I thought this was really cool. Last night, Machine Gun Kelly performed at the famed St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, best known for being immortialized in Eminem's 8 Mile, the hip hop cinematic classic. In this video above, MGK covers the iconic first verse of "Lose Yourself" sitting on the same steps Marshall did growing up with Proof. Then fast forward inside to his performance... where "Shook Ones" dropped and MGK proceeded to rhyme Eminem's entire final battle rap, word for word. It's not the same voice, nor the same flow, but I appreciate and respect MGK's precise and well-intention ode to Eminem on the historic battlegrounds. That's like a young rapper's dream. Awesome.
And the timing is just right... MGK is coming to our town this Sunday and we're giving away a boatload of FREE tickets on our Instagram (@gowherehiphop) tomorrow. Follow us and stay tuned!
For the new October/November edition of VIBE, we see none other than Eminem gracing the cover as part of an exclusive reunion of the cast of 8 Mile, 10 years after its release. (Wow... 10 years ago I remember seeing this as a freshman in high school. Thanks for successfully making me feel old, hah!)
The full cover story can be read here - and it's a must-read for fans of the classic movie. It's a ping pong discussion between Em, Mekhi Phifer (Future), Anthony Mackie (Papa Doc), Omar Benson Miller (Sol), and Evan Jones (Cheddar Bob) that ranges from the chemistry and creative process on set, how Mekhi was initially going to pass on the film, and even a dope tidbit on "Lose Yourself", excerpted below.
I remember doing “Lose Yourself.” I went to the trailer during lunch and laid a scratch from top to bottom, just one take through and then stacked some ad-libs and shit. I was going to come back and re-do it. I actually ended up keeping it. That’s my most vivid memory—that song, and walking around set with a pad of paper. If I didn’t have that, I’d write it on my hand. I was like a little hamster: I’d go from my lunch trailer to the treadmill to run and then jump to the music trailer to make some beats.
