Vibe has put on a dope contest, highlighting the best rappers ever to bless a mic, and begging the question of who the greatest mc actually is. They started this contest a while ago, and they’re recognizing 60 rappers in 60 days. Right now they’re at the elite eight. Shout out the NCAA. Haha. They even have the March Madness brackets and everything. Here’ s the link to the article. Cheers & enjoy
http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2009/06/the_best_rapper_ever_the_elite_eight/
MY BIG HOMEY OVER AT THE BALTIMORE EXAMINER, MY HOMETOWN, REVIEWS EMINEM’S MUCH ANTICIPATED “RELAPSE” ALBUM. I’VE HEARD THINGS ABOUT IT, MOSTLY UNPLEASANT, BUT OF COURSE YOU SHOULD CHECK FOR YOURSELF, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW. I READ THIS ARTICLE, & I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH IT, AS DO MANY PEOPLE. CHECK IT OUT. ENJOY
Eminem sells 600,000 records in first week
Does Eminem look different to you? Or is that just me?
Surprise! Surprise! Your favorite MC sold 600,000 copies of his latest CD, Relapse this week.
What does this tell us? Eminem is the best rapper, ever? Nope. Just that America is still infatuated and in an ongoing love/hate relationship with Mr. Mathers; a relationship that I ended 3 years ago...
What makes an album like Eminem's sell 600K copies? What makes an album with an unnecessary number of references to vicodin, valium, and/or rehab sell 600K copies in the first week? Is this what Eminem fans were waiting for?
I've purposely held off on my review of Eminem's album primarily because I wanted to be (as) objective (as possible) when reviewing Relapse. Based on my preliminary review of his first 2 singles, in my past article "Eminem is killing again," I'm assuming that many of you won't like this review. After listening to this album about 10-11 times:
Point blank...plain and simple...I believe Relapse is just that; a relapse.
Re-lapse: [v. ree-laps] 1. to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc;
Based on that definition, this album is absolutely a relapse. A slip back to Eminem circa 2001-2. A former state that we all laughed and sat jaw-dropped over 7-8 years ago. If you look at the album, as a whole, there is very little pertinent content and/or development of Eminem as an artist. I don't know Eminem personally. I'm sure that he has grown as a person; become more knowledgeable of the industry, the business, and his demons. Unfortunately, he chose not to truly highlight that growth and/or development in this work.
I sat excited, like most of you ready to listen to an album full of the life that Eminem lived over the past 4 years; his on/off again divorce; the trials of being a dad; the violent death of his best friend; overcoming the drug addiction that almost killed him. I wasn't expecting a dark album like 808's. I wasn't expecting a radio-friendly album. I wasn't expecting an album about Eminem turning to God and going back to church. I was expecting a more realistic (and less horrifying) account of his challenges over the past 4 years. I mean, come on. 4 years away from this fickle industry.He's lucky that he still has a fan base that find him relevant.
I will not dedicate this entire article to slamming this album. I will say that Eminem has infused some tantalizing flows and cadences that I haven't heard from him in the past. His flow seems to be a bit more fluid in some songs, and more appropriately choppy in others. It seems that his flow is more appropriately linked to the individual song.
MARSHALL MATHERS IS BACK, & HE’S GOT HIS HANDS IN MULTIPLE VENTURES. NOT ONLY IS HIS ALBUM DROPPING IN A WEEK & A ½, BUT HE’S APPEARING ON A NEW VIDEO GAME. CHECK IT OUT. BACK TO THE MUSIC, I DON’T KNOW ABOUT ANYONE ELSE, BUT I’M READY FOR ANOTHER MNM LP. ENJOY THE ARTICLE
Eminem Gets Bloody In New Online '3 A.M.' Game
Game even includes snippet of forthcoming Eminem/ 50 Cent song 'Crack a Bottle.'
By James Montgomery
Well, now we know why Eminem checked himself into the (fictional) Popsomp Hills Rehabilitation Center: He planned on murdering everyone in the place.
It seems the rather elaborate viral campaign he launched late last month — which included being admitted to a faux-rehab facility (complete with working phone numbers and e-mail addresses) run by a mysterious Swiss therapist named, uh, Dr. Balzac — was just the first step in promoting his grisly, blood-soaked new video, for the track "3 A.M."
On Thursday (May 7), we entered the second step.
That's when Eminem posted a vaguely creepy message on his Twitter account ("They will never find me ...") with a link to the Popsomp Hills Web site, which had undergone a rather drastic face-lift, turning into a graphics-heavy interactive game that takes Em fans inside the "3 A.M." video. With a few clicks of the mouse, visitors can wander the dark hallways of the Center, poke and prod around Eminem's blood-spattered room and watch disturbing footage on security monitors of the rapper offing his victims, all while "3 A.M." blares in the background.
If fans dig a bit deeper, they'll also find a cell phone left open at the security desk, (with a text message from Dr. Balzac, plus a new phone number which allows fans to leave messages for patients — like Em and Ken Kaniff, a character who appears on Emimen's albums), a wall clock that automatically sets itself to 3 A.M. (and sends a half-naked Em running by a window), a severed finger in a bag and, hidden in a desk drawer, a bottle, which when broken, reveals a snippet of the Eminem/ 50 Cent track "Crack a Bottle."
There's also the blood-filled bath tub from the "3 A.M." video and the creepy mannequin Em kisses in the clip. Oh, and alternate angles of the slayings — a nurse, a security guard — from the video, too.
It's all pretty scary, and rather genius (and sort of like the "Alone in the Dark" video game, too), and it appears that there's still more horror to come: Fans will notice that there is a door to the left of the Popsomp Hills security desk rattles a bit when clicked on, but remains locked ... until a "No Access" sign pops up, along with a note
SOURCE: MTV. COM
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