Author Topic: Yelawolf on Eminem, "Pop the Trunk" & Taking Back Creative Control | FULL  (Read 81 times)

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00:00 Intro
00:22 Yelawolf joins The Truth Hurts / Returning to Warped Tour
01:51 From Arena Rap to Trunk Muzik
06:15 Making "Pop the Trunk" in a house with no heat
08:37 Losing the Columbia deal and going back to landscaping
11:13 Turning down L.A. Reid—and returning with a verse
15:27 Eminem hears "Pop the Trunk" / Jimmy Iovine's offer
18:08 Making Radioactive and returning Eminem's demo tape
22:08 Creative compromises and finding his way with Love Story
25:45 A$AP Rocky's "1Train" and its surprise lineup
27:24 Atlanta's underground scene and the Dixie Mafia days
29:26 Chasing a skateboarding career in California
33:33 An Oakland studio opportunity and Eminem's impact
36:09 Seattle, fishing boats and chasing studio money
37:06 His first rap—and the mother who defended it
42:06 Growing up around music and meeting Run-DMC
43:33 His father, family and becoming a parent
46:26 Rap across genres / Slim Thug and Juelz Santana
49:30 Convincing Big Boi to let him rap
50:21 "Looking for Alien Love" and capturing inspiration
52:36 Making 45 with Malay: an album with no rap verses
54:05 Evolving beyond trauma and performing painful songs
56:59 How Slumerican became a clothing brand
59:27 Going independent and never charging for features
1:00:28 Rolling out 45 and resisting social media pressure
1:01:19 Evolving at 45 and staying young
1:04:02 Unpopular truths: karaoke and quantity over quality
1:06:05 André 3000 and The Love Below
1:07:29 Country music Mount Rushmore
1:09:24 Eminem's best advice and life after Shady
1:10:49 Meaningful tattoos, life at 75 and closing