Eminem Drops Madara Uchiha Track With Voice Actor Neil Kaplan
A major American rapper building a track around a Naruto antagonist and pulling in that character's English voice actor is a direct signal of how far anime's character IP now travels into mainstream music.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Eminem released "MADARA (feat. Neil Kaplan & Hideyoshi)" on Friday, a collaboration with Filipino rapper EZ Mil, Madara's English voice actor Neil Kaplan, and Japanese rapper Hideyoshi. A music video is streaming. Kaplan noted on social media that another voice appears on the track. Hideyoshi posted a clip referencing shadow clones and Shady. Madara Uchiha is the penultimate villain of the Naruto manga and Naruto Shippuden anime.
The track is credited to Eminem and Filipino rapper Ezekiel "EZ Mil" Sapiera, with Neil Kaplan, who voices Madara in English, and Japanese rapper Hideyoshi also featured. Eminem previewed the song on social media with a lyric about slain rappers, and EZ Mil set a "MADARA" image as his profile picture. Kaplan responded to a post listing the artists by pointing out there is another voice on the track. Hideyoshi's clip carried the line about a thousand shadow clones and only one Shady.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Anime News Network Interest Naruto's Penultimate Villain Madara Inspires Song by Rapper Eminem