Eminem and CeeLo Green Share ‘The King and I’ From ‘Elvis’ Biopic Soundtrack
variety.comThania Garcia Eminem and CeeLo Green have shared their original song contribution for the upcoming Baz Luhrmann-directed Elvis Presley biopic, out in theatres on June 24.
On “The King and I,” Eminem is joined by CeeLo over a sample of Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” as the pair take turns paying homage to the king of rock n’ roll.“’Cause me and Elvis jailed together like cellmates / Yeah, this the jailhouse, bitch and I don’t give a…” spits Eminem before CeeLo joins him on the hook: “Middle fingers up, we ’bout to do this shit again.”Eminem name drops rappers 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa, and reflects on the critics who have hounded his career (“I stole Black music, yeah, true / (For What?) Perhaps used it as a tool to combat school kids”).
He also “points out the parallels” between him and Elvis rapping, “One, he’s pale as me / Second, we both been hailed as king / He used to rock the jailhouse and I used to rock The Shelter.” The track, co-produced by Eminem and Dr.
Dre, was first teased in a widely circulated early listen from the red carpet premiere of “Elvis” at the Cannes film festival.
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