May 2000: Eminem releases his second full-length album, The Marshall Mathers LP, to critical acclaim. The closing track is “Criminal”.
May 2007: While recording in Norfolk, England, Glass and Cornelius decide to embellish their mutual love of The Marshall Mathers LP by covering “Criminal”, using only a 100-year-old upright piano, Glass’s golden vocal chords, and an over-enthusiastic melodica.
November 2009: Glass and Cornelius decide to dust off said cover from the archives, and release it to the general public.
Below is the original song – if you’re not familiar with it, might I suggest giving it a listen first, to truly appreciate the bold, fresh artistic direction that we took the song in for the cover.
And now, our take on the hip-hop masterpiece:
DISCLAIMER: hopefully this is unnecessary, but we would like to point out that all lyrical content in both versions is Eminem’s, not ours – especially the homophobic stuff, which is most of the song. We’re an open-minded bunch here at the casa Royal Native, and this is meant to be a joke, so please don’t go taking it seriously!
And need I remind you, that our EP is being released to the wide world this coming Monday? These are exciting times. Keep an eye out for fresh songs, and a couple you may have heard before…
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