Slaughterhouse crew joins in the fray; too bad Yelawolf couldn’t have added a bonus verse.

Packing incredibly solid production, undeniably dope, endlessly quotable lyrics, and flows that well make competing emcees rethink their whole career, Bad Meets Evil delivers on every level. It’s been a long time coming, and Em and Royce are very different emcees since their humble beginnings. But dead the idea that it was “too late” for this to happen. It was definitely worth the wait to hear these two on an album together, raising hell.

Bad Meets Evil Meets Converse (Video)

Pizzo — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:08:01 +0000

Eminem and Royce speak about the new Bad Meets Evil LP, as well as their limited edition Converse shoe produced for the album, with only 100 pairs made.

Bad Meets Evil Webchat

Pizzo — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:24:57 +0000

This is hilariously awkward.

Eminem & Royce Da 5'9 Blast Unfinished Music Leakers

Pizzo — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:49:11 +0000

Talkin’ to you! In a recent piece with Complex, the Bad Meets Evil team spoke on unfinished music leaks.

Eminem: “They’re going to download music from here, from there, and with me, my music—it’s never has been and never will be, a money issue. I don’t give a fuck about the money. But when you take shit that is not finished—and not only am I not done with it, but I’m not sure I’m ever going to release it—and put it out there, that shit hurts.

“I’m in the studio all the time experimenting and trying different shit. If I don’t have the freedom to do that—that’s how I make my music, by experimenting. Not every idea that I try and lay on tape works, believe it or not. And then it’s like to be criticized like, ‘This shit is garbage!’ Well it wasn’t even fucking finished! It was late that night, I wasn’t in my…A lot of that material that leaked, by the way, I wasn’t in my right state of mind for. I didn’t put it out there for a reason.”

Royce da 5’9”: “Yeah. We’d like to put the music out on our terms. I mean it’s just that when you put all that into it, you feel a certain way when someone just takes it. And they do it for shits and giggles, but they don’t realize how much time and effort gets put into it.”

Eminem: “If it’s your music you should have the right to present it to the public, if you want to present it to the public at all, how you want to present it to the public. Whatever happens after it’s out, that is what it is.”

Royce da 5’9”: “We don’t want people to think that we don’t appreciate them being that much of a fan of our music to want to take it, want to have it, or to want to get Internet props by saying, ‘I’m the one who spread it.’ We appreciate that. I just don’t think people take into consideration the cons of doing that, or take into consideration our feelings.

“It’s hard to express it without seeming ungrateful for people even being interested in it at the same time. It’s kind of like a double-edged sword. I think the way Em brought it across in his verse was beautiful. Everybody can get another perspective of how to look at it.”

Eminem: “As much as we fuck around, and we joke around, we take our art and our music very seriously. It’s our craft.”

Eminem and Royce Da 5'9 On Shade 45

Pizzo — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:15:15 +0000

Em and Royce appeared on Shade 45 this past weekend, to speak on the Bad Meets Evil project. Here is the entire interview, just under 40 minutes. Bonus, in clip #2, the Vegas homie Bootleg Kev speaks to Royce solo.

Bad Meets Evil (Eminem + Royce Da 5'9) – "Fast Lane" (Video)

Pizzo — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:45:26 +0000

First official video from the Bad Meets Evil Hell: The Sequel project due June 14th. Bonus: album commercial in clip 2.

Bad Meets Evil (Eminem + Royce Da 5'9) – "Lighters" (feat. Bruno Mars)

Pizzo — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 02:35:44 +0000

Lead single from Eminem and Royce’s Hell: The Sequel EP, due June 14th.

LISTEN: Bad Meets Evil – “Lighters” (feat. Bruno Mars)

Bad Meets Evil – "Hell: The Sequel" (Snippets)

Pizzo — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:56:21 +0000

UHTN gathers up snips for all seven tracks for Eminem and Royce 5’9′s June 14th release. What’s your favorite scary movie?

LISTEN: Bad Meets Evil – “Hell: The Sequel” (Snippets)

Royce, Joe Budden Speak On Bad Meets Evil, Eminem

Pizzo — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:48:29 +0000

Mr. Peter Parker speaks with 1/2 of Slaughterhouse about whats’ in the works for Shady Records in the near future.

Bad Meets Evil – "I'm On Everything"

Pizzo — Mon, 30 May 2011 23:16:11 +0000

From Em and Royce’s collaborative Bad Meets Evil Hell: The Sequel EP, hitting on June 14th. Who can name the sample?

LISTEN: Bad Meets Evil – “I’m On Everything”

Bad Meets Evil (Eminem + Royce Da 5'9) – "Hell: The Sequel" Cover Art + Tracklist

Pizzo — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:35:20 +0000

Tracklist for Royce and Eminem’s Hell: The Sequel EP, hitting June 14th.

1. Welcome To Hell (prod. Havoc)
2. Fast Lane (prod. Supa Dups)
3. The Reunion (prod. Sid Roams)
4. Above The Law (prod. Mr. Porter)
5. I’m On Everything (feat. Mike Epps, prod. Mr. Porter)
6. A Kiss (Prod. Bangladesh)
7. Lighters (feat. Bruno Mars; prod. Eminem, The SmeeZingtons, Battle Roy)
8. Take From Me (prod. Mr. Porter)
9. Loud Noises (feat. Slaughterhouse prod. Mr. Porter)

Big ups to the double R.

Bad Meets Evil (Eminem + Royce Da 5'9) – "Hell: The Sequel" Cover Art

Pizzo — Tue, 17 May 2011 03:26:55 +0000

Cover art for Em and Royce’s long awaited Bad Meets Evil EP, due June 14th.

The Bad Meets Evil EP Is Called…

Pizzo — Wed, 04 May 2011 02:30:37 +0000

Eminem rarely tweets, but let loose the title of his collaborative Bad Meets Evil EP with Royce Da 5’9. The official title will be Hell: The Sequel. The EP is due June 14th, and Mr. Porter, Havoc, DJ Khalil, Bangladesh, and others will produce.