Eminem's "Not Afraid" Was Orginally Slated For Maino

 

 Maino thinking "why did I pass up on that shit."

Apparently Maino had three records in his hands before he decided to pass up on the tracks. They eventually made their way to Eminem and, well.. you know the rest. Here's the quote:

"I had three records on Em's album," explained Maino, before revealing that the tracks ultimately became "Not Afraid," "25 to Life," and "Talkin' to Myself." "I recorded that in 2007," he recalled of "Talkin' to Myself." "A lot of times, you record a lot of the album, you record a lot of music before you actually put the music out. What happens is, sometimes you don't actually love everything you do. That particular record, I didn't love my performance on it--to the point where I loved the hook, but I didn't feel like I did it [justice]. I was gonna get back to it and redo it, but I had never done it." (XXL Mag)

SN: Since dropping in June, Em's new LP has sold over 2 million copies.

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