"Realest" is a song by Filipino-American rapper

Ez Mil Ezekiel Miller (born July 27, 1998), also known professionally as Ez Mil, is a Filipino-American rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. He rose to prominence after his song " Panalo" gained public attention. At age 25, he became the first Fili ...

and American rapper

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. It was released by FFP Records,

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, and

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on August 4, 2023. It serves as the lead single to the deluxe edition of Ez Mil's 2022 studio album ''DU4LI7Y''. The song's official lyric video was released to YouTube on August 11, 2023.

Background

"Realest" marks Ez Mil's major-label debut single and his first collaboration with Eminem. He was signed by Eminem and

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to Shady, Aftermath, and Interscope in July 2023, making him the first artist to get signed to all three labels since

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. According to Miller, he had already made the beat, the first verse, and the hook before knowing that he would be meeting Eminem and Dr. Dre. When he showed it to them, they were impressed, and Eminem offered to be on the song.

Composition

Trent Fitzgerald of '' XXL'' wrote that the song featured "a fist-thumping lunchroom table beat" and a "popping snare", with the two artists rapping using a variety of flows. Eminem's verse contains several disses toward musicians who have spoken negatively about him in the past, including

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, and The Game, while also taking jabs at

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. The Game had previously dissed Eminem in his 2022 album ''

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''. Melle Mel responded to Eminem with a short diss track on August 8, 2023, which was panned by critics online. He later deleted the diss track from his social media and released an apology to Eminem.

Charts

References

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