Seems like even the toughest of rappers get a bit nervous on stage.
In fact, rapper Eminem has admitted to almost quitting after his first ever public performance.
The ‘Stan’ singer started out his career battle-rapping in Detroit in the early 90s but was so embarrassed when he was booed by the audience, he said he almost quit entirely.
“The first time I rapped in front of actual people that mattered, in a club, I got booed. And it was very traumatic for me. I just remember it being so f***ing traumatic, and I think I went home and I was like, man, I quit.
“And you know a week later, a day later, an hour later I got the urge, and I was like, I gotta get up, I gotta do it again.”
Eminem has since become one of the most successful rappers of all time and even broke a Facebook record this week. LINK
He says he owes his life to the rap game.
“I certainly feel like if it wasn’t for rap, obviously, I wouldn’t be here, but it gave me my voice, it gave me my outlook, it gave me strength, you know what I came back from, overdose and a whole load of s**t – without rap I wouldn’t be able to do a f***ing thing.
“This is the one thing I feel that I feel like I have and a can do well, if I didn’t have this I don’t think I could do anything else, except for maybe play basketball.”
Wouldn’t mind shooting some hoops with you Em.
He is one of a number of rappers who star in new film, ‘Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap’, along with Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre and Ice Cube.
