Dre and Snoop Dogg were at the forefront of the West Coast hip hop revolution, so to be able to bring them back to LA, where it all began alongside Eminem, Mary J. His songs include “Swimming Pools” and “HUMBLE.” His hits include “The Real Slim Shady” - which was co-written and produced by Dre - as well as “Lose Yourself” and “‘Till I Collapse.”Īnd the 34-year-old Lamar, who was also born in Compton, has already established himself as an all-time great through his thought-provoking songs and clever lyrics. The fast-rapping Eminem, meanwhile, hails from Detroit and has frequently worked with Dre, including signing with the producer’s Aftermath Entertainment label in the late ’90s.
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Snoop Dogg, known for hits such as “Gin and Juice” and “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” and Blige, whose songs include “Real Love” and “Family Affair,” both released their critically beloved debut albums during the early 1990s.īlige, 51, spent much of her childhood in Yonkers before getting her start on the New York music scene. Dre is bringing in deaf stars Warren “Wawa” Snipe and Sean Forbes to interpret the songs in American Sign Language. “The opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime show, and to do it in my own backyard, will be one of the biggest thrills of my career,” said Dre, 56.ĭr. Dre, who rose to fame during the 1980s as an original member of N.W.A., has worked as a collaborator or producer with each of Sunday’s other headliners. This year’s halftime show features multiple generations of influential performers, with Jay-Z and his Roc Nation entertainment company playing a key role in selecting the lineup. Some of that work involved curating DU4LI7Y: Redux, which will be Ez Mil’s final release on Virgin Music.Eminem is among the stars taking the stage. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope, Em can help push Ez to the same heights. Having signed Ez Mil to his label and Dr. And that was it….let’s get to work.”įor the track, the legendary hip-hop artist and the young gun murder the beat with a barrage of multisyllabic rhyme schemes and quippy wordplay that made Shady a legend. Em played me, Ez and I had that feeling…that thing that happens when we both know we’ve found something special. We both agreed it would be a great fit and wanted to work with him immediately.”ĭre adds, “I’m really only interested in working on shit that sounds different from anything else going on out there, and only then if I feel I can really bring something to it. “And it’s even rarer that Dre and I sign something together – but I heard Ez’s music and was like, ‘this is really special” so I took it to Dre. “We’ve never been out there signing a lot of artists, and one of the great things about how we built Shady is how selective we’ve been,” comments Eminem. From there, Ez and Eminem stayed in contact and recorded “Realest,” a certified showcase of rap acrobatics. About a month later, the award-winning rapper heard the song, and Ez Mil drove from Vegas to LA, where he met Dre and Eminem for the first time. Noting the similarities in their percussive flows, Eminem fans quickly picked up on the new release. In February, Ez Mil released the video for his DU4LI7Y single “Up Down” on Virgin Music. In this case, that crowd happened to include Slim Shady himself. Powered by lithe, expressive vocals, dexterous raps and songwriting know-how, Ez Mil’s latest level-up is the product of talent, hard work and keen audience knowledge. The deluxe edition is set for release on August 11 and includes “Realest,” a new single featuring Eminem, who first heard the young rapper’s music online and brought him to Dre, resulting in the co-sign. The singer-songwriter-producer-rapper also revealed the release date for DU4LI7Y: Redux, the forthcoming deluxe edition of his 2022 LP. He joins the likes of 50 Cent as only a few of the artists signed directly to all three labels. LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – Las Vegas native Ez Mil announced his signing to Shady Records/Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records.
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