11/26/2002
Benzino Ignites Beef By Calling Eminem '2003 Vanilla Ice'
Em responds to dis track with two songs of his own. Read more.Grandma's got the rap on Eminem
Who says that Eminem's music doesn't bring families together? The rapper hasn't spoken with his grandma in almost a year. But now that he's a rap star and a movie star, the sweet old gal wants to write a book about him. Betty Kresin, 63, and her grandson, born Marshall Mathers III, seem to agree on one important subject: Neither of them thinks Debbie Mathers-Briggs was much of a mom. "Oh, I figure she'll sue me," Kresin says of her daughter. "She's always going to sue somebody." Kresin writes in her proposal: "Debbie had a lot of men in and out of her life," including one memorable boyfriend called Charlie. "He went home and destroyed their duplex - even cutting up their king-sized waterbed. She called me crying, asking me to help clean up the flood. All I could think about was my grandson, okay?" (Debbie couldn't reached for comment.) The proposal also tells of Kresin's own hardscrabble upbringing. She was an unwanted child raised by an alcoholic grandmother, and gave birth to Eminem's mother at 16. "I want people to understand where [Eminem] comes from," she tells us from her home in St. Joseph, Mo. "He's following in grandma's footsteps." A rep for Eminem told us: "Sure, he knows about the book. Everybody who's ever met him is writing a book right now." Grandma Betty, whose agent, Barbara Zitwer, is pitching the memoir to publishers this week, says she's seen his new film, "8 Mile," twice. "He said it was all fictional, but I don't believe it was," she said. "I know his life, and it's a lot of his real true story. He struggled to get where he is today, and he did get beat up a few times. "And his mother did live in a trailer, but there's one thing - this is the fictional part - it wasn't a trashy trailer."
(Source: nydailynews.com)Online bidding on Eminem's old home tops $11 M
Eminem's former homes continue to draw fans -- and bids of more than $11 million US -- to an Internet auction site. A modest 120-square-metre Warren home, listed on EBay since Nov. 14, was appraised at $91,000. The highest of the 289 bids as of Monday morning was $11,000,600. Bidding opened at $120,000. "It amazes me," co-owner Roland Fraschetti told the Detroit News. "We're trying to find out more about the bidder." The Macomb County commissioner from St. Clair Shores bought the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home on Nov. 8 for $45,000 with partner Sebastian Lucido. "We know there are sincere bids out there in the six figures and some sincere bids in the seven figures but I don't know about the eight-figure bids," Fraschetti said. Another former Eminem abode -- a 465-square-metre colonial in Sterling Heights -- went up on EBay on Wednesday and drew an initial bid of $600,000. The highest of 44 bids as of Monday morning was $800,400.
(Source: ctv.ca)Eminem doesn't want Jade Jagger
The Sunday Mirror reports model Jade Jagger (daughter of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger) was desperate to rendezvous with Eminem at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Barcelona last week. But try as she might, no introductions were made. "She hung around outside his dressing room for ages, desperately trying to catch the attention of anyone connected to him," an insider revealed. "His entourage were made very aware of the fact she wanted to get an introduction, but it just didn't happen. He really didn't want to know." Read more.
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Ja Rule: Warning To Aftermath
WENN reports Ja Rule has issued a harsh warning to Eminem and Aftermath for signing his arch rival 50 Cent. "If you're gonna be authorizing (50 Cent) to spew records on me, then I wanna do what I gotta do to take you're company under," he said. "And that goes for Dre, Em or whoever."
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Em Onstage With Jay-Z
Launch.com reports Eminem and Jay-Z shared the stage in Detroit on Thursday night (November 21). Jay-Z was in town on his 'Principal For A Day' tour, performing at St. Andrews Hall, when Eminem joined him onstage for a performance of their hit song 'Renegade,' from Jay-Z's 'The Blueprint' album.
(Source: abstracts.net)Debbie Interview
Debbie Mathers, now Debbie Nelson spoke with 'Primetime' reporter Jay Schadler in an epsiode that aired last night. Debbie says her son Eminem has "got a persona to live up to, an image." She added that she doesn't take the lyrics her son writes literally. "That's just artistic expression," she said. "He's very sad on the inside. He is hurting a lot. And I can see it. I can see through my son. I know him like the back of my hand." Read more.
11/22/2002
Eminem is rather delighted with my album!
Marilyn Manson has revealed that peroxide-blonde rapper Eminem was "rather delighted" with ‘The Golden Age Of Grotesque’. Manson ran into Eminem at last week’s MTV Europe Music Awards in Barcelona, and the pair reportedly listened to tracks from Manson’s forthcoming album. In his online journal, Manson commented: "I did give the glad hand to Eminem, who seems rather delighted with the bits of my new album he was lucky enough to hear during our visit. Likewise, I had all aces on stage with him and it made me very anxious to begin 'The Grotesque Burlesque'. Incidentally, that is NOT a song title, but the name of our travelling event. However, it is part of the chorus to my favourite track that I babbled out about a year ago as this Tumor was diagnosed. That song is called: 'Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag' and is being mixed as I write this. You'll be happy to know that more than half of the final mixes are done since I last reported. That means we will be finished quite soon. I have not confirmed any other titles although I have hinted at working names such as 'F**k You', and so on. Be patient until the pie cools off or you will burn your tongues."
(Source: kerrang.com)Justin About NSYNC Diss
NSYNC star Justin Timberlake tells the December issue of Blender magazine that his bandmate Chris Kirkpatrick could kick Eminem's butt, though he doesn't think it is necessary. "I don't think he ought to. There's no reason to get bent out of shape about something Eminem says," he said. "But I think if they were in a fight, Chris would kick his ass. Chris is a tough little... Chris is tough. And he has a Napoleon complex too, so he's extra tough. His toughness comes from the heart, because he was always the little guy at school -- so he always had to stick up for himself." Read more.
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Mekhi Phifer About 8 Mile And Eminem
Mekhi Phifer was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to briefly chat about his role in the Eminem starring '8 Mile'. Mekhi talked about how at first he didn't want to take on the role, until he met Eminem and saw how passionate he was about the project. Read on for a transcript.
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11/21/2002
Eminem on Time's Person of the Year list
What does President George W. Bush have in common with the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, rapper Eminem and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein? Answer: They are all on the "short list" for Time magazine's 2002 Person of the Year. Time Magazine revealed on Wednesday its list for the coveted title, the first time in the honour's 75-year history that the weekly news magazine has opened a window on the nominating process for the "person who most affected the news or our lives, for good or for ill, this year". Aside from Bush, bin Laden, Hussein, and Eminem, the list includes (in no order): Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Vice President Dick Cheney, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Bush's national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, FBI whistle-blower Coleen Rowley, Palestinian suicide bombers, home decorating doyenne Martha Stewart, corporate crooks, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, and General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan. Read more.
(Source: reuters.com)Eminem Enters Anger-Replenishment Program
Erstwhile pariah struggling to recover missing rage Eminem, the rapper whose angry, misogynist rants helped catapult him to the top of the pop charts, has entered a so-called anger-replenishment program after advisers to the rapper had noticed worrisome signs of nonangry behavior by the platinum-selling artist. “As he becomes embraced by the mainstream, it’s getting harder and harder for Eminem to find things to be annoyed about,” said Irv Faustino, the rapper’s accountant. “As his financial adviser, I’m frankly concerned.” Sccording to Faustino, Eminem was involved in a fender bender in Detroit recently after which he calmly rolled down his window and called out to the other driver, “My bad.” And in an incident that further confirmed his advisers’ darkest fears, last week the rapper was heard whistling along to a commercial jingle by electronic musician Moby, who had previously been the target of the rapper’s most eviscerating scorn. Music industry insiders said that the erstwhile pariah’s outlaw status began to evaporate during his 2001 Grammy night duet with Elton John and vanished entirely this month with a rave review of his movie “8 Mile” by Wall Street Journal critic Joe Morgenstern. “When the Wall Street Journal starts loving you, it’s only a matter of time before Lynne Cheney hops on the bandwagon,” said Danny Hogarth, a prominent music executive. “Before you know it, you’re doing Muppet Christmas specials opposite Chicken Dance Elmo.” After two days in the anger-replenishment program, however, Eminem’s advisers remained concerned, as the rapper pronounded himself “100 percent cured” and said that he intended to get to work on a new movie, “The Mighty Ducks Meet the Little Mermaid.”
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11/20/2002
Eminem among AMA Nominees
Ashanti, Eminem, Nelly, Linkin Park, Creed, Enrique Iglesias, Pink, and Celine Dion are among the top nominees for the 30th annual American Music Awards (AMAs). Ashanti leads the pack with five nominations, while Eminem and Nelly picked up four each when the nominees were announced Tuesday (November 19) in Beverly Hills, California. Show producer Dick Clark told LAUNCH that if nominations suggest any sort of music trend for 2002. "I think probably the proliferation of hip-hop music--when Ashanti gets five nominations in a lot of different categories, that's pretty outstanding." The AMAs ceremony will take place January 13 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, and it will be hosted by Ozzy Osbourne and his now-famous family. Twenty awards will be presented during a three-hour telecast on the ABC Network, which will air 8-11 p.m. ET/PT. Eminem is nominated in the following categories:
POP/ROCK
Favorite Male Artist: Eminem
Favorite Album:The Eminem Show, Eminem
HIP-HOP/R&B
Favorite Male Artist: Eminem
Favorite Album:The Eminem Show, Eminem(Source: yahoo.com)
$1M+ Bid For Eminem's Boyhood Home
Bidding for one of Eminem's boyhood homes has surpassed $1 million on an Internet auction site. The modest Warren home, listed on eBay since Thursday, was appraised at $91,000. Bidding opened at $120,000, and by Tuesday afternoon, the high bid was just over $1 million. "It's just amazing the response we're getting," said Sebastian Lucido, a Utica attorney who bought the house with Roland Fraschetti, a Macomb County commissioner and real estate developer. Eminem's uncle, Todd Nelson, sold the house this month for $45,000 to Lucido and Fraschetti. The 1,300-square-foot home has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. It was built in 1940 and has been in Eminem's family for at least 50 years, Fraschetti said. "Sure, some of the bids could just be people showboating, but you have to figure with that number of people, some have to be legitimate," Fraschetti told The Macomb Daily of Mount Clemens for a Tuesday story. The Web site, which includes pictures, had over 18,000 hits in less than four days, Lucido told The Detroit News. Bids on eBay will be accepted until Dec. 14 at 5 p.m. At that time, the sellers will get in touch with the highest bidder to work out a purchase agreement, Lucido said.
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11/19/2002
Eminem - Concert In Scotland?
The Sunday Mail reports Eminem has been offered £500,000 to top the bill in front of 50,000 fans at Scotland's national stadium. "Eminem wants to play outdoors next summer and a deal is being finalized by a top promoter to bring him to Scotland," said an insider. "His fee will be no problem as he is one of the biggest box office draws in the business." Read more.
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No More Protests Against Eminem
Jeannette Walls of MSNBC reports the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Defamation League (GLAAD) has no plans to protest Eminem's new film, '8 Mile.' "His last album ['The Eminem Show'] didn’t contain homophobic lyrics the way his other one did," a GLAAD spokesman said. "We were always protesting the lyrics, not the man."
(Source: abstracts.net)Eminem & Brittany
Brittany Murphy talked with MTV's Total Request Live on Monday to discuss the movie '8 Mile', working with Eminem on it, her desire to work with Dr. Dre in the future, and her admission that yes, the rumors about her and Eminem having an off-screen romance were true, but they aren't anymore. Read on for a transcript.
Beside teenhollywood.com reports why Eminem is broken up with Brittany Murphy:
Eminem Fed Up With Murphy's 'attacks Hot rapper/film star Eminam dumped former squeeze Brittany Murphy after he could no longer put up with her fake illnesses. Sources claim that the rapper, who met actress Murphy on the set of their movie 8 MILE, ended their whirlwind romance after another in a long line of fake panic attacks. A source says, "They had a torrid affair. And unlike his relationship with Kim Basinger, the two of them really tried to keep it secret. "Em was crazy about Brittany and she appeared to be crazy about him. But he quickly grew tired of her as well. He said the final straw was when she faked a panic attack on New Year's Eve. After that, he dropped her like a hot potato."
(Source: http://www.teenhollywood.com)Em About His Childhood
Eminem was again on Access Hollywood on Monday, where he talked about how Proof was his ghetto pass back in his early days in Detroit, and how the scripts he scribbles on little sheets in the movie is just how he did it in reality. Read on for a transcript.
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11/18/2002
Eminem Moving To London?
Rap bad boy Eminem is moving to a posh new pad in London's trendy Notting Hill. The American star is trawling estate agents for a home worth around £5m, according to the Sun. Eminem - famed for waving chainsaws around on stage - has been dubbed the world's most controversial rapper. Last year, the 30-year-old narrowly missed a jail sentence for pistol-whipping a man he accused of kissing his wife. The singer has been forced to build a fence around his Detroit home to stop female fans skinny-dipping in his pool. Eminem, real name Marshall Mathers, has sold 30 million albums worldwide and scooped three top gongs at the MTV Europe Music awards in Barcelona this week.
(Source: eminemforum.com posted by ems bitch)New Rumours About Em & Mariah
The New York Daily News reports claims J.R. Watkins, the woman who recently released a book about Eminem called 'Cleaning Out My Closet' says Eminem ended a relationship with Mariah Carey because the pop star "wanted his undivided attention." Watkins tells The National Enquirer, "He told me Mariah was too high-maintenance and jealous of the time he spent with his daughter." Carey's spokeswoman told the Daily News, "This is laughable." A friend of Carey's added, "This is a guy who has had an obsession with her for years. He had a poster of her hanging up in his room. He had pictures of her in his wallet." Read more.
(Source: abstracts.net)8 Mile Co-Star Shot
The Detroit Free Press reports Ali Miyzaan, who makes a brief appearance in Eminem's movie, '8 Mile,' is recovering from a gunshot wound to the stomach he received while at opening night of the film at Detroit's Phoenix Theatre. Miyzaan was shot while trying to intervene in a robbery attempt and fight that spun out of control in the theater parking lot. "I sat there for a minute watching, but I couldn't stand to see it anymore," Miyzaan said. "I was really just trying to stop it." Read more.
(Source: abstracts.net)Uncle Sells Eminem's Childhood Home
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem's childhood home in Warren, Mich., is up for sale on the Internet site eBay for a minimum bid of $120,000. The 30-year-old rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, spent much of his teenage and early adult life in the home, his uncle Todd Nelson told The Macomb Daily. It is located on Timken Street near Nine Mile Road and Van Dyke Ave. "This is where it all started for him," Nelson told the paper. "Without this house, Marshall would be in jail or back in Missouri, where he was born." Nelson, who lives in St. Clair County, Mich., said that the house has been in the family for the past 50 years. He decided to sell it to pay some of his personal debts. The sale did not sit well with Eminem or other relatives, Nelson said. "He's mad, they're all mad at me, everyone in the whole family," Nelson told the paper. "But I had to do what I had to do." Nelson recently sold the house for $45,000 to St. Clair Shores lawyer Sebastian Lucido and his partner, Macomb County commissioner and real estate developer Roland Fraschetti. Fraschetti said that he is making improvements to the house. The 1,500-square-foot house has three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a winding wood staircase leading to the second floor and a decorative wooden fence. The house also has a new roof and windows, and central air and heating, according to the paper's report. The house is worth about $47,000 according to a Warren assessing office, but Sebastian said an independent appraisal of the house came in at $91,000. Nelson said that he may also include some of Eminem's old drawings and writings up for auction. Eminem's mother, Debbie, reportedly moved the family to Michigan when he was a child. He lived there off and on between the ages of 13 and 25, and when he attended Lincoln High School in Warren, Nelson said. The family also lived on Dresden Street, near Eight Mile and Groesbeck roads, in Detroit. Eminem now resides with his wife, Kim, and their daughter Hailie, in Clinton Township, Mich., the paper reported. The rapper has won five Grammys and stars in "8 Mile," which opened at No. 1 at the box office this past weekend. "There's a chance someone may want to buy it and move it to Hollywood for a museum or something," Fraschetti said about the Warren home. Fraschetti said that if nobody buys the home that they may rent it out.
(Source: yahoo.com)New Book About Eminem
Eminem's maternal grandmother Betty Kresin has completed the book 'The Ties That Bind', which talks about her own upbrining as well as Eminem's friendship with his uncle Ronnie, Kresin's sone from a later marriage who died in an apparent suicide in 1991 - an event that has played a major role in Eminem's lyrics. Kresin's agent Barbara J. Zitwer commented, "She has a story to tell on her own, but she also happens to be Eminem's grandmother, so it sheds incredible light on his music. It's like 'Angela's Ashes', the lives these people led."
(Source: abstracts.net)Eminem Triumphs at MTV Europe Awards
Controversial rapper Eminem swept the board at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday night, landing three of the coveted awards before a global television audience of more than one billion people. Eminem won 3 awards: Best Male, Best Hip-Hop Artists, Best Album. You can find pictures of Eminem by the EMAs here at our board.
11/12/2002
Angie Martinez would like to work with Em
Soul Train chatted with Angie Martinez who revealed she would like to work with Eminem musically. "As far as other collaborations... Man, I don't know, I've been lucky," Martinez said. "I've worked with everybody from Jay-Z to Missy to Mary J. Blige, so I've been really lucky. I'm a huge Eminem fan, if that ever happened that would be incredible." Read a transcript and/or watch the interview here.
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Suge Knight About 8 Mile
Lias S. Mitchell: What are your feelings towards Mr. Marshall Mathers and are you planning to see 8 Miles when it comes out?
Suge Knight:"Everybody know when your dealing with me you gonna get the truth because that's what I'm about. I already saw 8 Miles and yeah I'm proud to say I bought the bootleg because first of all I'm a real ghetto ***** and second, I don't believe in supporting capitalism by coporate America of our hip-hop culture. I laugh my guts out everytime I see the updated version of Elvis Presley dance around his videos like a clown then the next minute he want to be serious and all violent. Eminem in my eyes is money-making character master-minded by Dre & Jimmy Iovine to make him feel invincible in culture that us blacks worked hard to build. Nobody back in the '80s when this **** first started would have predicted that at one time or another that a 'wigger' or wannabe ***** as I like to call him would be the number rapper. Disrespecting the woman who gave birth to you ain't cool at all. This kid loves to portray himself like a violent guy who's a threat to society but in reality he's getting paid by a culture who is feeding into his gimmick. But it all goes back to Dre because Dre is basically the master of having people believe he's something he's not. There's some rumors going around in the industry regarding Em's sexual preference and I have people working for me to help bring this innuedo to life if it's true. Haha. Look out for Eminem's second bring screen endeavor very soon called "8 Inches" starring him and some Aftermath's finest, hahaha."
(Source: abstracts.net)8 Mile Articles and Reviews
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11/11/2002
Eminem's '8 Mile' debuts at No. 1
Eminem's new film '8 Mile' grossed $20.9 million on Friday as it opens strong for the weekend box office, well ahead of 'Santa Claus 2' at $6.1 million in the #2 spot, despite being shown at nearly 1,000 fewer theaters than the Tim Allen Christmas film. Read more.
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Eminem And Kim
The Detroit News spoke with J.R. "Jen" Watkins, who says Eminem and Kim don't live together now but are back together as a couple, leading Eminem to cut ties with her. Eminem's publicists won't say whether Kim and Eminem are considering remarriage and he won't talk about it other than to say: "Kim is back in my life." Read more.
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8 Mile Premiere Clip
Reuters has a clip of Eminem at the premiere of his new movie '8 Mile' in Westwood, California the other night. Christina Aguilera compliments Em along with co-star Brittany Murphy. Queen Latifah talked with them as well as co-star Mekhi Phifer. They also showed several clips of the film and talked about it. Watch the 2 1/2 minute clip here.
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11/08/2002
Daily Audio: Eminem on Battling in 8 Mile!
Chuck the Movieguy has updated the Daily Audio feature with Eminem talking about 'battling' in this Friday's 8 Mile. You can check out the new clip, as well as this week's previous clips with Brittany Murphy and Tim Allen, by visiting the link above and stay tuned there daily for new interviews with the stars.
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Madonna inspired by Eminem
Jeannette Walls of MSNBC reports one of the songs on Madonna’s upcoming album was inspired by Eminem, whose music she says she admires.
(Source: abstracts.net)8 Mile OST Tops Canadian Chartz
"The Canadian album charts aren't that much different from the U.S. charts this week. John Williams of Jam! Showbiz reports that Eminem ruled Canada's album chart last week, selling 44,500 copies of the '8 Mile' soundtrack. Nirvana's greatest hits album landed at #2. Christina Aguilera's 'Stripped' took #3. Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's 'Now or Never' debuted at #11."
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MTV Interview with Em
Eminem responds to you, as the rapper turned actor fields fan questions, and gives the inside scoop on everything from seeing himself on the big screen to running out of gas in "8 Mile." Click here for the whole interview.
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Christina Praises Eminem's 8 Mile
I hear great things [about Eminem's acting ability], I really do," Christina Aguilera insisted on her way up the red carpet. "I wouldn't be here if I didn't. I heard that the movie's great. I heard it's directed wonderfully. I heard that he's great in it, so I'm really excited." Part of where X-Tina heard all that was from the seemingly inescapable "8 Mile" ads everywhere she turns. "Whoever's doing his promotional department for this is doing a kick-ass job, that's for sure," she pointed out. Read more.
(Source: mtv.com)Some New Reviews On 8 Mile
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11/07/2002
8 Mile Premiere in Los Angeles
Rapper Eminem star of the film '8 Mile,' poses for photographers after arriving to a screening of the film Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002, in Los Angeles.
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Eminem Confirmes Rumours About Mariah
Access Hollywood chatted with Eminem about romance rumors where the rapper confirmed he had a relationship with Mariah Carey, but declined to go into detail. "The Mariah thing -- yeah, that's true. Those rumors are true," Slim said. "I'm not going to deny them. You know, we had somewhat of a relationship. I'm not going to get into all the details of it or whatever, but the Kim Basinger thing never happened." Read more.
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11/06/2002
Eminem: Guest by Pat O'Brien
In a recent interview with Access Hollywood's Pat O'Brien, Eminem opened up about what turned him around. "The first two years of fame is what scared me the most," Eminem said. "My life was out of control. I’m definitely a lot more in control of my life than I have ever been." You can watch a video clip that was on the Today Show on Monday morning here.
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8 Mile OST: No.1 At US Charts
Over half the sales numbers are in for this weeks album charts at HitsDailyDouble.com, and as expected, Eminem's '8 Mile' soundtrack leads the pack on pace to sell well over 700,000 units. Meanwhile, Christina Aguilera comes in the #2 spot where she may be able to clear around 350,000 copies. Meanwhile, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony looks to debut at #7, and Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz likely will debut at #14.
(Source: abstracts.net)Eminem Article
At metrotimes there's a pretty good article about Eminem's past. Check it out soon here.New Scene from 8 Mile
At moviephone.com you can watch an exclusive 8 Mile scene with Eminem.
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11/04/2002
Em- Back With Kim?
The Sun reports Eminem is back with ex-wife Kim Mathers, and the father of Kim's six month old girl is furious. "Eminem lives in a mansion with guardhouse and gates," Eric Hartter fumed. "With his money and his lawyers, he’s keeping me from my little girl. I know Eminem is a good father to Hailie. All I’m asking is the chance for me to be a dad to my daughter." Read more.
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8 Mile Interview
Access Hollywood landed the interview with Eminem, the only television interview he did for '8 Mile'. Asked how close the movie was to his real life, Em said, "It's symbolic. It's just symbolic. I mean, basically, you know, like obviously everything that happened in the movie didn't happen in my real life. I've lived in trailers, but I didn't grow up in a trailer. So, there's different things, but the basis of it is the same idea -- a lower-class, poor kid coming up wanting to do music, getting tugged every different which way by his friends and not knowing which way to go." Watch a video clip and read a transcript here.
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8 Mile = Coverstory
Ahead of the release of his debut film '8 Mile', Eminem is the cover story on this week's Entertainment Weekly. Asked whether he was worried about acting, Slim admits, "At first I thought it was going to be easy. I actually said that! [Curtis and I] had a conversation in my driveway and I said, 0'I don't think there's anything to this acting thing. Once I can focus on something and just give it 100 percent, I won't let you down.' And he laughed and was like, 'Marshall, I'm gonna tell you like this, it's not as easy as it looks.' When I started going through rehearsals I started realizing, fuck!" Check out the entire feature here.
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Eminem: Car Gift For Dre
Eminem has splashed out £180,000 on a white Bentley for his record producing pal Dr. Dre. The rapper plans to make it a Christmas gift after buying the motor in Beverly Hills. Eminem, who is driving the car himself until it’s time to wrap it up, said: “He knows I’d be nothing without him.”
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Eminem: Collab With Robbie Williams?
Robbie is planning a duet with Eminem in a bid to crack America. An executive on Robbie's US label told "It will be the perfect partnership. They have mutual respect for each other. Eminem is the world's biggest artist at the moment and a duet will catapult Robbie to the final level–making it in the US. They're both talented artists and it will be a very exciting project."
(Source: newsoftheworld.co.uk)
10/29/2002
Eminem At MTV EMA 2002
Yet another superstar new recruit has been added to the performers line-up for theMTV Europe Music Awards 2002… it's Eminem. The Shady one, who is also nominated in four categories at this year’s Awards (Best Male, Best Album for ‘The Eminem Show’, Best Video for ‘Without Me’ and Best Hip Hop), joins Robbie Williams, Christina Aguilera, Coldplay, Enrique Iglesias, Foo Fighters, Moby, Pink, Whitney Houston, and Wyclef as one of the night’s on-stage refreshment providers. Presenters at the ceremony, which takes place at Barcelona’s Palau St Jordi on November 14, include: The Calling, Esther Cañadas, Holly Valance, Jade Jagger, Kelis, Kylie Minogue, Las Ketchup, Ms Dynamite, nick Carter, Pet Shop Boys, Pharrell Williams of N*E*R*D, Pierce Brosnan & Halle Berry, Ronan Keating, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Sugababes and Tiziano Ferro.
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Watch 8 Mile Scenes Now!
Watch clips here from '8 Mile', starring Eminem in his first leading role in a feature film.Eminem Prank Backfires
A man dressed as rap star Eminem caused panic this weekend after knocking on the door of a Lincolnshire house, wielding a 3ft-long roaring chainsaw. Police were called to the scene after a terrified resident opened his front door and feared he was about to be attacked my the masked man. However, when police arrived at Atwater Close, Lincoln, the culprit had fled the scene. It later transpired that the menacing figure had simply got the wrong address for a fancy dress party. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said the man had obviously been intent on making a dramatic entrance to the party, having dressed in Eminem's hell-raising costume. He told Sky news: "The poor occupant was clearly frightened out of his skin. "The guy turned up at the door with the chainsaw running and must have looked terrifying. "Luckily, he had simply gone to the wrong door. It must have been rather embarrassing for him."
(Source: dotmusic.com)D12 News
D12 member Proof will release his solo-LP, Searching For Jerry Garcia, in Feb. 2003; guests include Nelly Furtado, Linkin Park and MC Breed. And, contrary to many of the rumors that are circulating, D-12 will release their sophomore LP in April 2003 - with all six members in the fold.
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10/28/2002
No more Bad Meets Evil
AllHipHop.com chatted with Royce Da 5'9 and asked the rapper if there be any future 'Bad Meets Evil' projects with the two. "Nah. I don’t think so," he said. "I think Em’s perspective on the whole thing is like he’s not in it for the money anymore. He’s really fed up. He just wants to look out for his daughter. He’s doing him, and I’m doing me. We parted ways. It happens. That’s my dog. I love him to death. But no, I’m not up under him no more." Read more.
(Source: allhiphop.com)Mariah strikes back at Eminem on new album
Mariah Carey has not only bounced back from her rough year, but she also gets even with Eminem on her new album, "Charmbracelet," re- ports The New York Post. Eminem had ripped her in Rolling Stone magazine in June. After noting the two had dated briefly, the rapper said, "On the whole personal level, I'm not really feeling it. I just don't like her as a person. I learned a lesson from it: Don't believe the hype... . She doesn't really have it all together." In the song "Clown," Mariah sings, "You should have never intimated we were lovers. I gotta break it to you delicately - who's gonna love you when it's over? Who's gonna care?" Did Carey write the lyrics? "I wrote all the songs except for one or two," she slyly told The Post. Asked if she was dating, Mariah replied, "I'm not with anyone right now. Got someone?"
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10/25/2002
Christina Talks About Reconciliation
Christina Aguilera has told Aftonbladet that she had ended her fued with Eminem. "Three years ago he decided that I said some bad things about him on MTV," Aguilera told the Swedish newspaper. "Just recently, at the American MTV Awards, I met him and we could talk about this. I told him that I never said what he thought I said and he said, ‘Yeah, yeah, that’s over and done with now.’ Then we hugged each other." Read more.
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10/23/2002
Eminem's Miraculous Return
Xzibit, Eminem's rap ally and movie co-star, is tipping Marshall Mathers’ long anticipated '8 Mile ' film for Oscars. The rapper, who co-stars in the feature, anticipates a smash. "I've seen it and it's over the top. It's going to win awards," he said. "The film is miraculous. I play a bully. I poke a whole lunch-line. I'm a piece of shit too." Xzibit says he was cast because he's part of the family of artists that includes Eminem and Dr Dre. "I'm in '8 Mile' because its family oriented. I was more than happy to do it because we're all family. But if ['8 Mile' director] Curtis Hanson called me with a role and said it was to play a swashbuckler, I'd have to be kind of hesitant. That's not my forte right now. Music is the thing." Xzibit added that while reluctant to continue as a celluloid star, he wouldn't rule himself out of future roles completely. "If there was something special to come up - if Spielberg or someone called me to come and do the next 'Star Wars', nigga I'm there."
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Samuel L Jackson raps Eminem
Screen badass Samuel L Jackson has slammed Eminem and other rap stars who walk into starring movie roles. "If somebody came to me and asked me to be in 8 Mile I wouldn't have been in it," the Pulp Fiction star said. "Eminem's the star of the movie and they want me to be co-star? That's not going to happen. I don't have to legitimise somebody else's career that I don't think deserves legitimising at that point." He objects to rap stars elbowing out legitimate actors. "You spend all your time honing your craft and suddenly someone's taken from another medium because they have a built-in audience and will give you a song for the soundtrack," he says. "I'd rather help a young actor be discovered than help make more dollars for some rapper who's already got a career and enough money." Rap stars who want to learn to act are fine, says Jackson, who worked with Busta Rhymes on Shaft. "Busta was cool. He came to work on time, was humble and willing to listen and understand. I'm doing a movie with LL Cool J right now and then with Queen Latifah, but those aren't movies they are starring in." He has no time for those who want instant stardom: "I won't be one of the people who prop them up."
(Source: teletext.com)Moby Ends Feud With Em
The Sun reports Moby has ended his feud with Eminem. The dance star told the paper at the Q Awards: "I hope he gets a life now and leaves me alone."
(Source: abstracts.net)8 Mile Give Away
Enter the 8-Mile Giveaway! RapBasement.com along with Interscope Records is giving away tons of cool 8 Mile and Eminem items including 8 complete Eminem vinyl sets (vinyl versions of The Slim Shady Lp, Marshall Mathers Lp, The Eminem Show), Exclusive Eminem Posters, 50 Cent "Wancsta" Vinyls, and even a 4x4 foot 8 Mile Poster!
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10/21/2002
Family, friends unite to give Eminem a surprise party
Though Eminem's 30th birthday got off to a rocky start Thursday when he confronted the author of a new tell-all on radio station WKQI-FM (95.5), it took a turn for the better that night. Told he needed to check a potential shooting location for his video "Superman," Em went to the oddball Farmington Hills arcade Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum. Friends and family were waiting to get a party started. "He was very surprised," says Marvin's owner Marvin Yagoda. "His aunt and his wife (ex-wife Kim Mathers) and his daughter were there, and everybody had a ball."
(Source: eminemforum.com posted by ems bitch)Predict where eminem will be
In the upcoming '8 Mile' episode of 'Movie House,' viewer Ed Wong asks Eminem, "Where do you think you're gonna be in 20 years?" Can you predict what the real Slim Shady said?
1. "I'll be 75, and I'll be in the old folks home with Mariah."
2. "I'll be in the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame right next to Elvis, where I belong."
3. "I'll be in Vegas, all fat and ready to croak."
4. "I'll be singing Sinatra songs by then."
5. "I'll be picking up my fourth Oscar."Find out where Em really thinks he'll be in 20 years -- and a lot more --in the '8 Mile' episode of 'Movie House,' Saturday, October 26 at 8:30 p.m. ET
(Source: eminemforum.com posted by ems bitch)Eminem's Comment On Jen's New Book
Mojo from Detroit's channel 955 morning show 'Mojo In The Morning', became the referee in the feud between Kim Mathers and her cousin Jennifer. Jennifer was on the show promoting her book 'Cleaning Out MY Closet' in which she writes about her experiences as a former friend of Marshall Mathers. Eminem himself eventually calls in to clear up allegations, and also talks a little about his upcoming movie '8 Mile'. Listen to the interviews here. Check out the homepage of the book 'Cleaning Out My Closet'.
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8 Mile News
- Richard Roeper of 'Ebert & Roeper' caught the '8 Mile' premiere at the Toronto Film Festival last month and told Blender magazine, "There was more buzz about '8 Mile' than any other film. There are certain moments when peple were applauding in the middle of the movie. It almost had a concertlike atmosphere to it. It's that kind of movie, a little 'Rocky'-ish, 'Saturday Night Fever'-ish." As for Slim's Oscar hopes, Roeper says, "Eminem does come with a lot of baggage. But there was a time when people thought Frank Sinatra was just a pop singer. He won an Academy Award."
- Philip Sherburne of San Francisco Weekly chatted with England rapper Mike Skinner of the Streets. Being a white hip hop artist, he invariably gets asked about Eminem comparisons. Skinner says, "I don't think I am [like him], really. I just think it's that I'm quite lairy [rowdy] and I speak my mind. Eminem's the other person who does that people would know about." Sherbune says "the comparison makes no sense," explaining that, "Instead of hotheaded hooliganism, Skinner offers cool pacifism." Read more.
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10/18/2002
Cousin's Tell-All Book Doesn't Faze Eminem
It was a birthday gift Eminem, aka Marshall Mathers, probably wouldn't have wished for. Calculating and timed to the letter, a woman who wrote a scandalous, tell-all book about the Detroit rapper was hawking the book on a local radio station. Eminem is not one to grant interviews, nor say anything outside of giving his opinion through his music, but he did give a call-in to a radio show to dispute the author's claims and clear up some misconceptions. "I thank God every day that he gave me the talent and strength to get through everything I've been through," Eminem said. Eminem has had his share of people trying to jump on his celebrity band wagon. In August 2000, his mother, Debbie Mathers, sued him for defamation because of how she was depicted in some of Eminem's songs. But J.R. "Jen" Watkins -- who is the cousin of Kim Mathers, Eminem's ex-wife -- said that her book, "Cleaning Out My Closet," was more of a way to "get things off my chest." "It started as a project and a kind of message to Marshall, too," Watkins said during the radio interview. "I have no way to get in touch with him. He's just broke off all ties without any explanation," Watkins said. The woman has said that she practically "brought up" Eminem's daughter, Hailie. Kim Mathers, who is also featured prominently in the book, called in to the station, too. "That's my cousin, Jennifer, sitting in the studio with you right now. What I have to say is first and foremost that she wants to talk about how I'm a family-wrecker. Let's talk about how she wrecks her family, how she dates her aunt's ex-husband... The real reason she stopped speaking to me is because I wouldn't have sex with her and her husband," Mathers said. Eminem told the radio audience that the book doesn't faze him. "The people who end up writing books about me, end up back in their little trailer-trash homes anyway. They think they're going to get a little money and it ends up flopping and back firing in their face," he said. Kim Mathers believes that the reason her cousin wrote the book is because she was trying to get revenge on Eminem. "The fact of the matter of her writing the book is that she's mad because she tried to get with Marshall. He didn't want to see her in that way and because he cut off ties with her she's pissed," Mathers said. Eminem backed up his ex-wife's statement "100 percent." When asked to confirm the rumors that he and Kim were back together, Eminem said that the two have a friendly relationship because of their daughter. Meanwhile, a source says that J.R. Watkins and her husband, Mike, had every intention of releasing the book to coincide with the media splash that would happen when Eminem's movie "8 Mile" is released on Nov. 8. Detroit radio station 95.5 FM will replay the radio interview on Friday at 7 a.m.
(Source: yahoo.com)Zadie Smith and Eminem
The London Telegraph reports Eminem has made a new friend in Cambridge-educated author Zadie Smith. The pair met when Zadie interviewed Eminem for an American magazine. "He was sweet, lovely and shy," she reports. Eminem told Smith he'd read 'White Teeth' and loved her work.
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Eminem's Garbage Auctioned At eBay
A completed auction on eBay has a person bidding $1,025 for Eminem's garbage. The items in his trash include a past due bill collection notice from Disney Direct for some Alice in Wonderland ornaments , which reads "Dear Marshall Mathers", a doctors bill final notice for X-rays of his ribs, skull, and sinuses on 04-01-1993, and an Easter card from Kim to Eminem. Check out more on the auction, including scans of the items here.
(Source: abstracts.net)Watch The New Video For Lose Yourself!
On eminem.com you can watch the new video for "Lose Yourself" from the 8 Mile Soundtrack, in stores October 29th!
10/17/2002
Eminem Turns 30, Prepares Movie And Album
Eminem, who is gearing up for the theatrical release of his debut movie, "8 Mile," turns 30 tomorrow (October 17). Em, who stars opposite Kim Basinger in the new movie, recently popped up at Michigan State University following a screening of the movie. As the credits were rolling playing the last song, "Lose Yourself," the screen rose and Eminem and D-12 performed the song live for the amazed 1700 theater patrons. Eminem went on to perform a 45 minute set for the enthusiastic crowd."8 Mile," which has been very well received by critics, hits theaters in North America November 8. The movie has even impressed Samuel L. Jackson, who vowed he would never act with a rapper. Jackson said he was impressed by what he saw, but added "When he decides to do his next movie, if they want him to be a cop, a college student or college professor, a lawyer or whatever, then we'll decide whether he's an actor or not." The soundtrack to the movie, which hits record stores October 29, features a who's who of rap artists, including 50 Cent, Nas, Jay-Z, Rakim, Xzibit, Young Zee and Obie Trice. "The '8 Mile' soundtrack was different because it forced me to step into Rabbit, the character I play in the film, and write from his point of view," Eminem said in a statement released to AllHipHop.com. "It was a challenge. Also, the project afforded me the opportunity to not only make an album with a wish list of some of my favorite artists, but to showcase what we have coming on Shady Records."
(Source: allhiphop.com)
MTV VJ Quddus Gives Props To Em
Katrillion.com chatted with MTV VJ Quddus who gave props to Eminem. "I think Eminem is the hottest star out there," he said. "He's sharing a lot. He's getting personal and everything is very relevant. The honesty is there and I appreciate that. 'Cleaning Out My Closet,' he's calling his mom out for God's sake. That should be respected. He puts out what he feels," Quddus continues. "He doesn't try to put out anything manufactured. He sees his vision through and we feel it that much more." Read more.
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10/15/2002
Eminem Gives Surprise Performance
It was only supposed to be a screening of 8 Mile, but Eminem gave attendees quite the pleasant surprise Friday (Oct. 11) night. Some 1,700 people were gathered at the Michigan State Auditorium in East Lansing, Mich., for the screening of the rapper's new movie. But, instead of his new hit, "Lose Yourself," playing during the closing credits, the movie screen rolled up to reveal Em with his posse D12 performing the track live instead. Eminem and crew went on to perform a 45-minute set, according to the Michigan State campus newspaper, the State News. The whole thing was shot for the premiere of MTV Jammed, which will air at 10 p.m. Nov. 6. Rumors had flown around campus for weeks that Eminem might make an appearance, but those rumors had been quashed by university officials who wanted to keep the whole thing low-key. Still, the rumors were enough to create a long lineup Friday night outside the venerable auditorium.
(Source: cdnow.com)8 Mile Srennsaver und Flashcard
Interscope has got an 8 Mile Flashcard und an 8 Mile Screensaver 4 you.
(Source: d12world.com)Eminem Interview
Yahoo has a two-minute video of Eminem, while he is talking about 8 Mile. You find this interview under the topic 'Exclusive Interview: 8 Mile (2002)'.
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10/14/2002
Sam Gives Eminem Another Acting Chance
Just months after his attack on rappers who turn to acting, Samuel L. Jackson has praised Eminem's movie debut 8 Mile. Earlier this summer the 'Jackie Brown' star hit out at hip-hoppers like Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre, accusing them of stealing film roles from genuine actors.But Samuel confesses he's prepared to give Eminem - real name Marshall Mathers III - another chance after being impressed by trailers for 8 Mile.Samuel says of the flick - which is based around the rappers early years in Detroit - "I saw the trailers for 8 Mile the other day. It looked like a great film. It's got a great pedigree."You've got an Academy Award winning director (Curtis Hanson), and an Academy Award winning actress (Kim Basinger) in it. "And Eminem looks like he's doing a great job playing Eminem."But when he decides to do his next movie, if they want him to be a cop, a college student or college professor, a lawyer or whatever, then we'll decide whether he's an actor or not."
(Source: teenhollywood.com)Craig David About Eminem
Craig David stopped by MTV's Total Request Live on Tuesday to talk with Quddus about his new album 'Slicker Than Your Average' and to introduce his new video for the first single off the album, 'What's Your Flava?' Craig gave props to Eminem after his 'Cleaning Out My Closet' video played saying, "He is a super-star status, doin' his thing. He is sayin' things that are real and people connect with that, rebellious, they love it, he is doin' great." For a complete transcript, visit RNBDirt.com.
(Source: abstracts.net)Eminem - Shop Til He Drops
Globe magazine reports Eminem treated his bodyguards and pals to $30,000 worth of clothes at the Fox Hills Mall in Culver City, California. He got everybody hip hop style clothes, and Nike Air Jordan's. WHile at the mall, Slim signed autographs for hundreds of fans.
(Source: abstracts.net)Justin About Eminem
In his interview with Radio 1 on Wednesday, Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC commented on meeting Eminem at the Video Music Awards. Unlike Slim has been on his records towards the boy band, Justin was full of compliments for Slim, "Eminem, I'm a huge fan. I was so excited at the VMAs this year. I got to meet him. I was so excited. I almost asked him for his autograph. I'm just kidding. We shook hands." He added, "I think he's one of the most talented hip hop artists ever, and he's still not finished." As for Slim's criticism of *NSYNC's music, "I admire him for sticking by what he thinks."
(Source: abstracts.net)Christina About Eminem
The second half of Access Hollywood's interview with Christina Aguilera aired on Friday, where she explained what went down when the singer confronted Eminem at the MTV Video Music Awards. Christina said she spoke her peace with Slim and it ended in a hug. Billy Bush said their battle was somewhat like a brother and sister fighting and Aguilera admitted, "Maybe because we both speak our mind and that can clash sometimes, I don't know." Check out a video clip here or read on for a transcript.
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Rock Version Of COMC
Boom Selection has the rock version of Eminem's 'Cleaning Out My Closet', though they don't mention which track is providing the instrumental. Check it out here.
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Brian Grazer About Eminem
Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times chatted with '8 Mile' producer Brian Grazer and Eminem about the film. Boucher asked Grazer why he thought Eminem was the one who could star in a "meaningful" hip-hop film. "I never had any doubt," Grazer says. "Just seeing him on TV for six seconds I knew he could act. And then when he came here and I was with him, I couldn't keep my eyes off him.... And this movie is going to change the way a lot of people look at him." For his account, Slim said the film "made me strip my ego back down to the guy I was in '95. Everything from the schooling in acting to the broke world that Jimmy lived in was strange. It brought me back to actually feeling like the guy I was." Read more.
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Sinead O'Conner Bans Eminem
Pop star Sinead O'conner has banned Eminem from her household. O'Conner recently said that she banned Eminem because of the effects that his raps had on her 15 year old son. O'Conner said that Eminem's album was the only time she took an album away from her son.Sinead said that her son had what she referred to as "Eminem summer."He was a little rude for about three weeks while he was listening to Eminem," she said. "I love Eminem but he's not for kids. I feel very strongly about it."
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10/05/2002
Eminem - Video with Guy Ritchie?
Peoplenews.com quotes director and Madonna husband Guy Ritchie saying of Eminem: "I'd direct Eminem because he's a talented man, and I've got a lot of time for talent."
(Source: abstracts.net)Eminem Takes 3rd
U2 front man Bono is rated as the most powerful man in music and not just because of his soaring vocals, according to a poll of top music industry executives. Irishman Bono tops the list, to be published in British music magazine "Q" next week, because of his high profile pronouncements on political issues ranging from Third World debt to the enlargement of the European UnionThe 42-year-old singer, real name Paul Hewson, has used his fame to gain access to the world's political leaders and has even met the Pope. Earlier this year Time Magazine's cover had the banner headline: "Can Bono Save the World?" The singer, usually seen with his trademark wraparound blue sunglasses, not only makes a success of lobbying politicians but his band continues to enjoy worldwide hits 25-years after it was formed. Runner-up in the poll was Doug Morris, 64, head of the world's largest record company Universal. Third was controversial rapper Eminem -- seen as influential for his challenging song lyrics -- while at number four is L Lowry Mays the founder of U.S entertainment giant Clear Channel. Also in the top ten are the late Kurt Cobain who was seen to have taken underground rock into the mainstream, Sir Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono and Simon Fuller -- creator of the Spice Girls. At number 11 is Dr. Dre, well ahead of Robbie Williams at 24 who recently signed an 80 million pound ($125 million) music deal, a record in the UK. Simon Cowell, famous for his role as a judge on singing competition "American Idol" and Britain's "Pop Idol" was placed at 28, ahead of Kylie Minogue (29), Moby (30) and Madonna (31). Elvis Presley, whose songs are still topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic 25 years after he died, was ranked at 44, one behind the Gallagher brothers of Oasis fame.
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10/02/2002
MTV EMA: Vote for Eminem!
Here you can vote for Eminem in the following categories:Best Album
Best Male
Best Hip-Hop
Best Video!Eminem Steps Into 'Rabbit' Role On 8 Mile OST
In addition to Eminem's latest radio success, "Lose Yourself," the soundtrack to his debut film, 8 Mile, will feature tracks from Jay-Z, Xzibit, Macy Gray, D-12, 50 Cent, and others. The 16-track soundtrack is due Oct. 29 on Shady Records/Interscope Records, while the movie -– starring himself, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, and Taryn Manning (whose band, Boomkat, is on the soundtrack) -- hits theatres nationwide on Nov. 8. The album features three new songs from Eminem –- the aforementioned first single "Lose Yourself," "8 Mile," and "Run Rabbit Run" –- and three tracks with 50 Cent, who recently co-signed to Em's Shady Records and Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. Another Shady signing, Obie Trice, also makes the cut with two tracks. (Obie appears on D-12's Devils Night and The Eminem Show on "Drips.") "The 8 Mile soundtrack was different because it forced me to step into Rabbit, the character I play in the film, and write from his point of view," said Eminem in a statement. "It was a challenge. Also, the project afforded me the opportunity to not only make an album with a wish list of some of my favorite artists, but to showcase what we have coming on Shady Records."
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Eminem And Rakim Talk Collaboration
In an interview with Mass Appeal magazine, pop-hop bad boy Eminem and Rakim, an '80s rap icon, compared lyrical styles and strongly suggested that they would record together in the near future. Although both lyricists are affiliates of Dr. Dre, neither has publicly discussed the prospect of collaboration until this cover story. Because of their conflicting schedules, Eminem admitted, the pair hasn't yet been able to unite in the studio, but they said there is a realistic possibility they will collaborate on Rakim's highly-anticipated album, Oh My God. "We talked about doing something together when we met for [a] photo shoot. It seemed that for a minute we just kept missing each other," Eminem said, "I told Ra, yo, I'm there. I'm available." Rakim said, in agreement, "If me and Em hit the studio, we gonna come out of there with something great. So look out." A huge fan of Rakim, Eminem suggested that working with the man deemed by many as the "god of rap" would be an intimidating feat, even though he himself is currently considered as one of the finest rappers in the game, if not the finest.
"I just told Ra that before I do a song with him, I need to stack my ideas for like a month, he said. "But whenever you need me Ra, I'm on a plane." The pair also compared the changes in rhyme styles from the late '80s, when Rakim was the standard of excellence, to the present, where Em is the current dominant lyrical presence. Rakim said that from his point of view, hip-hop music has progressed and taken steps backwards too. "Rhyme styles are advanced, but in someways its stagnating 'cause you got a lot of rappers talking about the same sh*t." Unlike some of his peers, Eminem said he never uses a rhyme he isn't impressed by. "I know that I work hard at putting rhymes together. You can tell when somebody's in the studio writing two-minute rhymes and doesn't really give a f**k," Eminem said.
(Source: eminemforum.com posted by ems bitch)
10/01/2002
Eminem among MTV EMA nominees
Coldplay, Kylie, Eminem, Pink, Shakira and Enrique Iglesias have been nominated for four MTV Europe Music awards each.P Diddy will host the event in Barcelona on November 14, with live performances from Coldplay, Enrique Iglesias and Robbie Williams. Kylie Minogue has been shortlisted for best female, best album, best dance and best pop. Eminem is in the running for best male, best hip hop, best album and best video, while Coldplay are up for best group, best album, best rock and best UK and Ireland act.
(Source: ananova.com)