Jelly Roll gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of her duet with rapper Eminem.
Jelly Roll, whose legal name is Jason DeFord, and Eminem teamed up for “Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central” in June. The rapper tapped the country music star to perform “Sing For the Moment.”
“I'm about to meet Eminem,” Jelly Roll explained in the video posted on August 23. “To a certain extent, you could say we're going from the Grand Ole Opry to meet Eminem.”
“40-year-old Jason DeFord is losing his mind,” the country music star added. “Because I'm sure 15-year-old Jason DeFord would pass out. This is amazing, this is really cool.”
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Jelly Roll gave fans a glimpse into her experience meeting Eminem for the first time. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
In the video, Jelly Roll traveled to Detroit for the performance the morning after playing two shows at the Grand Ole Opry.
Upon meeting Eminem, Jelly Roll revealed he was “a little nervous” and wasn't sure if the rapper knew who he was.
“No, I've known you for a minute,” Eminem admitted.
“40-year-old Jason DeFord is losing his mind. Because I'm sure 15-year-old Jason DeFord would pass out! This is amazing, this is really cool.”
Jelly Roll explained that meeting Eminem was on his list of highlights as a musician, along with meeting Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton.
Jelly Roll, left, and Eminem collaborated on the song “Somebody Save Me.” (Getty Images)
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Eminem's song “Somebody Save Me” features a chorus sung by Jelly Roll. The song addresses the 51-year-old rapper's struggle with addiction, and the music video uses home video clips of Eminem's daughter, Hailie Jade.
“I will say, watching the video and listening to the songs, I feel like my parents did a great job growing up without me realizing how bad things were, but now as an adult looking back, it's really scary to think about and I think that's why I get so emotional just thinking that that could have happened, and obviously that's the point of the song,” Hailie Jade said on her podcast, “Just a Little Shady.”
Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade recently reacted to the “Somebody Save Me” music video. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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She continued: “But I will say, if you've ever lost an addict, or a loved one, I feel for you, and that's how I feel about it. But it's a great video. It's fun to watch clips of us when we were younger like that, even 'Mockingbird,' but I can't even listen to that anymore without crying, the older I get, the less I can listen to any of the songs. But it's fun to watch those clips, just not in that context.”
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