The Detroit veteran recently recorded an exclusive interview with Dirty Glove Bastard media that focuses on the buzzing, regional music scenes in the South & Midwest.
Bizarre covered a lot of topics as his personal story overlaps with the development of the Detroit rap scene. When he talked about open mics that Proof used to have and Eminem’s champion-level performance, the host asked him about the context. She wondered how the battle rap scene had accepted Eminem, him being such an exception because of his race. The D12 showman admitted that there was prejudice. But it did not stand against the actual show of skill that Eminem was always ready to throw:
It was like, a white man can’t jump. That’s the best way I can describe it. It was always, “Man, who was this white boy?” But once he opened his mouth and started rapping, niggas like, “Oh shit, this white boy nice”. So, people who knew he was nice, there was no doubt about it. But we were always constantly going in new environments. So when we were going into a new environment, I already knew, alright, there’s going to be some bullshit. And then when Em opened his mouth and before he even finished his verse, there was believers. So yeah, there were a lot of doubters because Detroit is a 90% black city. So it was like a reverse shit. A lot of niggas got their money taken because they thought they was gonna be able to beat Eminem in a battle.
Bizarre knows how difficult that was. Being a fierce battle rapper himself, he, nevertheless, did not manage to win against him once. There are very few people to whom he lost, and Em is one of them.
The whole episode is a treasure trove of authentic stories about one of the most vibrant hip hop scenes and deserves to be studied.
Listen to the conversation below:
