The André 3000 verse that shocked Eminem

André 3000 has all the time been a heavy-hitter in hip-hop and, for over a decade, has been hailed for the music he made as a part of the Atlanta duo Outkast. From Stakonia to Speakerboxxx/The Love Beneath, it’s plain that he has made some hits. That stated, though he can produce and sing, many neglect he’s a formidable rapper.

In an interview with BHigh TV, singer B.O.B recalled when he previewed his monitor ‘Play The Guitar’ for Eminem and detailed how the vicious verse André 3000 rapped blew away the Detroit rapper.  

Produced by famend musician Salaam Remi, ‘Play The Guitar’ was launched in 2011 and samples the pioneering Nineteen Fifties rock monitor ‘Bo Diddley.’ Though it was meant to be a single for B.o.B’s second studio album, Unusual Clouds, it by no means made it onto the tracklist. Nevertheless, through the technique of recording it, the vocalist (actual identify Bobby Simmons Jr.) performed a snippet to Eminem, who was caught off guard by 3000’s lyrical skill.

Chatting with the host, Brian Hightower, Simmons detailed the way it felt getting in comparison with André 3000 early in his profession, disclosing, “At first, I really didn’t mind it ’cause that’s great, and I remember people asking him, ‘Why don’t you do a song with B.o.B’ but he was like ‘Nah I gotta make sure he’s the real deal!’”

He continued, “We ended up doing a record, but after a while, I would hear [the comparisons] less and less because I really developed my own sound, but still, people know when it comes to n*ggas from Atlanta who are eclectic, I’m definitely in that category.”

“I remember when I was in the studio with Eminem I played Eminem ‘Play The Guitar’ and I just remember Em being like ‘You just never know where he gonna land at!’ I know what he meant when he said that. The way André approaches verses he’s like a journalist, he’s a storyteller. It was just really dope man!”

Eminem and B.o.B collaborated in 2010 on the music ‘Airplanes Pt II’ which additionally featured Hayley Williams of Paramore. The monitor featured on Simmons’ debut album B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray.

You’ll be able to hear B.o.B talking about collaborating with André 3000 and Eminem, and listen to ‘Play The Guitar’ within the movies beneath.