Marshall’s features are priceless, literally. If you hope to buy an Eminem verse, you are out of luck — he only trades bars, not invoices.
In an industry where collaborations are big business, some rappers put a hefty price tag on their features. US Weekly tried to put together an overview of the market and reported on the pricelist of those few artists who publicly talk about selling or buying verses. Snoop Dogg openly admitted on the Full Send podcast that he charges $250,000 for a verse and another $250,000 for a video appearance — and you would better be ready to shoot fast because you only get an hour. Nicki Minaj reportedly sets her feature price at $500,000, while DaBaby has mentioned charging $300,000 per verse.
Eminem, however, does not do business that way. His verses are not for sale — he only trades them. Tech N9ne, a veteran independent rapper and founder of Strange Music, revealed in a 2015 interview with Power 98.3 that Eminem gave him a verse for free on “Speedom”, only asking for a future collaboration in return:
[Eminem] did the verse for nothing but a swap. I was flabbergasted cause I know it costs so much to get Eminem, and he’s worth every penny. For him to say, ‘I just want a song from you for this,’ that made me feel really beautiful that he felt like that about my music.
Cordae told a similar story. He landed a verse from Eminem on his “Parables (Remix)” after contributing to Em’s “Killer (Remix)” alongside Jack Harlow.
So, if you’re dreaming of an Eminem feature, you will not need deep pockets — you will need to impress him first. Because for Marshall, collaborations are about mutual respect — something money cannot buy.
