Eminem in Detroit (1999) | Going Back | MTV News

MTV News went to Detroit with Eminem in 1999 to see the city that made Slim Shady, and the house that made the cover of “The Marshall Mathers LP”.
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[@omariwanshinobi9691]

Little Kid: why you move Eminem: I rap now 💀💀💀

[@godzillakaijugkalt3358]

That wasn’t a little kid. She was around 10 to 12 with that height

[@howdyyk1818]

@@godzillakaijugkalt3358 that is still little

[@godzillakaijugkalt3358]

@@howdyyk1818 ...

[@peteryanesmendez7851]

@@godzillakaijugkalt3358 HOW TF IS 12 YEARS OLD NOT LITTLE?

[@godzillakaijugkalt3358]

@@peteryanesmendez7851 Because one year later the will be a teen idiot

[@pepijn6888]

Imagine Eminem knocking on the door of your house and not opening it because you didn't clean

[@cv2594]

Lmao

[@RVeatz]

what a wimp lmfao, i thought the same thing

[@RVeatz]

@@danielasr.1508 what?

[@none-kb1ee]

@@danielasr.1508 What the heII?

[@lukewaters182]

must of been a proper shit hole 🤣

[@davidfilep1106]

“He is a rapper too, his name is Proof.” Right in the feels.

[@akashchetri95]

RIP proof💔

[@jmadz9054]

🔥🔥🔥

[@skipper6-9]

RIP Proof 💔

[@w0lm7b97]

Rip

[@regularmovie9228]

Rip proof

[@richarddecarlo653]

When he said "cuz I rap now" instead of "cuz I'm rich now" when those little kids asked him why he dont live around there no more was perfect answer!!! Very few people have that quick insight to encourage instead of insult. Well done Em!!!

[@Rebwell]

He clearly has a lot of love for children.

[@Alritealritealrite]

age

[@GabrielAvilaLEGENDAS]

and interestingly, Eminem wasn't really "rich" at that time, he appeared on MTV, got a record company advance, but got comfortable financially after "MMLP"

[@rymle]

Really shows how genuine and down to earth he is

[@prototypep4]

@@GabrielAvilaLEGENDAS Still remember the story of him calling up Aftermath to ask if he can buy a rolex. The dude is still humble to this day.

[@unavailableuser2999]

There was a time Eminem could do interviews in parking lots with no security and drive himself around with an MTV reporter, un-harassed.

[@atlbraves1983]

So that statement could apply to every celebrity

[@fyoutube2294]

@@atlbraves1983 unless you parents were famous beforehand.

[@sebcubille]

@@atlbraves1983 not necessarily, em in particular had someone break into his house last year

[@australium7374]

To everyone who is unaware: eminem at the time of this interview had just released his first album or his first song this interview isn’t definitive, eminem was popular in America but not worldwide yet, and Eminem could walk around the city he grew up in with not that much trouble, it was only until the marshal mathers days that it was becoming dangerous to go in his city

[@mizzoupatriot8814]

Pre cloned Eminem. This Eminem is the real one.

[@Maj0ra]

The interviewer was super cool, he just gave him space to talk and just sort of hung out with him and wasn't condescending, I loved it.

[@JAW242]

Yea, Kurt Loder. Super intelligent guy. I’m surprised he was out in the filed interviewing cause he was normally the news guy.

[@jcollado1215]

Kurt loder one of the best reporter’s

[@redeadbone9007]

That's the 90s for you...

[@GHOST-su8wv]

Interviewers back then we’re so chill watch the Tupac mtv interview

[@Zrillamarion]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKrJoImdncmlh8U

[@CuriousPug12]

He's truly the definition of "started from the bottom and now he's there up at the top"

[@J.Dogg1101]

Man considering Em’s situation as a kid, and the fact that he had absolutely nothing really negative at all to say about his childhood/ childhood home, dudes earned massive respect

[@strongislandx]

hopefully you are talking about just this interview because obviously a lot of his first songs were all about his negative childhood, home and family life

[@monsterhunter445]

He is just trying to keep it G and also positive. Best not to talk traumas on the phone

[@simplysarah0310]

@@monsterhunter445Cuz he raps about his pain.

[@cigareteking1882]

You can tell he was thinking a lot of negative things like when he was saying how the bird thing was always empty but he's on an interview he doesn't want to be all negative and sappy and doesn't want to talk about that stuff and expose it I do the same thing A lot of people do the people who always act so depressed and think being ghetto is cool or something usually haven't really been through stuff

[@frankie2276]

“Why you move?” “Cuz I Rap now.” “Oh.”

[@cade.s]

Thier reactions💀

[@Nnoo1987]

so sad

[@stuntbounce]

Typical kid reaction when the answer goes above their heads 😂

[@landocommando1848]

Hood shit lmao

[@francoismartineau2519]

@@stuntbounce sounds like a clear answer to me. I'd say the same

[@ijustme7268]

I hope the family who live at Eminem’s old house, realize that their house is part of the history of hip hop .

[@Dezzyyx]

Well the house is gone now, it was destroyed by a fire

[@scottiepaterson192]

its the abandoned house on the cover of mmlp2

[@bobbymariani2839]

It's the cover of the Marshall Mathers 1&2

[@maedehghasemesfahani3129]

no one lives there it burned

[@413.]

Its an empty lot now

[@Moomoo0013]

Wow. He's insanely attractive on all levels: intellectually captivating, direct and just damn FINE 😍

[@marcotonsi536]

By the time he made the interview he couldn't even imagine that he's life was about to change from the bottom to the top of the world. what a legend!!

[@therothschild5837]

When eminem comes in to your house you become the guest...

[@King-Nova]

Cringe

[@MrFriendlyCsgoContent]

Well he better be a curtious host

[@Biiizytrips]

No i become home owner and gun owner 😆

[@therothschild5837]

@@Biiizytrips Only if you have time to think...

[@noeleon4341]

@@King-Nova says dude who posts shitty black ops 2 videos

[@fionnmaccumhaillsmammy296]

He’s a nice, decent guy. He did a great job of raising himself.

[@TMane999]

Facts

[@kungfuwingr]

man was born grown and grew down

[@Fuzion180]

So true, he's genuinely being respectful and open, talkative. Class act, and a fucking beast on the mic.

[@Larry-xf3qt]

No look at him now

[@debbiedittbrenner7129]

It's not a war, that's good

[@unknownalien3837]

the love and respect he's showing for those kids at the beginning, and the awe they show towards him, is just fantastic to see. They all appreciate each other

[@danbutler7685]

Runyon Ave that my auntie hood Osborn high that record store on 7mile Hoover

[@mike9795]

Eminem and Tupac are two of the best writers ever, very different styles but both have amazing ability to tell a story. I would have loved to hear them together

[@alphonser272]

I think Eminem did a remix of one of pacs songs on one of his albums or eps that released after he died

[@CTF1998]

@@alphonser272 Loyal to the Game and did Runnin/Ghost/One Day at a Time on the Resurrection album

[@atravelingman2925]

Little known fact Eminem actually owns the rights to Tupac's music Tupac's mother sold the rights to em because she said that em was the most deserving to own the rights

[@strongislandx]

@@atravelingman2925 Its a little known fact because its not true, haha thats a really nice story though, that you made up. That may be the reason why Afeni Shakur asked Eminem to produce 4 songs on Tupacs album Resurrection. But Death Row Records owned the albums that Tupac did under their label and unreleased music, they sold it to Entertainment One in 2006 and then they sold it to MNRK Music Group who still own the rights to the music released under Death Row, but all that is still being fought over . Snoop just bought Death Row but it doesnt include Tupacs music and Dr. Dre's The Chronic album. Tupacs Mom Afeni sued Entertainment One and Death Row and won and they were ordered to pay a lot of royalties to her and she got owner ship of all music released after Tupac died. his estate is really confusing. But Eminem certainly doesnt own it. And most royalties go back to Afeni Shakurs estate that she setup. And also all streaming royalties go back to Tupac and his mothers estate because when this was all being fought over, streaming music didnt exist. So basically the Shakur estate profits the most from the music but some early albums are still owned by whoever originally bought Death Row, but its in constant negotiation and litigation and Snoop says he has a good relationship with the Shakur estate and hopes to bring Pac's music back to death row. Its not really a cut and dry thing like 1 person owns it all. its confusing because there is music produced when he was alive, music released after his death. Royalties involved, streaming rights involved. made even more confusing by Suge being in Jail and Death Row being sold multiple times and possible the selling of Death Row might not have included everything each sale. You could probably negotiate to sell your label but keep some masters. Which is why Snoop owns Death Row but not Tupacs music. So confusing, even more so also because Tupacs mom is also dead now. Tupacs estate also owns his image and likeness for commercial purposes which is different than his music, I guess like movies made about him and merch

[@valdawntawia]

And they are the realest

[@nickwilsonxc]

When Eminem knocks on your door, you let him in.

[@havardnss3895]

When em comes on a visit, you’re the guest

[@billyjones4388]

Haha at least open the door

[@aurangzebaziz6848]

LoooooL

[@cyrilleyong9615]

When Eminem knocks on your door, that door is his. So is the room and house and everything in it.

[@Jox9n]

@@havardnss3895 Shut up, thats Zlatan's thing.

[@namiastka]

but look how polite he is! and patient with the kids, wow

[@adamnowak7538]

At that time he was already father so ...

[@namiastka]

@@adamnowak7538 Yeah, well, I guess it's safe to say we all know some dads who are everything but polite and kind

[@rosie5162]

namiastka he’s like that ppl just don’t realize

[@PoPMichalpl9]

Polka tutaj?😄

[@PoPMichalpl9]

@@rosie5162 Yeah his music is violent; back then it was super violent but he always tried to tell people to learn to separate music from entertainment. In his lyrics he might be a crazy ass psycho who kills his wife and does all kinds of weird shit but IRL he's always been a normal, chill, humble, polite and just an overall nice dude.

[@thatonedude1003]

This is golden. As “hard” as he comes off most times, you can sense that he is a sensitive soul deep within. So glad he made it!!

[@jordangann7438]

That was sweet how he answered all those questions by the kids.

[@JM-hl7zz]

Imagine Eminem randomly knocks on your door, and wants to come inside. Man I wish.

[@Alonso-te7id]

@@stunt94u haha I understood that reference

[@forgivengamer8381]

I didn’t know Joseph Stalin was a big fan of Eminem

[@nikolanimoskvin3880]

@@forgivengamer8381 lololol

[@Kinobambino]

Why

[@mellamar2296]

Lol

[@T5_]

"One of my long time friends, DeShaun Holton. He's a rapper too. His name's Proof." Damn man ... RIP Proof!

[@Homa1000000]

RIP

[@ihateallthethings2683]

RIP to the legend

[@deanazcoolzi4382]

That was awhile back. Damn time flies

[@theRhinsRanger]

Yeah man, i rewound that part

[@ghostchilli8022]

As soon as he said DeShaun I was like, Proof, RIP man 🙏🏻

[@NASICMEDIA]

❤ I love the way he humbled himself to answer the kids. It's like the kids really missed him ❤

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

My favourite part of this interview is him talking to those kids and signing autographs.

[@user-fk7dx1sk2l]

H es so sweet❤❤❤❤🎉😊

[@rebeccarausch3741]

4:18 It's clear by this time, during the ride over to the house, that the reason he is successful is because he never gave up on himself. With just flyers, he self-promoted himself. He was a self-marketer. It's not surprising he made it to be the rap superstar he is now. He may have a lot of flaws, but he stuck to his goals, and when no one believed in him, he believed in himself. Whether he painted shirts, or was in a talent contest, he handed out flyers. I don't know the last time I ever saw a flyer promoting a band. Now it's people buying KZbin ads. There are no people on the ground interfacing, there are no flyers. He clawed his way up the ranks, he did.

[@harissos7]

"one of my long time friends, he's a rapper too. His name's Proof" Them fuckin' chills bro for real. R.I.P Big Proof.

[@VoiceOverDonny]

insanity that’s what hit me the most, the world didn’t even know proof yet at that point but they for damn sure will very soon!

[@harissos7]

@@VoiceOverDonny bro proof was kinda small in numbers in comparison to Em, but still he was so good at rapping people have to acknowledge this. Proof taught Eminem how to freestyle.

[@harissos7]

When Proof died, some parts of Eminem's heart died too, and we can see that in his music. He is not the same after Proof got shot.

[@marquisderouen8398]

OG BIG PROOF 😢🙏

[@robinsharkey6658]

D12!!

[@willknox7273]

So let me get this straight... not only did I see Eminem smile in an interview, but I saw him smile multiple times?

[@drippinnglory7530]

Proof was still around, we really stopped seeing him smile after proofs death/d12 breakup

[@chrissygizmo6057]

He made Maria Carey & Rihanna smile multiple times too from what I understand 😊

[@Ayaforshort]

Before Proof died he used to smile and goof around more. Proof broke him. For real, his daddy left him, his mom had issues( had to steal the cigarettes so he could keep $2 dollars for lunch money?like wtf) and wasn't really there for him, his Uncle/Friend Ronny died when they were both 19. He was in and out of a relationship with Kim(getting divorced married and divorced again.) When Proof died all he really had left was his kids. Especially his daughter Hailie. His little brother Nate that he adopted was grown, he adopted Whitney(Kim's daughter) and Lainey. So I think he knew he had to stay present in this world for them. But Em has been through so much trauma in life there was a time when he almost took his own life. Now I think he just refuses to smile more as a joke(people expect a villain) and to look tough too. But for a while, before he healed.... 😔 He's also introverted as fuck, he is hungry for the respect and to be appreciated by millions, but he hates being famous and likes to keep to himself.

[@treverloyaltyanderson6501]

Yup after proof died he was just not the same

[@zoeoe26]

timestamps?

[@iwillnevergetone5]

i never thought about how both Em & The White Stripes were both running around Detroit pushing their existing records in the late 90s at the same time, both units to soon become international stars and the face of their respective scenes

[@fairyxox6182]

He looks like someone I'd wanna share a big long hug with. Nothing sexualised, just the intimacy of emotions within physical contact. May he reign infinitely.

[@superwoman7038]

Stop lying. You know you wanna ride his big long disco stick.

[@fairyxox6182]

@@superwoman7038 cool it that can happen after

[@Coeur_24]

@@superwoman7038 I'm screaming 😭😭😭 you're so funny who tells you he has a big dick have you ever seen him?

[@fairyxox6182]

@@ButtPlugPacifier yo i forgot this comment. Ew 10 months ago. Rebuttal; your username

[@user-mi3mt2di2i]

Sexualized for me thank you

[@bobbysmitty1628]

That is not Eminem, that is Slim Shady. Legend.

[@hridaymehta5782]

Nah, that's Marshall Mathers. Eminem is the rapper, Slim Shady is the persona, Marshall is the person

[@jimpadgett8233]

@@hridaymehta5782 yeah mainly. I see it as Eminem's the rapper, Shady is the Diss-God who goes off to show he's still around and Marshall is the man.

[@bobbysmitty1628]

@@hridaymehta5782 These are the years where he was the most controversial. "God sent me to piss the world off". Remember? We can refer to him today as Eminem or simply Marshall. But back in those days he was "Hi ! My Name Is …. Slim Shady !"

[@albintireana5567]

Deplorable Cat his aka slim shady

[@calvincoolidge6306]

no way

[@laccless]

Back when MTV wasn’t wack

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

when mtv, was.. mtv!

[@laccless]

@@s1dew1nd3r4 yeah now iss juss ProgressiveTV

[@MrBigdjc]

@@laccless Its just ridiculousness

[@danielaschwarz1971]

Back in those days...Greetings from Germany✌

[@laccless]

@@danielaschwarz1971 where dat

[@simoncurran6276]

"I don't want life to get much better, I won't have anything to rap about if it does" and in more recent interviews he talks about how hard it is to say something he hasn't already

[@samcoon2005]

i love his laid back personality

[@rafiqrashad392]

''They tried to shut me down on MTV but it feels so empty without me ' Eminem

[@johnyrollerr2479]

"MTV was so friendly to me, can't wait 'till Kim sees me"

[@greggonzales8]

How did that happen??? Are you a singer??

[@VorcanineNation2014]

@Phaze 254 Good job on ruining the damn vibe yo.

[@justingadowski9419]

@The Art of Alcohol woosh

[@Glixity]

*slim shady

[@nothingtoseehere177]

The 90's really were a special time!

[@nobodysreview6137]

Right b4 all this internet crap, the internet is great for fun stuff but was kinda rad how back then, no phones or trolls like now.

[@nobodysreview6137]

@johnny walker Technicly, Dougie Houser used to type an that was email i think but way b4 normalbpeople had internet. There was real internet in late 90s but no smart phones an social media an most people didnt have it. But yes, your right, i meant no internet as in nobody was using it. Like, your friends and stuff

[@nothingtoseehere177]

@johnny walker yeah but nobody was aloud to use the phone and a 1kb image took 20 minutes to download hahhaa

[@australium7374]

when the internet had those small chat rooms, and was more primitive, that’s what made the 90s good, and separated from the 2000s and 80s, not too primitive, but nicely done

[@hsd287]

Actually technology had just started coming in the 90s like the first playstation released in the 90s and at that time it was a total breakthrough 🥰👌🏻

[@TamaraInTanzania]

Everytime I hear him talk I listen for the rhymes

[@yogi2983]

Love the ending. Everything they said at the end actually happened. Em really has nothing much to talk about.

[@treyd1400]

This the comment I was looking for rs

[@Sjsjsjsjsj1616]

“Do u have a lot of warm memories in your old house” “Yeah lots of fun stuff”😂😂😂

[@an8735]

sad

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

the M'meister

[@1MCElias]

@@bradford_shaun_murray ?

[@hsbmk]

Wait! I'll let you know when mmlp drops..

[@Biiizytrips]

lot's of fun stuff like child abuse and parental neglect and molestation to your flesh and blood not including drugs in your food and alcohol around the kids, lots of fun stuff

[@moiseshuitron2548]

Eminem the only rapper in the world who actually uses his blinkers

[@999tsukuyomi]

he knows he to drive properly haha

[@Icutmetal]

Certainly the only one in Detroit.

[@juilescieg]

i was so proud at that moment. xD

[@SuperJ213]

Will Smith does, too. He did a whole song about it...

[@user-fk7dx1sk2l]

😂😂😂😂😂😇💞💞💞💞💞💞🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷❤❤❤❤❤😊😅😂

[@safwannibraz]

“Yeah life is definitely better now, but I don’t want it to get much matter , so I won’t have anything to rap about if it does.” These words really hitting hard still now. That’s what the real rapper mentality.

[@margaretwilkins8654]

He is very loyal to the people of Michigan. Some of my relatives have seen him out shopping ....no security. Lots of respect for this young man

[@Aruesx]

How was you family back then? Em: it was ok Me after watching 8 mile: O_O

[@dickmccarthy9496]

@@SlimShady-sw2ld Yeah i was about to comment same. :)

[@TurtleHermitBloopers]

@@Ronnie-Jones thanks

[@Ronnie-Jones]

@@TurtleHermitBloopers welcome.... Best Regards

[@elvine2149]

@@SlimShady-sw2ld Eminem mentioned it in this song "criminal"

[@SlimShady-sw2ld]

elvine214 mentioned what? Eminem hadn’t made 8mile before criminal came out

[@lizfoster2794]

"Now that I look back on it, I kinda miss it." Isn't that the truth. It's amazing how time can make you feel about certain times in your life.

[@truck_it_23]

Time flies. The older I get I'm like damn, a year feel like nothin. Circle of life.

[@sirrz1267]

@@truck_it_23 Thats because you dont do anything in your life and 0 routines.

[@truck_it_23]

@@sirrz1267 I work 70 hours a week and feed my family. Life is a routine

[@fifthchild8265]

The most simple things and simple times will forever be the happiest times of our lives 🙏

[@RapFanatic4ever]

You appreciate things more as you get older .

[@AstridrLove]

What makes people from Detroit different? Eminem loves Detroit. Thank you! Detroit needs so much more love.

[@vivivi_o]

He was so happy and chill. Can't imagine it was 23 years ago! I wonder if he sometimes drives alone around his old neighborhood. This vibe of the 90/00's America... I'm from Europe and it was always my dream living there.

[@bryntookool]

I like that when he knocked he didn’t say “it’s Eminem” he knocked and just talked like a normal dude

[@erievhs]

I thought i was the only one, you can tell he has no ego but he low key misses the old days

[@Made_In_Heaven88]

Actually he did it's just cut out of here for some reason in old clips of this same interview he said "my name is Slim Shady I used to live in this house" I can see why they wouldn't let him in after that lol

[@Official_Luther]

Made_In_Heaven88 “I’m brain dead like Jim Brady, I have a few things to get , get out”

[@GMByteJavaTM]

I don't think he just randomly came up to that door and said "Hey, can I go take a look at your backyard" and they just let him in. It must have been discussed, just never shown.

[@linaulnes8821]

Yes. One of the reasons I like this dude, he dosent act like a lot of the rappers do in interviews. He is just his honest aspie self. And great sense of humor. If he said slim shady as an introduction thats funny 😅

[@richtexas4431]

The Eminem of today seems like a whole different person to this guy

[@denmarksoul1184]

People change but not all do. Content changes but not all does.

[@yackub3889]

I miss the blonde hair

[@kierad479]

I think everything changed when his friend died

[@kingofshadows1041]

Eminem is supposed to be dead and a permanent clone who needs a new clone body every 6 months a year! Says Donald Marshall who attends the cloning centers! RESEARCH DONALD MARSHALL PROBOARD FORUMS TOO READ AND UNDERSTAND HIS INFO!

[@conejosilencioso5090]

Nah, really? And you notice that without help? Wow, you're a genius..

[@juicegoose2311]

Eminem suffered through so much trauma. im happy he made it out

[@queenmadison2743]

When she asked why he moved, you can tell he wanted to say something deeper but came up with, I rap now.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

That house is so Detroit.... makes me miss it.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Dem Ones there Detroit, Warren, even Livonia, the single story light colored brick houses with the front porches that have the white iron columns under a cloudless sky surrounded by leafless tress always makes me think of south East Michigan.

[@hondurasallday123]

Nasty

[@psychodelicrelicultraviole5074]

@@TenThumbsProductions my family came from ye old Warrendale

[@dangalvan2716]

I would have deffinelty let Marshall in

[@Guttlegob]

Why do American houses look like a big bad wolf can come and blow it down. Not surprised it's not there anymore

[@alexanderswander8176]

It’s hard to believe this was 1999. Look at the camera quality.

[@trealbarz]

Dude the 80’s has great camera quality. Just watch a movie from that time. I admit TV’s weren’t great at all, but watch a old movie on a new tv with no remastering and see. Today’s camera quality is fucking better than the best pair of eyes out there lmao but

[@donbeck8835]

Eminem didn't really age that much either

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

1999 isn't like 70 years ago lol

[@theamazingone5217]

Before, cameras didn't have fixed resolutions, cause the videos were stored in film (the tape/roll thing). Being stored in a physical and not digital medium makes them able to be rescanned at higher resolutions than the ones available at the time.

[@STEPOFFBITCHH]

MTV budget

[@platinumstar8]

For perspective, Kurt Loder was 54 years old at the time of this interview. He's such a Rock Journalist!🔥✨️

[@martybernshow7023]

March 14th, 1999. Later in the afternoon he did a private session for 25 fans who won a 105.1 FM radio station contest. Then at 2pm he had a fan meet and greet in Roseville, MI.

[@martybernshow7023]

The "Record Time" music store in Roseville to be exact

[@Dravito94]

90s seemed so laid back, damn. Oh, damn, thanks for all the likes guys.

[@delrosario7453]

It was before social media and smartphones, olden times😂 very special 🥰

[@yairrazo2870]

@@delrosario7453 yet your using your phone to go on social media to type out something against phones and social media

[@delrosario7453]

@@yairrazo2870 yes I am. I assume you are too so it seems we don't have anything against smartphones. I'm sure you know memories have sentimental value therefore anyone from any generation can call their childhood the good old days. And just because I regard my early memories as precious doesn't mean you can't do the same even if it was different in every way. I'm not saying the olden days were better. And there's advantages to both adapting to modern technology and valuing ancient traditions, you can use context to do both without judgements or having to choose between the 2.

[@GolbezaDK]

This was in the early 2000s. Eminem didn't pop til like 2002.

[@devontepowell2255]

@@GolbezaDK Huh... the song my name is blew up in 1999 he was a superstar when that song dropped 💀

[@userhtu1818]

when eminem talks normally it sounds like he's rapping lol

[@perhaps7842]

Especially when he was talking about rap battling lol

[@Dexalium]

huh? it dont tho?

[@romanatwood3500]

Damn😭

[@b_ail1999]

Not really.

[@jessehachem2779]

We hear what we wanna hear

[@naomiswisher6816]

0:24 his "right over there" was so gentle like what?? kinda wholesome imo

[@michaelgoronsky]

Em almost seemed at peak hunger here. I could be wrong because I wasn't alive yet but I'm basing it off the energy.

[@cccbeats_]

For sure. This is literally the best version of Slim Shady. The look and the way he used to talk.

[@joeymoehlenkamp1097]

Eminem is like a story teller you can feel his energy

[@shutdown8947]

Bro, that is Deep!

[@fairyxox6182]

Yes i can 🥺✨ true true

[@KolbyGarrett]

Damn this guy has a dope personality hope he gets famous one day.

[@KolbyGarrett]

Thinking Clearly Grab the nearest dictionary look up the word SARCASM I think you’ll find it in the S section

[@xdtony650]

Thinking Clearly I think you’re the slow one for thinking he was serious 😂 it’s clearly a joke/ sarcasm

[@Etikal]

i think thinking clearly trolled your troll

[@thinkingclearly1671]

@@Etikal 😂

[@thinkingclearly1671]

@@KolbyGarrett lol!

[@Drew_The_Foo_209]

Paul Rosenberg is a solid guy. He's been by ems side since the beginning, thru all the ups and downs. I know he was just doing his "job", but more importantly, he's being a friend.

[@salwanfaqih4581]

Wow he's actually chill

[@d.wil2x]

The kids reactions when he said he was from the same block as them > 💪🏽 Inspiration fr

[@Dthejewl]

Even tho he really wasn’t lol

[@albertofava865]

@@Dthejewl yeah but from a place near them so it's pretty much the same

[@BlackHippy313]

@@albertofava865 no it's not

[@thesweetestbear]

@@BlackHippy313 you from detroit? cuz i am. its all basically the same shit

[@nyosrevenge7332]

The Late 90s Early 2000s Were Different Times

[@TheAce232008]

Much better

[@kenroycherrington148]

@@TheAce232008 TRUE!!

[@crashpal]

Then everything changed after 9/11 2001

[@hazzardgr712]

@@TheAce232008 cap

[@Shinoda.20]

@@crashpal America killed their people?

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

Hope those kids still have those autographs because he is a rock and roll hall of fame icon now 👏🏾❤️👏🏾

[@lilkim3443]

I love how he talks. 😍

[@brendaniebel1355]

Tried being black. 😢

[@gonzalovazquezavila535]

I love how he couldn't even get into his old house! These types of interviews had a lot of unknowns, and weren't too tightly scripted

[@kirbykillsincels7468]

Ikr nowadays every form of media has some sort of fakeness in it.

[@jasonmatthew8650]

Why wouldn’t they have called ahead lol

[@seksi.superstar]

I would like to c it inside so I don't really love it cuz we never have seen it and i think we never will

[@goodname6845]

The way he acts so nice to everyone yet sound so aggressive in his voice

[@gingerjackson7811]

Best rapper ever..I like him alot he is very humble.

[@xShesTheGranddaughter]

The same street Eminem did this interview @, a lot of Detroit rappers got popular there.📖

[@anfrac3700]

That’s some crispy camera quality for a 1999 hand recorder...

[@thegougy]

Digital8 was pretty good and available even for amateurs back then (have no idea what MTV used for such hots)

[@OldSchoolDudeGaming]

It's not a hand recorder lol. It's the same type of camera reality shows like cops/ news used. This is also a reupload and MTV probably has the original tape.

[@RussellMediaTV]

It wasn’t a hand recorder, Dvcam, betacam sp, we had different formats in 1999 included mini DV. I think this would have been shot on either a Sony DXC d35 with a wide angle broadcast lens or a smaller camcorder with wider lenses

[@felixf4378]

They had good professional cameras back then. It's just that we rarely get a good quality file. We usually get the low quality file made for the tv broadcast.

[@scuffediceposeidon9178]

Full HD was around way before 1999

[@xlross739]

Em: "I used to rap fast" Us in 2020: "Now you rap even faster... "

[@alexyancy6018]

"Cuz i rap now" and that smile on his face. Must've been a huge relief for him at that time. He got signed, made money and was finally able to go wherever he wanted or do whatever he liked. He was finally free , at least in a financial way

[@godislovelife3883]

I love his personality he is truly one of a kind

[@MrPotatis]

Old Eminem literally made fun of new Eminem

[@GavinBryce]

No he didnt but I'd love to know why you think that

[@MrPotatis]

Gavin Bryce cuz he said that in the past he rapped fast without meaning which many critique him for today (for example in Godzilla’s last verse ) and he jokingly said he’ll write love songs if his life gets better (so many examples like love the way you lie, normal, river, need me , in too deep etc)

[@ants1287]

@@MrPotatis let me remind you that he's been sober and got much more mature. He can't be rapping about raping lesbians, calling his mom a slut, killing Kim or walking a dead rottweiler with his head chopped off. However, if you really pay attention to the schemes, you can clearly see his rhyming and overall lyrical ability develop and evolve to a much more complicated and complex form. So appreciate it for what it is.

[@cjstats1514]

@@MrPotatis That last verse was fast. But def had meaning, and bars. Go back and read the lyrics.

[@bonefree1368]

@@MrPotatis but rapping fast doesn't mean u ain't saying anything, read the damn lyrics bro, he actually say stuff, it's not just blablablabla

[@tomtali]

Legendary! he was so chill re-visiting his old neighbourhood, bet he had some crazy memories on that block too.

[@gibby9835]

Yea staring with mommy

[@tylerstepp2841]

Punisher Mortis huh tf

[@jalyssacaldwell5857]

When the interviewer asked about his family living in the house he sounded like he was about to cry. Idk if it was cold and he was sniffing but you could tell he thought about some not to happy things.

[@Lysergic_]

@@gibby9835 lmao I get it edit: the funniest part is that apparently nobody else got it since you got 0 likes and the other dude has 6. I guess thats a good thing?

[@lebronjuicyjamez3027]

1000th like

[@KpopIsDead69]

"life is definitely better now.. i dont want it to get much better.. i wont have anything to rap about if it does" he predicted his own future.. his last good album was the eminem show lol

[@thetrashycan]

End of this interview basically predicts the type of music he makes now lol

[@sam_uk9772]

7:44 ' i don't want it to get much better, cos i won't have anything to rap about' Oh boy you just wait

[@cookiemonster1787]

i love how well if it does the love songs. tbh i wonder how it would sound or be

[@aikogiron3449]

Soon enough around 2018 you will destroy mumble rappers on an album that is unannounced.

[@nickcojocar3298]

Cookie Monster he’s made plenty of love songs

[@freenemo5122]

@@nickcojocar3298 yea, like, kim or love you more, how lovely they where...

[@JackNotJacks]

Aiko Giron Another person that thinks they know what mumble rap is. Oh please, Eminem didn’t even touch this generation of rap, that album left no mark. Also the album was bad, sure he had lyricism, but his flow was choppy and had a bad vocal. Rappers these days don’t mumble, only a few do like Playboi Carti. Plus this era of rap is better, it comes out in different types of rap, which makes it better for fans. I can hear all words these rappers these days except Carti clearly. Just because your lyrical that doesn’t mean your shit is good, like Joyner Lucas, if you don’t have the flow then your career will blow. Eminem hasn’t had a actual good song since the early 2000’s, when he had a better flow.

[@Area-5l]

4:09 I thought he was gonna say “can I have your attention please!?”

[@chasefin2369]

made my day lmao

[@funky4104]

haha i had the same think :))

[@hijack69]

Lmao

[@metalhd7277]

May the real slim shady please come in

[@DavidAlonzo0621]

Hahaahha me too

[@techjuana]

Eminem is the realest person I have ever seen on any public media

[@shesarockstudios]

Eminem was and still is the most legendary artist ever up there with michael jaxin and the beetles

[@rapdied2023]

Your comment makes me wanna delete myself

[@Lol73826]

Bro just imagine living in eminems old house that shit would be lit

[@robertpawelek]

It was lit...on fire..literally.. And now likely bulldozed and a wide open space like a good portion of the city...

[@gtaylor1564]

That house sold for 500 dollars a few years back

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

@@robertpawelek why is most of the city bulldozed into a wide open space, whats that all about!? (from the uk)

[@jackswanson8326]

@@s1dew1nd3r4 population decreased. Most people migrated to the suburbs and other cities.

[@misakiyoshida]

@@s1dew1nd3r4 Old, abandoned houses are often burned down purposely in order to collect insurance money in Detroit. The city doesn't rebuild them, so they just bulldoze the shit and leave it as a dirt plot.

[@aidankeville8379]

Imagine Eminem showing up at your house

[@joannpizzo6939]

Lol

[@joannpizzo6939]

Hed have to wright a wrap about scareing my farther because my dad is a pain in my ass 💞 but my mom keeps pissen me off. I want to clean my closet .....

[@joannpizzo6939]

Still the fattest in the streets i know u havent heard of me so much they get tired of me

[@joannpizzo6939]

U better have a poster sent to me in the kitchen. Lol.

[@LeechWoman]

i'd be like "Who?" and close the door. Can't stand rap. Video was recommended to me.

[@joysboy6588]

🇬🇧I'm not really into hip-hop/rap music. But I know two things. I've visited Detroit (1991), so long before the world had heard of Eminem. Never forget my aunt (I shit you not, proudly) driving me (& my sister) down 8 mile. The other is that because I visted and stayed in a non tourist area, I have mad respect for Eminem. Please note, I don't even listen to his music. I just have mad respect for him because of that visit. even though I was only a kid @ the time.and shielded from any negativity, Detroit is one tough no nonsense City underpinned by Cars, Music & boxing. Loads of love and respect for.Detroit from🇬🇧

[@lilkim3443]

I love this video of my baby, Eminem. 🥰🥰

[@J3erryOGG]

His life became exactly what he said at the end, rapping fast, life gets better, damn.

[@qwaszxe]

Don’t forget the love songs and ballads 😂

[@thomasgiles7795]

I hope em rewatches this interviewer and sees the humor😂

[@secret4354]

No hes not just rapping fast saying nonsense that's what he was talking about. He raps fast sure but he is still lyrically talented and you can clearly hear what hes saying even when he raps fast

[@DeeMulaah]

@@secret4354 You are arguing against a point that nobody here made......

[@doctordrizzay]

Eminem isnt even rapping fast now. He speeds up his verses in the songs.

[@oliviarobinson2716]

He literally is so nice compared to how he raps 💀

[@lachronic7821]

Right lol!!

[@iam-fo3hk]

Its Marshall ya all seeing in this video In rap its shady (monster)

[@goosekevin]

@@iam-fo3hk slim shady is a demon inside Marshall

[@randommusic9866]

Cmon dude time changes, its not his fault that music is going to another direction, you can say whatever u want, but none of singers did good. Its time diffrent time that you may not like, but most does. His talented still and making great music.

[@oliviarobinson2716]

@@randommusic9866 are you talking too me?

[@simphiwebling9092]

i love Em.

[@mitchmitrione8229]

Probably one the best interviews he did. Still will always be the greatest rapper in my book. Career wrecker on the mic.

[@jk-474]

1:07 Em made some crazy accent right there

[@ajaayshharrma]

🤣🤣

[@claudiofunes1380]

Drugs lmao

[@oddtalkwithaubree]

@@claudiofunes1380 yess 😢

[@lavenderloves5592]

IKR 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@jk-474]

@@claudiofunes1380 Like the Vikadin pill on the Slim Shady LP CD 🤣🤣

[@illcraftmusic]

I think people forget to appreciate how humble this man is, he always keeps a level head despite him being in my humble opinion the best rapper but he always showing love to his city and those who inspired him or those he respects. For an example depsite him making rap god he never went around saying he was the "god of rap" the people said that for him and thats a aswome to hear that a person that humble can have the fan's be his shild and armor, its really cool to see. That is just an one of many cases where he is humble bad respect to EMINEM I wouldn't be who I am today without his guidence through his music and that's just real talk.....

[@kegi]

@Darth Maul it became such a thing, not necessarily made for that reason

[@moonyedits515]

thats why he my model tho

[@prodkwop]

You only think he’s the best because he’s White you racist

[@deanazcoolzi4382]

Besides him on meth yeah he was good

[@rainwarrior4462]

thank you for being humble Em.. you are so gifted and loved by so many...and a true star.....

[@jayy-4d511]

Him answering the kids questions was pretty sweet lol

[@robingrunding5485]

Such a chilled person he is, especially what happened in his youth, he had a rough and hard time, but he just made it and we all appreciate it, thank you Eminem for bringing us soo many awesome tracks 😊

[@SilverCali11]

Man oh man. I remember watching this on MTV back in 1999. I was 9 years old. MTV & TRL was everything. Eminem was just about to take over the world. It is now New Years Eve. 2020 was trash. Bright side was Eminem dropped a album & a deluxe version this year. He is a massive icon. Greatest rapper alive. This was the first time I saw him. Soon after I got my hands on The Slim Shady LP & literally canned my life. I was instantly hooked. Thank you Eminem.

[@6104cday]

I second , third, and forth this ☝️

[@BLINKitONCE]

You the realest fan dawg, since '99 till to this date💪

[@PrimeChosenOne]

I was born in 2000 wish I had seen this on Mtv you lucky

[@Tyler-uo7rf]

I was 14 when this came out

[@rickylaws7766]

I was also 9 and seen this in tv . I was a hip hop head at a young age. Eminem was the one I gravitated too

[@zachmcnamara4376]

"do you have a lot of warm memories about living there?" *Vietnam flashbacks* "..uh, yeah..yeah i do"

[@InfinityHS]

So true . He thought about those struggles and hard nights haha.

[@liltaysucksfack318]

I don't know what that means

[@scouseshamrock2513]

🤣👌🏻

[@tambert3897]

When I heard that I thought "Noooo..."

[@screw766]

Deangelo Bailey

[@katemartin3352]

Good on Em signing autographs for the kidz

[@sassiewalker8576]

See y’all he’s HUMAN….. He’s being humble….😍❤️❤️

[@HELLASOLID]

Look at Eminem now and Papa Doc now - the falcon damn.

[@nozys4309]

@@kingofshadows1041 Did you drop a chromosome? Like what the actual hell are you talking about?

[@kingofshadows1041]

@@nozys4309 your really clueless

[@hajidowski2483]

@@kingofshadows1041 Just to let you know uhh, people age buddy.

[@kingofshadows1041]

@@hajidowski2483 you too

[@vets923]

@@kingofshadows1041 I assume you also believe in MK-Ultra?

[@mariavagianni186]

He's a rapper too. His name's Proof . (7.05) The smile I had on my face.. suddenly fade

[@AmolAmrit]

I felt it.

[@busterkaballero9202]

If you want to see Eminem in the last concert before he stopped making concerts you got it go to Detroit cuz is the only place where he do he’s concerts, like he said he’s Detroit for life

[@zedmouse]

One of the most all time legendary interviews of a celebrity.