Jelly Roll 'forever grateful' to work with childhood hero, Eminem

Last week Eminem dropped his highly anticipated 12th studio album, The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) , featuring 19 tracks, the last of which features Jelly Roll called “ Somebody Save Me.”

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In the emotional track, which samples Jelly Roll’s powerful hit “Save Me” single, Eminem lyrics issue an apology to his children, as he expresses regret over his past choices. “Sorry that I chose drugs and put ’em above you / Sorry that I didn’t love you enough to / Give ’em up, how the f*** do I not love you more than a pill?” Eminem raps, as the "Save Me" chorus follows, “I’ve spent so long livin’ in hell / They say my lifestyle Is bad for my health / It’s the only thing that seems to help.”

Taking to social media to reflect on the full circle moment, alongside a photo of himself with the Detroit rapper,  Jelly wrote, “I always say my childhood hero’s lived somewhere between Willie Nelson and Eminem. As a teenager (and still today) I could recite every song on the Slim Shady album, the Marshall Mathers album and the Eminem show,” as part of the caption.

“When I bonded out of jail at 17 years old and was sneaking into cyphers and battles in Nashville they would also play the ‘lose yourself’ beat when I came out on stage at the freestyle battles. I related to every word Eminem wrote. I understand him and felt like he understood me, which was rare cause I spent most of my life feeling misunderstood. So you can imagine how I felt when I got that the call that Eminem would be sampling my song ‘Save Me’ on his new album. And for him to use the song to discuss the other side of what could’ve happened if he would’ve allowed his demons to win brought me to tears.”

Jelly went on to thank Eminem’s manager and Def Jam CEO Paul Rosenberg , writing, “You’ve been nothing but kind to me and treated me like family and gave me opportunities I didn’t deserve, forever grateful.”

The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) also includes features with White Gold , Sly Pyper , JID , Dem Jointz , Ez Mil , Skylar Gre y, and of course Big Sean , and BabyTron on the previously release single “Tobey.”

Check out Jelly Roll's post above and listen to “Somebody Save Me” below.