Bad Meets Evil
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Bad Meets Evil is an American hip hop
duo from Detroit, Michigan that consists of rappers Royce da 5'9" (Bad) and Eminem
(Evil). They are best known for collaborating on a self-titled song
that appeared on Eminem's major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP
in 1999, their early association with Dr. Dre
and his label Aftermath Entertainment
.
The duo recorded numerous well received underground songs including the popular song "Renegade
" which would later be used on Jay-Z
's The Blueprint
album with Royce's verses replaced by Jay-Z. They have also recorded numerous freestyle
s together, including a 12-minute long battle. Footage of a Bad Meets Evil concert filmed in September 1998 in Boston at the Lyricist Lounge
has also been leaked onto the Internet.
Bad Meets Evil split up in early 2000s, after Royce fell out with Eminem's group, D12
. They have since reunited and released their EP
Hell: The Sequel
on June 14, 2011, which debuted at number 1 in the Billboard 200
charts. Final numbers for the first week sales of the EP were 171,000 via Sound Scan.
. Royce's then manager introduced him to Eminem at an Usher
concert in 1997. Their chemistry encouraged them to form a group in which Royce covers the "Bad" part and Eminem the "Evil" part. They recorded and released several tracks together, including their debut group single "Nuttin' to Do
" and its B-side, "Scary Movies". Eminem would later sign a solo deal with Dr. Dre
's Aftermath Entertainment
. On his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP
, he featured Royce on the song "Bad Meets Evil".
While working on Dr. Dre's album 2001, Eminem introduced Royce to Dr. Dre and secured him a ghostwriting position on the album. Royce wrote and appeared on the first and original version of "Xxplosive" (originally entitled "Way I Be Pimping"), he also wrote "The Message". Royce wrote several tracks such as "The Throne Is Mine" and "Stay in Your Place" which were later cut from the final track list. The tracks have been leaked later on several unofficial mixtapes. Royce's then manager revealed that Royce was involved in writing for Dr. Dre, he then requested that Royce cut ties with his manager. Royce refused to fire his manager and his relationship with Dre ended resulting in Bad Meets Evil group work to dissolve.
, prompting Eminem and Royce to cut off any connections. Royce has since released some tracks dissing D12. D12 (minus Eminem) have released tracks disrespecting Royce Da 5'9" and his M.I.C. Records. The fight continued until 2005 and would officially be resolved in 2008.
Royce and Eminem reconciled soon after the shooting of their mutual friend and fellow rapper Proof in 2006. Before his death, Proof had been trying to sort things out between D12 and Royce. In 2008 Royce and D12 announced that they have squashed their "beef", and Royce has appeared on the D12 mixtapes Return of the Dozen Vol. 1 in 2008, and Return of the Dozen Vol. 2 in 2011. He also appeared on mixtapes and albums by D12 rappers Kuniva and Bizarre
. In 2007 Royce expressed in interviews that Eminem and himself have ended their feud and have been talking over the phone. A song titled "See You in Hell", a planned sequel to "Bad Meets Evil", was rumored to be released either on Eminem's Relapse or Recovery.
, on "2.0 Boys", which is also titled "Game Over". Most recently a song titled "Fast Lane" was leaked to the internet, though it became the lead single on their latest EP while becoming their first top 40 hit as a group. The album was released on June 14, 2011.
Eminem:
Royce da 5'9":
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
duo from Detroit, Michigan that consists of rappers Royce da 5'9" (Bad) and Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
(Evil). They are best known for collaborating on a self-titled song
Bad Meets Evil (song)
"Bad Meets Evil" is a song by Detriot rapper Eminem featuring Royce da 5'9". The song is part of Eminem and Royce da 5'9" Bad Meets Evil series. It appears as track 19 on Eminem's major-label debut The Slim Shady LP....
that appeared on Eminem's major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP
The Slim Shady LP
The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on February 23, 1999. It is his major-label debut, and was released under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, and Web Records....
in 1999, their early association with Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
and his label Aftermath Entertainment
Aftermath Entertainment
Aftermath Entertainment is an American record label founded by Dr. Dre. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records. Current acts include Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent and Slim da Mobster, with former acts including Busta Rhymes, Game, Raekwon,...
.
The duo recorded numerous well received underground songs including the popular song "Renegade
Renegade (Jay-Z song)
"Renegade" is a song by rapper Jay-Z, which appears as the 12th track on his sixth album The Blueprint. The song is produced by and features Eminem, who is the only guest appearance on the album with rap verses. It was originally a collaboration between Eminem and Royce da 5'9" as part of the Bad...
" which would later be used on Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
's The Blueprint
The Blueprint
The Blueprint is the sixth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released September 11, 2001 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States. Its release was set a week earlier than initially planned in order to combat bootlegging. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2001 at Manhattan...
album with Royce's verses replaced by Jay-Z. They have also recorded numerous freestyle
Freestyle rap
Freestyle rap commonly refers to rap lyrics which are improvised through a acapella or with instrumental beats, i.e. performed with no previously composed lyrics, or "off the top of the head"...
s together, including a 12-minute long battle. Footage of a Bad Meets Evil concert filmed in September 1998 in Boston at the Lyricist Lounge
Lyricist Lounge
The Lyricist Lounge is a hip hop showcase of rappers, emcees, DJ's, and Graffiti artists.It has spawned the album Lyricist Lounge, Volume One, Lyricist Lounge 2 and Lyricist Lounge: West Coast, as well as a television show, The Lyricist Lounge Show.The Lyricist Lounge was founded in 1991 by hip hop...
has also been leaked onto the Internet.
Bad Meets Evil split up in early 2000s, after Royce fell out with Eminem's group, D12
D12
D12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. D12 has had chart-topping albums in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia...
. They have since reunited and released their EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Hell: The Sequel
Hell: The Sequel
Hell: The Sequel is the debut extended play by Bad Meets Evil, an American hip hop duo composed of Royce da 5'9" and Eminem. It was released on June 13, 2011 in some countries by Shady Records and Interscope Records and on June 14, 2011 in the United States. The EP focuses on hardcore hip hop and...
on June 14, 2011, which debuted at number 1 in the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
charts. Final numbers for the first week sales of the EP were 171,000 via Sound Scan.
Origin and first single
Royce da 5'9" and Eminem both grew up in Detroit and were mutual friends of late rapper ProofProof (rapper)
DeShaun Dupree Holton better known as Proof his stage name, was an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups Goon Squad, 5 Elementz, Promatic, and most notably D12...
. Royce's then manager introduced him to Eminem at an Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
concert in 1997. Their chemistry encouraged them to form a group in which Royce covers the "Bad" part and Eminem the "Evil" part. They recorded and released several tracks together, including their debut group single "Nuttin' to Do
Nuttin' to Do
"Nuttin' to Do" / "Scary Movies" is the first single by hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, composed of Detroit rappers Eminem and Royce da 5'9", released on November 1, 1999 by Game Recordings. A year later, Bad Meets Evil would break up and Eminem and Royce da 5'9" would go on to work with D12 and...
" and its B-side, "Scary Movies". Eminem would later sign a solo deal with Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
's Aftermath Entertainment
Aftermath Entertainment
Aftermath Entertainment is an American record label founded by Dr. Dre. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records. Current acts include Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent and Slim da Mobster, with former acts including Busta Rhymes, Game, Raekwon,...
. On his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP
The Slim Shady LP
The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on February 23, 1999. It is his major-label debut, and was released under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, and Web Records....
, he featured Royce on the song "Bad Meets Evil".
While working on Dr. Dre's album 2001, Eminem introduced Royce to Dr. Dre and secured him a ghostwriting position on the album. Royce wrote and appeared on the first and original version of "Xxplosive" (originally entitled "Way I Be Pimping"), he also wrote "The Message". Royce wrote several tracks such as "The Throne Is Mine" and "Stay in Your Place" which were later cut from the final track list. The tracks have been leaked later on several unofficial mixtapes. Royce's then manager revealed that Royce was involved in writing for Dr. Dre, he then requested that Royce cut ties with his manager. Royce refused to fire his manager and his relationship with Dre ended resulting in Bad Meets Evil group work to dissolve.
Disbandment
An altercation would later occur between Royce Da 5'9" and Eminem's childhood friends rap group D12D12
D12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. D12 has had chart-topping albums in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia...
, prompting Eminem and Royce to cut off any connections. Royce has since released some tracks dissing D12. D12 (minus Eminem) have released tracks disrespecting Royce Da 5'9" and his M.I.C. Records. The fight continued until 2005 and would officially be resolved in 2008.
Royce and Eminem reconciled soon after the shooting of their mutual friend and fellow rapper Proof in 2006. Before his death, Proof had been trying to sort things out between D12 and Royce. In 2008 Royce and D12 announced that they have squashed their "beef", and Royce has appeared on the D12 mixtapes Return of the Dozen Vol. 1 in 2008, and Return of the Dozen Vol. 2 in 2011. He also appeared on mixtapes and albums by D12 rappers Kuniva and Bizarre
Bizarre (rapper)
Rufus Arthur Johnson , better known as Bizarre is an American recording artist best known for his work with Detroit hip-hop group D12. His songs are often about subjects which create shock value such as rape and drugs.-Early life:Bizarre was born as Rufus Arthur Johnson on July 5, 1976 in Detroit,...
. In 2007 Royce expressed in interviews that Eminem and himself have ended their feud and have been talking over the phone. A song titled "See You in Hell", a planned sequel to "Bad Meets Evil", was rumored to be released either on Eminem's Relapse or Recovery.
2010–present: Reunion and Hell: The Sequel
In 2010, it was announced that Eminem was in the process of signing Slaughterhouse, a rap group of which Royce is a member. The group together with Royce later appeared on a bonus track for Eminem's Recovery album titled "Session One". The deal was finalized in 2011. The two rappers started rapping together and two of their songs, "Living Proof" and "Echo", were leaked. They later appeared on another song together, this time with the new Shady Records team, Slaughterhouse and YelawolfYelawolf
Michael Wayne Atha , better known by his stage name YelaWolf, is an American rapper. He is currently signed to Shady Records, Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment and Interscope Records...
, on "2.0 Boys", which is also titled "Game Over". Most recently a song titled "Fast Lane" was leaked to the internet, though it became the lead single on their latest EP while becoming their first top 40 hit as a group. The album was released on June 14, 2011.
Eminem:
"Royce and I started hanging out again and inevitably that led us back into the studio. At first we were just seeing where it went without any real goal in mind, but the songs started to come together crazy, so here we are."
Royce da 5'9":
"I'm excited to see this project come to fruition considering the long lapse in time between when we worked before and now. We had a blast doing it and we just hope everyone enjoys it while we're working on the 'Monster' that will be the Slaughterhouse album."
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
US Rap Top Rap Albums Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004.... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
NZ | SWI | UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| Hell: The Sequel Hell: The Sequel Hell: The Sequel is the debut extended play by Bad Meets Evil, an American hip hop duo composed of Royce da 5'9" and Eminem. It was released on June 13, 2011 in some countries by Shady Records and Interscope Records and on June 14, 2011 in the United States. The EP focuses on hardcore hip hop and... |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 |
Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Gold Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... : Gold |
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
USR&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
USRap Hot Rap Songs Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
IRE Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1999 | "Nuttin' to Do Nuttin' to Do "Nuttin' to Do" / "Scary Movies" is the first single by hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, composed of Detroit rappers Eminem and Royce da 5'9", released on November 1, 1999 by Game Recordings. A year later, Bad Meets Evil would break up and Eminem and Royce da 5'9" would go on to work with D12 and... " |
— | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 182 | Non-album single |
| "Scary Movies Nuttin' to Do "Nuttin' to Do" / "Scary Movies" is the first single by hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, composed of Detroit rappers Eminem and Royce da 5'9", released on November 1, 1999 by Game Recordings. A year later, Bad Meets Evil would break up and Eminem and Royce da 5'9" would go on to work with D12 and... " |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | ||
| 2011 | "Fast Lane Fast Lane (song) "Fast Lane" is the lead single by hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, a group composed of Royce da 5'9" and Eminem, from their first EP Hell: The Sequel. It's their first single as a group since the 1999 hit "Nuttin' to Do" and the duo's major label debut single, due to a break-up in late 2000... " |
32 | — | — | 88 | 50 | — | 35 | 66 | Hell: The Sequel |
| "Lighters Lighters (song) "Lighters" is a song by American hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, a group composed of Royce da 5'9" and Eminem. As the second single from their first EP, Hell: The Sequel, Shady Records serviced the song for mainstream radio airplay in the United States on July 5, 2011. The song features... "(featuring Bruno Mars Bruno Mars Peter Gene Hernandez , better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an Filipino-American singer-songwriter and record producer. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age... ) |
4 | 75 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 | ||
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Appearances together
| Year | Song | Album | Performers | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Bad Meets Evil" | The Slim Shady LP The Slim Shady LP The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on February 23, 1999. It is his major-label debut, and was released under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, and Web Records.... |
Eminem | Bass Brothers Bass Brothers Bass Brothers is the professional name for the team of Mark and Jeff Bass, the Detroit producers responsible for grooming megastar Eminem in his early days and collaborating on much of his subsequent music. Before that they worked with George Clinton... , Eminem |
| 2000 | "She's the One" | – | Royce da 5'9" | The Neptunes The Neptunes The Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for many successful hip hop, R&B and pop artists in the late-1990s and 2000s... |
| 2001 | – | Eminem | Eminem | |
| "What the Beat" | The Professional 2 The Professional 2 The Professional 2 is the second studio album released and produced by DJ Clue?. This CD contains 23 songs, but most of them are short. The albums sold 882,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan and was certified Gold on March 28, 2001.... |
DJ Clue? featuring Method Man Method Man Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man... |
DJ Clue?, Duro | |
| 2002 | "Rock City" | Rock City Rock City (Version 2.0) Rock City is the official debut album by rapper Royce da 5'9", released in 2002. It is titled Rock City 2.0, after his original Rock City album was turned down by another record label.-Album chart positions:-Singles chart positions:... |
Royce da 5'9" | Red Spyda Red Spyda Andy "Red Spyda" Thelusma is an American Hip Hop producer who has worked on many songs for artists such as 50 Cent. He is also known for producing songs for D-Block, Mobb Deep, Amerie, D-12, and G-Unit. Other notable works by Red Spyda have included his contributions to the in-game soundtrack of... |
| 2010 | "Session One" | Recovery | Eminem featuring Slaughterhouse | Just Blaze Just Blaze Justin Smith, better known as Just Blaze, is an American hip hop music producer from Paterson, New Jersey. Blaze is also the CEO of Fort Knocks Entertainment. He is most well known for producing Jay-Z songs on the albums The Blueprint, The Blueprint 2, and The Black Album. He is also known for... |
| 2011 | "2.0 Boys" | – | Eminem, Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf Yelawolf Michael Wayne Atha , better known by his stage name YelaWolf, is an American rapper. He is currently signed to Shady Records, Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment and Interscope Records... |
WillPower, KP, Eminem |
| "Writer's Block" | Success Is Certain Success Is Certain - Charts :-External links:* at Metacritic... |
Royce da 5'9" | StreetRunner StreetRunner Nicholas Warwar, better known as STREETRUNNER, is a Grammy Award Winning American record producer and DJ who works and lives in Miami, Florida. He first gained recognition in 2004 for producing Terror Squad's hit single, "Take Me Home". More recently he has gained fame for working with Lil Wayne on... , Sarom Soundz |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Fast Lane Fast Lane (song) "Fast Lane" is the lead single by hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, a group composed of Royce da 5'9" and Eminem, from their first EP Hell: The Sequel. It's their first single as a group since the 1999 hit "Nuttin' to Do" and the duo's major label debut single, due to a break-up in late 2000... " |
2011 | James Larese |
| "Lighters Lighters (song) "Lighters" is a song by American hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, a group composed of Royce da 5'9" and Eminem. As the second single from their first EP, Hell: The Sequel, Shady Records serviced the song for mainstream radio airplay in the United States on July 5, 2011. The song features... " |
Rich Lee Rich lee Rich Lee is an American music video and commercial director signed to DNA in Hollywood, California and Flynn Productions in the United Kingdom. He has directed music videos for Eminem, The Black Eyed Peas, Norah Jones, Michael Bublé and The All-American Rejects. Rich Lee started his professional... |