‘I think it was going to be for one of Em’s albums or Detox,’ Cashis, who is also featured on the cut, says. By James Dinh Eminem and Jay-Z Photo: Kristian Dowling/ Getty Images Heads were scratched when a dated, top-notch collaboration between some of hip-hop’s biggest MCs, including Eminem, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Stat Quo , surfaced in the blogosphere yesterday. And while deliberate (and unintentional) leaks happen all the time, it was odd that nobody had ever heard of the all-star cut entitled “Syllables.” However, Cashis, another one of the track’s featured rappers, gave fans some insight into the track in an interview with Vibe.com , admitting his excitement as a then-newly signed artist to collaborate alongside rap icons. “I laid my part at Dre’s studio with Stat, 50 and Em,” Cashis recalls of the track, which talks of the industry’s lack of lyrical substance and its reliance on gimmicks. “I heard that Jay had just left when I got there. Fif’ was there kicking his verse in another room when I did mine.” But the MC, who had just been signed to Shady Records at the time, confessed that he wasn’t nervous to spit alongside the hip-hop heavyweights. “I was more so excited than intimidated because I already had held my own with Em, and I think they believed in me this time. After I kicked my verse, Em, Dre and 50 all said it was dope. That was the cosign I needed. I learned more from that session than any other before that.” While Cashis isn’t sure whether the “Syllables” leak was authorized by his label or not, the Slim Shady prot
