The most unexpected voice on Ez Mil and Eminem’s new single might not belong to a rapper at all. Neil Kaplan, the actor who voiced Madara Uchiha in the English dub of “Naruto,” shows up on “Madara,” and anime fans will clock him instantly.
The track is the latest chapter in a partnership that has been building for a few years now. It also pulls in Japanese rapper Hideyoshi, who handles the chorus with verses in Japanese, giving the record a reach that fits its source material.
Ez Mil opens things up in English, rapping about how he can never be destroyed. Eminem then takes over with the rapid fire delivery he’s known for, using his verse to make clear he isn’t leaving the industry no matter how loud the haters get.
Picking Madara as the theme makes sense once you know the character. In the “Naruto” story, he helped found the Konoha village alongside Hashirama Senju, then faked his own death and was later revealed as the mind behind the Eye of the Moon plan, a scheme to trap every living being in an eternal dream.
That’s a villain defined by refusing to stay gone, which lines up neatly with both verses. For anime heads, the Kaplan cameo is the hook. For rap fans, it’s another sign of how firmly Eminem keeps putting his weight behind the younger artist.
That backing goes back to 2023, when Ez Mil signed with Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Eminem heard his music and brought it to Dr. Dre himself, which is about as strong an endorsement as a rising name can get.
The deal produced the album “DU4LI7Y: REDUX” that same year. Eminem and Ez Mil had also teamed up before on “Realest,” the track that gave the Filipino American rapper his first appearance on the Billboard charts.
Ez Mil, born Ezekiel Miller in Olongapo, first broke through in 2021 with the viral hit “Panalo (Trap Carinosa).” That moment kicked off the run that eventually put his music in front of Eminem.
His most recent release before this was “3rd World Vol. 1,” a three track EP that dropped earlier in 2026. “Madara” now arrives as another joint effort with Eminem, and with a Japanese rapper and an anime voice actor on board, it feels aimed at an audience well beyond the usual rap crowd.
Pairing a Detroit veteran known for verbal speed with a Filipino American rapper, a Japanese hook and a cartoon villain’s actual voice is an unusual mix on paper. It also shows how Ez Mil is carving out a lane that leans into global fandoms rather than sticking to one scene.
The question now is what comes next from the Shady camp, and if “Madara” points toward a bigger project built on the same blend of anime lore and hard rap.
