Forget celebrities reacting to Eminem at the Oscars. Try Nicki reacting to drag queens on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Television’s greatest drag-based reality competition series had its Season 12 premiere last night, and in proud Drag Race tradition, it invited an A-list royal to be the first guest judge of the season. Nicki Minaj, she of […]
Tee Grizzley wasn’t expecting to find out Royce Da 5’9 discouraged Eminem from collaborating with him on Shady’s recent Music To Be Murdered By album — but that’s exactly what happened. During an interview with The Breakfast Club, Nickle Nine revealed he told Em not to put Tee on the album because they didn’t want […]
Los Angeles, CA – There’s a part on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly track “Wesley’s Theory” that finds Dr. Dre dolling out some valuable advice to the then-burgeoning MC. “Yo, what’s up? It’s Dre/Remember the first time you came out to the house?” he says. “You said you wanted a spot like mine/But remember, […]
Lord Jamar has been one of Eminem’s most outspoken critics for years — typically from DJ Vlad’s couch. Par for the course, the Brand Nubian MC has weighed in on Em’s recent comments on Hip Hop culture. During an interview with KXNG Crooked, Em was asked if he believes he’s a “guest in the house of […]
New York, NY – After roughly 25 months in the position, Paul Rosenberg has decided to step down as Def Jam Recordings’ CEO/Chairman. According to a press release, Rosenberg has decided to launch a new joint venture with Universal Music Group (UMG) called Goliath Records. However, he’ll continue to serve as a consultant to Def Jam for […]
Royce Da 5’9 was seemingly in a celebratory mood on Tuesday (February 18) when he announced Eminem’s Music To Be Murdered By had been certified gold by the RIAA. The Bad Meets Evil MC shared a photo of Shady holding a shovel and donning a fedora — in true Music To Be Murdered By form […]
Commerce Township, MI – Former Shady Records artist Obie Trice caught a break on Tuesday (February 18) when he was charged with a misdemeanor in a case where he was originally facing felony assault. According to WXYZ Detroit, the Motor City rapper was accused of possession of an unregistered firearm following a December 2019 shooting. […]
Los Angeles, CA – Eminem had a brief, messy exchange with Selma Hayek after he performed “Lose Yourself” at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday (February 9). The actress revealed the story with a photo of their encounter in an Instagram post Wednesday (February 12) after Em told Variety that his favorite moment at […]
Eminem’s surprise appearance at last night’s Academy Awards ceremony threw us for a brain-scrambling loop, along with many members of the live audience. Some celebs were visibly amped to witness this absolutely out-of-left-field “Lose Yourself” performance, nearly two decades after Eminem won an Oscar, in absentia, for the song. Others (Billie Eilish) were openly perplexed, but […]
One of the most important parts of any modern awards show is the scouring of every frame as they flash past for essential isolated moments. If you’re lucky, you get one great one, like Jason Bateman beating Game of Thrones for an Emmy or Gwyneth Paltrow fighting with her dress to get across the awards-show […]
Lil Wayne has earned the fifth No. 1 album of his career. The Young Money rapper’s Funeral LP has debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, giving Weezy back-to-back No. 1 albums following Tha Carter V’s performance in 2018. Wayne’s Funeral sold 139,000 album equivalent units for the week ending February 6, according to […]
50 Cent is doing the press rounds ahead of the For Life premiere, a new legal drama with ABC that Fiddy executive produced. During a recent sit-down with Complex, the television executive was perfectly willing to talk about his relationship with Eminem and various business endeavors, but he stopped short when the topic of French Montana […]
Ottawa, Canada – Whether or not he was on your radar, Ottawa-born Canadian MC Dax had an incredible run in 2019 — culminating with his critically acclaimed “Dear God” visual, which has surpassed 15 million views in a matter of months. View this post on Instagram DROP⁉️ Or nah⁉️ #GodzillaRemix A post shared by Dax […]
Roddy Ricch is back at the top of the Billboard 200. The West Coast rapper’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial has returned to No. 1 on the chart, knocking Emimen’s Music to Be Murdered By down to No. 2. The Atlantic Records artist attained his third nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard 200 by selling […]
Hollywood, CA – The name Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is now among the hundreds of stars included on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The veteran Hip Hop artist received the honor on Thursday (January 30) in front of the W Hotel near the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street where his star is located. To […]
Brooklyn, NY – Fat Joe and Dre (of Cool & Dre) have dropped a live performance video of “Heaven & Hell” for Vevo’s Ctrl series. According to a press release, the series “highlights the work of hard-hitting, cutting-edge musicians making an impact in today’s music scene – both emerging and established.” View this post on […]
Eminem decided to participate in the latest Twitter challenge by posting a meme of his Facebook, Grindr, Instagram and LinkedIn profile photos as part of the #DollyPartonChallenge. Machine Gun Kelly eventually caught wind of Shady’s post and pulled a tweet and delete, clowning Em in the process. “50 year old artists tryna be relevant to […]
A week after Eminem unleashed his 11th studio album Music To Be Murdered By, Slim Shady is having some fun with his fans on social media. On Friday (January 24), Em shared a meme featuring four different photos of himself — one each for LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and, interestingly enough, Grindr. In the LinkedIn photo, he […]
Los Angeles, CA – The latest edition of The Breakdown is here. This time, host Page Kennedy dives into the topic, “Is Royce Da 5’9 The Greatest Lyricist In The Game?” Throughout the roughly 11-minute video, Kennedy talks about the Motor City native’s forthcoming album The Allegory, his insane lyricism and 2018’s Book Of Ryan, while joking […]
Yelawolf evidently caught the blatant diss on Royce Da 5’9’s recent single “Overcomer” featuring Westside Gunn and decided to fire back at the Slaughterhouse vet Instagram. In a since-deleted post, the Alabama native shared a photo of some slick red boots with the caption, “YOU AND ME video dropping soon from the sold out Fillmore in […]
Marshall Mathers looked at a crowded field of surprise record releases and said “Room for one more?” Eminem has dropped a secret album on us all, entitled Music to Be Murdered By. That’s right, Eminem’s music is so dangerous and edgy that it will kill you! To death! Like that musical note that makes you […]
Eminem was full of surprises this week. Only minutes after unleashing Music To Be Murdered By, the inimitable Slim Shady unveiled a video for “Darkness,” one of 20 new tracks from the new project. The visual finds Em holed up in a Las Vegas hotel room where he’s drowning in alcohol, prescription pill bottles, guns and […]
Eminem took inspiration from one of the greatest filmmakers of all time for his new album Music To Be Murdered By. After dropping the surprise LP, Em shouted out acclaimed director Alfred Hitchcock for inspiring the project. Slim Shady’s latest work reuses the title and recreates the cover art of the 1958 album Alfred Hitchcock […]
50 Cent is doing press rounds ahead of the forthcoming television drama “For Life,” which he stars in and executive produced. During ABC’s Television Critics Association press tour day, the Power mogul was asked about Eminem’s recent beef with The Masked Singer host Nick Cannon. The Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ OG revealed he actually advised Slim […]