English synth-pop duo, Pet Shop Boys, responded to being name-dropped in a diss track by Eminem, joking about the rapper’s humour. In his track Can-I-Bitch, Mimicking the sound of a car hitting someone and asking “What was that? Pet Shop Boys?” implying that Eminem and his producer Dr Dre had run down Pet Shop Boys, who were 2017 NME Godlike Genius award recipients. A diss track aimed at fellow rapper Canibus, ‘Can-I-Bitch’ is thought partly to be a response track to Pet Shop Boys’ ‘The Night I Fell in Love’ but never explicitly mentions Eminem by name. Despite that, it includes lyrical references that appear to point to Marshal Mathers as inspiration.
Reacting to ‘The Night I Fell In Love’ in 2002, Dr Dre hinted at Eminem’s forthcoming response-track when he made a comment. Describing Pet Shop Boys being run over on the track, Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant remembers watching Dr Dre being played the track for the first time on MTV. Bandmate Chris Lowe added that Eminem does it “very humorously!” They went on to discuss their fascination with Eminem in the late-’90s/early-’00s period.
Despite never receiving any feedback directly from Eminem, Pet Shop Boys will continue making music as they celebrate the release of their 15th album, ‘Nonetheless’, that was released on Friday, April 26. Pet Shop Boys, otherwise known as Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, have been in the music industry for four decades and their fans eagerly await their performances. The duo will play an intimate show at London’s Koko on May 26 and have already announced their 2024 ‘Dreamworld’ greatest hits tour dates.
According to NME’s four-star review, “Marrying the street level to the grandiose was always the Pet Shop Boys’ MO from the start, and over forty years into the career, ‘Nonetheless’ is the sublime sound of pop’s standard-bearers continuing to hone their craft.
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