Jeff Bass co-produced "Lose Yourself" with the singer and writer of the rap song, Eminem. Recently, the former talked about the musical skills of the latter as well as the days when he was still not considered the best rapper there is.
"Eminem was so far ahead of his time, even back then," USA Today quoted Bass as saying. "I listen to the lyrics on 'Infinite,' the songs he was coming up with, and he really was special."
For Bass, Eminem knew that "Infinite," his debut studio album, was some of his best work considering where the Detroit rapper was at in life, in which he had experienced many negative things growing up.
If there was one positive thing in Eminem's life, it was recording "Infinite," according to Bass. The producer added that the idea that the Detroit rapper's talent could convince people there was something more to him and it was where he started to believe that he really could pursue a career in rap music.
"Infinite" was released on Nov. 12, 1996 under the Detroit-based record label Web Entertainment. The 11 tracks in the album were recorded at the Bassmint Productions, the studio Bass owned with his brother Mark Bass.
Jeff and Mark, collectively known as the Bass Brothers, are credited as the producers responsible for grooming Eminem in his early days as a rapper. The brothers are the owners of Web Entertainment.
The current artists of Web Entertainment are King Gordy and Sean Forbes, who are both from Detroit. The latter is a deaf hip-hop artist who had spinal meningitis before he turned one year old.
Gordy appeared in the Eminem starrer "8 Mile," which was written by Scott Silver and directed by the late Curtis Hanson. The musical drama film also starred "Nocturnal Animals" Michael Shannon, who recently slammed Donald Trump in an interview with Metro.
Meanwhile, listen to Eminem's "Campaign Speech" here: