Eminem releases Venom soundtrack song on surprise album Yesterday, Eminem snuck in a song from the Venom soundtrack on his surprise album “Kamikaze,” which was released unexpectedly yesterday. The rapper revealed a 15-second clip of the song on Twitter yesterday, followed by the album’s full release. The track, titled “Venom – Music From The Motion Picture,” includes quite a few references to the film’s plot. You can hear the 15-second clip below, and let us know what you think of the track in the comments! Tom Hardy will portray Eddie Brock/Venom on the big screen. Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott, and Woody Harrelson co-star in the film. If the movie is successful, Sony plans to give films to other Spidey characters, with Jackpot, Black Cat, Kraven the Hunter and Silver Sable all candidates to get their own movie. Morbius the Living Vampire already has Jared Leto lined up for the title role. Venom will hail from Sony’s Marvel Universe of characters and will not be a spinoff of the current Marvel Cinematic Universe, wherein Sony allows Spider-Man to be played by Tom Holland. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing along with Amy Pascal, with Palak Patel and Eric Fineman overseeing for Columbia Pictures. Directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad) and written by Scott Rosenberg (Pain & Gain, Jumanji) & Jeff Pinkner (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), the Venom film is set for an October 5, 2018 release date.<doc-sep>It’s been 17 years since Eminem pushed back against accusations of homophobia by performing a duet to “Stan” with Elton John at the 2001 Grammys. The two men have since enjoyed a close friendship, with the openly gay John saying in a 2017 interview that the rapper’s lyrics “were never homophobic” and didn’t represent his actual attitude toward the LGBTQ community. Eminem used a gay slur on his new album. (Photo: C. Flanigan/WireImage) And yet… Just hours after the surprise release of his latest album, Kamikaze, Eminem is getting heat from listeners offended by his use of a gay slur to describe fellow musician Tyler, the Creator. The 27-year-old rapper (real name: Tyler Okonma) has been the subject of speculation about his sexuality, but has himself been unapologetic about using homophobic references in his lyrics. “Well, I have gay fans and they don’t really take it offensive, so I don’t know,” Tyler, the Creator told MTV in 2011 of the backlash surrounding his lyrics. “If it offends you, it offends you. If you call me a n—a, I really don’t care, but that’s just me, personally. Some people might take it the other way; I personally don’t give a sh–.” Eminem’s target, Tyler, the Creator, has also used homophobic slurs in his lyrics. (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) But many people do, and they’re not happy with this homophobic lyric on the new Eminem track “Fall.” “Tyler create nothing, I see why you called yourself a f*****, bitch / It’s not just ’cause you lack attention / It’s ’cause you worship D12’s balls, you’re sac-religious.” Eminem is too damn old to be calling people faggot on an album it just sounds like he’s mad this particular faggot showed up late to book club — Ira (@ira) August 31, 2018 Yes, Tyler called himself this word before BUT our dear Eminem doesn’t have the right to not only use the word in a rap BUT ALSO extend the homophobia by being like: yeah you’re gay bc you love balls No. Nope. Never. — Zach Stafford (@ZachStafford) August 31, 2018 Eminem called Tyler The Creator a faggot… so if y'all don't cancel him, y'all some frauds lmaooooooo — Mike Jackson (@MikeDeeJackson) August 31, 2018 Eminem should be cancelled for saying faggot since he is straight in the same way y’all would cancel him for saying the N-word because he’s white but it won’t happen because 1) you’re an Eminem fan 2) Rap culture is choosey when it comes to defending marginalized groups of people — ken (@thekennedib) August 31, 2018 Eminem was my hero on this album until he made fun of Tyler for being gay. His bar was so lame it wasn’t even offensive, just sad, he didn’t even have the balls to go through with it, he had to bleep out faggot. — Jacob (@jriles123) August 31, 2018 wow Eminem rlly out here saying "faggot" with his whole pasty ass chest in 2018 — fine china (@matcha_brat) August 31, 2018 WAIT DID EMINEM ACTUALLY USE THE HOMOPHOBIC SLUR IN HIS ALBUM? AGAINST TYLER THE CREATOR? IN 2018? — if bein wong's a crime, i'm servin forever (@allmydads) August 31, 2018 He called someone a faggot on that same song, Kathy. — Daniel (@sillyolddaniel) August 31, 2018 Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon has also caught flak for the lyric, because he appears on “Fall.” Story continues Can't even say I'm surprised that Eminem is still using homophobic slurs in 2018 bc he's a fucking child but Justin Vernon, what the hell are you doing on the track man. pic.twitter.com/z2ySJBNF85 — Roisin O'Connor (@Roisin_OConnor) August 31, 2018 Justin Vernon having vocals on an Eminem track that directly disses lgbt people AND Tyler, the creator through the fucking f word is the top anime betrayal of the year 2018 and years to come. — I'll Still Pestroiu (@sleepwelllbeast) August 31, 2018 Some have argued that the lyric isn’t offensive because Tyler, the Creator has used the word in the past, while others insist that that is irrelevant. The rapper has yet to publicly respond to the controversy. In a 2013 interview with Rolling Stone, Eminem defending using the slur following fallout over its inclusion in tracks like “Rap God.” The Michigan-bred rapper claimed that the insult was generic rather than a reference to sexuality. “It was more like calling someone a bitch or a punk or a**hole,” he said of the Detroit rap scene. “So that word was just thrown around so freely back then. It goes back to that battle, back and forth in my head, of wanting to feel free to say what I want to say, and then [worrying about] what may or may not affect people. “Not saying it’s wrong or it’s right, but at this point in my career — man, I say so much shit that’s tongue-in-cheek. I poke fun at other people, myself. But the real me sitting here right now talking to you has no issues with gay, straight, transgender, at all. I’m glad we live in a time where it’s really starting to feel like people can live their lives and express themselves. And I don’t know how else to say this, I still look at myself the same way that I did when I was battling and broke.” Read more from Yahoo Entertainment:<doc-sep>
Eminem unveiled a surprise album, Kamikaze, at midnight on Thursday. The LP includes a song from the Venom soundtrack, which he teased on Twitter prior to Kamikaze‘s release. A surprise release is a first for Eminem, who has rarely bent to the changing whims of the music industry over his 20-year career. If the release strategy was new, though, the Kamikaze cover pays homage to a hip-hop classic, the Beastie Boys’ Licensed to Ill album. In addition, the content of Kamikaze appears to be vintage Eminem, prizing provocation over all else. In a skit — remember those? — featuring his longtime manager (and current CEO of Def Jam Recordings) Paul Rosenberg, Eminem is berated via voicemail: “Are you really going to reply to everybody who you don’t like what they have to say?” Rosenberg says. “I don’t know if that’s the best idea.” That sentiment is echoed by the album’s copy advertising on Apple Music: “Shady punches back, and he’s naming names.” Sometimes that’s true — he goes after Die Antwoord on “Greatest” — but more often Eminem keeps his references general, taking aim at young rappers who “put out 10 million albums” and use “a couple of ghostwriters.” In addition to dissing youngsters, Eminem appears very concerned about the reaction to his last album, 2017’s critically panned Revival. “How do I say this?” he raps on “Fall.” “Last year didn’t work out too well for me.” He’s more explicit on “Lucky You”: “I took an L when I dropped my last album/ It hurt me like hell but I’m back on these rappers.” Kamikaze is executive-produced by Eminem’s longtime collaborator Dr. Dre. Mike Will Made-It is also credited on several tracks, along with Illadaproducer. Several of the credits will be familiar to anyone who listened to Drake’s Scorpion — Memphis producer Tay Keith (Drake’s “Nonstop”) makes an appearance here, as does Boi-1da (Drake’s “8 Out of 10″). Features come from another longtime Eminem foil, Royce da 5’9”, plus rising rapper Joyner Lucas and the young singer Jessie Reyez. Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Kendrick Lamar are credited as writers on Kamikaze; “Greatest” features an interpolation of Lamar’s “Humble.” Kamikaze Track List 1. “The Ringer” 2. “Greatest” 3. “Lucky You” featuring Joyce Lucas 4. “Paul – Skit” 5. “Normal” 6. “Em Calls Paul – Skit” 7. “Stepping Stone” 8. “Not Alike” featuring Royce 5’9″ 9. “Fall” 10. “Kamikaze” 11. “Nice Guy” featuring Jessie Reyez 12. “Good Guy” featuring Jessie Reyez 13. “Venom” from the Motion Picture