Eminem And Snoop Dogg Team Up, The Video Features Bored Ape Yacht Club Imagery

June 24, 2022

The Bored Ape Yacht Club is responsible for this collaboration. Hip hop legends and worldwide icons Snoop Dogg and Eminem join forces once again for the single “From The D 2 The LBC.” The video is basically a BAYC ad and the duo premiered the song at Apefest, the Bored Ape Yacht Club multi-day party that was part of the NFT.NYC conference. The BAYC is celebrating this win at a crucial time for their NFT collection. In a flash, 60% of its value was lost.

The last time we saw this duo collaborate was on the track “Bitch Please II,” from Eminem’s 2000 outing The Marshall Mathers LP. The track also features Snoop Dogg as their mentor, Dr. Dre and Xzibit. After that, the legend says that Eminem’s camp denied a request for a collaboration from Snoop, and the pair never worked together again. Until now. What did the Bored Ape Yacht Club do?

Eminem And Snoop’s Bored Ape Yacht Club Story

It’s worth noting that both Eminem and Snoop Dogg come from Dr. Dre’s lineage, so a collaboration between both artists makes all the sense in the world. Both are members of the Bored Ape Yacht Club. About six months ago Eminem paid $425KHe was inspired by a BAYC sample. NewsBTC said at the time:

“The NFT, named “EminApe,” depicts Eminem’s iconic Bored Ape figure wearing a khaki army cap and a gold chain necklace, both of which he frequently wears in real life. BAYC member GeeGazza bought the digital artwork online for 123.45ETH. This is approximately $450,000 USD. In November 2021, GeeGazza tweeted, “I still think Eminem is destined to buy my @BoredApeYC one day.”

He, for his part, approximately at the same time. Snoop Dogg received a complete set and announced “When I APE in I APE all the way in!!.” A full set, for those not in the know, consists of a Bored Ape, an M1 and an M2 Mutant, and a Bored Ape Kennel Club with similar characteristics. In Snoop’s case, those were a military helmet, leopard skin, and a pink and fluffy garment. NewsBTC was reporting at that time on the story of the purchase.

“It all came from a deleted tweet. It said what? We wouldn’t know. NFT strategist Just1n.eth however brought another rapper in the conversation. “He needs to link up with Waka Flocka to talk about the NFT collection that he should be looking into!” And Waka Flocka wentStraight to the BAYC. “Uncle Snoop you need a Ape mane!!! Join the yacht club.”

The Premiere, The Song and The Video

This psychedelic video combines video footage of Em and Snoop at the studio with Bored Ape Yacht Club animation. James Larese was the director. The group premiered the song at Apefest. It featured performance by Hip Hop legends Bun B and Future as well as Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Future and Lil Wayne. 

Videos abound. This one is a good example.

Here’s another:

While the Bored Ape Yacht Club will sell merchandise associated with this single, it is not known what that product actually looks like. “Snoop x Eminem merch drop pushed. We’ll tweet here with timing updates,” they announced through Twitter. 

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This is not Snoop Dogg’s first musical collaboration with the Bored Ape Yacht Club. The rapper appeared in Colombian producer and singer Esther Anaya’s single “BAYC,” a dance music track that sounds like this:

Last but not least, NewsBTC has to point out that Eminem and Snoop appeared on stage together earlier in the year at Dr. Dre’s presentation at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. The single could have been created by the Bored Ape Yacht Club. However, the artist and the club probably already had a squash. Their beef.

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