Anuel AA Discusses Prison-Era Songs Inspired by Eminem

By Miles Carter, November 10, 2026

An official SiriusXM YouTube clip published Nov 9, 2026, at 1:22 PM ET has Anuel AA discussing prison-era records inspired by Eminem. In the 1-minute-42-second interview, titled "Anuel AA on How Eminem Inspired His Music and Career," he talks about making a Spanish version of the hook from Eminem's "Stan" while he was in prison, and describes that record as an important song in his career that people related to. He also describes it, in his recollection, as among the first music people heard from him after he went to prison.

Anuel AA on How Eminem Inspired His Music and Career

He talks about making a song for his mother over the beat from Eminem's "Mockingbird," about his life and struggles before success. He says some of the hardships he did not want his mother to see later happened, and that he ended up in prison. He calls Eminem a major inspiration across his career, and says he learned from Eminem that he could make music for his mother and his daughter, not only other kinds of songs.

The official upload has no official transcript or human-made captions. This account is a broad paraphrase of auto-generated captions from the official clip, which are not quote-safe, and uses no quotations from the interview.

AllHipHop reported the same official clip on Nov 10, 2026, and identified the conversation as a Shade 45 interview with D-Stroy. The official SiriusXM upload does not name a host or Shade 45 in its title or description.