Eminem leaker threatened with “street law” by producer: “We will find you”
Dozens of Eminem songs were leaked earlier this week, and those close to him have condemned the music surfacing online. The mass leak included tracks recorded over the past 20 years, including collaborations with 50 Cent, Dr Dre, Slaughterhouse, Nate Dogg and Anderson .Paak.
Producer Fredwreck, who has worked with Em on songs such as ‘Trouble’ on 2024’s The Death of Slim Shady and ‘Framed’ on 2017’s Revival album, took to X (formerly Twitter) to call out the person responsible for leaking the songs.
“FYI to the criminal who’s leaking Eminem’s music. We will find you. Street law will be applied,” he wrote in a since-deleted post. “Ask ‘Koolo’ what happened to him last time he leaked. We know where he lives and yes this is a threat.” Fredwreck is best known for working alongside Dr Dre and huge hip-hop names including 50 Cent, Ice Cube, The Game, Nate Dogg and Cypress Hill.
Eminem’s spokesperson, Dennis Dennehy, also released a statement about the unreleased music. “These leaked songs were studio efforts never meant for public consumption… demos, experiments and ideas that are dated and not relevant so many years later,” he told XXL. “The latest in a line of unfinished material released against artists’ will and without their permission.”
Around 30 songs surfaced on the internet, including tracks titled ‘Discombobulated’, ‘Little Engine’, ‘Ritz Crackers’, ‘Antichrist’, ‘Marshall Powers’ and a diss record aimed at Suge Knight and Ja Rule. On ‘Smack You’, Marshall Mathers accuses the Death Row co-founder of being responsible for Tupac and Biggie Smalls’ deaths.
“I’m holding Suge responsible for the deaths of the two greatest rappers to ever grace the face of this planet,” he raps, before adding, “If only the late, great Mr Christopher Wallace could talk/ He could tell you himself/ I’m holding Suge responsible for the death of Ja Rule or anyone else down with Tha Row.”
Em dropped his latest album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), in July last year. The project debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 281,000 units in its first week and included features from Big Sean, JID, BabyTron, Jelly Roll and more. A deluxe version, titled the Expanded Mourner’s Edition, was also released featuring 2 Chainz and Westside Boogie.