I’ve always been with Eminem, but he should hang it up. If ‘King Mathers’ attempts to continue his flirtation w/ Crack Rap (re: ‘the Re-Up’ mix released last Christmas) he should check 50’s numbers and embarrasment at the hands of Kanye.

If, somehow, Eminem can bring the quality and the quirky, than maybe he has a shot. I think America’s moved on, tho.

I for one am sick and tired of all these ridiculous phoney-baloney “retirements”. Jay-Z retired for what, a year? Eminem for maybe 2? That’s how long it takes most “active” artists to put out a new album anyway!

at least in eminem’s case, he can string words together in a clever way.

Who the flip cares? Go buy some music made by someone with actual musical talent: the White Stripes, the Fratellis… hell, go buy the McCartney record at Starbucks. He still has more talent in his left middle finger (read, yes) than “Eminem” has in his entire body. Or ever could hope to have.

TONY, I think you care, otherwise why did you even read this article and feel the need to post a comment?

gee, you’re very witty.

Burton Cummings? Not again!

what?

wrestling picture?

the pursuit of something unattainable

hmmm . . . like an 8 track tape?

you might still be able to find 8 track tapes if you stay aware and keep your eyes open for them.

don’t want them. don’t need them. just because i look around, it doesn’t mean i’m interested.

Who the flip cares? Go buy some music made by someone with actual musical talent: the White Stripes, the Fratellis… hell, go buy the McCartney record at Starbucks. He still has more talent in his left middle finger (read, yes) than “Eminem” has in his entire body. Or ever could hope to have.
-dude you have to be out of your freakin mind.mcartney lost his talent long ago.marshall isnt rappin on a star bucks album for cryin out loud(yeah real talented).em is the best living rapper as of right now.love him or hate him he can rap circles around anyone out there right now.if you follow him at all then you should know the talent this guy has,his battle raps are crazy.and like they said if you didnt care you wouldnt have read about it.oh and the white stripes suck(they only have like what 1 or two good songs)the fratellis who?must not be that good never heard of em.most new rock blows everyone is tryin to find the next big band and i havent heard anything good from rock for the most part in two years.

oh and he didnt retire read closer.

when Jay-Z did his answer rap to 50. He started by saying, “I’m not about the pennies, I’m about the dollars.” What a dick.

BTW, i hate rap. it fuckin’ sucks.

Go away.

what’s an 8 track tape?

Even if you don’t like Eminem and you don’t like rap and you’ve only heard a handful of his songs you ought to be able to recognize that he has “talent”. Otherwise you’re tin-eared, plain and simple. Like I said, you can hate the guy and what he stands for and so forth, but how on earth anybody under 65 could listen to “The Marshall Mathers LP” or Em’s early singles and not be impressed on some level is beyond me. His verbal, rhythmic and comic gifts should be plain to any English-speaking person with the ability to think critically or clap on the downbeat. There are plenty of gifted artists who I think have terrible taste or who make bad music, but only fools confuse taste with raw talent. Every musical genre has its own set of aethetic precepts, and a number of artist will excel within the given parameters just as others will fail. And I think it’s fair to surmise that most rap-haters couldn’t flow or put together a dope beat if their lives depended upon it.

ems old hat might sell decent but he’ll never be as big

I agree with “on topic”. Not just Em but most of rap is just the same old, tired , crap. Sick of dope, sick of guns, sick of hos, etc. It’s all been done. I suggest that all rappers go back to whatever ghetto cesspool spit them out.

Rap owns, youre just all blind and redneck fueled.

its awesome that Em is workin on a new album. hopefully it’ll be better than Curtain Call. but i gotta agree with some of the things people have said.. rap’s dying. Nas called it. there are very few seriously talented rappers out there releasing material on a regular basis. its all this Mims, T.I., and dance party crap that is ruining rap. someone (Eminem, Dre’s Detox, Wu-Tang) needs to bring it back to gangsta rap when things were actually being said instead of partying and bragging about how much bling they got. Common, Talib, Em, Dre, Mos Def, etc are the real talent… screw 50 and kanye’s dance-off

oh goody, more shit “music” by an angry little white boy with an ax to grind,,,,,”oh, poor me, my mom does drugs, i had a hard upbringing, my daughter blah blah blah, and did i mention my wife, er, i mean ex-wife ,er, whatever she is???”

stop hatin.

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TONY, I think you care, otherwise why did you even read this article and feel the need to post a comment?

Because I feel sad for any of you poor souls that listen to this crapola. Hoped I could help a few people that obviously need it… steer them towards something with actual artistic merit. I CARE ABOUT YOU MAN!

>>ude you have to be out of your freakin mind.mcartney lost his talent long ago.marshall isnt rappin on a star bucks album for cryin out loud(yeah real talented).em is the best living rapper as of right now.love him or hate him he can rap circles around anyone out there right now.if you follow him at all then you should know the talent this guy has,his battle raps are crazy.>>

His battle raps are CRAZY!!! WOWWW!!! HE talks fast in rhyme!!! AMAZZINGGG TALENT! Unlike McCArtney who can play any instrument, sing (i know, you don’t know what singing is) and write MUSIC. And yes it’s sad he has to turn to Starbucks to let the ignorant masses know he has an album, since the media only focuses on CRAP like your precious angst-ridden wannabe.

>>>And I think it’s fair to surmise that most rap-haters couldn’t flow or put together a dope beat if their lives depended upon it.

F$ck you Tony. Like I could give a rats ass about “flowing” or “putting together a dope beat”. What kind of dumb ass crap is that anyway? You want rap, go to another magazine and take your fake ghetto lingo with you. Rock on, punk.

I sure as hell can produce that kind of stuff like in my studio, but I don’t want to produce shit. I make rock and roll records that blow the doors off of just about anything. So there.

Hey RAP SUCKS: read the other posts – I think it sucks too! Part of my message got cut off when posting. I was quoting from “thewufs” further down the page.

But hey… f8ck you too!

TONY POSTED.His battle raps are CRAZY!!! WOWWW!!! HE talks fast in rhyme!!! AMAZZINGGG TALENT! Unlike McCArtney who can play any instrument, sing (i know, you don’t know what singing is) and write MUSIC. And yes it’s sad he has to turn to Starbucks to let the ignorant masses know he has an album, since the media only focuses on CRAP like your precious angst-ridden wannabe.-YEAH YOUR TASTE IN MUSIC IS IMPECCABLE(VERY CLOSE MINDED I TAKE IT)(OH AND DOING A CD FOR STARBUCKS JUST SCREAMS SELL OUT).FUNNY THERE ARE ALOT OF RAPPERS OUT THERE THAT ARE ASKING HIM FOR HIS BEATS .SO THAT BOILS DOWN TO HE CAN ACT,HE CAN RAP(VERY WELL)AND HE CAN ALSO PRODUCE GREAT MUSIC AND BEATS BECAUSE HE IS BEING TAUGHT HOW TO PRODUCE BY ONE OF THE BEST(DRE).BUT THATS OK FOR EVERY YIN THERE IS A YANG SO WHAT IF YOU DONT LIKE RAP.BUT KEEP THIS IN MIND NO ONE IS ATTACKING ROCK LIKE YOU ARE WITH RAP AND EMINEM.BECAUSE I ACTUALLY AM A FAN OF MUSIC PERIOD I LOVE CLASSIC RAP CLASSIC ROCK, ALTERNATIVE AND METAL AND ALOT OF ACTUALLY GOOD RAP (THAT IS GREAT LYRICISTS).SO AS LONG AS PEOPLE KEEP CALLING RAP CRAP THATS FINE BUT THEY ARE JUST MISSING OUT AND BEING CLOSE MINDED AS USUAL.YES SOME OF IT AS OF RIGHT NOW I MYSELF THINK SUX BECAUSE IT ALL SOUNDS THE SAME AND THERE ARENT VERY MANY GOOD RAPPERS OUT RIGHT NOW.BUT HEY HATE RAP ALL YOU WANT ITS NOT GOING AWAY SO LIVE WITH IT.

Eminem is nowhere close to the best rapper living. Listen to Aceyalone and get back to me on who raps circles around who. Eminem has some catchy raps, sure, and he does have talent, I’m not saying he doesn’t, but compared to alot of rappers out there, he ain’t shit.

funny how people refer to it as crap but the artist they are bashing is very wealthy,and also a multi million selling artist at that in the short time he has been around so to me that screams he is doing something right.he is making loads of money doing it your not so quit hatin him for being talented because for everyone of you that hate him he has ten more that like him.your not takin any money out of his pocket so why hate.and why post because it is getting you no where and except letting everyone know that you have a very restricted taste in music.like i said earlier hate rap all you want it isnt going anywhere so get used to it.

Hey feminem, the “oh, poor me, my mom does drugs, i had a hard upbringing, etc.” kind of lyrical prose comes from rock music too. Dumbass.

eminem, along with a short list of others, is the last of a dying breed. lets face it, anyone who actually listens to whAt half of these clowns are saying today knows its bullshit. rap needs help, and em is only of the most lyrically gifted people in the business. he had better have somethin to say, otherwise its goodbye rap and hello whatever the hell you want to call the shit you hear on the radio everyday. we’ll see if dre has somethin to say soon enough

Hey, Feminem don’t listen to that shit. Your comedic diatribe was hysterical and perfeclty captured Eminem’s whiny subject matter. Some people in this world are completely humorless and lack the ability to laugh or find humor IN ANYTHING!!! Fuck ‘em. These whiny trolls all sound the same. Woe is me, my life sucks, I am a victim, blah blah, blah, blah, blah! Hey Anonymous (too chickenshit to use your real name), get a sense of humor you humorless dolt!!!

Anyone who has heard the Re-Up was disappointed. There are only a handful of songs that are even worth listening to for 30 seconds. Unsurprisingly, those are without a doubt the only songs that Em appears on. And anyone who has listened to No Apologies can agree that Em still has it. Curtain Call,Encore and Eminem Show, his most recent albums, are his worst. If Em can say screw radio and focus on his dope talent, I think he’ll blow it out of the park.

Hey Trubredator, Jay-Z is a multimillionare, the Spice Girls are millonares. Do you think they are talented “artists” as well?

Trupredator

Hey Trubredator, Jay-Z is a multimillionare, the Spice Girls are millonares. Do you think they are talented “artists” as well?
-yeah well maybe jay-z.but they are talented or they wouldnt have made that money or have the fans they have.that was a really stupid question.Buttocksi

bukowski

btw i m defending him because im a fan1 and 2 he is very talented.but yes as of late he hasnt done anything great like he di.but i believe he is very capable of making this next album shine.the rap game needs him back.it feels wierd that your not hearing him as much as you used to.the rap game right now is stale.givin a few good artists.o btw im not only a fan of rap.i very much love rock also.

Dear Feminem, you’re rockin’ and rollin’, baby. You’re part of today’s writers who are rippin’ it up and takin’ no prisoners.
Rock On!

Feminem, Oh yeah. If you’re hangin around, check out the Britney blog. Your contributions are encouraged and welcomed.
Peace Out

To the easily offended:
Life is tough, get a fuckin’ helmet!

you write like a secretary that works in an insurance office.

Where it’s at
I got 2 turntables and a microphone

Where it’s at
I got 2 turntables and a microphone

Anonymous is a nasty person
who makes nasty comments (I know I know)
Please don’t keep ripping down my enouraging love letter to Feminem.
Thank You
Henry Chinaski

Yes, my brother is working on a new album. Too bad noone’s knocking on my door (or casket, as it may be.).

The Beav.

>>>UNNY THERE ARE ALOT OF RAPPERS OUT THERE THAT ARE ASKING HIM FOR HIS BEATS .SO THAT BOILS DOWN TO HE CAN ACT,HE CAN RAP(VERY WELL)AND HE CAN ALSO PRODUCE GREAT MUSIC AND BEATS BECAUSE HE IS BEING TAUGHT HOW TO PRODUCE BY ONE OF THE BEST(DRE).

Wow. Going after his BEATS!! He lays down BEATS on his computer! What fvcckin TaLENT!!!

And yes, I love ALL KINDS of music. That is, music. You know, singing, instrument, melody… all that revolutionary stuff.
And rap sales are down … WAY down. And yes I know Kanye and Fiddy are selling, but that don’t change the facts. Sorry.

>>>UNNY THERE ARE ALOT OF RAPPERS OUT THERE THAT ARE ASKING HIM FOR HIS BEATS .SO THAT BOILS DOWN TO HE CAN ACT,HE CAN RAP(VERY WELL)AND HE CAN ALSO PRODUCE GREAT MUSIC AND BEATS BECAUSE HE IS BEING TAUGHT HOW TO PRODUCE BY ONE OF THE BEST(DRE).

Wow. Going after his BEATS!! He lays down BEATS on his computer! What fvcckin TaLENT!!!

Sellout? NO. If you read the post you’d know why someone with actual talent has to go alternative to get in front of people. The music industry knows shiiit and sweeps people like him out the door. Which is why the recording industry is on a fast track to extinction.

And yes, I love ALL KINDS of music. That is, music. You know, singing, instrument, melody… all that revolutionary stuff.
And rap sales are down … WAY down. And yes I know Kanye and Fiddy are selling, but that don’t change the facts. Sorry.

AND all you clowns are defending a “man” who GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH A PUPPET!!!!!

That’s how big a man he is.

Hey Tony, you got a FUCKIN’ PROBLEM? How about I get my boy Mickey Mouse to kick your ass!

Tony is a clown. Eminem is like Elvis, he is just the King of our time.

the man is back “i wonna grow up to just like you eminem ahahhahahaaahh”

stfu nonoe has moved off em dont matter ow old dis dude is hes the fuckin best and he kill all u bitches dat dont belive dat u hear me !!!!!!!!!!!! ill fucking kill all you muda fucke5rs dat dont ps. dont forget that i love u america

eminem shud dis everlast agen dat clown jsut dont learn “get um em”

TONY THE FONEY you think em gives a fuck wat u think he dont give a fuck about any of you crack pots

I personally can’t wait! I feel like I have kinda grown up with em. Some of the best times in my life, are commonly relived when ever I hear an em song. They make me remember what was going on during my life whaen that song came out! Rock on em!

Tony- suck a fat one k!

eminem i would love tha chance to work wit u in tha studio if i had a way there to were u are i am a huge fan i am an artist an a independent artist trying to get
my big break in this industry

well reack me back ight

http://www.soundclick.com/mcfastr ic

http://www.myspace.com/peaceuni trecords

All of you are idiots, eminem is great and why the F**ki are talkin like idiots on here learn how to talk,god all of u r posers man ur white ok, i am a fan of eminem but i dont talk like a fuckin idiot.

The KING is Rap is EMINEM.
Eminem you are legend in Rap , all people this now but acting like don’t know…..

The KING in Rap is EMINEM
EMINEM you are legend in Rap,all people now but acting like don’t know.
Who’s don’t like EmineM ‘ don’t like Rap..

If eminem is coming out with a new album, great for him. I hope its not as disappointing as encore was. I think the man has lost it. After about 2002 his lyrics, voice, everything changed.

to me, this is the real slim shady;
Infinite
the slim shady lp
The marshall mathers lp
The eminem show (some what)

I LOVED the more controversial em. I hope em realizes no one really talks shit about shady records as much as he thinks, and he doesn’t have to make a cd (re up) to back up his recording label..

Eminem is the F**kin’ king… Every cd is Da Shit

eminem an angel on earth . be happy one day i love you

rap is dieing
i hate to say that
i love rap, its my music
eminem and lupe are the only two rappers that i think are great and they both are about to retire

king mathers is going to be great

em will be back…! omg i cant whayt

EMINEM IS DOPE, ON ENCORE HE FUCKED AROUND A BIT TOO MUCH BUT IF HE CAN COME BACK WITH SOMETHING LIKE HE USED TO, THEN MOVE OVER. RIGHT NOW T.I AND LIL WAYNE ARE THE HOTTEST RAPPERS ON THE SCENE BUT AS MUCH AS I LIKE LIL WEEZY, HE DOES CHAT SOME SHIT. call me mr carter or mr lawnmower? I MEAN PLEASE! IF EM DROPPED THAT LYRIC HE’D BE SLATED! NEVER THE LESS, WEEZY’S BEATS ARE HOT AND HE BRINGS A BIT OF LIFE TO THE GAME. IF EMINEM RETURNS ON FORM THEN GET THE FUCK OUT THE WAY BITCHES!

Eminem is rap so if you have a problem with it FUCK OFF!!!!!