Eminem MMLP2 New Album 2013: Zane Lowe Interview Pt. 4 [VIDEO]
The final part of Eminem's four-part interview with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe has been released. The rapper talks about his love for his hometown of Detroit, revisiting his old house for the "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" artwork and touring sober from drugs.
During the 10-minute interview, Zane Lowe brings up the subject of the rapper's hometown, which Eminem makes several shout outs to Detroit, Michigan on his latest record.
"I feel like we've always been the underdog... I've kept that with me. That fighting spirit that Detroit has," says the emcee. "Detroit is so resilient. I feel like people there have this kind of Detroit versus everybody mentality, because the way that people look at us, they always count us out. I know that that attitude is displayed a lot in my music, but I think that that's where it comes from."
Eminem has performed for numerous concerts across the Atlantic and Australia in recent years. Lowe asks the "Rap God" how it was like for him to return to the stage, especially after the detachment from his drug addiction.
"I was so trapped in my own head. I'm often trapped in my head to this day," Em responds. "It was one of those things that was like, 'Fuck man, let me take, this and this and drink this and get through it,' as opposed to just getting out there and being able to connect with the crowd."
The "Monster" rapper also expresses why he feels more comfortable touring now than he did in the past.
"It's definitely a better experience for me now than it was back a few years ago," says Eminem. "I don't think on the 'Relapse' album, that whole album run, I don't think that it was something that I jumped right back into. It was smaller shows here and there. [It] let me get my feet wet again and get my footing back."
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DOM2Afq_sTY
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