Eminem Says He Felt Like 'Bugs Bunny' In Rehab

Before Eminem even dropped Relapse last year, he announced plans release a follow-up called Relapse 2 — and then he totally changed his mind. Instead, come June 21, fans will be able to pick up Em's new album Recovery (which was moved up a day after it leaked online). Eminem recently explained the meaning behind the album title in an interview withThe New York Times, revealing that it is a direct reference to managing his ongoing battle with prescription drugs. "Vicodin, Valium and Ambien and, toward the end, which caused my overdose, methadone,"...

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Eminem Says 'Slim Shady' Wasn't Right for Recovery

Eminem burst on the scene in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP, which introduced the world to Marshall Mathers' manic, violent alter ego Slim Shady. Shady's mercurial behavior has captivated fans throughout Em's career, as Slim took cheeky shots at everyone from 'NSYNC to his own mentor Dr. Dre and murdered his longtime gal pal Kim (only on wax, of course). Recently, the amped-up Shady has taken a backseat to Eminem's candid rhymes about his struggles with fame and addiction. However, Em said that he hasn't completely killed the Shady persona; it's just...

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Eminem Says He Supports Gay Marriage

In a new interview with The New York Times Magazine, Eminem declares that his "overall look on things is a lot more mature than it used to be," a statement that apparently extends to his views on gay marriage. At one point during the piece — which will appear in the Sunday, June 20, issue of the mag — Em is asked by the Times' Deborah Solomon if he'd support a gay marriage bill in his home state of Michigan. Somewhat surprisingly, he said yes ... in his own, uniquely acerbic way, of course. "I think if two people love each other, then what the...

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Eminem To Perform At The BET Awards

Well it looks like it's Eminem news day... According to multiple reports, Eminem will perform at this year's annual BET Awards, taking place in Los Angeles. The Detroit super-star will join a hit line-up that already includes Kanye West, T.I., Drake, Nicki Minaj, Trey Songz, and Diddy-Dirty Money, and more. This performance will mark the first time that Eminem hsa appeared at the BET Awards since performing the "Touch It (Remix)" with Busta Rhymes, all the way back in 2006. The 10th annual BET Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah, will air on June...

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Eminem Enlists Sham Wow Guy For Recovery Ad

Now that Eminem has pushed up the release date of Recovery by a day to June 21 (following the album's leak last week), the Detroit rapper is pulling out the big guns to promote the disc. In a new video ad called "Emwow" that looks calculated to go viral, Vince the ShamWow guy sets aside the miracle sponge for 30 seconds to sell you about the slice-it, dice-it wonders of the new Marshall Mathers disc. Wearing a black polo embroidered with the Recovery title and his signature headset, Vinny holds up the disc and announces, "Hey, it's Vince with Eminem's...

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Eminem's Recovery Album Moved Up

The release date for Eminem's new "Recovery" album has been moved up. According to multiple reports, including Eminem himself, the album will hit stores on Monday, June 21st. Eminem wrote on his twitter account yesterday, "It's true. RECOVERY goes on-sale Monday, 6/21 now. #recover...

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Eminem Keeping June 22 Recovery Release Date, Despite Leak

Eminem changed the rules regarding traditional Tuesday album releases in the past, when the MC would push up the date by weeks after his projects were bootlegged or leaked online. Now, with his forthcoming Recovery set having hit the Web two weeks early, the rapper has reportedly decided to keep the same June 22 release date. According to XXLmag.com, a representative for Em confirmed the date would stay the same despite the album being available illegally. Damn,this can affect the first week sales of the album.An Interscope Records spokesperson...

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Eminem's U.K. Freestyle 'Took Us Back,' Royce Da 5'9" Says

Royce Da 5'9" is back in his hometown Detroit. He just came back from an overseas trip alongwith Eminem, Alchemist and kon artis. "It was great, man," Royce, on the phone from his house in Detroit, said of the trip, which was a press run in support of Em's Recovery. "I was going around them and soaking up game. I think it's phenomenal how [Eminem manager] Paul Rosenberg can be around us joking one minute, and then the next second, he's on the phone handling business and dealing with point people. It's so tight. I peep the way they do things, the...

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Eminem Admits Being Jealous Of Lil Wayne, Kanye West On 'Talkin' 2 Myself'

Eminem dived into the depths of his drug dependency for his last album, Relapse, and on his forthcoming Recovery, he continues to speak on some of the low points in his life. On the track "Talkin' 2 Myself ft kobe," eminem admits being jealous of Lil Wayne's and Kanye West's rising prominence. He said on the dj khlil produced track that he almost made a track dissing kanye and lil wayne because he was jealous of the attention they both were getting.They were spitting and eminem was doing drugs.But EM backed away when he realized he wouldn't have...

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Eminem, Lil Wayne Trade Tough-Guy Rhymes On 'No Love'

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