Eminem Crowns 2Pac the ‘Greatest Songwriter of All Time’
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 30: Eminem speaks during a ceremony honoring 50 Cent with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 30, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
In a new interview, Eminem hailed 2Pac the “greatest songwriter of all time.” It happened during his Shade45 radio show special, titled Music To Be Quarantined By, the rapper explained his love of Tupac as he prepared to play ‘If I Die Tonight’ from Tupac’s 1995 album ‘Me Against The World.’
“Debate what you want about MC skills and all that, because he had that too. This is one of them songs by 2Pac that, to me, he was showing you, ‘I can write heartfelt shit and I can write lyrical, crazy shit too.’”
Hear the interview:
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