Eminem Declares 'I'm Back!' With Roaring Epicenter Concert

Detroit descended upon California as Eminem made a triumphant return to the West Coast at the Epicenter 2010 Festival on Saturday. Marshall Mathers performed just before fellow Motor City mavens KISS, and what the rapper lacked in pyro he more than made up in fanfare. Still one of the biggest-selling artists in the world, Epicenter was one of only a handful of concerts Em put on in 2010. Cali happily welcomed Eminem back, roaring, dancing and rapping their approval. Epicenter's first of two days was marked by sweltering heat in the 100s and a handful...

Read More

Maino Says He Had Eminem Songs 3 Yars Before

New York rapper Maino says he had three of Eminem's new "Recovery" album not only before him but three years bofore the album was released. Maino even says that the lead single, "Not Affraid," was his along with two others, all done three years before. "I had three records on Em's album," explained Maino, before revealing that the tracks ultimately became "Not Afraid," "25 to Life," and "Talkin' to Myself." "I recorded that in 2007," he recalled of "Talkin' to Myself." "A lot of times, you record a lot of the album, you record a lot of music...

Read More

Recovery Sold 89,182 Copies This Week

As expected, Linkin Park debuted number one this week as their new "A Thousand Suns" album sold over 250,000 copies in it's first week in stores while R&B star Trey Songz also had a nice debut week as his "Passion Pain & Pleasure" album only missed LP by a few thousand units. Eminem, of course, came in 3rd with an increase of 10% in sales of his "Recovery" album from last week (putting him at around 90,000 this week alone and a total around 2.75 million already, almost triple platinum in the United States already). Drake only drops one...

Read More

Eminem Talks About Returning To Movies

He has already won an Oscar, now the Grammy-award winning rapper Eminem has opened up about a possible returne to the big screen and what it would take for him to make the move from music to movies again. Eminem said in order for him to turn to Hollywood, it would have to be the right conditions. "We just haven't got the right script yet," Em said about starring in a movie. "We've had a couple of things here and there, but nothing's jumped out. It's gotta be something that makes me wanna stop doing the music. It's gotta be good enough to make...

Read More

Eminem: 'I Had To Learn To Write And Rap Again'

MC discusses the effects of his deadly drug addiction with New York Post.How bad was Eminem's descent into prescription drug addiction? It not only nearly robbed him of his life, it scrambled his brain so badly that he literally had to learn how to rap again, he revealed to the New York Post.On the eve of his historic two-night stand at Yankee Stadium with Jay-Z #8212; and his two VMA wins #8212; the paper spoke to Slim Shady, 37, about his tumble into drug addiction and the long, hard road to redemption on his hit album Recovery."I had to learn...

Read More

Weekly Chart Notes: Eminem

While all six of his major-label studio sets have topped Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, Eminem has not translated his retail dominance to similar sovereignty on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.This week, however, the rap superstar inks his first top 10 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs as a lead artist in eight years, as "Love the Way You Lie," featuring Rihanna, bounds 14-8 as the chart's Airplay Gainer award winner. Eminem had last ranked in the top tier as a lead act with the No. 4-peaking "Lose Yourself" in 2002. He notched sole other top 10 as a featured...

Read More

Eminem Pushes Alchemist To 'Step My Game Up'

Alchemist pulled it off once again. Al, who rose to fame with his production for the likes of Mobb Deep, Lloyd Banks and Lil Wayne, has been prospering lately as Eminem's DJ. Em doesn't perform too much, so when a star of his caliber takes the stage, every show is high-profile. This month, Al was in the DJ booth during Em's Home and Home shows with Jay-Z in Detroit and in New York. "With the band now, it eases a little bit of the pressure," Al said. "My friends say, 'You're pressing play and stop.' I'll tell them, 'It's pressing play and stop;...

Read More

Rihanna's suprise cameo Top Twitter Topic

Even though the VMAs were only half over, nothing got Twitter followers more excited than Rihanna's surprise opening performance with Eminem. Slim Shady launched the show with a performance of "Not Afraid," before the camera cut to Rihanna standing on the stage singing the opening chords of "Love the Way You Lie."Fans took to Twitter with their thoughts, and Rihanna and Eminem became two of the most talked-about performers of the night. More than 4,700 tweets per minute were posted after Rihanna's performance, with the VMAs following her and Eminem...

Read More

Rick Ross 'Salutes' Eminem After VMA Rehearsal

The night before the vmas, Ross had the opportunity to play fly on the wall. He saw Eminem's rehearsal of "Not Afraid" and "Love the Way You Lie" a full day before fans laid their eyes on it."I actually had a chance to sit through the whole rehearsal yesterday, man, and got to watch Eminem rehearse and perform for the first time," Ross said on the white carpet. "You know, I gotta salute him. I gotta take my hat off. He's a dope lyricist. Actually, seeing him in person brought his rhymes that much more alive to me. I'm actually looking forward to...

Read More

Eminem smashes vmas with suprise Rihanna cameo

Whenever Eminem is in the house at the MTV Video Music Awards, you know fireworks are in store. And after the promise of a triumphant performance, Slim Shady did not disappoint. Going into the night as the most-nominated male with eight nods -- including shots at Best Male Video, Best Hip-Hop Video and Video of the Year for his smash comeback hit "Not Afraid," he blasted open the 2010 VMAs with another of his legendary spectacles.Though he's performed in public only a few times since beginning his return to form last year with Relapse after almost...

Read More

Justin bieber tweets about eminem

Bieber tweeted="Ran into @eminem in the hallway!!! I love this day! Still a kid...still a f...

Read More

Florence And The Machine Singer Wants Eminem's Autograph At The VMAs

Ever since she was announced as a (rather unexpected) multiple MTV Video Music Awards nominee last month, things have gotten sort of weird for Florence and the Machine's Florence Welch. It's not so much the awards show thing — back in her native U.K., they have become mainstays at shows like the Brits and the Q Awards — as it is the overwhelming number of questions Welch has had to answer about fellow VMA nominees Eminem and Lady Gaga (both of whom have videos up against her "Dog Days Are Over" clip for Video of the Year). But it's not the pesky...

Read More

Eminem's VMA-Opening Performance Will Be A 'Triumph'

Eminem's voyage from the depths of addiction to the top of the Billboard albums chart is perhaps the music story of 2010, so it's fitting that he'll head into Sunday night's Video Music Awards as the most-nominated male artist, with nods for Best Male Video, Best Hip-Hop Video and, of course, Video of the Year for his massive "Not Afraid." And, given all that, it's equally fitting that he's opening the show too. While the details of his performance have been kept a closely guarded secret, we now know a few bits of key information: He will be drawing...

Read More

Eminem Will Open This Years MTV VMAs

It looks like Eminem has been selected to open the curtains at this weekend's MTV Video Music Awards. The choice was confirmed by MTV general manager Stephen Friedman recently. Mtv's manager Stephen Friedman said about opening of vmas by eminem-We thought that there's no better way to kick off the show than a performance from Eminem. Eminem, who is nominated for eight trophies - will open Sunday's ceremony at the Nokia Theatre in LA, which has been transformed with a sprawling white set. The mtv vmas 2010 will kickstart at sharp at 9 pm at Nokia...

Read More

Eminem To Battle For Number 1 Again

Eminem will once again battle it out for the number one spot on the sales charts next week, this time with Epic Records recording artist, Sara Bareilles. Her "Kaleidoscope" album is set to sell around 80-90k which will put her right next to Eminem's "Recovery" which is also set to do around 90,000 more copies so...

Read More

Alchemist Talks Dr Dre At Eminem & Jay-Z Show

Eminem's DJ, The Alchemist, recently spoke about the Eminem and Jay-Z shows in Detroit and the special guests who came out, including Dr Dre. "I think Em tested the waters [for these shows in Detroit and New York] when we did the Europe tour. You could tell when he went out there in [Europe], when he saw the reaction of the people again, it was like, ‘Right.’ He’s been through so much. For him to be out there sober, this is the first time he’s hitting the stage — God bless the dead — without Proof. The [European shows] were big shows and...

Read More

Ca$his talks about how Eminem's decision to get clean influenced him

AllHipHop.com: Did any of the situations Eminem went through with his decision to go to rehab, did that influence your decision to change your life? Ca$his: No, because I didn’t know he was going to rehab. They kept it a secret from everybody. Because we used to talk everyday, than it became less and less. And I just thought that he was working, then he came out, and we talked about it, and it was so eye opening, and was like oh shit. But me, I used to go in the studio with like 80 valium, literally 80 valium, and record. And my speech...

Read More

Dre Not Proud Of Crack A Bottle Grammy

Superproducer DR. DRE refuses to show off the Grammy Award he won for his EMINEM collaboration CRACK A BOTTLE - because they were only forced to release the song after it leaked online. The rap legend produced and featured on the track alongside Eminem and 50 Cent, with a view to including it on the Stan hitmaker's 2009 album Relapse. An unfinished version of the tune made its way online in December 2008 and record label executives at Interscope decided to rush it out as a single in February 2009. Crack A Bottle landed the hip-hop heavyweights...

Read More

The Rapper Eyes Up An Evil New Role…

We loved him in ‘8 Mile’ – and now it seems Eminem could be gracing our movie screens once again! The rapper, who played the role of Jimmy ‘B-Rabbit ’ in the 2002 semi-biographical flick, is desperate to star in the next ‘Batman’ movie. In an interview with National Enquirer the ‘Not Afraid’ singer said, “You know I ain’t no fiddler…You tell them Batman biggies, I wanna play The Riddler!” And while he might rule the hip-hop world, when it comes to bagging the part of the baddie, he faces some stiff competition from some of Hollywood’s finest...

Read More

Lady Gaga Pops Up At Eminem, Jay-Z Detroit Show

The stars definitely came out for Eminem and Jay-Z. The hip-hop heavyweights brought big-name guests like Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Drake onstage during their two-night Home and Home Tour run at Detroit's Comerica Park. One megastar didn't hit the stage but did show support during the duo's final Motor City show: Lady Gaga. According to The Detroit News, the pop sensation, who was in town for her own Monster Ball Tour date on Saturday (September 4), checked out the show from a raised platform in the middle of the arena. Decked out in a silver miniskirt...

Read More

Eminem, Jay-Z Fans Recall Favorite Moments From Detroit Shows

There's no question that Jay-Z and Eminem's Home and Home Tour stops in Detroit were two of the biggest events the city's hip-hop community has ever seen. On the final night, Em and Hov fans recounted an unforgettable show to MTV News, in which rap titans like Dr. Dre and 50 Cent joined Shady and Jigga on the Comerica Park stage. Although she "loves Eminem," one D-Town fan gave Hov's set the biggest props. "It had to be Jigga. Coming from underneath, giving a shout-out to [Michael Jackson], it was Jigga," she said. Another concertgoer said witnessing...

Read More

Eminem's DJ Alchemist 'Became A Fan' In Detroit

ETROIT — To steal a line from Bun B, Jay-Z and Eminem did everything but walk on water for the crowd at Comerica Park on Thursday and Friday. G-Unit, Young Jeezy, Drake, D12 and Dr. Dre were all guests at the shows, playing on a stage so huge, you could fit the entire Tigers and Lions teams on it. Before night two of the Home and Home Tour, MTV News talked to the man who had a very integral role in Em's set, the Alchemist. Though Em tried out something new with a live band, he also had Al holding down his duties on the 1's and 2's. A few hours...

Read More

Eminem Turns Up The Volume In Detroit

DETROIT — By the time Eminem got to "Cinderella Man," near the bottom of his set list on Friday night, the air was filled with so much audible adoration for Slim Shady, Sam Kinison himself could have rose from the grave and screamed in your ear and you wouldn't hear it. The crowd at Comerica Park was so loud, many people had to text message the person sitting right next to them. Once again, Eminem was treated like a pharaoh. He was the closer on a two-night stand of concerts headlined by him and Jay-Z. The stadium seemed a tad bit fuller and...

Read More

Eminem Channels Marlon Brando For VMA Promo

"I'm ready for my close-up," joked Eminem, who had two plugs rammed up his nose on the set of his MTV Video Music Awards appearance promo. Even though the superstar MC was covered in prosthetic bruises and hobbles away from an enflamed car in the commercial for the VMAs, Eminem kept things light behind the scenes at his shoot. In fact, the Recovery rapper said that he wasn't stressing the details, but was there get the job done and maybe horse around a little bit. "They tell me that it's something for the VMAs, but I've been in my little rat...

Read More

Eminem & Jay-Z Bring Out Tons Of Guests

Stars like Dr Dre, 50 Cent, Drake and more were just SOME of the guests brought out during Eminem and Jay-Z's show at Comerica Park in Detroit last night. Check out this story from Billboard below. It's a motif the New York visitor returned to often, as he did his part to get the stadium shows off on a good foot with an energetic, aggressive and loud 80-plus minutes, during which he and his band throwed through more than 30 songs -- all without making the set feel crammed or rushed. Dressed all in black (of course) and sporting sunglasses (of course),...

Read More

Jay-Z, Eminem Stadium Show A Victory For Hip-Hop, Critics Say

It's one thing to produce a legendary concert, it's another for it to actually go down without a hitch. Jay-Z and Eminem set the bar pretty high for themselves back in May when they announced they'd be performing two nights of stadium shows in each of their respective hometowns. That's literally months of anticipation, and anything could have gone wrong during that time. But according to early reports, last night's show at Detroit's Comerica Park was nothing short of historical. "What [Detroit] got was an evening that may well go down as a milestone...

Read More

Eminem's Return Thrills Detroit Fans

DETROIT — Thursday (September 2) was a night that the people of Detroit will never forget. Eminem, who hadn't performed in his hometown for years, co-headlined a show at Comerica Park with Jay-Z. And if you ask Em's fans, it was more than worth the wait. "It was pretty sweet," said Jon Bitz. "Eminem was out there, doing his thing. I thought it was pretty much the best concert I've ever been to." Jay-Z and Eminem pulled out all the stops at the show, which was chock-full of surprise guests. Local resident Juvenal Gutierrize said the re-emergence...

Read More

Eminem, Jay-Z Joined By Dr. Dre, Drake At Historic Detroit Concert

Detroit hasn't screamed this loud at a baseball park since Kirk Gibson was hitting home runs in the 1984 World Series. Hip-hop history was made as Jay-Z and Eminem co-headlined the Motor City's Comerica Park (home of the D-Town Tigers for the past decade) on Thursday night (September 2), the first of two shows on consecutive nights. While Jay's high-grossing touring schedule helped him to top this year's Forbes' "Hip-Hop Cash King" list, Eminem took a much-needed sabbatical to deal with a myriad of personal issues. Now beyond his darkest hour,...

Read More

Eminem, Jay-Z Fans Travel Across U.S. For Detroit Concert

Very rarely do two hip-hop titans of Eminem and Jay-Z's caliber team up to mount a series of stadium shows for their legions of rabid fans. Still, it's astonishing to see the lengths that Shady and Hov heads would go to see the pair onstage. Their fans crisscrossed the country to see the duo light up the stage at Comerica Park in Em's hometown of Detroit. The Thursday (September 2) event is the first stop on the duo's Home and Home Tour and their followers showed major support, braving a possible downpour and donning Jay and Em memorabilia. "We're...

Read More

Eminem And Jay-Z: By The Numbers

Cincinnati Bengals wide-receiving duo Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens refer to themselves as the Batman and Robin of the NFL, but in the hip-hop world, Jay-Z and Eminem are more like the Batman and Superman of music. And just like it's rare to see the two titans of comics together in the same panel, you know it's a special occasion when Slim Shady and Jigga team up for a live show. That's why fans are freaking out about the first of four planned joint concerts between the dynamic duo, which kick off at Em's hometown stadium, Comerica Park, on...

Read More

Eminem Beef With Insane Clown Posse Long Over

Eminem and Jay-Z will take the stage at Comerica Park in Slim Shady's hometown of Detroit on Thursday (September 2) for the kickoff of the unprecedented Home and Home concerts. The shows feature arguably the world's two biggest MCs onstage together in baseball stadiums in each of their respective birthplaces. There was a time back in the day when the idea of Eminem representing Detroit would have called forth the ire of fellow Motor City madmen Insane Clown Posse, but that is now water under the bridge. "The beef we had with him was 11 years...

Read More

DJ Khaled Says An Eminem Collabo Would 'Rip The Streets Apart'

DJ Khaled is in the production stage of his upcoming LP, We the Best Forever. He has beats cooking every night in the We the Best studio in Miami. But while most of the people he wants on this project already have solid relationships with the mogul DJ, there is one MC he's never met — nor done a song with — and he needs him to be a part of the movement. "The list goes on and on," Khaled said after rattling off some of the names of his past collaborators, including Kanye West, Jay-Z, the Birdman, Lil Wayne, T.I. and Akon. "This album I'm working...

Read More