Eminem won praise from veteran rocker Steve Miller for sampling his 1982 No. 1 hit song "Abracadabra" for a new album that's supposed to signal the end of the rapper's "Slim Shady" persona.
In a post on Instagram, Miller called Eminem, whose real name Marshall Mathers, "one of those timeless originators building something new on a long musical legacy of original artists."
"There aren't many artists who take the time or make the effort to stand up for themselves and credit and respect their influencers at the same time," Miller wrote Friday. "Marshall Mathers you are an exception and on my short list of people who respect the art."
Miller, 80, added: "To be included in your process feels good while I'm still singing and playing the music I love. I'm Honored."
The adulation marked something of a turnaround for Eminem, 51, who in 2016 settled an $8 million lawsuit that accused him of using an unauthorized sample from the song "Lookin Boy" by Chicago rappers Hot Stylz for his 2013 single "Rap God."
The "Abracadabra" sample appears on Eminem's new song "Houdini," the first single from his forthcoming album "The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)."
The music video for the song echoes the one for Eminem's 2002 song "Without Me" and features cameos by Dr. Dre, who also appeared in the earlier video, as well as Snoop Dogg, comedians Pete Davidson and Shane Gillis, and Eminem's kids, according to the Detroit News.
As of Sunday, the "Houdini" video had been streamed more than 28 million times.
