BME Makes RapGenius' top 100 songs of the Year

62."Lighters featuring Bruno Mars-Bad Meets Evil

36.“Loud Noises featuring Slaughterhouse” — Bad Meets Evil

6 “Fast Lane” featuring – Bad Meets Evil
Eminem’s first post-Recovery project included him teaming up with freshly re-friended rapper Royce Da 5'9", and their first single, “Fast Line,” earns the number 6 spot.

Source: RapGenius

Unseen Eminem Video: Fader Magazine Shoutout | 2000

From Fader magazine's website: "Back in the summer of 2000, Marshall Mathers bka Eminem graced the cover of FADER #4. Check out Slim Shady goofily give us a shout, repeat it, wind it back, chop and screw it, and shout us out again. The footage is grainy, but give us a break—it was 2000! Flip phones!"

Source: Fader

Eminem is crowned by Rolling Stone as King of Hip-Hop

Eminem was crowned today as Rolling Stone magazine’s King of Hip-Hop, after a data-heavy look at rap's most successful artists.

First the facts: Rolling Stone compiled info gathered from 2009 through the first seven months of 2011. The magazine ranked 20 solo rappers, including Drake, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg and more. The publication looked at album sales, social media presence, YouTube page views, concert grosses, industry awards, critics' ratings and more.

Em, who was the world’s best-selling musical artist of the first decade of the 2000s with more than 32 million albums sold, had 7.5 million in album sales during the period Rolling Stone examined, more than 1.3 billion YouTube views and 48 million Twitter and Facebook followers. That was enough to land him ahead of Lil Wayne (No. 2) and Drake (No. 3), though Rolling Stone cited Drake as the artist to watch in the year ahead.

The mag had this to say about the Detroit-based Eminem: “As recently as three years ago, Eminem winning a survey like this was unthinkable; his nearly half-decade hiatus from recording made any comeback unlikely, let alone one in which he took back the charts as if he’d never left.”

Source:Detroit Free Press

KOOL G RAP NAMES HIS DREAM TEAM, "I CAN'T IGNORE THE FACT THAT BOY EMINEM IS INCREDIBLE"

In addition to today marking rap legend Kool G Rap's 43rd birthday, the music pioneer recently talked to SOHH about the lyricists he'd like to enlist in a hip-hop supergroup if granted the opportunity

Sticking to proven rap greats, G. Rap said his collective would consist of himself, Nas, Jay-Z and Eminem

"Let's see, right now, G. Rap, Nas, Eminem," Kool G told SOHHwhen asked who would be in his dream rap group. "I can't ignore the fact that that boy Eminem is incredible. He's lyrically incredible. Anybody that's ever sat and fronted on this dude's talent is like, come on, man. Stop playing me. I'm a [hip-hop] nemesis and even I can't ignore the dude's talent level. I would say my man Jay-Z. We're talking lyricists right here. I'm talking real heavy weights. Not taking anything away from the cats out there because there are cats out there that are current that I like. I like T.I. and Rick Ross. But we're talking super rap groups, so I gotta go with the heavy weight lyricists that are undeniable on anybody's radar. I don't care what era we're in. You can't take Nas being a lyricist beat away from him." (SOHH)

Source:SOHH

Nas tweets that he thinks Eminem right now is "Emcredible".

Nasir Jones :: @Nas | Twitter

I think what every1 prob thinks about Em...Emcredible! ! RT @WeSupportEminem: @Nas #AskNas What u think of eminem right now?

http://twitter.com/#!/Nas/status/93109218965598208

DJ Khaled Talking about Eminem | Hot 97

DJ Khaled says that he wanted Eminem for his new album. This marks the fourth time he's 'pleaded' for an Em collabo since July last year. He tells Hot 97 "I really want to make it happen, I think it's gon' happen. Maybe y'all can help me. I'm a fan of him, but he doesn't know me. I don't what route to go get him. I actually have a track waiting for him."

Lighters Video Pics & Tweets .

Tweets:

"Lighters" video filmed on a mountain top?

@bunyan71Paul Rosenberg

My shoes are dusty from that mountain top, @Royceda59 & @MrPorter2012.

http://twitter.com/#!/bunyan71/status/94193764725305346

Album Plaque Hell: The Sequel

Royce da 5'9" tweeted the pic saying "Another plaque on my wall... Means the world to me... God is good..."

Hell: The Sequel had debuted on the Billboard 200 (U.S. Albums Chart) last month with sales of 171,135 copies.

Adele Moves Past Eminem For Most Digital Download Sales

For the moment, English songbird Adele can claim a victory over Eminem although the pair is not at odds with one another. The soulful singer has surpassed the Detroit bad boy with the most digital sales of her sophomore effort 21 – passing Slim Shady’s Recovery album and giving her the top nod. Adele also has the top spot with physical copies of her latest selling over 2.6 million.

Eminem has nothing to be sad about as Recovery sits as the #1 album sold in 2010 with over 4 million copies sold in the states and over 6 million worldwide. Adele’s victory in online sales comes just after Eminem himself broke the record earlier this month.

Debuting in 2008 with her album 19, Adele became a popular fan favorite with her stirring vocals resonating with the U.S. audience and eventually landing her two 2009 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Her follow up album21 – following the trend of naming her albums after her age at the time of recording – continues to wow fans who connected with songs inspired in part to a true life breakup for the singer.

For now, Adele is resting up for a North American tour that will begin in August after the singer cancelled earlier tour dates due to complications with laryngitis. Adele will begin her jaunt with our neighbors to the North in Vancouver before hitting make-up dates for portions of the tour that were cancelled while also adding new dates.

Source:Rapfix

BME Week: The 10 Most Interesting Things We Learned

Today, Bad Meets Evil Week comes to close here at Complex. While we're sure to spend the rest of summer (and then some) bumping Bad Meets Evil's new EP, Hell: The Sequel, we figured everyone could use a wrap-up since we put out a ton of content with Eminem, Royce Da 5'9", and Mr. Porter. To close out the week, we put together The 10 Most Interesting Things We Learned to summarize everything from our four main features. And we even added two new bonus GIFs with Slim Shady and Royce (peep the second one at the bottom).
BONUS CONTEST: WIN AUTOGRAPHED BAD MEETS EVIL POSTERS!

To top it all off, we're giving away a set of Bad Meets Evil posters autographed by Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" for free. To win the posters, all you have to do is Like Complex Magazine on Facebook and write why you love Bad Meets Evil on our wall. We'll be picking the winner at random next Friday, so be sure to enter.

Eminem Explained That He Doesn’t Hate Relapse - Fans of Relapse may have been disappointed when Em dissed his sixth studio album on songs like "Not Afraid." But when we asked him about it, Em clarified his rhymes saying, "I don’t hate it at all, but when I’m looking back at an album I do have a tendency, and especially with that album, to run things into the ground."

Eminem's Manager Paul Rosenberg Actually Wrote The Hook To Royce Da 5'9"s “Rock City”- When we asked Em and Royce about their collaboration "Rock City," Royce brought up the fact that despite doing the hook, Eminem didn't actually write it—his manager Paul Rosenberg did. Em even jokingly admitted, “Paul writes all my shit.” LOL.

Eminem Got Complex’s Editor In Chief Noah Callahan-Bever To Try Vicodin - Back in the late '90s, when our current EIC was 19 years old he spent a summer haning out with Eminem and Royce (and getting stuck in elevators with them). During their time together, Em recommended Vicodin to Noah. It didn't go so well. Hey, it's not like Em ever said he was a "Role Model" or anything.

Eminem Has Holes In His Brain From Ambien - Before you go out trying Vicodin to be cool like Slim Shady (or our EIC) just remember, drugs are bad. Need proof? Just ask Marshall Mathers, who revealed during our cover story interview he doesn't even remember shooting the "Rock City" video or working with The Neptunes.

It Was Royce's Idea To Work With Bruno Mars - Bad Meets Evil working with Bruno Mars was an unexpected collaboration. But according to Em, it was all Nickel Nine's idea.

Some Random Girl's Voice Is On The Hook For "A Kiss" - According to the song's producer Bangladesh, the girl on the hook for that song is totally random. He explained it to us by saying, "The vocal in the song is really just a sound in the beat. It’s not really about the girl.”

Royce Da 5'9" Told Us About His Darkest Period - While discussing his excellent single "Shake This," Royce Da 5'9" reflected back on how bad his life once was saying, "I was [in an] abusive period. I pulverized bottles, I was abusive towards that. I was abusive towards my girl—not physically, but mentally and verbally."

Royce Da 5'9" Didn't Want To Work With Joe Budden - Although their obviously in the same crew now, Royce was initally hesitant to work with Joe Budden. Royce admitted to us that when his manager first approached him about getting on the song "Slaughterhouse" with Budden, his response was, "Man, I just don’t like the *****."

Eminem Once Gave Mr. Porter A Place To Live - Back during the Infinite days, Mr. Porter had gotten kicked out his house. And even though his friend Eminem was pretty broke himself, he offered him a place to stay. According to Mr. Porter, "He was like, ‘I’ll give you my room, you get better at making beats, and I’ll sleep on the couch.’"

Mr. Porter Was Suicidal After Proof's Death - The death of Proof hit everyone at the Shady camp hard, including Eminem. Mr. Porter had a hard time too saying, "I was ready to kill myself. I was literally that depressed. I was out of it." Thankfully he bounced back.

Source:Complex

Bad Meets Evil Hell: The Sequel EP Tracklist

1. Welcome 2 Hell
Produced by Havoc

2. Fastlane
Produced by Supa Dups

3. The Reunion
Produced by Sid Roams

4. Above the Law
Produced by Mr. Porter

5. I’m On Everything Feat. Mike Epps
Produced by Mr. Porter

6. A Kiss
Produced by Bangladesh

7. Lighters Feat. Bruno Mars
Produced by Eminem, The SmeeZingtons & Battle Roy

8. Take from Me
Produced by Mr. Porter

9. Loud Noises Feat. Slaughterhouse
Produced by Mr. Porter

Source:Rapradar

Hell: The Sequel Cover

Bad Meets Evil Producers Tease 'Top-Secret' Eminem/ Royce Da 5'9" EP

'The album is dope. That's all I can tell you about it,' Denaun Porter tellsMixtape Daily.

Behind the Beats: Denaun Porter, Havoc, DJ Khalil and Bangladesh

Eminem is looking to thrill hip-hop fans once again. Earlier this week, it was announced that Shady Records will release a joint EP featuring Em himself and fellow Detroit lyricist Royce Da 5'9", under the group moniker Bad Meets Evil. But fans aren't the only ones excited about the upcoming project.

Producers Denaun Porter, Mobb Deep's Havoc, DJ Khalil and Bangladesh have all been tapped to provide beats for the project and seem to be pretty pumped for the final product, which is set to drop June 14.

"The album is dope. That's all I can tell you about it," said Porter when Mixtape Dailycaught up with him at his Detroit studio. (Big Mixtapeshout-out to photographer Patrick Daly.) The idea for a Bad Meets Evil EP first came about while Porter and Royce were working on Royce's solo album.

"We had one song and it turned into, 'Yo, what do you think about getting Em on this record?' " Denuan recalled. Soon, Royce and Em were bouncing ideas back and forth, and more producers were eventually brought into the fold.

Havoc, who also worked on Eminem's Recovery, submitted a number of tracks to the Shady camp, but initially had no idea what Em and Royce were cooking up. "A couple of months ago I got hit up and they told me that they're using another track for some future project," he said. "So I found out along with everybody else what it was actually for, because they like to keep things top-secret."

West Coast beatsmith DJ Khalil has been a longtime fan of the Bad Meets Evil duo and has fond memories of buying Em and Royce's first collaborative 1999 single, "Nothin' to Do." "I remember buying the 12-inch back in the day when I was DJ'in'," he said. "It's like a classic; I still have the vinyl."

Bangladesh, like Havoc, didn't learn that he was going to be on the EP until recently. "I ain't know that [Eminem] even had this beat, I didn't even know he liked the beat. I ain't know I was gonna be on this EP until probably like two weeks ago."

The producers couldn't say much in terms of song detail, but Bangladesh did confirm that his track has a vocal sample in the hook, while Havoc said his beat has an eerie feel and sounds like, "You're going down a dark hall with a whole bunch of monks just screamin' at you."

Denuan, an original member of D12 and a longtime friend and collaborator of both Em and Royce, is perhaps the most thrilled about the upcoming Bad Meets Evil project. "I was happy to see it because I thought the songs that they did back in the day was dope."

Source:MTV

Eminem And Royce Da 5'9" To Drop Bad Meets Evil EP

Shady Records will release project in June.

Bad and Evil will once again team up, as rap stars Eminem and Royce da 5'9" announced Monday (April 25) that they will be dropping an EP this June on Em's Shady Records division of Interscope.

The duo, who record under the alias Bad Meets Evil, first traded bars on Eminem's 1999 major-label debut, The Slim Shady LP, and then went on to release an independent single (with "Nuttin' to Do," "Scary Movies" and "I'm the King") on Game Records later that year. A subsequent feud between Em and Royce halted any collaborations between the two, but the duo has since made peace and began recording together. In January, it was announced that Eminem signed Royce's group, Slaughterhouse, to Shady, but before that project hits, fans will be treated to an as-yet-untitled Bad Meets Evil EP.

"Royce and I started hanging out again and inevitably that led us back into the studio," Eminem said in an Interscope press release. "At first, we were just seeing where it went without any real goal in mind, but the songs started to come together crazy, so here we are."

Royce added: "I'm excited to see this project come to fruition considering the long lapse in time between when we worked before and now. We had a blast doing it and we just hope everyone enjoys it while we're working on the Monster that will be the Slaughterhouse album."

While the name of the Bad Meets Evil EP will be revealed at a later date, it been has confirmed that beatmakers D12's Mr. Porter, Mobb Deep's Havoc, DJ Khalil and Bangladesh will be producing on the project.

Source:MTV

Eminem & Rihanna Lead Billboard Awards

It’s almost that time of the year folks and Billboard has announced the nominees for this year’s ceremony. Rihanna leads the pack with 18 nods, Eminem with 16 and Nicki Minaj pulls in a nod for Top New Artist. The ceremony airs on ABC on May 22 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Full list underneath.

Top Artist
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Top New Artist
Justin Bieber
Taio Cruz
Ke$ha
Bruno Mars
Nicki Minaj

Top Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Eminem
Bruno Mars
Usher

Top Female Artist
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Bon Jovi
Lady Antebellum
Linkin Park
U2

Top Billboard 200 Artist
Justin Bieber
Susan Boyle
Eminem
Lady Antebellum
Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist
Ke$ha
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Usher

Top Digital Songs Artist
Eminem
Ke$ha
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top Radio Songs Artist
Drake
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Usher

Top Touring Artist
Bon Jovi
Michael Buble
Lady Gaga
U2
Roger Waters

Top Social Artist
Akon
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Rihanna

Top Streaming Artist
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Shakira

Top Digital Media Artist
Akon
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Rihanna

Top Pop Artist
Justin Bieber
The Black Eyed Peas
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry

Top R&B Artist
Alicia Keys
Monica
Rihanna
Trey Songz
Usher

Top Rap Artist
Drake
Eminem
Lil Wayne
Ludacris
Nicki Minaj

Top Country Artist
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Lady Antebellum
Taylor Swift
Zac Brown Band

Top Rock Artist
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Train

Top Alternative Artist
The Black Keys
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park
Mumford & Sons
Muse

Top Latin Artist
Enrique Iglesias
Pitbull
Prince Royce
Shakira
Wisin & Yandel

Top Dance Artist
The Black Eyed Peas
David Guetta
Lady Gaga
La Roux
Rihanna

Top Christian Artist
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
Skillet
tobyMac
Chris Tomlin

Source :RapRadar

Eminem - A Diary Only Fit For The Passionately Insane

A compilation of Eminem's Love Songs, whether it be his love songs for his daughter(s) or his songs with bittersweet love or his love songs about drugs...and I apologize for the title...you're welcome to change it at any time


1. Love The Way You Lie feat. Rihanna
2. Crazy In Love
3. Love You More
4. Drug Ballad
5. Slut Phone Call (Skit)
6. Superman (Cry Me A River Mix)
7. Space Bound
8. Love Me feat. Obie Trice and 50 Cent
9. Seduction
10. Searchin'
11. Superman feat Dina Rae
12. Mockingbird
13. When I'm Gone
14. Hailie's Song
15. '97 bonnie And Clyde
16. 25 To Life
17. Doodie feat. Obie Trice
18.You're Never Over
19. Love The Way You Lie Part II feat. Rihanna

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Eminem @ The Grammy's 2011

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Em,Dre,Rihanna - Performance

Eminem & Lil Wayne Headlining Bonnaroo

The full line-up for the Bonnaroo 2011 Music & Arts festival has just been announced and headlining the annual event are two of Hip Hops biggest acts: Eminem and Lil Wayne. It all goes down June 9-12 in Manchester, Tennessee, but tickets go on sale at noon on February 19.

Source:Rap Radar

DR. DRE AND EMINEM TO KICK OFF GRAMMYS

As this year's Grammy Awards rapidly approach, the show's schedule is starting to take shape. Promoters have just announced that rap music will lead the charge with Dr. Dreand Eminem serving up a dose of 'Detox' and kicking-off the program with a rare performance. Presumably plugging 'I Need a Doctor,' the 'Detox' single that dropped yesterday, this will be Dre's first big public look as a performer in years. (Consider Dre'ssurprise appearance at Em and Jay-Z's Detroit Home and Home concert, a warm-up.)

Music News Daily, who broke this tidbit, cites an inside source that says Eminem will also do a solo performance from his wildly successful 'Recovery' album. The opening slot for Dre and Em continues the recent tradition of opening up the Grammys with a huge, culture-spanning duet. Last year's big moment featured a surprise collaboration between Lady Gaga and Elton John.

'I Need a Doctor' is currently the top download in the iTunes store and seems to have struck a balance between longtime Dre fans and general pop music aficionados that went for tracks like Eminem's 'Love The Way You Lie' in 2010. The latest rumors place 'Detox' for an April 1 release date, yet as usual with Dre, we'll believe it when we hear it for real.

The 2011 Grammy Awards will air live on CBS on Feb. 13.

Source:TheBoomBox

Em might be in Super Bowl ad

Is Eminem going to shine in the Super Bowl XLV spotlight on Sunday?

The New York Post's Page Six reported Monday that Detroit's "Recovery" rapper will star as a Claymation character in a funny Lipton Brisk iced-tea commercial that will debut during the big game.

Details are scarce (representatives from Em's Shady Records label stayed mum on the subject Monday), but Page Six said an insider revealed that viewers will "get a glimpse into a day in the life of the '8 Mile' star."

Other stars who have received the Claymation treatment for Lipton include the late Frank Sinatra, Ozzy Osbourne and "Machete" starDanny Trejo.

Source:Detroit Free Press

Will Eminem Put Out Another Album Soon?

'We're constantly working and we never know what projects the things we're working on will land,' producer Alex Da Kid tells MTV News.

Eminem took a five-year break between albums before he released Relapseand Recovery in consecutive years. Now, with two handfuls of Grammy nominations, will the Detroit lyricist be putting out another album anytime soon?

According to Alex Da Kid, who produced Em's "Love the Way You Lie," the veteran MC is always working, so it's within the realm of possibility.

"We're constantly working and we never know what projects the things we're working on will land," he told MTV News. "But we have great musical chemistry, so he's someone I pray to work with for the rest of my career, hopefully.

"I think he's in a great position where [he and Dr. Dre] can make music," he continued. "And whenever they feel like it, they can put it out. There's not a label telling them what to do, because they've been so successful, so it's really up to him."

Eminem will be plenty busy this year whether he puts out a new project or not. He announced last week two new signings to Shady Records: underground supergroup Slaughterhouse and upstart rapper Yelawolf.

Em called the acquisitions the next leg in his company's evolution, from D12 and Cashis (both still signed to the label) to Yelawolf and his new collective, which features Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9", Joell Ortiz and Crooked I.

"Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse, it's kinda phase two of Shady," Eminem explained in a statement. "It's the new generation of Shady Records, and as we're trying to rebuild our label, it's exciting for hip-hop, and with all of these forces coming together and with what everybody's capable of on the mic, it's gonna be fun."

Source:MTV

EMINEM, DR. DRE RETURN TO POP RADIO WITH 'I NEED A DOCTOR'

Eminem and Dr. Dre had their collaboration track 'I Need a Doctor' prematurely leaked to the Internet last November, but that doesn't mean they're tossing the joint. In fact, the 'Detox' leak, produced by Alex Da Kid and featuring singer Skylar Grey, is slated to impact pop radio on Feb. 1, though it is unclear on which album the final product will land.

The brash song, which echoes the sound of Alex Da Kid's production on Eminem's hit 'Love the Way You Lie,' boasts clobbering drums and wheezing synthesizers and lyrics where each rapper pays tribute to one another. "You came to me when I was at my lowest/ You picked me up, breathed new life in me/ I owe my life to you," Em says to his mentor, who reflects on the first time he met the Detroit rapper.

Though the track isn't confirmed to appear on Dre's mythical album 'Detox,' its presence on pop radio could mean that it's the follow-up to his first single 'Kush.' The weed anthem, which features Snoop Dogg and Akon, leaked to the Internet before it's official release in November. The album, which has been in the works for almost a decade, is rumored to hit stores in the next few months.

Source:theboombox