





Fun idea for a Halloween party even though this was a Florida Orange themed party- pretty cool.
Shady still exists. But I don’t think the subjects on this record call for, you know, bring the chainsaws and axes out and murder everyone on this record. ..There was so much stuff like that off the last ..record that I felt like I was starting to run it into the ground. I think consciously I went in a different ..direction with this record.
Do you regret having written so many songs that refer to women as “bitches” and “hos” who exist solely for your pleasure?
..Anything I’ve ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time. But I think I’ve calmed down a bit. My overall look on things is a lot more mature than it ..used to be.
Even your mother sued you for defamation. Is she still in Detroit, where she raised you as a single mom?
..I’m not sure, to be honest. It’d be very hard to repair that relationship.
You’ve been accused of writing gay-bashing lyrics in the past. Would you like to see gay marriage approved in Michigan, where you live?
..I think if two people love each other, then what the hell? I think that everyone should have the chance to be equally miserable, if they want.
Is this the new, 37-year-old tolerant you?
..It’s the new tolerant me!
Compared with other rappers, you are often praised for your complex rhyme schemes. Do you read poetry?
..I don’t think I’ve ever read poetry, ever. I’m not really book-smart.
What does the title of your album refer to? What exactly are you recovering from?
..Vicodin, Valium and Ambien, and toward the end, which caused my overdose, methadone. I didn’t know it was methadone. I used to get pills wherever ..I could. I was just taking anything that anybody was giving to me.
Where did you go to rehab?
..The first time I went it was in Brighton, Mich. The second time I didn’t go to rehab. I just went to a regular hospital. I detoxed in the hospital, and then I ..came.home. I couldn’t go back to rehab. I felt like I was Bugs Bunny in rehab.
What does that mean?
..When Bugs Bunny walks into rehab, people are going to turn and look. People at rehab were stealing my hats and pens and notebooks and asking for ..autographs. ..I couldn’t concentrate on my problem.
Billboard magazine has ranked you as the best-selling artist of the past decade.What do you do with all your money?
..Save it. I save a lot of money by not buying drugs anymore. I invest. I always try to be smart. I try to treat all the money I’m making like it’s the last ..time I’m going to make it.
Do you think rap has peaked creatively?
..No. Hip-hop right now — there are certain artists who put hip-hop in a good state. There are a lot of talented people, and there’s a lot of young talent ..coming up, like B.o.B, Jay Electronica, Lupe Fiasco and Drake.
Why haven’t you planned any kind of big tour for your new album,other than two concerts with Jay-Z in September?
..Touring is hard on the body. It used to be a big trigger for me with drinking and drugging.
How do you stay sober?
..My kids, and also I see a rehab counselor once a week. I’ve been clean for two years.
Happy Father’s Day, by the way. As a divorced father of three daughters, are you a good dad?
..Yes. My kids — I love them so much, and they’ve helped me through so many things.
I wonder what they’ll think of your rousing new song,“W.T.P.,” which stands for a white-trash party. You tell the listener, “Hop in my minivan/let’s ..get rowdy.”
..Just going back to my white-trash roots.
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I respect Eminem's talent, but the man child has got issues...
It is funny to imagine them together, I bet she is a handful and extremely high maintenance, I can not picture Eminem being her type or vice versa.
In Eminem's song "Bagpipes From Baghdad," an angry rant in which Slim Shady begs for
Mariah Carey back and disses Nick Cannon, Eminem says, "Nick Cannon better back...up. I'm not playing, I want her back, you punk" and "Nick Cannon, ..you pr---, I wish you luck with that f---in' whore."
Nick then responded with some extremely lengthy blog rant. Nick claims that Eminem's song is "an act of racist bigotry."
Eminem talked to BBC Radio about his stupid track, saying,
"With the song, I kind of spazzed out on that record, but I guess I spazzed out on every record. There's a line on there that was a little harsh. It's a ..harsh line... But it's like this, the way I look at it. I had no idea he was going to take it like he took it. I had no idea Nick Cannon was going to start ..wildin' out on me.
"I heard about some of the things he was saying. I didn't read his blog or anything. But it is what it is. He's supposed to defend his wife, and I expected ..him to do that. But at the end of the day, it's a line I said. It's a song. What I actually meant to say is, I wish them the best. That's what I meant to ..say. That's the whole message of the record."
Hahahahahaha! Eminem wishes you well when he calls you a f*ckin' whore?
I personally think Eminem's "apology" is a joke and he is really just mocking Nick even more.
Eminem KILLED Mariah lyrically in this spat...My favorite line "You gonna ruin my career than you better get one." In reference to her husband- pretty ..cold.