He was about to blow up," says David LaChapelle, explaining the premise behind this shot, for Eminem's first Rolling Stone cover story, in 1999. The Slim Shady LP had just been released, and Eminem was still introducing himself to the world with "My Name Is." "At that time, I knew him as Slim Shady," says LaChapelle. "When they told me his name was Eminem, I was like, 'Do you spell it like M&M, the candy?' " (Posted Sep 30, 2004)
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