Over a decade after their first attention-getting collaborations as Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has confirmed an EP is underway with Royce da 5’9.
Eminem and Royce formed the group Bad Meets Evil after meeting in the late 90’s. Their track of the same name appeared on Eminem’s multi-platinum, 1998 major label debut The Slim Shady LP. After a falling out in the early 2000s, the duo reconciled after the murder D12’s Proof in 2006. Last year, Eminem signed Royce’s group Slaughterhouse to an exclusive deal with Shady Records.
“Royce and I started hanging out again and inevitably that led us back into the studio,” Eminem said in a statement. “At first we were just seeing where it went without any real goal in mind, but the songs started to come together crazy, so here we are.”
The EP will feature production from Mobb Deep’s Havoc, DJ Khalil, Mr. Porter and Bangladesh. At press time, the tentative release date is June 14.
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