An odd pairing that never quite comes together.
Gwen Stefani and Eminem have both been working on their own new music, but now they’ve united on a cut from the soundtrack for the upcoming boxing movie Southpaw called “Kings Never Die.” It’s typical post-’00s Em: powerful, aggressive rhyming paired with guitar-laden melodies. He’s in fine form, and the No Doubt singer’s chorus is equal parts soaringly anthemic and quietly, introspectively evocative — though the song never gets too far past being a lukewarm cast-off. Listen…
[via spin]
