On his latest release “Music to Be Murdered By—Side B,” Em offers Rihanna an apology over a lyric that he previously rapped on a leaked song.
Eminem is sorry for causing Rihanna grief—at least, that’s what he says on his new song “Zeus,” featured on his latest album, the just-released Music to Be Murdered By—Side B. The rapper surprised fans on Friday with the 16-song collection, which is really coming tacked on as an album-length bonus to Em’s release from earlier this year, Music to Be Murdered By. And while it features a number of major collaborations with artists like DJ Premier, Ty Dolla $ign and Sly Pyper, it’s his commentary on “Zeus” that has social media talking at the moment. On the track, in which the 48-year-old Eminem compares himself to the titular Greek god, the rapper recalls the hurt that he apparently caused Rihanna after lyrics to an unreleased track were leaked in 2019. With “Zeus,” Em tries to make amends. “But, me, long as I re-promise to be honest/ And wholeheartedly, apologies, Rihanna/ For that song that leaked, I’m sorry, Ri/ It wasn’t meant to cause you grief/ Regardless, it was wrong of me,” Eminem raps.
