Eminem's "Detroit Vs. Everybody" just got a 16-minute, 15-person remix. The original was led by Detroit rap ambassador Eminem and features Big Sean, DeJ Loaf, Royce Da 5'9" and Danny Brown. Now the Statik Selektah-produced track gets a remix from a crew of Detroit rappers: Trick Trick, Guilty Simpson, Black Milk, SinoMarv Won, Payroll, Hydro, Boldy James, Big Gov, Kid Vishis, Big Herk, Icewear VezzoDetroit Che, Calicoe and Denzel the Hitman, according to Complex.
The original was featured on Eminem's label Shadyville Records's compilation Shady XV, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart, selling 138,000 copies in its first week, according to The Detroit News.
As expected with this many rappers on this one track, there will be plenty of one liners and love for Detroit. They all look to one-up each other on how tough the streets of Detroit are and their ability to represent them and live that lifestyle.
Payroll captures that theme at the end of his verse:
You see that D right above where my lid be
Can't trust a soul, well that's how these streets did me
I bossed up from setbacks, I rep that
Ain't scared of n---a's shit, I'm from Detroit, I expect that
Big Herk asks the important question of why the city has such a bad reputation in recent years:
And why Detroit always get a bad name?
My city ready to blow like we here to gas, mane
Even if Detroit is able to call upon 15 talented rappers to do a remix, it is still fighting to right the ship after a messy bankruptcy — the largest city bankruptcy in United States history — and is unable to attract college graduates to move there.
At least the music scene is still thriving.
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