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Refimprove|date=July 2011Infobox musical artist| name = Bad Meets Evil| image = BadMeetsEvilLogo.jpeg| caption =| background = group_or_band| origin = Detroit, Michigan , United States|U.S. | genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop | years_active = 1999, 2010–present| label = Game Recordings|Game , Shady Records|Shady , Interscope Records|Interscope | associated_acts = Method Man , Slaughterhouse (group)|Slaughterhouse , Yelawolf | website = URL|www.badmeetsevil.net| current_members = Royce da 5'9" Eminem Bad Meets Evil is an American hip hop music|hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan that consists of rappers Royce da 5'9" (Bad) and Eminem (Evil). They are best known for collaborating on a Bad Meets Evil (song)|self-titled song that appeared on Eminem's major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP in 1999, their early association with Dr. Dre and his label Aftermath Entertainment .
The duo recorded numerous well received underground songs including the popular song " Renegade (Jay-Z song)|Renegade " which would later be used on Jay-Z 's The Blueprint album with Royce's verses replaced by Jay-Z. They have also recorded numerous Freestyle rap|freestyle s together, including a 12-minute long battle. Footage of a Bad Meets Evil concert filmed in September 1998 in Boston at the Lyricist Lounge has also been leaked onto the Internet.
Bad Meets Evil split up in early 2000s, after Royce fell out with Eminem's group, D12 . They have since reunited and released their extended play|EP Hell: The Sequel on June 14, 2011, which debuted at number 1 in the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 charts. Final numbers for the first week sales of the EP were 171,000 via Sound Scan.
Music career
Origin and first single
Royce da 5'9" and Eminem both grew up in Detroit and were mutual friends of late rapper Proof (rapper)|Proof . Royce's manager then introduced him to Eminem at an Usher (entertainer)|Usher concert in 1997. Their chemistry encouraged them to form a group in which Royce covers the "Bad" part and Eminem the "Evil" part. They recorded and released several tracks together, including their debut group single " Nuttin' to Do " and its B-side, "Scary Movies". http://new.music.yahoo.com/bad-meets-evil/albums/nuttin-to-do-scary-movies-im-the-king-explicit--34346022 – "Nuttin' to Do" Bad Meets Evil single on Yahoo!Music Eminem would later sign a solo deal with Dr. Dre 's Aftermath Entertainment . On his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP , he featured Royce on the song "Bad Meets Evil".
While working on Dr. Dre's album 2001 (Dr. Dre album)|2001 , Eminem introduced Royce to Dr. Dre and secured him a ghostwriting position on the album. Royce wrote and appeared on the first and original version of "Xxplosive" (originally entitled "Way I Be Pimping"), he also wrote "The Message". http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458381/royce-da-59-isnt-eminems-shadow.jhtml Royce Da 5'9" Emerges Out Of Eminem's Shadow With Rock City Royce wrote several tracks such as "The Throne Is Mine" and "Stay in Your Place" which were later cut from the final track list. The tracks have been leaked later on several unofficial mixtapes. http://www.datpiff.com/Dr-Dre-Pretox-CD-1-mid1553.html Dr. Dre – Pretox CD 1. DatPiff.com. Accessed May 12, 2008. Royce's manager then revealed that Royce was involved in writing for Dr. Dre, he then requested that Royce cut ties with his manager. Royce refused to fire his manager and his relationship with Dre ended resulting in Bad Meets Evil group work to dissolve.
Disbandment
An altercation would later occur between Royce Da 5'9" and Eminem's childhood friends rap group D12 , prompting Eminem and Royce to cut off any connections. Royce has since released some tracks dissing D12. D12 (minus Eminem) have released tracks disrespecting Royce Da 5'9" and his M.I.C. Records. The fight continued until 2005 and would officially be resolved in 2008.
Royce and Eminem reconciled soon after the shooting of their mutual friend and fellow rapper Proof in 2006. Before his death, Proof had been trying to sort things out between D12 and Royce. In 2008 Royce and D12 announced that they have squashed their "beef", and Royce has appeared on the D12 mixtapes Return of the Dozen Vol. 1 in 2008, and Return of the Dozen Vol. 2 in 2011. He also appeared on mixtapes and albums by D12 rappers Kuniva and Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre . In 2007 Royce expressed in interviews that Eminem and himself have ended their feud and have been talking over the phone. A song titled "See You in Hell", a planned sequel to "Bad Meets Evil", was rumored to be released either on Eminem's Relapse (album)|Relapse or Recovery (Eminem album)|Recovery .
2010–present: Reunion and Hell: The Sequel
In 2010, it was announced that Eminem was in the process of signing Slaughterhouse (group)|Slaughterhouse , a rap group of which Royce is a member. The group together with Royce later appeared on a bonus track for Eminem's Recovery (Eminem album)|Recovery album titled "Session One". The deal was finalized in 2011. The two rappers started rapping together and two of their songs, "Living Proof" and "Echo", were leaked. They later appeared on another song together, this time with the new Shady Records team, Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf , on "2.0 Boys", which is also titled "Game Over". Most recently a song titled "Fast Lane" http://www.ology.com/music/listen-fast-lane-eminem-and-royce-da-59 Listen Up: "Fast Lane" by Eminem and Royce da 5'9 was leaked to the internet, though it became the lead single on their latest EP while becoming their first top 40 hit as a group. The album was released on June 14, 2011. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.14838/title.trailer-released-for-eminem-royce-da-59s-hell-the-sequel-ep Trailer Released For Eminem & Royce Da 5'9's "Hell: The Sequel" EP
Eminem:
"Royce and I started hanging out again and inevitably that led us back into the studio. At first we were just seeing where it went without any real goal in mind, but the songs started to come together crazy, so here we are." http://www.aftermathmusic.com/blog/2011/04/25/eminem-royce-da-59-announce-upcoming-ep/ Eminem to release EP with Royce da 5’9?
Royce da 5'9":
"I'm excited to see this project come to fruition considering the long lapse in time between when we worked before and now. We had a blast doing it and we just hope everyone enjoys it while we're working on the 'Monster' that will be the Slaughterhouse album."
Formats: Compact Disc|CD , music download|digital download
Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA : Goldcite web|title=Gold & Platinum: Bad Meets Evil|url= http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=Bad_Meets_Evil& format=& go=Search& perPage=50|publisher= Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=2012-05-15
Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA : Goldcite web|url= http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auALBUMaccreds2011.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums|publisher= Australian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=2011-11-26
Singles
Title
Year
Peak chart positions
Certifications
Album
US cite web
USR& B cite web
USRap Peak chart positions for singles on the Hot Rap Singles and Hot Rap Songs charts in the United States:
"Nuttin' to Do": cite web|title=Bad Meets Evil > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles|url= http://allmusic.com/artist/bad-meets-evil-p370420/charts-awards/billboard-singles|work= Allmusic |publisher= Rovi Corporation |accessdate=2012-05-15
"Lighters": cite web|title=Bad Meets Evil Album & Song Chart History: Rap Songs|url= http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/bad-meets-evil/chart-history/338574? f=370& g=Singles|work= Billboard (magazine)|Billboard |publisher= Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=2012-05-15
AUS Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
"Fast Lane": cite web|title=Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 20th June 2011|url= http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm|publisher= Australian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=2012-05-15|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/5zbxJHtLc|archivedate=June 21, 2011
UK Peak positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
All except "Nuttin' to Do": cite web|title=Bad Meets Evil|url= http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/bad%20meets%20evil/|publisher= The Official Charts Company |accessdate=May 15, 2012|format=select "Singles" tab
"Nuttin' to Do": cite web|last=Zywietz|first=Tobias|title=Chart Log UK: Darren B – David Byrne|url= http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM|work= Zobbel.de |publisher=Tobias Zywietz|accessdate=2012-05-15|date=1997-02-06
" Nuttin' to Do "
Scary Movies "
Fast Lane "
RIAA: Gold
Lighters "(featuring Bruno Mars )
RIAA: 2× Platinum
ARIA: Platinumcite web|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles|url= http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSingleaccreds2011.htm|publisher= Australian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=2012-05-15
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ : Goldcite web|title=Top 40 Singles Chart: Chart #1786 (Monday 15 August 2011)|url= http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp? chartNum=1786& chartKind=S|publisher= Recording Industry Association of New Zealand |accessdate=2012-05-15
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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