During her highly anticipated, raw, and deeply personal appearance on Club Shay Shay, Brooklyn rap icon Young M.A sat down with Shannon Sharpe to break down her career milestones, independent grind, and historic collaborations. Among the most striking highlights of the conversation was her reflection on working with Eminem on the track “Unaccommodating,” a standout collaboration from his 2020 album Music to Be Murdered By. M.A offered fans a fascinating look behind the curtain into Shady’s notoriously secretive creative process, emphasizing just how tight a ship the Detroit legend runs when it comes to his unreleased material.

Describing the rigorous security protocols required just to hear the instrumental and layout of the track, the “OOOUUU” hitmaker revealed that getting a feature from Slim Shady is far from a standard digital exchange. “Shout out to Eminem, man. He has a very selective way of how you do a song wit him. He’s real private, real precise with his music. So [doing a song with him] was not just send a song and record it. We had to listen, like, his people had to come with the laptop and played the song, like, you could not have access to the song,” she explained to Sharpe, painting a vivid picture of the extreme measures taken to prevent leaks in the modern streaming era.

Beyond the logistical hurdles and absolute secrecy of the studio session, the multi-platinum independent artist admitted that simply being on the rap god’s radar was a massive moment for her. For an artist who has prided herself on navigating the cutthroat music industry without the backing of a major label, receiving an invitation from one of the most successful lyricists in music history served as the ultimate validation of her pen game and unique presence in hip-hop.

For Young M.A, the collaboration bridged the gap between her childhood inspirations and her current reality as a peer to the genre’s elite. She expressed deep gratitude and reverence for the legendary MC’s impact on her own musical journey, concluding her thought with immense praise: “I didn’t even know Eminem was a fan of mine. That alone is surreal to me. Growing up, listening to Eminem, watching Eminem…This is a GOAT we talking about. Top dog. Shout out to him, man.”