Jelly Roll has revealed Eminem as one of his “childhood heroes” after collaborating with the the rapper on the latter’s new album ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’.On Saturday (July 13), Jelly Roll – real name Jason Bradley DeFord – took to Instagram to share and appreciation post in celebration of Eminem’s 12th studio album, which arrived on July 12.
Jelly Roll’s 2020 track ‘Save Me’ was sampled on the closing track of ‘The Death Of Slim Shady’, titled ‘Somebody Save Me’.I can’t believe I’m on Eminem’s album— Jelly Roll (@JellyRoll615) July 12, 2024DeFord wrote: “I always say my childhood hero’s lived somewhere between Willie Nelson and Eminem.
As a teenager (and still today) I could recite every song on the ‘Slim Shady’ album, the ‘Marshall Mathers’ album and ‘The Eminem Show'”.He continued: “When I bonded out of jail at 17 years old and was sneaking into cyphers and battles in Nashville they would also play the ‘Lose Yourself’ beat when I came out on stage at the freestyle battles.
I related to every word Eminem wrote. I understand him and felt like he understood me, which was rare cause I spent most of my life feeling misunderstood.”So you can imagine how I felt when I got that the call that Eminem would be sampling my song ‘Save Me’ on his new album.
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