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Eminem has revealed details of his long-awaited new album, "Relapse," in an exclusive interview with Billboard, conducted via email. The set is due next spring from Shady/Interscope.
Eminem is working on "Relapse" with longtime collaborator Dr. Dre, who put his own album, "Detox," on the backburner to help bring the project to completion.
"Me and Dre are back in the lab like the old days, man," Eminem says. "Just him banging away on tracks and me getting that little spark that makes me write to it. I don't have chemistry like that with anyone else as far as producers go -- not even close. Dre will end up producing the majority of the tracks on Relapse.' We are up to our old mischievous ways ... let's just leave it at that."
A handful of songs intended for "Relapse" have leaked online, most recently "Crack a Bottle," leaving Eminem "really heated. It wasn't close to finished, and it even has me doing guide vocals for Dre as a suggestion of how he could lay his verses down. It's like someone catches you peeping in your window before you got the Spider Man costume all zipped up! Nobody is supposed to see that. We are gonna finish it up though and get it out there how it's supposed to be."
Eminem also responded to producer Swizz Beats' recent comment that he'd submitted a track for the project described as a sequel to the hit single "Stan," telling Billboard, "I haven't worked with Swizz on this album.
"There isn't a 'Stan 2,' and there won't be," he says. "Stan drove his car off a bridge and I'm not writing a song as Stan's ghost. That would just be really corny."
While working on "Relapse," Eminem was also writing his autobiography, "The Way I Am," with Sacha Jenkins. The book has received favorable reviews and has spent time in the top 20 of the New York Times hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.
"For me, writing an album is an entirely different process from making this book," he says. "The album requires a certain focus of mine that I can't really explain -- let's just say it's all I can really do while I'm doing it. With the book, the process was much more spread out, like, 'Let's get you together with Sacha for a few hours next week. Let's go thru these photos and artwork, etc.' The book was a lot more of a focus here-and-there thing as opposed to music, which totally consumes me every second."
Eminem goes into great detail in "The Way I Am" about how much he was impacted by the 2006 shooting death of fellow Detroit rapper Proof, who was one of his best friends.
"Opening the book with Proof's chapter was real important for me," Eminem says. "Everything from my past moving into my future is marked by his passing. It's sort of like life when Proof was with us, and life after -- a real dividing factor. He means more to me than a book chapter could describe, but I'm glad I was able to put him first, like he did for me so many times."
As for Shady Records' 2009 roster, Eminem says 50 Cent's delayed "Before I Self Destruct" will be out in February. "He's still working on it and getting back together with me and Dre next week to finish up," he says. "I have a couple of tracks on there with him. It's sick."
Afterward, Ca$his will release the follow-up to his 2007 "County Hound EP." Says Eminem, "People are going to be surprised what he is capable of. I produced a bunch of records on there as well."
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dope. cant wait
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Eminem also responded to producer Swizz Beats' recent comment that he'd submitted a track for the project described as a sequel to the hit single "Stan," telling Billboard, "I haven't worked with Swizz on this album.
"There isn't a 'Stan 2,' and there won't be," he says. "Stan drove his car off a bridge and I'm not writing a song as Stan's ghost. That would just be really corny."
Lol, Swizzy just got owned. Good news though, will be interesting to hear what the album sounds like.
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Curious to see what the final version of "Crack A Bottle" will be like. I thought the song wasn't as bad as others say it was.
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Eminem has revealed details of his long-awaited new album, "Relapse," in an exclusive interview with Billboard, conducted via email. The set is due next spring from Shady/Interscope.
They mean Aftermath/Interscope. I hate it when they do that, haha.
Eminem is working on "Relapse" with longtime collaborator Dr. Dre, who put his own album, "Detox," on the backburner to help bring the project to completion.
"Me and Dre are back in the lab like the old days, man," Eminem says. "Just him banging away on tracks and me getting that little spark that makes me write to it. I don't have chemistry like that with anyone else as far as producers go -- not even close. Dre will end up producing the majority of the tracks on Relapse.' We are up to our old mischievous ways ... let's just leave it at that."
About fucking time. Let's just hope it's true...
A handful of songs intended for "Relapse" have leaked online, most recently "Crack a Bottle," leaving Eminem "really heated. It wasn't close to finished, and it even has me doing guide vocals for Dre as a suggestion of how he could lay his verses down. It's like someone catches you peeping in your window before you got the Spider Man costume all zipped up! Nobody is supposed to see that. We are gonna finish it up though and get it out there how it's supposed to be."
Handful? I thought it was only that one song. So I guess it was meant for "Relapse", huh? I'm glad they're going to finish it up and release an official version of it. Should be dope.
Eminem also responded to producer Swizz Beats' recent comment that he'd submitted a track for the project described as a sequel to the hit single "Stan," telling Billboard, "I haven't worked with Swizz on this album.
"There isn't a 'Stan 2,' and there won't be," he says. "Stan drove his car off a bridge and I'm not writing a song as Stan's ghost. That would just be really corny."
Thank God
As for Shady Records' 2009 roster, Eminem says 50 Cent's delayed "Before I Self Destruct" will be out in February. "He's still working on it and getting back together with me and Dre next week to finish up," he says. "I have a couple of tracks on there with him. It's sick."
Afterward, Ca$his will release the follow-up to his 2007 "County Hound EP." Says Eminem, "People are going to be surprised what he is capable of. I produced a bunch of records on there as well."
There's hope for 50's album if Dre is more involved than he was with Curtis (especially since 50 is co-signed to Aftermath). Cashis... more Em production... I could care less.
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Eminem also responded to producer Swizz Beats' recent comment that he'd submitted a track for the project described as a sequel to the hit single "Stan," telling Billboard, "I haven't worked with Swizz on this album.
"There isn't a 'Stan 2,' and there won't be," he says. "Stan drove his car off a bridge and I'm not writing a song as Stan's ghost. That would just be really corny."
Lol, Swizzy just got owned. Good news though, will be interesting to hear what the album sounds like.
Yep, most definitely.
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I would have preferred Eminem coming back with something completely different, like an album with The Roots or something like that. This gives me the impression he's just trying to make MMLP all over again. If I wanted MMLP I'd put on MMLP. This album has the potential to end up making him look like a rapper past his prime grasping at straws. I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Also, I thought Stan was alive at the end of the video. (not that I want a sequel. It would be stupid like Eminem said, but I could still see him throwing a curveball thinking it would be cool).
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"There isn't a 'Stan 2,' and there won't be," he says. "Stan drove his car off a bridge and I'm not writing a song as Stan's ghost. That would just be really corny."
I'm going to take a cheap shot here and point out that Em hasn't really let a fear of corniness hold him back before... Almost every lead-single of his career, anyone?
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A handful of songs intended for "Relapse" have leaked online, most recently "Crack a Bottle," leaving Eminem "really heated. It wasn't close to finished, and it even has me doing guide vocals for Dre as a suggestion of how he could lay his verses down. It's like someone catches you peeping in your window before you got the Spider Man costume all zipped up! Nobody is supposed to see that. We are gonna finish it up though and get it out there how it's supposed to be."
Thats good news
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"There isn't a 'Stan 2,' and there won't be," he says. "Stan drove his car off a bridge and I'm not writing a song as Stan's ghost. That would just be really corny."
I'm going to take a cheap shot here and point out that Em hasn't really let a fear of corniness hold him back before... Almost every lead-single of his career, anyone?
True. But you have to admit... "My Name Is" and "The Real Slim Shady" were real catchy and served their purpose well. Especially the latter one.
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I'd rather Dre Focus on Detox instead....
BUt what Jummy want's Jimmy get's, Finish Em's project BOY!.
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Eminem also responded to producer Swizz Beats' recent comment that he'd submitted a track for the project described as a sequel to the hit single "Stan," telling Billboard, "I haven't worked with Swizz on this album.
"There isn't a 'Stan 2,' and there won't be," he says. "Stan drove his car off a bridge and I'm not writing a song as Stan's ghost. That would just be really corny."
Lol, Swizzy just got owned. Good news though, will be interesting to hear what the album sounds like.
Yeah what the fuck was Swizz talking about then? Dude made himself look like a real loser.
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not to mention his wack-ass beats. rappers need to distance themselves from swizz beatz. didn't he do by far the worst song on two consecutive game albums? those tracks were truly terrible...
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"There isn't a 'Stan 2,' and there won't be," he says. "Stan drove his car off a bridge and I'm not writing a song as Stan's ghost. That would just be really corny."
I'm going to take a cheap shot here and point out that Em hasn't really let a fear of corniness hold him back before... Almost every lead-single of his career, anyone?
True. But you have to admit... "My Name Is" and "The Real Slim Shady" were real catchy and served their purpose well. Especially the latter one.
those are not corney at all!
well My Name Is isn't. but there two of the biggest singles of all time.
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Dre is my favorite producer, but strangely enough I don't even like the beats he does for Em.
I don't know what it is about that guy. "The Way I Am" is dope tho
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Eminem also responded to producer Swizz Beats' recent comment that he'd submitted a track for the project described as a sequel to the hit single "Stan," telling Billboard, "I haven't worked with Swizz on this album.
"There isn't a 'Stan 2,' and there won't be," he says. "Stan drove his car off a bridge and I'm not writing a song as Stan's ghost. That would just be really corny."
Lol, Swizzy just got owned. Good news though, will be interesting to hear what the album sounds like.
Yeah what the fuck was Swizz talking about then? Dude made himself look like a real loser.
he did that a long time ago :)
if there was a "Stan 2", I'd probably take this album as a joke
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Dre is my favorite producer, but strangely enough I don't even like the beats he does for Em.
What, not even Bitch Please 2 or Guilty Conscience?
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I love Bitch Please 2... and a few others. For the most part though Dre's em-beats have a weird sound to them that I don't like.
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We aint going to see this album until AT LEAST summertime, mark my words!!!
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I got douche chills when I heard this version of "Stan 2":
http://www.youtube.com/v/MehGfjN3RMk&hl=en&fs=1
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I love Bitch Please 2... and a few others. For the most part though Dre's em-beats have a weird sound to them that I don't like.
Well I'd assume that's because Dre makes a point for the tracks too not sound like west coast music.
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you guys have no idea how much i don't give a fuck about this (and I'm an Eminem/De.Dre fan)
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Eminem has revealed details of his long-awaited new album, "Relapse," in an exclusive interview with Billboard, conducted via email. The set is due next spring from Shady/Interscope.
They mean Aftermath/Interscope. I hate it when they do that, haha.
You mean Shady/Aftermath don't you? ;)
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not to mention his wack-ass beats. rappers need to distance themselves from swizz beatz. didn't he do by far the worst song on two consecutive game albums? those tracks were truly terrible...
I disagree. I'm not much of a Swizz Beatz fan but the track he did on Doctor's Advocate was excellent.
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Eminem also responded to producer Swizz Beats' recent comment that he'd submitted a track for the project described as a sequel to the hit single "Stan," telling Billboard, "I haven't worked with Swizz on this album.
"There isn't a 'Stan 2,' and there won't be," he says. "Stan drove his car off a bridge and I'm not writing a song as Stan's ghost. That would just be really corny."
good, no need to do a part 2.
Dre is my favorite producer, but strangely enough I don't even like the beats he does for Em.
I don't know what it is about that guy. "The Way I Am" is dope tho
too bad, i think Dre gave Em a lot of dope stuff; to each his own i guess.
by the way, the way i am is not produced by Dre
I would have preferred Eminem coming back with something completely different, like an album with The Roots or something like that. This gives me the impression he's just trying to make MMLP all over again. If I wanted MMLP I'd put on MMLP. This album has the potential to end up making him look like a rapper past his prime grasping at straws. I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Also, I thought Stan was alive at the end of the video. (not that I want a sequel. It would be stupid like Eminem said, but I could still see him throwing a curveball thinking it would be cool).
all Em talked about is their chemistry; i didn't get the impression at all, that they're trying to recreate the MMLP.
anyway, i just hope that the new album will be better than Encore.
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Swizz Beatz on an Eminem album just wouldn't be right, glad that wasn't true
looking forward to hearing Relapse, curious to peep how it will sound
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Good news all around. It'll be good to hear Em with Dre again and I'm also glad to hear that Swizzy won't be working with Eminem. Swizzy is the most generic producer in the game.
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im not anticipating this at all, ill listen to it when it comes out, but thats about it, im expecting 1-2 really dope songs, some guilty concience, stan shit, a couple bangers, and a lot of fluff bulshit
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Eminem has revealed details of his long-awaited new album, "Relapse," in an exclusive interview with Billboard, conducted via email. The set is due next spring from Shady/Interscope.
They mean Aftermath/Interscope. I hate it when they do that, haha.
You mean Shady/Aftermath don't you? ;)
Nope. Just Aftermath. Eminem is officially signed to Aftermath/Interscope. He owns Shady records but he is not signed to it. Out of Aftermath, Shady and G-Unit... Dr. Dre is the only artist signed to his own label.
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I would have preferred Eminem coming back with something completely different, like an album with The Roots or something like that. This gives me the impression he's just trying to make MMLP all over again. If I wanted MMLP I'd put on MMLP. This album has the potential to end up making him look like a rapper past his prime grasping at straws. I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Also, I thought Stan was alive at the end of the video. (not that I want a sequel. It would be stupid like Eminem said, but I could still see him throwing a curveball thinking it would be cool).
all Em talked about is their chemistry; i didn't get the impression at all, that they're trying to recreate the MMLP.
anyway, i just hope that the new album will be better than Encore.
I guess I was judging by what he said about the song that leaked. He didn't call it it a throaway. He said it was nowhere near done. To me that means the album will feature polished up songs like that and that strikes me as an album that's attempting to bring him back to his old glory by trying to mimic it.
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I would have preferred Eminem coming back with something completely different, like an album with The Roots or something like that. This gives me the impression he's just trying to make MMLP all over again. If I wanted MMLP I'd put on MMLP. This album has the potential to end up making him look like a rapper past his prime grasping at straws. I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Also, I thought Stan was alive at the end of the video. (not that I want a sequel. It would be stupid like Eminem said, but I could still see him throwing a curveball thinking it would be cool).
all Em talked about is their chemistry; i didn't get the impression at all, that they're trying to recreate the MMLP.
anyway, i just hope that the new album will be better than Encore.
I guess I was judging by what he said about the song that leaked. He didn't call it it a throaway. He said it was nowhere near done. To me that means the album will feature polished up songs like that and that strikes me as an album that's attempting to bring him back to his old glory by trying to mimic it.
well it's too early to make the final call don't you think?
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Eminem also responded to producer Swizz Beats' recent comment that he'd submitted a track for the project described as a sequel to the hit single "Stan," telling Billboard, "I haven't worked with Swizz on this album.
"There isn't a 'Stan 2,' and there won't be," he says. "Stan drove his car off a bridge and I'm not writing a song as Stan's ghost. That would just be really corny."
Lol, Swizzy just got owned. Good news though, will be interesting to hear what the album sounds like.
Yeah Stan 2 would be corny especially with Swizz beats producing
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I would have preferred Eminem coming back with something completely different, like an album with The Roots or something like that. This gives me the impression he's just trying to make MMLP all over again. If I wanted MMLP I'd put on MMLP. This album has the potential to end up making him look like a rapper past his prime grasping at straws. I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Also, I thought Stan was alive at the end of the video. (not that I want a sequel. It would be stupid like Eminem said, but I could still see him throwing a curveball thinking it would be cool).
all Em talked about is their chemistry; i didn't get the impression at all, that they're trying to recreate the MMLP.
anyway, i just hope that the new album will be better than Encore.
I guess I was judging by what he said about the song that leaked. He didn't call it it a throaway. He said it was nowhere near done. To me that means the album will feature polished up songs like that and that strikes me as an album that's attempting to bring him back to his old glory by trying to mimic it.
well it's too early to make the final call don't you think?
I'm not judging the whole album yet, I'm just not getting my hopes up.
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i have high expectations for this, hope its good!!
everyones saying em is in the zone
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Any new word on that Primo track he did for Em?
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Any new word on that Primo track he did for Em?
Probably won't be on there anymore. Its mad old now. Obviously, I would love for it to be on there.