When Eminem made his first major-label music video, “My Name Is,” in 1999, he had no idea how huge it would become. At the time, he just wanted to (allegedly) take ecstasy and goof around as Bill Clinton, according to the notes he wrote for the newly released Vevo Footnotes …
Read More »Has Online Fandom Gone Too Far?
Last month, in the heat of the Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion beef, TMZ reported that the cemetery where Megan’s mother Holly Thomas is buried had to bolster security after the location was doxxed on social media by one of Nicki’s fans, collectively known as “Barbz.” Nicki had nothing …
Read More »Eminem Is Co-Producing a Documentary About Him and His Stans
Eminem is fittingly set to co-produce, and be the partial focus of, a new documentary about obsessive superfans, tentatively (and obviously) titled Stans. As Variety reports, the new project was directed by Steven Leckart, and uses Eminem and “the fans that worship him” as a launching point for what’s described …
Read More »Eminem, Long-Suffering Lions Fan, Asks Rams QB to Let Detroit Win Playoff Game
Eminem, in addition to being a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted rapper, is also a long-suffering Detroit Lions fan. In a promo cut before the team’s playoff game Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams, Eminem asks former Lions (and now Rams) quarterback Matthew Stafford to help him and Detroit …
Read More »Eminem Does Not Want to Sit for a Deposition In His Trademark Fight With Two 'Real Housewives' Stars
Eminem’s trademark dispute with Real Housewives of Potomac stars Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon over their “Reasonably Shady” podcast (and other ventures) has descended into a back-and-forth over whether the rapper should have to sit for a deposition. Earlier this month, Bryant and Dixon filed a motion trying to compel …
Read More »Juice WRLD and Eminem Warn of Addiction's 'Vicious Cycle' on New Song 'Lace It'
Two weeks after what would have been Juice WRLD’s 25th birthday — and a week after the four-year anniversary of his death — the rapper’s estate has shared a new song titled “Lace It,” featuring Eminem. Both rappers warn of the dangers of addiction over their respective verses on the …
Read More »Why Barry Sanders Walked Away From the NFL in His Prime
Sports fans tend to feel proprietary about their heroes, as if stars owed us more than the heroics and physical sacrifice they provide on the field or court. The better the athlete, the more we expect and demand. So, when all-world Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders announced his retirement …
Read More »The 45 King, Hip-Hop Trailblazer Who Produced Hits for Jay-Z and Eminem, Dead at 62
Mark Howard James, better known as the celebrated hip-hop DJ and producer the 45 King, who helped craft hits for Jay-Z, Eminem, and many more, died on Thursday. He was 62. DJ Premier first announced James’ death on Instagram, noting his death came three days after his 62nd birthday. Paul …
Read More »Nashawn Breedlove, Who Battled Eminem in '8 Mile,' Dead at 46
Nashawn Breedlove, the battle rapper known as Lotto, who appeared alongside Eminem in 8 Mile, has died. He was 46. Breedlove’s mother, Patricia, confirmed her son’s death on Facebook, writing, “It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of my beloved son Nashawn Breedlove’s passing. Many of …
Read More »Eminem Calls 50 Cent 'One of the Best Friends I've Ever Known' at Surprise Concert Appearance
50 Cent‘s 2003 album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ featured two separate appearances from Eminem, a major co-sign that marked the early moments of their collaborative relationship. When the Final Lap tour, an anniversary run for the breakthrough record’s 20th year, made its way to Michigan this weekend, it was …
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