{"product_id":"soul-intent-f-in-backstabber-b-w-biterphobia-sealed-cassette-single-mashin-duck-records-1995-amg-graded-9","title":"Soul Intent – \"F#@!in' Backstabber\" b\/w \"Biterphobia\" sealed cassette single AMG graded 9","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSoul Intent – \"F#@!in' Backstabber\" b\/w \"Biterphobia\" (Mashin' Duck Records, 1995)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the Bass Brothers put his name on a record, Marshall Mathers was one voice in a Detroit group called Soul Intent, rapping under the name M\u0026amp;M, and in 1995 that group pressed exactly one single on the local Mashin' Duck Records imprint. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe A-side, \"F#@!in' Backstabber,\" carries a guest appearance by Proof—DeShaun Holton, the friend who had already been pushing Mathers into Detroit's battle circuit and who would later anchor D12. The insert prints a short piece of writing credited to him: \"Backstabbers don't live too long. Around my way friendships betrayed. In the hood you die for that! So remember, the backstabber always loses in the end. A friend is a friend til the end—to eternity! The backstabber...shall never flourish.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll music produced and arranged by Manix for Mashin' Duck Records; cuts and scratches by DJ Butterfingers; all lyrics written and performed by M\u0026amp;M; engineered by Mike Nice for Bassment Sounds, the Ferndale operation that would shortly cut \u003cem\u003eInfinite\u003c\/em\u003e; artwork by M\u0026amp;M; manufactured and printed by Disc Makers in New Jersey. The B-side is \"Biterphobia.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tape has never been opened. It was submitted to Audio Media Grading and archived in April 2026, where it graded nine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey details \u0026amp; collectability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe only commercial release by Soul Intent, the Detroit group Eminem recorded with before \u003cem\u003eInfinite\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCredited to M\u0026amp;M, the name Marshall Mathers used before Eminem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuest appearance by Proof on \"F#@!in' Backstabber,\" plus a short written piece by him on the insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSealed and unopened; graded nine by Audio Media Grading, archived April 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePredates every commercially available Eminem recording, including \u003cem\u003eInfinite\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrivate collection; consigned to Wax Poetics by the seller, Dimitrii\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependently archived and graded by Audio Media Grading, West Palm Beach, Florida, with a signed Statement of Archival accompanying the lot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dimitrii","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55339754881353,"sku":"LDN_DIEM_004","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/PXL_20260515_095507015_dfc79d8f-d1c4-4116-bfce-d6ca88718cce.png?v=1789491035","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/soul-intent-f-in-backstabber-b-w-biterphobia-sealed-cassette-single-mashin-duck-records-1995-amg-graded-9","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}