While he says he feels pretty content with what he's accomplished thus far, he also admits that he likes the attention - just not too much of it.
Fem also says he's excited to get back out there, especially after confirming that he's been collaborating with Dr. Dre for the past five months on a wealth of brand new material. He admits to being rather spoiled in the studio because Dr. Dre is such a good producer…and Eminem pretty much leaves all of the production to him, concentrating solely on his raps.
Although he is hesitant to confirm whether or not he will tour with the new album, especially since the last time we heard from Fem was in 2005, when he canceled a bunch of shows on account of the never-tired excuse of "exhaustion."
And, to prove he's still got it, he called most current rap crap, apart from the likes of T.I. and Andre 3000.
The folks at EW got their hands on a few passages from Feminem's soon-to-be-released autobiography.
Fem reveals that he's very 'angry' and a bit bipolar!
Check it:
I've always had issues with my temper.
When I look back at myself during those years when everything was blowing up, I think maybe at first I was a little, you know, too aggressive and loud. It was like I had this voice and I had to be heard. ”Don't f— with me,” to the point where people must have been wondering, Why is this dude so angry? Is he on crack? Is he on crystal meth? I go back and see old interviews and even now I wonder, Why was I so hyper?
I went through a phase back then when I was shooting pistols in the air behind the studio and, you know, pulling guns out, pointing a pistol in somebody's face, not even realizing that I could've gone to jail for that s—.
Back then I was living on a main road, Hayes Street, and random people used to come and knock on my door all the time. The first album had gone four times platinum. I finally had some money. I remember thinking, I have a house, I can park in back. It was the first time in my life I'd had a real home that I could call my own and nobody was going to be able to throw me out. Directly across the street there was a trailer park. Wouldn't you know it? Sometimes kids would sit and wait for me to come out.
Other times they didn't even bother to wait. They would just come and bang on the door. The doorbell kept ringing. I was starting to lose it. As soon as I would open the front door the camera flashes would go off. They'd start clapping. I was losing my mind. I got up in one kid's face with a pistol. Unloaded, but still. Was that the right thing to do?
Hell, no. But my temper was out of control. Thank God I was in enough control to not do something tragic. I had to move out of there before I wound up hurting somebody.
My mood can change quickly. It's always been that way. When I was drinking, I could be in a good mood — just loving everybody and feeling like everything was great — then somebody would say the wrong s— to me, and before you knew it there was nothing my bodyguards could do to stop me from reacting and at least punching, spitting, or kicking a few times before they could get to me. It would be the simplest s— that would set me off, like somebody looking at me hard. And I could not stop until I felt like I'd done something to make that person accountable, to make that person learn his lesson. Afterward, I would be full of apologies, just saying ”I'm sorry” over and over. I'd feel like such an idiot for acting like that. Like, Why can't I control this?
You all saw the Triumph thing go down at the MTV Video Music Awards, right? That's a pretty perfect example. I mean, there I am, sitting in my seat, and they announce that I'm up for an award, presented by Christina Aguilera. I had said some things about her in the past, Moby had said some things about me, and I had said some things back about him. So I'm sitting there next to Proof, and they bring in Moby and sit him like two rows directly behind us. So now I'm like, Okay, what's going on? What are they trying to do? I've got Moby behind me, and Christina up onstage, and then this dog puppet gets up in my face. I'd been so busy touring and doing my own s— that I hadn't had time to watch TV, so I had no idea what that dog was. All I saw was Moby and Christina and this dude who's sticking his hand in my face, trying to be funny. I didn't even see the puppet, you know? My natural reaction was, ”Get the f— out of my face. Get your f—ing hand out of my face.” And that's when I kind of lost it and a half. I should have kept my composure, but instead I stuck my fingers basically on Moby's nose. Right in his face, like, ”F— you.”
When they told me I won the award, I went up there and gave Christina a hug, because there wasn't a real beef with her. I was just dissing her to separate myself ’cause I didn't want to be classified as a pop artist. When I hugged her, I thought I was being as mature as I could be. But when I got behind closed doors in the green room, I threw a fit. There was a cooler with drinks in it, and I asked if anybody wanted to grab a water or something. Nobody did. So I picked up the cooler and threw it against the wall and kind of f—ed up the whole room, basically.
According to Vibe and its readers, Eminem is the Greatest Rapper Alive.
Really.
Though the once tremendously outspoken rapper has been keeping to himself as of late, Eminem beat out all of today's hot acts from Kanye West to Rick Ross.
More than 920,000 votes were cast and rappers were eliminated tournament style, streamlining a large bracket, until it was down to Eminem and Jay-Z. Em came out the winner, with 69% of the votes.
Of the honor, Eminem dipomatically said in a statement:
"It's obviously an honor to have won the fans' support by being voted the Best Rapper Alive. I don't think that there is any one rapper that is simply the best, though. Everyone who was in consideration and many others are the best at certain things, and at what they do. But since Vibe's offering the distinction, hell yeah, I'll accept!"
It's strange that something out of his mouth makes us feel sort of…warm and fuzzy inside.
Rumor has it that Em's been working quietly at home on new material with 50 Cent and Dr. Dre.
Now that he's the Best Rapper Alive he's gotta back it up!
As we mentioned over two months ago, former rapper Eminem was reportedly going to begin working on a new album, his first since 2004!
And reports keep surfacing that Slim Shady will have his album out this year.
During a recent appearance on Eminem's Sirius XM satellite radio station (who knew he even had one?), the rapper admitted that he's been producing music for his Shady Records artists, as well as some stuff for himself.
Eminem said, "I'm concentrating on my own stuff right now — just banging out tracks. The more I keep producing, the better it seems I get. I start knowing stuff, learning the boards like the back of my hands."
However, a rep for Interscope said there is no official release date yet and no single has been confirmed. They did admit, however, that a new album "may arrive" before the end of the year.
Even 50 Cent, who's worked with Eminem in the past, is speaking out.
Fifty said during a recent interview with BBC Radio 1 that fans would be seeing Eminem shortly.
Adding that, "He's working. I spent the weekend at his house. Even though he tries to relax and stay home, it's impossible for him to stay in."
Let's hope after all these years of being away his new album doesn't bomb!
While the rapper has been missing in action from the music scene for the last several years, he's been keeping himself busy frequenting strip clubs and getting into trouble.
Fem was sued on Thursday by a man that claims the rapper punched him at Cheetah's on the Strip Gentlemen's Club in Detroit while both of them were in the bathroom.
This should give sonny boy material for a new song!
Debbie Nelson, estranged mom of rapper Eminem, is being sued by some guy that says he's her ex agent.
He supposedly helped Em's mama put together that 'tell all' book and is suing mad because after all the work he did on her behalf, she cut him out of the deal!
The ex-agent claims that he "came up with the idea of Nelson writing a book about being the mother of Eminem." He also asserts that he's entitled to 25% of her earnings in the suit.
Em is probably a little happy that his mom is on the receiving end of a suit. Remember that time when Em's mom sued him?!
Karma's a bitch!
Nelson's Eminem tell-all hit the shelves in the UK November 2007 and has sold 100,000 copies.
