42 Dugg may understand why Skilla Baby made the claim that people in Detroit don’t view Eminem as their GOAT, but he doesn’t agree with that claim.
The 29-year-old was asked about Skilla’s statement while speaking to The Breakfast Club on Thursday (July 11). While he said he was unaware that the statement had been made, he offered an explanation as to why younger rap fans might feel that way.
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“That’s probably how they feel. The new kids don’t even know about him,” Dugg said. “How would they? You have to really be music person to go back… I know. That’s always my card when somebody get to bringing up somebody from somewhere else, I’m like, ‘We got Eminem.’ I feel like he the GOAT.”
When asked if Eminem‘s music was simply not relatable to fans of street music, 42 Dugg went on to give Slim Shady his flowers as an important influence on his own music.
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“He made deep music,” he added. “I go listen to ‘Toy Soliders’ or ‘Stan,’ those my favorite songs. So when it’s my turn to make real songs, I already damn near know how to channel it. Cuz I already know what I’m looking for: I’m looking for a ‘Stan’ type of song.”
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Earlier this month, Skilla Baby appeared on the Baby, This is Keke Palmer podcast, where he made his claim about Eminem while discussing who is the best rapper from the Motor City.
He said: “Numbers wise, Eminem is the best Detroit rapper but the gag is nobody would say that in Detroit.”
The “Bae” rapper went on to add: “Everybody had a turn being Detroit’s favorite rapper. Sada Baby had a turn, Tee Grizzley had a turn, Babyface Ray had a turn, Veeze is one of Detroit’s best rappers, Baby Smoove. Everybody had their turn being the best in the city. What we lack is consistency. Nobody has consistently been Detroit’s favorite rapper.”
Going back to Slim Shady, he said: “Numbers wise, it’s Eminem but nobody in Detroit is playing Eminem right now and I was an Eminem fan as a kid. I’m a fan of Eminem but do we consider him our best rapper? I don’t think Detroit does.”
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Skilla Baby later offered an update on Instagram, expanding on his comments: “No shade to anybody names I left off Detroit is full of great rappers and I can’t forget Kash Doll, Big Sean and Dej [Loaf] of course.”
The 25-year-old left a number of noted Detroit stars off his list including Royce Da 5’9″, Boldy James, 42 DuggBabyTron, Danny Brown, BabyTron and Icewear Vezzo.
