Kid Rock’s recent announcement that Eminem was no longer featured on “7 Sins” raised many questions among fans of both artists. Apparently, the newly added song was created first. Kid Rock broke the process down for The Detroit Free Press.
Last year, Kid Rock reached out to Eminem when he was still writing the album. He felt stuck and hoped for some creative assistance. Instead, Marshall sent him a recorded verse, revising their shared history and the support Kid gave him earlier in his career, mentioning a local release party for 1997’s The Slim Shady EP. “I’ve never forgotten that – how you came and supported me to keep going. You don’t know what that meant, because you were kind of the big thing in Detroit”, Kid quotes Eminem from memory. The song was “Heal My Faith”.
Several months later, Kid Rock came to Eminem’s studio to play him drafts of the album. Upon hearing “7 Sins”, Eminem decided to hop on the song. His verse was once again about putting friendship over politics. Both agreed that having two Eminem features on the album was one too many for an album, and selected “7 Sins”.
However, after Kid Rock announced the album tracklist, Eminem suddenly changed his mind and wanted to swap the song for “Heal My Faith”. The situation unfolded this Monday, with Kid Rock (and Detroit journalists) in his Nashville studio and Eminem in Detroit, exchanging texts and audio remixes in a last-minute push 48 hours before submitting the album to streaming services.
The push worked: “Heal My Faith” was added to the tracklist, and Lil Wayne hopped on “7 Sins” to fill the gap.
According to journalists who attended the listening session for Kid Rock’s new album, “Halfway 2 Jesus”, “Heal My Faith” features Eminem’s verses (plural), metal guitar riffs, and church bells.
So, despite the creeping suspicion after Kid’s latest announcement, this time it is genuinely Eminem’s writing and rapping, not an interview sample. And judging by what Kid Rock told the press, Eminem really wanted to be on this