After his manager Kino stated: "I've seen Em sit Dre down like a pupil and coach him on rhymes" on a phone interview, Dr. Eminem secured him a ghostwriting position on Dre's second studio album, 2001. Dre heard one of Royce's mix tapes through Eminem, deciding to sign him to Aftermath Entertainment.
However, Eminem was still featured on Royce's Rock City album, on the title track.ĭr. Limited in time for production, Eminem sent Jay-Z the beat for "Renegade" with approval from Royce. Jay-Z contacted Eminem for a collaboration and beat while the song was being made. " Renegade" was originally a song featuring Eminem recorded for Royce's first studio debut album Rock City (2002), but Royce's verses were later replaced with Jay-Z's for his 2001 album The Blueprint. A year later, the song "Scary Movies" was featured on the soundtrack of the horror comedy parody film Scary Movie. The duo's first work, a 1999 double-single, which was originally recorded in 1998, consisting of " Nuttin' to Do" and "Scary Movies", achieved respectable chart success, peaking at 36 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, while the latter peaked at 63 on the UK Singles Chart. Eminem and Royce da 5'9", became quick friends before Eminem's rise to fame, and collaborated on the track which led to the duo's foundation, "Bad Meets Evil", for Eminem's 1999 major label debut The Slim Shady LP. Official Bad Meets Evil logo Foundation and break up Įminem met Royce da 5'9" in 1997 when Royce was opening for entertainer Usher at the Palladium. On the song " Godzilla" from the same album, Eminem confirms that the duo are still active by rapping ("pack heat, but it's black ink Most recently Royce featured on Eminem's album Music To Be Murdered By (2020) with three songs, "You Gon' Learn", "Yah Yah" and "I Will". Eminem was also featured on Royce's song " Caterpillar" on his album Book of Ryan (2018).
The duo have recently reunited for the song " Not Alike" on Eminem's album Kamikaze (2018). The duo returned in 2014 for the 15-year anniversary album of Shady Records, Shady XV, for "Vegas", and again in 2015 to record two tracks for the boxing film Southpaw, titled "All I Think About" and "Raw". The EP's lead single " Fast Lane" peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the second single " Lighters", featuring Bruno Mars, peaked at number four on the same chart. The album is now eligible for platinum certification in US. After Royce's super-group Slaughterhouse signed to the Eminem-founded record label Shady Records, a reunion of Bad Meets Evil followed with the extended play Hell: The Sequel (2011), which reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The feud ended when Proof, a D12 member and Eminem's best friend, as well as a friend of Royce's, was killed in April 2006. The duo broke up after a feud between Royce and the members of Eminem's group D12. In 1999, the duo released a double non-album single, " Nuttin' to Do" and "Scary Movies" the former peaked at 36 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, while the latter peaked at 63 on the UK Singles Chart and was featured on the soundtrack of the 2000 horror comedy parody film Scary Movie. Their discography consists of one extended play (EP) and four singles. Bad Meets Evil was formed in 1998, thanks to the duo's mutual friend, Proof. Bad Meets Evil is an American hip hop duo composed of Detroit-based rappers Royce da 5'9" (Bad) and Eminem (Evil).
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