Eminem‘s latest album,Music to Be Murdered By, at times leaned heavily on one of the rapper’s time-honored attributes: a dependence on shock value. In its two most attention-grabbing moments, he raps from the perspective of the Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people in 2017 (“Darkness”), and throws in an …
Read More »How an Obscure Sample From an Argentine Rock Band Ended Up on Eminem's New LP
“Eminem wants to sample our dad,” Catarina Spinetta told her siblings. It was a mid-October day and they were celebrating their sister Vera’s birthday. “We we were just surprised,” she adds. It all started in September 2019, when they were contacted by Eminem’s label, Shady Records, along with Peermusic and …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Enlists Eminem, Cardi B, Khalid for 'No.6 Collaborations Project'
Eminem and 50 Cent, Cardi B and Camila Cabello, and Bruno Mars with Chris Stapleton are just a few of the team-ups Ed Sheeran has orchestrated for his forthcoming No.6 Collaborations Project. Due July 12th, the 15-track set also includes contributions from Khalid, Travis Scott, and Meek Mill with A …
Read More »Eminem-Inspired Use of 'Stan' Added to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
The Eminem-inspired use of the word “stan” to describe hyper-devoted fans has been added to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. The casual use of “stan” famously comes from Eminem and Dido’s hit 2000 song of the same name, in which the rapper weaves a harrowing yarn about an obsessive fan trying to get …
Read More »Beyonce, Eminem, the Weeknd to Headline Coachella 2018
Beyoncé, Eminem and the Weeknd will headline the 2018 Coachella Music and Arts Festival, set to take place April 13th through 15th, and April 20th through 22nd in Indio, California. The lineup also includes SZA, Haim, David Byrne, the War on Drugs, Tyler, the Creator, St. Vincent, Vince Staples, Fleet …
Read More »Hear Pink, Eminem Get 'Revenge' on Cheater on Bubbly New Song
Pink recruited Eminemfor “Revenge,” a new song off the singer’s newly issued seventh LP, Beautiful Trauma. Seemingly channeling Eminem‘s Slim Shady LP,producers Max Martin and Shellback couch dark lyrics about revenge on a cheating ex under a bubbly musical bed that wouldn’t be out of place next to the rapper’s …
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