Birdman & Sugar Slim talk about Eminem

Lil Wayne / Birdman / Eminem

Birdman and Sugar Slim have recently sat down with DJ Whoo Kid on Shade 45 where the crew briefly talked about their relationship with Eminem and cleared the air of the rumor that they tried to sign Eminem back in the days.

Whoo Kid: You guys collaborated with Eminem few times, how’s that relationship with Eminem?
Slim: I met Eminem couple times. You know what I’m sayin…
Birdman: That was great. Him and Wayne traded some features before. I was on their video set. I met Em couple of times myself. Em always been cool with us.
Whoo Kid: I wanna know how does Slim talk to Eminem. How you talk to this guy?
Slim: I don’t talk much [laughs]. I just said what’s up.
Birdman: We keep it gangsta man. Say what’s happening. We definitely respect that man and show that man all respect in the world.
Whoo Kid: You guys were signing so many artists, I heard Eminem was on the list back in the days. Almost was in talks. Is that true?

Slim: Nah. It would have been great though. I’ve been living in Detroit.
Birdman: That would have been great for a fact!

Eminem and Lil Wayne have collaborated on three occasions. “Drop The World” in 2009, the third single from Lil Wayne’s seventh studio album, Rebirth. 2010’s “No Love,” from Eminem’s seventh studio album Recovery. And 2009’s “Forever,” also featuring Drake and Kanye West, the third single from the soundtrack to LeBron James’s More than a Game documentary.

Watch the new interview below: