Obie Trice says his Eminem comments were misunderstood

In 2013, Obie Trice was criticised because of the comments he made on Eminem about rewriting his music. The rapper, formerly signed to Shady Records, recently said his comments were taken out of context.

In an interview with Vlad TV in 2013, Trice talked about working with Shady Records co-founder Eminem in the studio. He got a lot of flak for saying that his fellow Detroit rapper would hear his lyrics and “rewrite his music.”

Trice tried to clear the misunderstanding in a recent interview with the publication, saying that what he had meant to say was that listening to his music, Eminem would say he wanted to rewrite his own music. However, the published report made it look like Trice was accusing Eminem of stealing his lyrics.

In addition, Trice was also asked if he believes the “8 Mile” star’s status would change if it turned out hypothetically that he was not writing his own music. Trice said that Eminem's celebrity status would remain unchanged, but that kind of revelation would turn off hard-core hip-hop fans.

From 2000 to 2002, Trice was signed to Shady Records, which Eminem co-founded with his manager Paul Rosenberg, following his successful second studio album titled “The Slim Shady.” In 2002, Trice also played a cameo role as a rapper in “8 Mile” and was featured in the Academy Award-winning film’s soundtrack.

In June, Trice talked about being discovered by Eminem in an interview with the hip hop radio station Hot 97 in New York City. He revealed that Eminem heard his record while in Europe, and it was Rosenberg who came back to Detroit to find him.

Trice’s debut studio album “Cheers” was a tribute to the NBC sitcom of the same name. The album featured Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Timbaland, Busta Rhymes, Lloyd Banks, Nate Dogg, Tony Yayo and D12. The album was executive produced by Eminem.

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