Music Video
Shady CXVPHER (Official Video)
Directed by Syndrome
Trivia
- This acapella performance was released exclusively via YouTube. No audio-only version has been officially released.
- Usually, in cyphers, emcees stand together in one location, but this Shady cypher sees each featured artist perform in their respective hometowns, with Eminem and as the only ones together, representing Detroit, MI.
Words from KXNG Crooked
“It’s about longevity. To me, the verse says, “After all the years of classic material, I am still one of the illest rappers to ever do this shit.” Being a wordsmith in rap music is a dying art. Connecting syllables, metaphors, punchlines and similes is a dying art. For those of us who still love rapping for the sake of showing how good one can rap, Eminem is our only mainstream voice.