Havoc (Mobb Deep) speaks with MTV about working with Eminem

Landing a placement on an Eminem album is a milestone most producers spend years chasing, and Havoc recently opened up about finally breaking through. After sending tracks to Eminem’s camp for years, he revealed that he submitted three beats for the latest project — and one made the cut. While he hasn’t yet heard the final version, he describes the selected track as reportedly being one of the darkest on the album, a lane that fits naturally with his signature production style. With Eminem’s team keeping everything “mad top secret,” the producer is still waiting to hear the finished record, confident that Slim Shady “killed it.”

The placement also highlights how much the production game has changed. Unlike the classic studio sessions where producer and artist build records side by side, this collaboration happened remotely — beats sent digitally, decisions made behind closed doors. While the efficiency of technology speeds up the process, Havoc admits it comes with trade-offs. Not being in the room means surrendering some creative control — different drum choices, arrangement tweaks, or subtle production shifts that might have happened in person. Still, once the track is sold, it’s in the artist’s hands. As he put it bluntly, you leave a lot to chance — but that’s the modern game.