Devon Sawa played the title role in the music video of Eminem's "Stan" featuring Dido. (Photo : YouTube/EminemVEVO)
It has been more than 15 years since Marshall Bruce Mathers III, who is professionally known as Eminem, released his first studio album "Infinite." Recently, Def Jam Records co-founder Rick Rubin testified to the Detroit rapper's passion for music, particularly for the hip hop industry.
Reflecting on more than 30 years of challenging the status quo of the music industry, Rubin told his life to Rolling Stone in 21 songs. One of the songs is Eminem's 2013 song "Berzerk."
"That was a case where Eminem said, 'Let's make one of those old records that we grew up on,'" Rubin told the publication. "We recorded it around a sample he made of someone on the news saying 'go berserk.'"
According to Rubin, Eminem is an unbelievable student of hip-hop. The music producer even said the Detroit rapper is "maybe the most obsessive artist" he has ever worked with in terms of somebody who writes rhymes full-time.
Rubin went on to say that nothing can be change once Eminem raps to a beat. The rapper uses his voice as an instrument that plays off of all the different rhythms of the song, according to the producer.
In addition, Rubin said it is almost like before Eminem writes to a song, all the drops and moves in it have to happen. He pointed out that the way the rapper writes into the music makes it difficult to make changes after he raps.
Meanwhile, "Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2" star Devon Sawa recently revealed that he is still a big fan of Eminem just like the character he played in the music video of the song "Stan." The actor told Spin, "I love him. I buy all of his CDs."
For Sawa, playing the title role in the "Stan" music video is still one of the best things he has ever done. He also described Dr. Dre, who directed the music video, as "the smartest dude."
Sawa is set to reprise his role as Sean in the upcoming comedy sequel "Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2." Written and directed by James Merendino, the film also stars "Till I Die" rapper Machine Gun Kelly.
Watch Sawa in the "Stan" music video here:
