Flavor Flav pulled up to Eminem’s Detroit restaurant and showed his fellow MC some love by referring to him as the best in the business.
On Tuesday (August 22), the Public Enemy veteran shared a video of him standing in front of a neon sign that reads “Mom’s Spaghetti,” which is the name of Em’s joint. In the clip, the 64-year-old legend addressed the Grammy-winning hitmaker, complimenting his food and paying tribute to his skills as a rapper.
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“Eyo Eminem, Flavor Flav right here in yo spot eating some Mom’s Spaghetti while it’s still hot,” he said. “An yo, let me tell you something, it’s some real good spaghetti, Eminem, I ain’t gonna lie, G, know what I’m sayin.’ Y’know I had to come and support you, man, word up.”
He then switched gears and talked about Shady’s music, saying: “And thank you for shoutin’ me out in your records, man. You be shoutin’ Flavor Flav out in your records, man. I love you, man, y’know what I’m sayin.’ You the best rapper alive, bro, you need to know that, y’know what I’m sayin.’”
Last year, Eminem brought Mom’s Spaghetti to New York for a pop-up in honor of 8 Mile’s 20th anniversary. The temporary outlet was set up from November 10–20 at the Shopify space in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood.
Em first announced plans of opening a Mom’s Spaghetti restaurant back in 2017, and it finally became a reality when he inaugurated the eatery’s first brick-and-mortar shop in Detroit in 2021.
The name of the brand is pulled from Eminem’s seminal hit, “Lose Yourself,” which was born from the classic battle rap movie, 8 Mile, that hit theaters on November 8, 2002.
“Lose Yourself” would go on to be the first rap song to win Best Original Song at the 2003 Oscars. It would then win Best Rap Song and Best Male Rap Solo Performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards and earn Slim Shady his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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“Lose Yourself” has since been certified 13x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), while the 8 Mile soundtrack itself is currently 4x platinum.
