Eminem talks about his legendary record The Marshall Mathers LP and explains why fans say they “miss the old Eminem.”
Speaking with Sway Calloway in a virtual reality interview, the rapper admitted that he often finds himself chasing his 35-million-sold record The Marshall Mathers. He describes the place the record came from and then admits he cannot replicate that place now.
“Ima keep it 100% honest: I feel like, and I’ve felt like this for a long time – I’ve always been chasing ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’,” Eminem admitted. “Because I know that captured a moment, you know what I’m saying? It’s kind of like a time capsule, when I look back at it. The times that it was back then and the turmoil in my life that was happening.
“S**t was happening so fast and spiralling out of control. I had a lot of rage,” he continued. “When people say they miss the old Eminem, I feel like it’s probably that. You miss the rage. I don’t have the rage anymore that I used to have but I still have the exact same passion. Sometimes it doesn’t always come out the right way, and it’s like: ‘What the f**k is that? Take a pause, man.’
He added: “I don’t know who I’m competing with, but I just wanna be… there’s a lot of great rappers and artists coming up in this generation now. And I’m watching it, and I’m loving it, and the competitive spirit in me wants to keep up with the best of the best.”
