Collaborations are a common course in the music industry, including unexpected combinations. However, when two absolute legends such as Ed Sheeran and Eminem link up in the studio, fans are sure to be ecstatic. Interestingly, Sheeran recently announced that he worked on four tracks with the famous rhythmic God MC, and one of them might feature Sheeran’s new album.
Ed Sheeran said he and Eminem did 4 songs together, and 3 are known and possibly 4th one might be in Eminem’s upcoming album..
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Throughout Ed’s tour in India, the British legend shared a personal relationship with Eminem. He stated that Eminem is sincerely a decent person and “ridiculously kind” and “warm,” the total contrast of the aggressor seen and heard in his songs. By stating this, Ed appears to offer Eminem’s supporters a more private perspective of the artist, one not often witnessed.
It’s not what I expected. I expected him to be intense, and I didn’t know how to warm up to him. And he’s completely opposite of that—a warm, sweet guy. said Ed.
Other than Beyoncé, Sheeran also named Eminem as one of his favorite singers, and he was fascinated to get the opportunity to work with those two musicians. When he was asked about what it was like to experience collaborating with such outstanding personalities, especially with a hip-hop legend, the artist responded:
“Really fun. Yeah, I really enjoyed Beyoncé, just because I didn’t expect her to say yes. And then suddenly she was like, Yeah, I’d love to do that”.
Additionally, he showed how overwhelmed he was to know that he would play one of his songs with Eminem since the star has already asked him to cooperate four times.
Furthermore, Sheeran’s love for Eminem transcends the two’s working relationship. Sheeran mentioned a profound secret that Eminem’s music relieved him of his stutter, which he conveyed to the artist when the two first met in 2013. He decided to wait until he achieved his solo musical stardom. Finally, their relationship transcended music, and they became close friends.
”He was my hero. I used to stutter and cured my stutter by listening to Eminem music. I had an opportunity to meet him in 2013. I’d had some success, but not a lot of success, and I had a chance to meet him, and I let him walk by. And I said I didn’t want to meet him because I wanted him to meet me. I want that to be the moment. And then that came to fruition. And now we’re close, which I don’t think happens if you take one photo and keep it moving.”
Their unreleased collaboration was already expected for several years. Sheeran has always underlined the importance of a personal connection before working with someone: “I have a rule, if I’m going to do a song with someone I have to know them” , he even followed this rule in the collaboration with Eminem!
The process of the creation of the track was also unusual. Sheeran recorded his part before the meeting and sent it to Eminem, who added signature verses. They still haven’t seen each other in person. Sheeran admitted that it was weird and he had to give many interviews explaining that “we did it over the internet” .
The progressive nature of their collaboration is associated with the long time factor. Sheeran sent the song to Eminem in March 2016, and it was only a year later, in March 2017, that he received an answer . This work is the result of a manifestation of respect and passion for creativity, which unites musicians.
Listeners hope that the track will be pre-titled in the tracklist of Sheeran’s constant new album. This collaboration is a joint friendship and a work of shared love for creativity that fans are always excited to listen to.
