The Houston rapper looks at Eminem’s legacy from a new angle. Rapping skills are important, he says, but to lift your brothers on the wings of your success – that’s another level.
Sauce Walka has been on all sides of history. He started rapping young and eventually built his own label. He pleaded guilty to deadly conduct after a shooting and then, years later, was shot himself. Walka supported Trump in the 2024 elections, but this did not blind him to the merits of rappers from the other side of the political divide.
So, when he’s talking about Eminem, he’s talking from his heart and lays it down just the way he thinks. And this remark came closer to the end of his almost four-hour-long interview with SAY CHEESE!
How to leave a mark
It all started with discussing how to rank rappers, the reasons for putting someone in the Top 10, and the criteria for greatness. For Walka, the most important thing is impact. However, he does not seem to have an impact only on the sales numbers. So, Walka made his point very expressively and emotionally.
“Watch me cook this meal. Eminem is the greatest in Detroit. And he can say, ‘I’m the greatest in Detroit. Not just cause I’m the white rapper that outrapped you niggas that represented this Detroit style. Well, but I did start a record label with real reputable, real street, real Detroit people that got real history and every mile, one through 12 in this bitch. I’m Proof. I’m Bizarre. I’m all of these different real motherfuckers. After I got put on by Dr. Dre’”.
In fact, this is the impact that he, personally, feels: “What I’m saying is these is all my uncles. I wouldn’t be Sauce without none of them”.
So, being so far removed from Eminem geographically, stylistically, and politically, Walka feels Em’s impact directly on his life. Just like millions of people all around the world. At the end of the day, it is the only real way to measure the impact – to see how one’s actions change lives.
