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Monday, October 11, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Eminem Shares Fear Of Dying, "It Creeps Me The F*ck Out"
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem opens up and reveals his fear of dying in the new August/September VIBE.
In his cover feature, Em recalls being rushed to the hospital a few years ago after nearly overdosing from drugs.
"Yeah, I do," Em said when asked if he thinks about his own death. "A lot. I think about it a lot. I try not to think about it but I do and it creeps me the f*ck out. It creeps me out because they say that if I got to the hospital two hours later then I would be gone. I think about that a lot. When I lay in bed at night is when I think about it the most. It creeps me out man."
Em recently said he concealed drug addiction to save his rap image.
"It took me awhile to admit I actually did have a problem," the musician said. "In the hip-hop world that I live in, it can be mistaken for weakness and the last thing you want to do in hip-hop is admit that you're weak. But if I didn't admit I was weak with this certain thing I was going to die." When asked how close he was to death, the artist responded that he "was certainly a couple of hours away from death," adding that he "overdosed and almost died." But he pulled himself back from the brink and re-entered rehab with a more honest, committed attitude: "I had to admit I had a problem. I had to do it for myself," Eminem said.
Last January, music veteran Elton John revealed he was helping Em fight through drug addiction.
"I've been helping Eminem over the last 18 months and he's doing brilliantly," John says, reports the British Press Association. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 in the U.K. on Saturday, Sir Elton, 62, who has freely spoken about his own past issues with substance abuse, said: "I'm there if people want my help. If people ask for help you tell them where to go but there's no point advising people if they don't want to do it."
In a past interview, the rapper said drugs forced his transition into producing.
"I wasn't ready to give up drugs," Em explained. "I didn't really think I had a problem...I felt like I wanted to pull back, because my drug problem had got so bad. I felt like, maybe if I take a break, maybe this will help. I started to get into the producer role more."
The August/September VIBE drops Monday, August 16th.
Check out Eminem speaking on his past drug addiction down below:
Eminem & Jay-Z Help Drake Put On For His City [Video]
Eminem and Jay-Z showed support for Drake on the last night of the OVO Festival in Toronto with surprise performances.
Both Em and Jay came out at around the end of Drake's concert.
The loudest cheers of the night by far, as Eminem joined Drake on stage for his verse on "Forever." Slim Shady kicked the rapid fire flow, decked out in all black everything. He disappeared as quickly as he arrived. But Toronto showed their appreciation for every second Em was on stage. Things are heating up. There's another surprise up next. Just when things couldn't climb another decibel, Drake takes it up one more level (on top of nose bleeds, as J.Cole would say) by bringing out Brooklyn's finest. Jay-Z joined the Toronto upstart on stage for "Run this Town."
The event also hosted guest performances from Def Jam's Rick Ross and Young Jeezy.
Other guests joining him included Rick Ross, Toronto's own Kardinall Offishall and opener Young Jeezy but it was the former star of Degrassi: The Next Generation who everyone - included the woman who had bedazzled Mrs. Drake on her t-shirt while others carried placards saying "I Love You Drake" - came to see. There was definitely a sense of hometown pride amongst the youth gathered at the lakeside shed. "This is home baby!" screamed an equally excited Drake to huge cheers.
Details on last night's Drake concert hit the Internet around mid-July.
It's called the OVO Festival, it'll be going down August 1 in Toronto, and it'll feature Drake alongside Young Jeezy, Bun B, Francis & the Lights, and artists to be named at a later date. Says Drake: "I truly believe this is entertainment at a level that the city has never seen before. I'm hoping that it is a safe and magical night and that OVO Festival becomes tradition every year." His very own music festival,already? Does Taylor Swift even have her own festival?
In February, Drake talked about the importance of representing for his city.
"Toronto is the biggest inspiration behind my music," he said in an interview. "I do everything I do for Toronto. It's a city I really believe in. It's got a bunch of great people. We got a lot of undiscovered things in Toronto, man: women, nightlife, restaurants, clubs and talent. Women, first. I just wanna bring the city to the forefront. I feel like every place needs an ambassador. They need somebody to show the rest of the world how magical that place can be. I think Jay[-Z] does it for New York, a lot of people do it for Atlanta, Kanye did it for Chicago. A lot of rappers take it upon themselves. So I just really wanna be that guy for Toronto."
Check out footage from the event down below:
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Kanye West On His Big Return, "It Takes So Much For Me & Eminem To Come Back"
Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West invaded the Rolling Stone office this week to preview cuts from his upcoming solo album and explain the comeback process.
Details and footage of his latest cross-country stop hit the Internet Friday (July 30).
After gesturing for all the office's interns to join him and ask questions, West said he'd love to work with Lauryn Hill ("she's last of a dying breed") and Thom Yorke, made frequent references to Anchorman, Dodgeball and Semi-Pro, and joked that Twitter was designed with him in mind. "Rock stars just get scared and just run away from popular culture," he said. "It takes so much for me and Eminem to come back and embrace [it] and say, 'You know what? We have to deliver this on a major level to make a difference.'"
Earlier this week, West visited the office of social network site Twitter.
Kanye West's tour of Silicon Valley continued. After meeting withFacebook on Tuesday, the newest celebrity to join Twitter stopped by the micro-blogging service's headquarters for a visit that included him rapping new material from his as-yet-untitled album. "I admit my first watch was a Fossil, now I'm in the Louvre looking for fossils." "Lyrically can't none of ya'll murder 'Ye 'cause y'all raps ain't got no vertebrae/ And we all know the beats is like a mix between Fergie and Jesus."
A day prior, Yeezy shocked fans by showing up at FaceBook and freestyling new material.
Remember when Kanye first debuted he repeatedly said how much he wants to get respected as a rapper? Well, by now anybody with ears for rapping can attest to Mr. West's lyricism. Thanks to continuous reports and co-signs from hip-hop heavyweights who heard tracks off Good A** Job, the anticipation for the album continues to rise. Adding fuel to the fire, this clip of Yeezy humbly spitting several verses off his upcoming LP at Facebook HQ just adds a smile to our faces. "I am the day Ice Cube meets Mike Jackson. Keep them away, huh? Something might happen." Yea, son hear it for yourself.
Following his set, West blogged about the experience.
"To all my friends at Facebook, Many times in life I've had to deal with moments of doubt. And as it's been a minute since I've performed any fresh material in front of an audience, this could've been one of those moments... but it wasn't. Your energy was a gift so electric, so genuine, that it really helped me give my best. The energy was so inspiring I had to keep going! I just hope you got as much from me as I got from you...which was everything! Love to all my fans, especially at Facebook. Kanye West."
Check out footage of Kanye West at Rolling Stone below:
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Eminem's "Recovery" Ends Rick Ross' No. 1 Album Hopes
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem's Recovery was able to fend off initial speculation of being topped by Rick Ross' Teflon Don and remained at No. 1 for his fifth consecutive week on the sales chart.
Although this represents Ross' first non-number one solo debut, the "Boss" still managed to land in the Top 3.
In this week's "Sales Wrap," Eminem's Recovery remained at No. 1 selling 187,200 copies. His latest effort has now sold 1,669,600 records to date. Rick Ross' Teflon Don opened at No. 2 with 176,700 sold units after its first-week in stores.
Initial estimates showed Ross' Teflon Don edging out Em's new album.
1. Rick Ross' Teflon Don: 188,816. 2. Eminem's Recovery: 187,968. 3. Sheryl Crow's 100 Miles From Memphis: 55,467. 4. Drake's Thank Me Later: 49,118.
Last week, Eminem's Recovery continued its reign on the charts.
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem's Recovery has shown no signs of slowing down as it scanned 195,500 records this week. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Slim Shady's latest offering has sold 1,482,500 records in one month of availability.
Ross celebrated his new album's release on Twitter late last night.
"no.1 album in the country..#TEFLONDON!!!!->http://tinyurl.com/23ykhvo," he wrote.
"salute all supporters!!#teflondon"
Check out a recent Eminem interview below:
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Rick Ross' "Teflon Don" Expected To Out-Sell Eminem's "Recovery"
Rick Ross' Teflon Don will reportedly out-sell Eminem's Recovery and debut atop the sales charts this week.
According to estimates from Hits Daily Double, Ross will just barely out-sell Em.
1. Rick Ross' Teflon Don: 188,816. 2. Eminem's Recovery: 187,968. 3. Sheryl Crow's 100 Miles From Memphis: 55,467. 4. Drake's Thank Me Later: 49,118.
Last week, Eminem's Recovery continued its reign on the charts.
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem's Recovery has shown no signs of slowing down as it scanned 195,500 records this week. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Slim Shady's latest offering has sold 1,482,500 records in one month of availability.
Def Jam Senior Marketing VP Chris Atlas recently said the label fully backed Ross' new album.
"We took the fact that he had so many people working with him on the record and captured it on film and video, which we are releasing around the Web," Atlas says. "Rick has been working nonstop since the last record feeding stuff to his lifestyle and street base. He's put out three or four mixtapes, and there is constant messaging to his core." Atlas says Ross is on a 10-city promotional tour and making club and radio station appearances. Atlas adds that Ross is starting to work with brands, due in part to his recent co-management deal with Sean "Diddy" Combs. "We're opening him up to working with brands," Atlas says. "He did some smaller stuff before, and he's been doing some things with Ciroc [a vodka brand Combs endorses]. But now he's starting to attract attention from some bigger names. For instance, he's using the nickname 'Ricky Rozay,' so some champagne brands are expressing a desire to do something."
In May 2009, Ross' Deeper Than Rap debuted atop the charts.
Rick Ross' Deeper Than Rap led the way this week landing at No. 1 with 158,000 scanned discs followed by the Hannah Montana soundtrack which landed at No. 2 with 104,300 copies and Depeche Mode's Sounds of the Universe at No. 3 with 80,100 copies. Asher Roth's Asleep in the Bread Aisle debuted at No. 5 with 62,000 copies while Chester French's Love the Future opened at No. 77 with 6,300 copies.
Listen to Kanye West & Rick Ross' "Live Fast, Die Young" song below:
Monday, July 26, 2010
Rihanna Couldn’t Say No to Eminem
Eminem and Rihanna’s chart-topping collaboration “Love the Way You Lie” touches on an issue close to home for both stars—domestic violence. Despite the song’s content, Rihanna had no second thoughts about jumping on it.
“It’s something that we’ve both experienced on different sides, different ends of the table,” she told “Access Hollywood.” “[Eminem] pretty much just broke down the cycle of domestic violence and it’s something that people don’t have a lot of insight on.”
A victim of abuse herself, Rihanna knew the rapper reached out for reasons other than the obvious. “Eminem is an artist of class and I knew if he sent me a record there must be something to it. It couldn’t just be, ‘Oh, duh! She was in that relationship so we have to get her.’”
The words resonated with the pop star, plus it didn’t hurt that she thought the track was a hit. “The lyrics were so deep, so beautiful and intense. It’s something that I understood, something I connected with, which made me think it was a hit and I want to be a part of a hit, so of course I couldn’t say no to Eminem.”
The video for “Love the Way You Lie” was shot last week in Los Angeles and co-stars actors Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan. It is expected to premiere sometime this week.
Megan Fox Locks Lips On Eminem's "Love The Way You Lie" Set
Photos of actress Megan Fox getting romantic on the set of Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" music video have leaked online.
Details of what recently took place on a Los Angeles, California set have been revealed.
***EXCLUSIVE*** Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan share some Vodka and a passionate kiss while sitting on lawn chairs on the rooftop of a Liquor store in a gritty Los Angeles neighborhood. Fox and Monaghan spent the day filming scenes together for their starring roles in Eminem and Rihanna's music video for "The Way You Lie." An injury of some kind is visible on Megan's elbow which is probably fake and for her character. Megan and Dominic also filmed a scene inside the liquor store as well as inside a seedy dive bar next door.
Both actors are expected to get overly romantic for Em's Recovery single.
Megan Fox doesn't need Michael Bay. The former Transformers star has Eminem. The world's hottest newlywed is "thisclose" to being in the video for "Love the Way You Lie," the Detroit rapper's hit single with Rihanna. A "Lost" star has already been cast in the vid... Dominic Monaghan is set to appear. Plans call for some rather steamy sequences between D.M. and Fox. "It gets really intense," a source says. The source said Fox and Monaghan would shoot their scenes later this week in Los Angeles.
Photos of Eminem and Rihanna on-set also hit the Internet last week.
On July 21, Eminem and Rihanna teamed up in Los Angeles for video shoot of their duet track "Love the Way You Lie". In a picture obtained by RapRadar, the Slim Shady is seen sporting a casual white undershirt while the Barbadian singer is snapped wearing all-black-everything ensemble. More set images from the Wednesday filming are out via On Location News. They all capture Rihanna performing in front of a burning house. Eminem was "later seen but not photographed" performing together with her on the same set.
The single is featured off Eminem's new Recovery album which currently rests atop the sales chart.
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem's Recovery has shown no signs of slowing down as it scanned 195,500 records this week. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Slim Shady's latest offering has sold 1,482,500 records in one month of availability.
Check out Eminem & Rihanna performing "Love the Way You Lie" below:
Pink Shares Fear Of Eminem's Pop Disses, "I Was Always Afraid He'd Pick Me As A Target"
Pop singer Pink recently shared her admiration of Eminem and revealed her initial fear of him selecting her as a target during the rapper's past run at dissing pop culture artists.
Pink also revealed how she became involved on Eminem's Recovery track, "Won't Back Down."
"I think he's one of the most poetic, ballsy, and hilarious people this industry has ever seen," Pink told SPIN magazine. Unlike her pop peers Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson, Pink was spared Em's wrath in his songs. "I was always afraid he'd pick me as a target, but he's always been nice to me and finally approached me to be on the album, so I must have done something right," said the flattered singer.
Last month, Em shared his admiration toward Pink and reasoned his decision to collaborate with her.
Eminem has described singer Pink as "a rebel" when speaking about a new collaboration, to be included on the rapper's forthcoming seventh album Recovery. Speaking to Radio 1's Fearne Cotton, Eminem said: "I've always respected what she does. "When we did the track I heard her on it and knew vocally she'd smash it."
After Eminem called out Mariah Carey on a diss record last year, Ja Rule spoke with SOHH about the rapper going after female artists.
"It all stemmed from an Eminem comment," Rule said in Mariah's defense. "With him saying he peed on her or some sh*t like that, I don't, you know, come on. Real talk, there really shouldn't be any [diss] records being made. [laughs] It should be a lot of swinging and swinging. But hey, it is what it is...I don't feel like -- I don't have to insult a woman. Even if he did do that, let's say he did do that, you're kissing and telling now? You a chick? You Superhead? You kissing and telling and sh*t? I don't know."
Em's Recovery is currently atop its competition on the sales chart.
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem's Recovery has shown no signs of slowing down as it scanned 195,500 records this week. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Slim Shady's latest offering has sold 1,482,500 records in one month of availability.
Check out Eminem & Pink's "Won't Let You Down" below:
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Eminem Sticks Up for Taylor Swift
Everyone from Britney Spears to Michael J. Fox have borne the brunt of Eminem’s wrath, but Em is sparing Taylor Swift. The once ruthless rapper has a soft spot for the country crooner.
At one point in his career, Eminem may have targeted Swift in one of his songs, but the “Not Afraid” MC is taking a different stance when asked about his thoughts on Kanye West’s VMA debacle. “He shouldn’t have done that,” the father told SPIN of Kanye’s outburst. “I mean, she’s a little girl.”
Eminem is raising his three daughters who are not too far in age from Swift. He remains very protective of them, telling the magazine, “The less that’s out there about the kids, the more chance of them having a normal life. I want the world to know how much I love them, but at the same time you gotta know when to pull back.”
His biological daughter Hailie, a prominent subject in his songs, is now 14 and Em is very conscious of what he reveals about her. “It’s a catch-22: I want to, as a father, express my love for my girls, but I don’t want to go too far with it, where it becomes a hindrance in their lives. When they were younger, it didn’t matter, it was easier.”
Monday, July 12, 2010
Eminem Accused Of Lip-Syncing At Scotland Festival, "His Miming Was Awful" [Video]
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem caught heat over a weekend performance at the annual T in the Park Scotland festival for allegedly lip-synching during his show.
According to reports, footage of Em's miming has landed online.
Take a close look at the Eminem clip from the show, which was shot at the huge Scottish festival T in the Park this past weekend. The hip-hop star has been accused of lip-synching at the event, disappointing fans who turned up to witness his first show in the U.K. for five years.
Fans from the event called out Em for his alleged lip-synching.
But many festival-goers have contacted Gigwise claiming that Eminem lip-synced along to a backing track. Jack said: "His miming was awful, at one point he tried to say something and his mic was off. Disgusted!" Another fan, Nelehgirl, said her brother attended the festival and was also left disappointed by the rapper's performance. "He mimed at a supposed live festival and he didn't even know he was in Balado - he seemed to think he was in Edinburgh," she said.
However, other fans in attendance claim Em did, indeed, perform live.
Someone called Yur Dah said: "Eminem doesn't mime he is just one of the very few artist who actually sounds live like he does on CD." And Wez added: "I was there, Eminem didn't mime. He just had his songs playing with him rapping over the top of them as he does most of the time he performs."
While at the event, Em performed new records from his latest album, Recovery.
The undoubted star of the show, Eminem keeps fans waiting. And waiting. And waiting. After a near half hour wait the lights go up and the Detroit rapper emerges in spectacular form from the floor of the Main Stage. Arriving to a hero's welcome Eminem proves that rap can exist as a stadium commodity. Deeply ingrained in American culture, the Detroit star's music nonetheless transgresses such trifling difficulties as the Atlantic ocean. Playing the bulk of new album 'Recovery' the rapper finishes with a medley of classic hits when Eminem seemed to throw grenades in American culture with almost carefree style.
Check out footage from the event below:
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Eminem Stirs Ruckus In Scotland, Refuses "To Walk 40 Feet To Stage"
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem stirred a brief ruckus this weekend in Scotland as weather conditions forced him to demand transportation to the performance stage of his T In The Park set.
According to reports, bad weather conditions forced Em to take serious safety precautions.
Eminem reportedly refused to walk 40ft to the stage for his headlining performance at T In The Park yesterday. The rapper, 37, is alleged to have been concerned that he would get mud on his trainers and demanded transportation to take him to the stage. According to the Sunday Mail, organisers had to rush to hire a coach for him. He then walked to the coach with plastic bags on his feet.
The delay forced Em to keep fans waiting for over nearly an hour.
The stroppy Slim Shady star was 40 minutes late on the main stage because he would not walk across a muddy road to get there. Instead, T in the Park organisers were forced to hire a coach to transport the tough-guy rapper in case his trainers got dirty. Eminem, 37, walked from his dressing room to the coach with plastic bags round his feet. The driver turned right, drove 40ft, and stopped to let his delicate passenger off again. But neither the headliner hold-up nor the rain could dampen the spirits of the massive crowd.
While at the event, Em performed new records from his latest album, Recovery.
The undoubted star of the show, Eminem keeps fans waiting. And waiting. And waiting. After a near half hour wait the lights go up and the Detroit rapper emerges in spectacular form from the floor of the Main Stage. Arriving to a hero's welcome Eminem proves that rap can exist as a stadium commodity. Deeply ingrained in American culture, the Detroit star's music nonetheless transgresses such trifling difficulties as the Atlantic ocean. Playing the bulk of new album 'Recovery' the rapper finishes with a medley of classic hits when Eminem seemed to throw grenades in American culture with almost carefree style.
His new album has already sold over a million copies in just 14 days.
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem's Recovery remained at No. 1 this week with 313,300 sold copies. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the rap star's latest effort has sold 1,057,700 records in 14 days.
Check out Eminem speaking on Recovery below:
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Raekwon Builds Hype For Upcoming Eminem & Nas Collabos
Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon has hinted at a few upcoming collaborations with Grammy-winning rapper Eminem and veteran Nas.
Writing via Twitter, the "Chef" said he linked with the emcees while in Switzerland.
"ok since yall dont think its me imma show yall, just met my dude @eminem today in switzerland, collabo gonna happehttp://twitpic.com/23wgru," he wrote Friday (July 9) night.
"we spoke for a few but he had a ill story he said when he was gettin on he came to staten for parkhill day in 97 and that blew my mind!"
"Also seen my brother @nas tonight as well and theres alot more collabos in the works for us but also got some footage 4 yall!"
Last March, Dipset's Juelz Santana opened up about his admiration toward Eminem.
"Eminem is my n*gga, seriously, that's what I been trying to get on the 'Rap Cemetery' with me and [Lil Wayne], Eminem," Santana said in a UStream broadcast. "Because he puts n*ggas in the rap cemetery for real. Em, holla at me, get at me, what's up? I'm here. That's the only n*gga I really, you know, that I'll get on aUStream or anywhere like, 'Yo, I need to holler at Em.' I f*cks with Em hardbody, matter of fact, I might have to call Weezy up and have him connect the dots for me. They just put that little nice f*cking 'Drop The World' on you..."
Recently, Raekwon talked about putting together his recent Cocainism Volume 2 mixtape.
"For me it's like being on the street -- you hustling," he said about being active in the mixtape circuit. "You come out and you know it's a thousand people on the block doing their thing. You gotta get in where you fit in. I might come out with a couple of extra jams just to get my name out -- like, yo, give a couple of friends something for free, just to let 'em know. 'It's over here. Taste that. Taste that! Taste that and let me know how you feel. Get back at me.' I think that's the same rules that apply to the mixtape situation.
Rae is currently scheduled to perform at the upcoming Rock the Bells festival next month.
Yelawolf * Big Sean * Supernatural * Street Sweeper Social Club * Brother Ali * Jedi Mind Tricks * DJ Muggs w/ Ill Bill * Immortal Technique * Clipse * Wiz Khalifa * Murs & 9th Wonder * Slick Rick * KRS-One * Rakim * Wu-Tang Clan August 21. August 22. August 28. August 29.
Check out a recent Raekwon interview below:
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Eminem Goes Platinum with ‘Recovery,’ The-Dream Debuts in Top 5
In a day and age when artists can barely go gold, Eminem’s latest album has already been certified platinum in two weeks.Recovery, the rapper’s seventh studio LP, tops the Billboard 200 albums chart for a second straight week selling 313,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album’s sales total 1.1 million copies in the U.S. since its release two weeks ago.
Drake claims the runner-up position as his debut album Thank Me Later comfortably sits at No. 2 in its third week with 105,000 units sold, down 33% from the previous week.
The-Dream’s Love King opens at No. 4 with 58,000. Despite being the final album in his Love trilogy, it sold less in its first week than its predecessors, 2009’s Love vs. Money (No. 2, 151,000) and 2007’s Lovehate (No. 30, 59,000).
On the Digital Songs chart, Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie” holds strong at No. 1 for a second week with 280,000 downloads, while Kanye West’s new single “Power” debuts at No. 14 with 80,000.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
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