Yo, Stans! Listen up, ’cause we’re about to take you on a wild ride through the mind of one of NYC’s illest MCs. Grafh just sat down with the Drink Champs crew, and boy, did he spill some tea that’ll have you buzzing like you just downed a bottle of Mom’s spaghetti sauce!
First things first, let’s address the elephant in the room. When faced with the ultimate hip-hop Sophie’s choice – Busta Rhymes or Eminem – our boy Grafh didn’t even flinch. He threw his lot in with the one and only Slim Shady faster than you can say “Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?”
Now, before you Bus-a-Bus fans start throwin’ hands, hear the man out. Grafh ain’t dissin’ Busta – far from it. He showed mad love to the Flipmode Squad general, calling him “my ni**a.” But when it comes to who shaped his style? That’s all Marshall Mathers, baby.
“I’mma go with Em, cause he influenced my style,” Grafh admitted, laying it all out there like the true G he is. And can you blame him? We’re talking about the guy who turned the rap game upside down faster than you can say “My name is… what? My name is… who?”
But hold up, ’cause Grafh didn’t stop there. He broke down his influences like he was dissecting a beat, naming a who’s who of hip-hop royalty: “I’m combination of like Prodigy, Eminem, Nas, Jada, Royce and Jay-Z.”
Talk about a lyrical dream team!
Speaking of Royce, Grafh made sure to show some love to Bad Meets Evil’s other half. “Royce and him, both of them nias influenced my st,” he declared, proving that Detroit’s dynamic duo left an indelible mark on his style.
But the real kicker? Grafh dropped a bomb that’ll have you rewinding like it’s 2002 and you just copped “The Eminem Show” on CD. Ready for this? They used to call him the “Black Eminem.” Let that sink in for a second.
“That’s one of the best compliments to me,” Grafh said, beaming with pride like he just won a rap battle against Papa Doc. “I think Em is one of the top ni**as.”
Now, if you’re anything like us, your mind’s probably racing faster than Rap God’s lyrics. A Black Eminem? That’s some next-level praise right there. It’s like being called the Michael Jordan of hip-hop, only with more controversy and less basketball.
But Grafh ain’t just talkin’ the talk. This man’s got dreams, and they involve going bar-for-bar with the Rap God himself. “I always wanted to do a song with Em,” he confessed, like he was sharing his deepest, darkest secret. “Just one nostalgic s**t because I look up to him as MC and have to see who get the better verse and we have to go hard.”
Now, let’s break this down for a second. We’re talking about a potential collab that could shake the foundations of hip-hop. Grafh vs. Eminem? That’s like watching two lyrical heavyweights duke it out in the ring, only instead of gloves, they’re armed with metaphors sharper than Bizarre’s twisted sense of humor.
But here’s where it gets real. Grafh ain’t looking to just make a good song. Nah, he’s out for blood. “A lot of times when I make a record though, I’m not trying to get the best verse. I’m trying to make the best record,” he explained. “But with Em, we gotta get the best verse. With Em, it is a blood sport ni**a. This is personal.”
You hear that, Stans? That’s the sound of gauntlets being thrown and mics being dropped. Grafh’s calling Em out, not to diss him, but to push both of them to their lyrical limits. It’s like he’s channeling the spirit of 8 Mile, ready to spit fire in the parking lot of The Shelter.
