Eminem and Snoop Dogg are proudly representing their respective hometowns.
The two rappers have collaborated on an unexpected new tune titled "From the D to the LBC," a reference to the cities they have spent their entire careers supporting with pride: Detroit, Michigan and Long Beach, California.
Eminem, 49, said this collaboration should have happened a long time ago, at the beginning of the bicoastal anthem, which was released on Friday.
This marks the first time the pair have collaborated in more than a decade.
The last time these two hip-hop superstars collaborated was on "Bitch Please II" off Eminem's third studio album The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000.
This latest song features the duo trading verses, highlighting their commonly preferred pastime: smoking marijuana.
"Put your doobies high if you reside in 213, let's see them blunts raised," they rap on the song's addictive chorus, dispelling any long-rumored tension between the two stars. "Whether you east side or west side of the 313, let's see them guns blaze."
They also cooperated on a music video for the song, which was interesting.
They both looked like they were sweating to put together the track in the studio before lighting up and transforming into enormous Bored Ape-styled cartoons, stomping around their favorite area codes.
Four months have passed since Eminem and Snoop performed onstage alongside Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl 56 halftime show. This time, Eminem is aggressively putting it out there that he wants more work together - perhaps a "Curtain Call 2?"
In 2005, the performer of "Stan" released his debut greatest hits album, named "Curtain Call: The Hits."
This time, in his IG post of the present collab, he wrote, "Took too long to reconnect with @snoopdogg- you know we had to make a movie," alongside the hashtag "CurtainCall2." Hint, hint.
Based on the message, it appears that he would soon release a second greatest hits album. The release would coincide with Eminem's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
On November 5, he will be inducted alongside Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Eurythmics, Carly Simon, and Dolly Parton, as per a May announcement.
During a recent interview on the Sway in the Morning show, the 15-time Grammy Award winner discussed how rapping about mental health and addiction transformed his life.
Eminem has had a busy month, releasing a cover of Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" for the soundtrack of Baz Luhrmann's next Elvis biopic.
The song is titled "The King and I" and features a chorus by CeeLo Green. In it, the rapper draws parallels between himself and the late singer, both of whom have been condemned for appropriating the work of Black performers.
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