Eminem Jeff bass losing himself.

Red Rum · Feb 22, 2015

Feb 22, 2015
The bass brothers are from my neighborhood which is the same city royce is from

Munch · Feb 22, 2015

Feb 22, 2015
Saw this video on YouTube a while back, Em really needs to get back with the Bass Bros...

Zlitchufdux · Feb 22, 2015

Feb 22, 2015

eddie313 said

I wonder what would happen if Yela forced a couple shots of vodka down Ems throat and locked him in a hot-boxed studio with Jeff Bass for a night what would happen lol
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Well, the vodka would wear off quickly, muchless if a couple of shots even got that dude tipsy, and he would probably sit there and create the same shouty s---, stop and go flow he does now, just on good beats, which technically he would ruin.

Serg · Feb 22, 2015

Feb 22, 2015
I would do anything for the bass bros and em to hookup again

Just one more time, thats all we ask.

slimfat · Feb 23, 2015

Feb 23, 2015
Ive been thinking about it and beside bass brothers not being involved the only other main issue with todays eminem is that he doesnt have anyone with talent who is there to say no to him.He used to be surouned by some of the greatest hip hop artists of all time(and he had something to prove/to learn from).The last decent artist who said no to his crazyness? what happened to him? got droped from aftermath(bishop lamont saying crack a bottle is crap).Dr dre also used to give a huge f--- because his credibility was depending on eminem success(look at the behind the scene video s---t of his first 3 albums) Dr dre was always around the video s---t. Now we can all safely say that dr dre doesnt give a single f--- about eminem(which is understandable also).

Hes now only surrounded by YES men who have no other choice but to agree with every commercial stupidity hes doing hoping to get a small % of that gold and get out of their miserable life(which is understandable).
who knows? maybe the bass brothers told eminem they didnt dig relapse at all? they were involved with the production of relapse, they must have heard the cd before the release.if u look at the production credit of relapse,yes bass brothers produced beautiful but they also co-wrote some other songs on relapse. EMinem went probably to cry to luis resto or some of d-12 members about how bass brothers are douche that dont understand music and they told him to just dont work with them anymore.

I just dont believe the story of eminem staying far away from them after being sober.He was with them in 08(while he was already sober for 1 year). SOmething else happened.

eddie313 · Feb 23, 2015

Feb 23, 2015

slimfat said

SOmething else happened.
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Mikey · Feb 23, 2015

Feb 23, 2015
A very good interview with Jeff Bass back when MMLP2 was released
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.26157/title.jeff-bass-explains-estranged-eminem-relationship

Eminem's former songwriting partner and producer Jeff Bass talks about working with Eminem and why they are estranged.

Jeff Bass, a former producer and songwriting partner with Eminem, recently spoke about how their relationship has changed since their last collaboration on 2009's Relapse.

"I still love him and everything and I'm sure he still loves me," said Bass, who with his brother Mark is collectively known as The Bass Brothers, the production and songwriting duo who worked extensively with Eminem on his first few releases, during an interview with grantland.com. "But we don't communicate like we used to. He told me he had to experiment with other writers, other producers. It was very fair. All artists probably do that. We could only have our vision of what he should be. Life happened. Life just moves on. It's not like he said, 'Jump! You’re fired.' It was just, 'I'm gonna go in a different direction.' 'Cool, I wish you the best of luck.' I can guarantee that we could sit down today and write a song, and we could still put something out that the fans would love. And maybe someday that'll happen."

During the interview, Bass also spoke about what he saw in Eminem's music when they first met, prior to Em's fame.

"When Marshall came into the picture, I wasn't quite sure about his ability because I couldn't understand what he was saying," Bass said. "He was triple-timing, spitting rhymes. I was just trying to comprehend him. Then I started writing tracks for him. And it became apparent that he was amazing."

Bass also said he and his brother coached Eminem through compositions.

"In between Infinite [Eminem's independently released first album] and The Slim Shady EP, we figured out how to communicate with him," Bass said. "Because he doesn’t come from a musical background. We had to figure out a way emotionally to get through to him. So how I approached it is, any song that had a happy feel we’d call a happy tune. Angry, sad, violent — we’d use adjectives to get through to him. So that he could write the type of lyrics that’d go with the track."

Jeff Bass Details Dr. Dre's Discovery Of Eminem
During the interview, Bass also speaks about Eminem's journey to being signed.

"He was doing the Rap Olympics, and he was winning all over the place," Bass said. "And then he lost in L.A., but when we were there we had a bunch of The Slim Shady EPs. At that particular show, there was somebody in the audience watching. A young kid, 17 years old, and he saw all the passion that Marshall was putting into his show and his lyrics. And he came up to us after, 'Can I get a CD?' Little did we know, he worked in the mail room at Interscope Records. And he loved Eminem. And what he did for us, on his own, is slip the CD in Jimmy Iovine’s listening bag that he used to take home every Friday. And Jimmy actually listened to it, and said 'Whoa, whoa, whoa. What is this?' And he called Dre, and then Dre came and listened to it. It’s not like Dre found it on the floor in his garage. The true story was that he was called by Jimmy. And then it all snowballed from there."

Bass also talked about Eminem's emotions during this period.

"He was really excited, first of all, that Dr. Dre was gonna be involved," Bass said. "[Dre] was a big star in '98. He was freaked out. 'Oh my god, I can’t believe it!' Me and my brother were excited. 'Dr. Dre wants to talk to us!' And Marshall went out to L.A. with my brother first. They got there a week before me. And it started immediately. Meeting Dre, talking with Jimmy, meeting all these people, this whole crazy period. I think it was February of ‘98."

Jeff Bass Discusses Eminem's Marriage With Former Wife Kim
During the interview, Jeff Bass also spoke about Eminem's marriage with his former wife Kim and the long-standing friendship he built with the rapper.

"He’s been with me since ‘95," Bass said of Eminem. "When he was a young buck. I was with him when Hailie was just born. I knew Kim. She used to come into the studio with us all the time. We used to take Marshall out to the different clubs in Detroit. She would come with us, be her crazy self."

Bass was also asked if the couple was dysfunctional.

"It was always obvious," Bass said. "He basically lived with us in the studio on 8 Mile road. And you got to know the person. We had to deal with his mother. We had to deal with Kim. We had to deal with uncles and friends trying to be hangers-on. You really get to know a person. And it was amazing. As he would come up with the stories [on the songs], those of us who were close to him working on the project, we knew there was so much truth in what he was saying. That’s pure emotion. That’s realism. And he told it like he was speaking to every kid out there that was going through the same thing. He was their voice. It was quite incredible."

In addition to his songwriting and production credits on various Eminem albums, Bass also appeared on various Eminem skits, including "Soap," "Lounge," and throughout "Bad Meets Evil," off The Slim Shady LP.
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@Koolo I think maybe there could be a petition to get Eminem back working with the Bass Brothers but maybe there would be no point due to the lawsuit.

slimfat · Feb 23, 2015

Feb 23, 2015
"But we don't communicate like we used to. He told me he had to experiment with other writers, other producers.

sounds like my theory is making more and more sense.

Mikey · Feb 23, 2015

Feb 23, 2015

slimfat said

"But we don't communicate like we used to. He told me he had to experiment with other writers, other producers.

sounds like my theory is making more and more sense.
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Yeah looks correct. Eminem is just too sensitive to take constructive criticism so is responded by Yes Men(Royce,Mr Porter & Rosenberg) happy to ride along with Eminem to get some money because without him they are nothing.

Notalius · Feb 23, 2015

Feb 23, 2015

slimfat said

Ive been thinking about it and beside bass brothers not being involved the only other main issue with todays eminem is that he doesnt have anyone with talent who is there to say no to him.He used to be surouned by some of the greatest hip hop artists of all time(and he had something to prove/to learn from).The last decent artist who said no to his crazyness? what happened to him? got droped from aftermath(bishop lamont saying crack a bottle is crap).Dr dre also used to give a huge f--k because his credibility was depending on eminem success(look at the behind the scene video s---t of his first 3 albums) Dr dre was always around the video s---t. Now we can all safely say that dr dre doesnt give a single f--k about eminem(which is understandable also).

Hes now only surrounded by YES men who have no other choice but to agree with every commercial stupidity hes doing hoping to get a small % of that gold and get out of their miserable life(which is understandable).
who knows? maybe the bass brothers told eminem they didnt dig relapse at all? they were involved with the production of relapse, they must have heard the cd before the release.if u look at the production credit of relapse,yes bass brothers produced beautiful but they also co-wrote some other songs on relapse. EMinem went probably to cry to luis resto or some of d-12 members about how bass brothers are douche that dont understand music and they told him to just dont work with them anymore.

I just dont believe the story of eminem staying far away from them after being sober.He was with them in 08(while he was already sober for 1 year). SOmething else happened.
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Everything that comes out of your mouth is total stupidity. You are talking about yes men but forgetting about the fact that Dre is the biggest Yes man of em' all. That n----- let Encore fly, ENCORE!. Dre doesn't really care unless he knows he'll make money out of it. And do you really think that a f---ing 50 cent would have told Em "no"? Do you really believe that. You can't just go into a studio with your boss and say that certain s--- is wack. You just can't, even if you think you are friends. The only person that was ever able to actually tell Em "no" was probably Proof. He definitely listened to Dre too but it's not like Dre decided what comes out and what doesn't. I mean, he might have in the end, but he still let Encore fly which shows that Dre didn't care.

And Bishop didn't get dropped because he said he doesn't like something, he got dropped because he didn't have what it takes.

"EMinem went probably to cry to luis resto or some of d-12 members about how bass brothers are douche that dont understand music and they told him to just dont work with them anymore."

lmao

MMLP2 is great so stop hating.

Mikey · Feb 23, 2015

Feb 23, 2015

Notalius said

Everything that comes out of your mouth is total stupidity. You are talking about yes men but forgetting about the fact that Dre is the biggest Yes man of em' all. That nikka let Encore fly, ENCORE!. Dre doesn't really care unless he knows he'll make money out of it. And do you really think that a f--king 50 cent would have told Em "no"? Do you really believe that. You can't just go into a studio with your boss and say that certain shyt is wack. You just can't, even if you think you are friends. The only person that was ever able to actually tell Em "no" was probably Proof. He definitely listened to Dre too but it's not like Dre decided what comes out and what doesn't. I mean, he might have in the end, but he still let Encore fly which shows that Dre didn't care.

And Bishop didn't get dropped because he said he doesn't like something, he got dropped because he didn't have what it takes.

"EMinem went probably to cry to luis resto or some of d-12 members about how bass brothers are douche that dont understand music and they told him to just dont work with them anymore."

lmao

MMLP2 is great so stop hating.
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Dre has not had much of an influence on Eminem's last 2 albums. Also back in 99-00 Snoop,Mel Man,Xzibit all were around the MMLP studio sessions

KMurda · Feb 23, 2015

Feb 23, 2015
Dr. Dre was an executive producer of MMLP2. That could have easily been a tactic to push sales like the album title and blonde hair, but he could have been heavily involved behind the scenes.

psychokid · Feb 23, 2015

Feb 23, 2015
Blame Paul when Marshall broke up with Bass Bros.
and its crystal clear that they were purchasing Effigy

shadyslim555 · Feb 23, 2015

Feb 23, 2015

kevMurda said

Dr. Dre was an executive producer of MMLP2. That could have easily been a tactic to push sales like the album title and blonde hair, but he could have been heavily involved behind the scenes.
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Doesn't sounds like he was to me from the lil things em said last time he was on Shady 45. Wasn't that long ago... IE since the MMLP2 has dropped.

Didn't sound like beef whatsoever, because em is 'forever loyal to dre' his own words, but you could tell from the tone and the way the conversation was going that em was a little pissed with Dre for one reason or another, or shall we say, they were 'a little distant these days'

ImmortalTechnique · Feb 23, 2015

Feb 23, 2015
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