DJ Khalil seems like the preeminent music producer that
Eminem would go to. The LA based
Khalil is on a hot streak + he's a in-house Aftermath producer, it only makes sense.
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XXLOff the heels of his Grammy performance of “Forever” with
Eminem, Lil Wayne, Drake and
Travis Barker, XXLMag.com had the chance to chop it up with The
Alchemist about
Em’s highly anticipated new disc,
Relapse 2.
While the disc does not have a release date as of press time,
ALC says
Em is hard at work in the studio with
DJ Khalil. The West Coast beatsmith has had a big year, producing standout joints for
Drake (“Fear”),
Clipse (“Kinda Like a Big Deal”) and
Slaughterhouse (“Cuckoo”).
“
Khalil—who I think is like the best producer right now to me—he had been sending records to
Em for a while that wasn’t like, they weren’t like clicking in,”
Alchemist told XXL. “
Em knew he was dope but they haven’t found the right one. And I think they found a couple joints now… the joints they have are crazy. I can’t say 100 percent [that he made the album], but I have heard at least two joints
Khalil did and they’re fuckin’ stupid.”
Al, who serves as the Detroit lyricist’s tour DJ, revealed that he has yet to score a beat on
Em’s project. “I’m starting to be around
Em and the camp more,” he said, “especially finishing these albums. Factor in
Em’s sober now, it’s like that’s my man, we chop it up a lot more now…it’s like little by little I’m figuring out what I have to do to create a sound that would be
Alchemist/Eminem. I didn’t get it yet.”
One person that
Em has been working a lot with is
Just Blaze.
Al gave XXL insight into their chemistry: “He clicked with
Em,” he said. “It was really amazing, too. They really vibed and made some music, beyond like
Just just sending him beats, it was nothing like that…I think it’s a perfect meshing of the two…If you could imagine what they could bring to the table at this point, it’s pretty close and maybe a little more.”
In fact, in
ALC’s opinion, the whole album is a level above the first Relapse. “He’s doing things lyrically on this album that he hasn’t done before,” he shared. “The punchline game is really back.”
