Detroit-based Dr. Dre

0 comments Thursday, October 29, 2009
Although he's only been in the public eye since 1999, Marshall Mathers (aka Eminem) has crammed at least a decade's worth of career highs and lows into those few short, high-profile years. The Detroit-based Dr. Dre prot�g� has invoked the wrath of women and homosexuals with his offensive lyrics; become enemies with Moby, Everlast, Fred Durst, and Christina Aguilera; provided tabloids with plenty of gossip fodder regarding his personal life...and in the process become just about the biggest rock star on the planet. This is because Eminem isn't just about controversy and shock value: This often misunderstood major talent has actually given white rappers genuine credibility in this post-Vanilla Ice age with his string of dynamic hits (both solo and with his side group, D12), his plethora of Grammy nominations, his critically acclaimed film 8 Mile, and his three multiplatinum studio albums, which--once one gets past the hype and hullabaloo that surround them--are some of the most creative, original, and exciting releases of the rap genre (or any musical genre) in the past decade.
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minem Mosh Video

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Someone told me they saw the Mosh video again today on MTV, but this time at the end, it showed the crowed of hooded revolutionaries going INTO the capitol, testifiing in front of Bush, and Bush scared. Kerry in the background in tears, and members of congress that look like Kucincih, Conyers, etc, cheering?

Is this true? A new post eleciton ending? If so... WE NEED TO GET THAT ONLINE!
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eminem works on fifth album

0 comments Sunday, May 24, 2009

Over Christmas '07 and inton January 2008, Eminem was admitted to Detroit hospital and speculation on why he was there ran rampant. His publicist later explained that he was checked in because of pneumonia.

Eminem announced two months later that he was working on recording his fifth album, his first release in three years.

Eminem is finally set to release two albums in 2009: Relapse and Relapse 2, after dealing with a long-term battle a sleeping pill addiction. "I wasn’t ready to give up the drugs. I didn’t really think I had a problem," he has said. "Basically, I went in, and I came out. I relapsed, and I spent the next three years struggling with it. Also, at that time, 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. I can still be out there with my music, but I don’t have to be in the spotlight the whole time."

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Being Eminem

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It has been five years since the world last heard from Eminem, but the most incendiary rapper of all time is returning to the fray with perhaps his most stunning album yet. In his only major interview to mark the release of Relapse, he talks to Anthony Bozza about fame and his fondness for serial killers, the addictions that nearly finished his career and why he's in a better place now than ever before

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eminem stars in 8 mile

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In 2002, Eminem made his acting debut in the movie 8 Mile, which was based loosely on his life. Not only did the film garner a lot of much-deserved praise, the soundtrack for the film was as successful as the movie. The track "Lose Yourself," which was featured prominently in the trailers and movie, won a truckload of awards, including two Grammys (for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song) and the Oscar for Best Music, Original Song.

The Eminem Show was also released in 2002, and spawned hits like "Without Me" and "Cleaning Out My Closet." It earned Eminem two more Grammys, this time for Best Short Form Music Video for "Without Me" and Best Rap Album.

Eminem spent the next couple of years exchanging words with Triumph the Insult Dog at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards and appearing at 2003's VMAs, and collaborating with D12 on their song "My Band."
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Biography

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The man otherwise known as Eminem was christened Marshall Bruce Mathers III, and was born October 17, 1972, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Eminem was raised by his mother, and traveling from one trailer park to another was the only tune Eminem was singing. His single mother would move her son from Kansas City to Warren, Michigan, only to finally settle down in the East Side of Detroit when Eminem was 12.

eminem's early years

Due to a childhood tainted by constant moving around and a broken family, Eminem was, surprisingly, a quiet child, and delved mostly into comics and TV. While a student at Lincoln Junior High School and Osbourne High School, Eminem became interested in '80s rap acts such as 2 Live Crew, L.L. Cool J and NWA, and he began to open up more in the form of rapping and rhyming.

As a white rapper singing predominantly "black" music, Eminem got into many fights while in school. Despite his rhyming talents, Eminem didn't spend much of his time actually studying, and after mastering the art of skipping school, the teenage delinquent dropped out altogether.
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Why Is He Famous?

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He has had five extremely successful albums with huge hit songs like "My Name Is," "The Real Slim Shady," "The Way I Am," "Stan," "Without Me," and "Lose Yourself" (from the box-office hit in which he also starred, 8 Mile). Eminem's violent and derogatory lyrics have made him a star among teenagers and a frequent target of activist groups. He's been off the radar for the last few years, thanks to his battle with a sleeping pill addiction, but he's set to release two albums in 2009: Relapse and Relapse 2. Given the ridiculous sales of his past albums, we can only imagine that he'll be sitting in the relapse of luxury.
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