| EMINEM: 'I'M NOTHING WITHOUT DR. DRE'
Hip-hop star Eminem has paid tribute to his mentor Dr. Dre for "saving my life," insisting he would be nothing without the rap mogul.
Dre has produced many of Eminem's albums and singles and the two stars remain close friends as well as work colleagues.
Eminem says, "Dre saved my life. When we first got together we just clicked. We have a chemistry, where every beat he makes damn near inspires me to rap over it.
"When I met Dre, he showed me how to realize my vision, how to take my music where I wanted to take it. That's what rap should be about -- it should be about challenging yourself.
"I don't care how fresh a beat is or how good it is, if an MC isn't saying good [bleep] over it, then I'm not going to listen to it, even if it's the greatest beat ever made. Also, an MC could be rapping his [bleep] off, but if the beat ain't fresh, I'm not gonna listen. It's got to be about the whole package and that's what Dre and I've got."
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