Rolling Stone Magazine: “Eminem Is The King Of Hip-Hop…”
Eminem has been crowned the new “King Of Hip-Hop” by Rolling Stone Magazine — beating out heavyweights like Kanye West and Jay-Z for the honor.
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Eminem “Recovery” Album Sets Digital Sales Record
Eminem has just become the first artist to sell 1 million digital copies in the US of an album — thanks to his 2010 release Recovery.
Em’s latest record-setting career milestone comes just one week after the artist landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Rap Chart with Hell: The Sequel, the release from Bad Meets Evil, the duo formed by Eminem and fellow Detroit native Royce Da 5’9. This marks the first time in the last five years an artist has scored two No. 1 albums within a 12-month period.
Eminem Dr. Dre Grammy Awards 2011 Performance
Here’s another Grammy pairing to watch for on Sunday: Eminem and Dr. Dre, who will be making his first live television performance in more than a decade.
Eminem “Southpaw” Movie Big Screen Comeback
Eminem will make his return to the big screen in the boxing flick Southpaw. The multi-awarded lyrical assassin will star as a welterweight boxer whose career ends abruptly. He faces hard times as he tries to reunite with his daughter in the film, which was created by Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy) and will be distributed by Universal/DreamWorks.
Nicki Minaj Eminem “Roman’s Revenge” Slamming Lil Kim? [AUDIO]
Shots fired! Nicki Minaj teams up with Eminem Slim Shady for “Roman’s Revenge,” the latest cut from her eagerly-awaited album Pink Friday, available Nov. 22. On the Swizz Beatz produced track, Nicki Minaj — also known as Roman Zolanksi — channels Busta Rhymes to put the buzz on Femcee Foe Lil Kim.
“Is this the thanks I get for putting you b*tches on?/Is it my fault that all of you bitches gone?/Shoulda sent a thank you note ya little ho/Now I’ma wrap your coffin with a bow/(Nicki, she just mad ’cause you took the spot) Word, that b*tch mad ’cause I took the spot?/Well, b*tch if you ain’t sh*tting then get off the pot/Got some n*ggas out in Brooklyn that’ll off your top!“
Eminem “60 Minutes” Interview Sunday, Oct. 10
Eminem will be in the hot seat on this week’s installment of the longrunning CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes. Silver-haired correspondent Anderson Cooper will interview the “Slim Shady” superstar about everything from not allowing profanity in his house to words that rhyme with “orange.”
Eminem’s interview airs Sunday, Oct. 10. Check your local listings!
“I’m a parent. I have daughters. I mean, how would I really sound, as a person…walking around my house [saying] ‘Bitch, pick this up,’ you know what I mean?…I don’t cuss. Profanity around my house? No.”
Eminem MTV VMAs 2010 Opening Performance
Eminem will take center stage at this weekend’s MTV Video Music Awards.
The rapper — who is nominated for eight trophies — will open Sunday’s ceremony at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
The gig comes on the heels of a whirlwind summer for Em, whose hit album Recovery achieved platinum status and spawned the smash track “Love the Way You Lie.”
