Eminem particulars why he wrote gross lyrics aimed toward Gwen Stefani

Eminem has a protracted observe document of aiming for pop stars. Together with his blunt rhymes and sometimes offensive lyrics, he has been on the centre of a lot controversy over time. Nevertheless, the Detroit emcee, actual identify Marshall Mathers, as soon as wrote a particularly derogatory rap about Gwen Stefani.

Mathers and Stefani are very totally different breeds of musicians. Nevertheless, bizarrely, they’ve labored collectively earlier than. Since her marriage to Nashville-based nation singer Blake Shelton in 2021, Stefani has reinvented her sound. Nonetheless, in 2015, the pair joined forces on ‘Kings Never Die’ for the Southpaw soundtrack. 

The selection was made by Mathers particularly, however many discovered it odd contemplating, in 2004, his lyrics for ‘Ass Like That’ talked about urinating on Stefani. The track was launched as the sixth single of Encore.

In the course of the track, Eminem sings, “So, Gwen Stefani, will you pee pee on me, please? / I ain’t never seen an ass like that, ’cause the way you move it, you make my pee pee go, doing, doing, doing.” It was humorous to some and repulsive to others.

In a 2015 interview with Mathers, the ‘Stan’ musician cleared up the intention, unveiling, “I don’t think it was ever anything that was disrespectful. I mean, maybe I said she could pee pee on me, but I don’t care who you are; that’s funny regardless. But I’ve always respected Gwen Stefani. She’s an incredible talent, but also her longevity is one of the reasons she was perfect for that song.”

Earlier this yr, whereas selling her nation observe, ‘Purple Irises,’, Stefani recalled getting the decision from Eminem to collaborate, recounting, “I got a call saying that Eminem wanted me to hop on one of his songs. Here I am, I had my third baby, so I bought an Odyssey, which is like, those soccer mom cars.”

She continued, “I was like, ‘Hey, just FYI, the kids are in the car.’ Like, I don’t know what he’s gonna say or how he’s gonna talk. It was just such a surreal moment to think, like, I’m a soccer mom, and I’m talking to Eminem. I was just so blown away to be talking to him.”

Unusually, Stefani had nothing however reward for Mathers as she exclaimed, “He’s so incredible. He’s a real artist; he’s a real weirdo. I just finally got the call. It was one of those days where they were like, ‘Can you come do this?’ And I was like, ‘Really? Really?’ And they were like, ‘It has to be done today.’ And I was like, ‘OK!’ And I just made it happen.”

Take heed to Eminem’s crass lyrics about Stefani beneath.