Rapper Nicki Minaj presents Eminem the Best Rap Album Award for 'Recovery' onstage during The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo : Getty Images/Kevin Winter)
Marshall Bruce Matthers III, who is professionally known as Eminem, turned 44 on Oct. 17, Monday, and celebrities who sent him birthday wishes including James Todd Smith, who is professionally known as LL Cool J, and Onika Tanya Maraj, who is professionally known as Nicki Minaj. The Detroit rapper took to Twitter to thank them.
Thanks to all for the birthday wishes! Special shout to @llcoolj and @NICKIMINAJ.
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) October 17, 2016
In 2010, Eminem was featured in Minaj's song "Roman's Revenge," which was from her debut studio album "Pink Friday." Eminem and Minaj co-wrote the song with Kaseem Dean and Trevor Smith.
Minaj is gracing the cover of Marie Claire in its November issue, in which she talked about competing with male rappers. She said she can look at someone's career and just pinpoint the dos and the don'ts of the business.
"The one person I've done that with for my entire career was Jay Z," Minaj added. "He did such a great job being an authentic street guy and a businessman."
On the other hand, LL Cool J recently talked about his upcoming collaboration with Eminem. In an interview with Billboard, the "Lip Sync Battle" host was asked about the delay of the project.
According to LL Cool J, Eminem already did his vocals and the collaboration really happened. However, the "Lip Sync Battle" host wanted the overall project to be good that it was it has not yet been released.
"Em is my man and I love him," LL Cool J said. "He's also a friend of mine, so we'll definitely get it poppin'. The world has been waiting for that."
What LL Cool J promised is that the upcoming collaboration song is going to be amazing and fans should just gear up for it. He added that he is fine being quoted on the things he said about the upcoming project and be held accountable when he delivers it.
Watch a clip of Michael Phelps sync Eminem's "Lose Yourself" on "Lip Sync Battle" here:
