Not a bay area topic but we dont really have a forum for general rap shit.
Royce 5'9 vs. D12/Eminem: The History
Wednesday - March 12, 2003
Silver T
The real history on the beef between Eminem and Royce 5’9. Straight from the mouth of Royce himself. Check out his version of the story in this exclusive story from HipHopDX.
I don't typically release statements, but I have heard about all of the shit Proof has been talking on his website and I felt I needed to respond. First, I did not start of all this bullshit (diss tracks). I've said shit about them out of anger and vice versa. If Eminem and I are supposed to be cool, then there's nothing we can't talk about and squash. This whole beef started when I gave Eminem a freestyle for the "Anger Management" Mixtape. At the beginning of my rhyme I said "Fuck Anger Management, I need to hire somebody to manage my anger." For some strange reason, Eminem and D-12 took that as a diss. Why? Why would I diss Eminem the illest lyricist on the fucking planet? I heard that Em was upset, so I started putting in phone calls too his camp too set the record straight and too let them know I would never do something like that. Paul (Em's manager) told me that "Em is not talking to you period." Its crazy how we are supposed to be cool, but they accuse me of something and do not even attempt to get to the bottom of it. But I turned my back on him right?
I was heartbroken and mad at the same time because I felt like D-12 was in his ear, because this just did not seem like the Em that I know, or at least thought I knew, because from day one I was there for that motherfucker. I remember Em and Proof was beefed out and Em was not even talking to D-12, I was the only nigga he had. I was the one who told Em he should put those nigga's (D-12) on. Em got back in touch with them as soon as they came back around and all they did was ask who I was and why was Em helping me, so the envy was there from the jump! Bizarre 2-wayed me after that "Anger Management" shit talking about what's up my nigga? I felt like he was trying too fuck with me by doing that, because if there are some harsh feelings in the air why are you hitting me up? So, I told Bizarre to stop calling me cause his shit is fake. In so many words, we ended up exchanging words via 2-Way and he went and showed the whole crew (trying to instigate shit as usual). The next day, I did an online interview and when the writer asked me "who did I think was ruining rap, who was wack and who would I like to start a beef with" I said D-12, which I can admit was wrong on my part. The only reason I said this, was because at that time, I was heated from the shit Bizarre did! I did not mean to start a beef with them and I did not know the writer was going to record the interview and post it online. So, I understand why they would be upset. However, my manager talked to Proof after this happened and Proof said D-12 did not care and that he (Proof) ain't really fucking with Em like that because Em was all on 50 Cent's dick. Proof also told me that he did not think there would even be another D-12 LP (but you guys are family huh?). After speaking with my manager, Proof said everything was cool! Further, Denaun hit me and said he thought everything was stupid because everything was subliminal, we both agreed and said it was respect as long as we kept communicating and his name was left out of it. Next thing you know, D-12 are at 50's release party passing out CD's dissing me, Ja-Rule and Benzino? So, if you wanna know why I bigged up Murder Inc. and Benzino that's why! And these were not just disses, but motherfucking death threats!!
The disses I made ("Malcom X" & "What We Do" ) were in direct response to this! They added that Internet clip of me on one of their disses (the same one they supposedly did not care about) and made it look like I started all of this and that I was doing it to sell records, or because Em did not sign me. In reality, D-12 did this to get Em's attention because it's all 50 Cent right now! So, the reason I put 50 in my diss, is not because I'm on his dick---if it wasn't for him, ya'll bitches wouldn't be trying to use me to regain his attention from Em! To add insult to injury, these hoe ass niggas world premiered there diss on the radio the very next day! So, who's really looking for attention? I went up to the radio-station the next day and played a Bizarre diss I wrote three-years ago. I wrote that record because I thought Bizarre dissed me on some local Mixtape around the time they were really mad at me. They had diss raps for Em because of me! I did the Bizarre diss and called Proof to the studio, because he was my nigga and I'm a real nigga. I told Proof, I know he's in your camp, but he dissed me and I gotta spank him! Proof came up to the studio, heard the record (the whole record, including the line about Bugz), laughed and said it was crazy and told me he loved me for being real and calling him! Proof told me he wanted me and Em to talk, so he got us on the phone and we squashed everything! Ya'll niggas are the first ones to say ya'll got families and you just want to rap and get money and now your starting this shit like I'm not supposed to defend myself, fuck ya'll! I'm a man of my word, so when I agreed everything was squashed nobody heard that diss until now---three-years later. In regard to the Bugz line that everyone was supposed to be all upset about, it was just meant for Bizarre, it was not written to play on the radio and we was rushing to the station that day to play it and we edited the shit real fast and that line got missed. But to show how real I am, I felt bad that it got played and I called Proof to apologize and was even willing to go on the air to apologize.
Royce 5'9 vs. D12/Eminem: The History
Wednesday - March 12, 2003
Silver T
The real history on the beef between Eminem and Royce 5’9. Straight from the mouth of Royce himself. Check out his version of the story in this exclusive story from HipHopDX.
I don't typically release statements, but I have heard about all of the shit Proof has been talking on his website and I felt I needed to respond. First, I did not start of all this bullshit (diss tracks). I've said shit about them out of anger and vice versa. If Eminem and I are supposed to be cool, then there's nothing we can't talk about and squash. This whole beef started when I gave Eminem a freestyle for the "Anger Management" Mixtape. At the beginning of my rhyme I said "Fuck Anger Management, I need to hire somebody to manage my anger." For some strange reason, Eminem and D-12 took that as a diss. Why? Why would I diss Eminem the illest lyricist on the fucking planet? I heard that Em was upset, so I started putting in phone calls too his camp too set the record straight and too let them know I would never do something like that. Paul (Em's manager) told me that "Em is not talking to you period." Its crazy how we are supposed to be cool, but they accuse me of something and do not even attempt to get to the bottom of it. But I turned my back on him right?
I was heartbroken and mad at the same time because I felt like D-12 was in his ear, because this just did not seem like the Em that I know, or at least thought I knew, because from day one I was there for that motherfucker. I remember Em and Proof was beefed out and Em was not even talking to D-12, I was the only nigga he had. I was the one who told Em he should put those nigga's (D-12) on. Em got back in touch with them as soon as they came back around and all they did was ask who I was and why was Em helping me, so the envy was there from the jump! Bizarre 2-wayed me after that "Anger Management" shit talking about what's up my nigga? I felt like he was trying too fuck with me by doing that, because if there are some harsh feelings in the air why are you hitting me up? So, I told Bizarre to stop calling me cause his shit is fake. In so many words, we ended up exchanging words via 2-Way and he went and showed the whole crew (trying to instigate shit as usual). The next day, I did an online interview and when the writer asked me "who did I think was ruining rap, who was wack and who would I like to start a beef with" I said D-12, which I can admit was wrong on my part. The only reason I said this, was because at that time, I was heated from the shit Bizarre did! I did not mean to start a beef with them and I did not know the writer was going to record the interview and post it online. So, I understand why they would be upset. However, my manager talked to Proof after this happened and Proof said D-12 did not care and that he (Proof) ain't really fucking with Em like that because Em was all on 50 Cent's dick. Proof also told me that he did not think there would even be another D-12 LP (but you guys are family huh?). After speaking with my manager, Proof said everything was cool! Further, Denaun hit me and said he thought everything was stupid because everything was subliminal, we both agreed and said it was respect as long as we kept communicating and his name was left out of it. Next thing you know, D-12 are at 50's release party passing out CD's dissing me, Ja-Rule and Benzino? So, if you wanna know why I bigged up Murder Inc. and Benzino that's why! And these were not just disses, but motherfucking death threats!!
The disses I made ("Malcom X" & "What We Do" ) were in direct response to this! They added that Internet clip of me on one of their disses (the same one they supposedly did not care about) and made it look like I started all of this and that I was doing it to sell records, or because Em did not sign me. In reality, D-12 did this to get Em's attention because it's all 50 Cent right now! So, the reason I put 50 in my diss, is not because I'm on his dick---if it wasn't for him, ya'll bitches wouldn't be trying to use me to regain his attention from Em! To add insult to injury, these hoe ass niggas world premiered there diss on the radio the very next day! So, who's really looking for attention? I went up to the radio-station the next day and played a Bizarre diss I wrote three-years ago. I wrote that record because I thought Bizarre dissed me on some local Mixtape around the time they were really mad at me. They had diss raps for Em because of me! I did the Bizarre diss and called Proof to the studio, because he was my nigga and I'm a real nigga. I told Proof, I know he's in your camp, but he dissed me and I gotta spank him! Proof came up to the studio, heard the record (the whole record, including the line about Bugz), laughed and said it was crazy and told me he loved me for being real and calling him! Proof told me he wanted me and Em to talk, so he got us on the phone and we squashed everything! Ya'll niggas are the first ones to say ya'll got families and you just want to rap and get money and now your starting this shit like I'm not supposed to defend myself, fuck ya'll! I'm a man of my word, so when I agreed everything was squashed nobody heard that diss until now---three-years later. In regard to the Bugz line that everyone was supposed to be all upset about, it was just meant for Bizarre, it was not written to play on the radio and we was rushing to the station that day to play it and we edited the shit real fast and that line got missed. But to show how real I am, I felt bad that it got played and I called Proof to apologize and was even willing to go on the air to apologize.
