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April 28, 2002 - Just in case you don't have a file swapping program and haven't heard the new Eminem track 'Without Me', the Radio 1 website has the track available as a stream, and listener opinions on the track as well. Check out both here.

April 28, 2002 - Well there seems little doubt that Interscope is behind the leak of all the tracks off of 'The Eminem Show'. Problem is, each of the tracks are about 4-5 minutes of each song's chorus looped. This actually is a smart move from the label's perspective, as you're going to have what amount to phony cuts that most people aren't going to delete that will have fans tricked as to which is the real track to download when the disc does come out. The only tracks that appear to be left out are what would likely to be intro tracks (ie. track 1) or tracks so short they can't be looped. Read on for a tentative track listing. Read more.

April 28, 2002 - The song that has Eminem duelin' with Dr. Dre and puttin' Jermaine Dupri on blast has been leaked to the internet... Amongst the jibes taken at JD include being called a "midget", being labeled "mini-me", and the previously revealed - "Over 80 million records sold and I ain't had to do it without 10 or 11 year olds." Read on for the complete lyrics. Read more.

April 28, 2002 - The lyrics to Eminem's new single 'Without Me' have emerged. Amongst those mentioned in the lyrics include Elvis Presley, Dick Cheney and wife, Chris Kirkpatrick, Limp Bizkit bastards, Moby, and Prince. Read on for the lyrics. Read more.

April 27, 2002 - MTV News has a few more details on Eminem's new single, which takes shots at *NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick, Limp Bizkit, and Moby. As for Moby, Em raps that at 36, Moby is too old to be in tune with what people want to hear and that "nobody listens to techno." Meanwhile, Eminem's album 'The Eminem Show' will apparently include a bonus DVD for the first two million copies sold - no doubt an effort to get a huge opening weekend of sales for the disc. Read more.

April 27, 2002 - The Sun quotes Eminem talking about life without drugs following his probation for a gun charge - which he says has been a blessing: "I’m able to do things I couldn’t do a couple of years ago without freaking out – like trying to take care of my little girl, doing the daddy things, trying to make music and do the Press."

April 27, 2002 - Moby, who keeps a daily running diary on his official website, has reacted to the Eminem diss on his new track 'Without Me'. Moby said, "I'm so amused. Apparently Eminem disses me on his new single. I haven't heard it yet, but I do think it's very funny that he's singled me out as an object of his scorn. The weird thing is that I actually do think that Eminem has skills as an mc, but it disturbs me that he glorifies homophobia and misogyny in his songs, especially seeing as his listeners are, for the most part, very impressionable 10 year old boys." He adds that he's honored by the diss, and won't be dissing him back. Read more.

April 26, 2002 - Access Hollywood has a video to the brief chat that host Pat O'Brien had with Eminem where he talked about his new album and move to acting. Slim said of 'The Eminem Show', "This one is probably the most personal that I've gotten so far. The first single is comical. It's got some funny stuff or whatever. There are probably less songs on this CD that are funny... more of them are to the point and represent a period in time when I was going through difficult things in my life or whatever." Check out a transcript or watch the video to the interview here.

April 26, 2002 - Access Hollywood host Pat O'Brien shared his thoughts on spending the day recently with Eminem and Paul McCartney. Pat said, "More than a lot of people, he likes to have fun with his image. For example the entire homophobic episode was a joke that, in reality, got out of hand. Hanging out with Em on his set, there couldn't be a nicer guy, really or a busier one... new CD, movie projects, videos and living his life. It's a true experience to be part of his inner circle for an afternoon because it's really no different from what everybody else does. He works hard. He breaks for lunch, hangs out with his friends and goes home at night." Read more.

April 26, 2002 - Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley will be the first person in the world to play Eminem's new single 'Without Me' on the radio at 10:15 British Standard Time on Friday morning. Read more and listen live when it goes down here.

April 25, 2002 - Eminem, Papa Roach and Xzibit will be joined by Ludacris and the X-ecutioners on this summer's Anger Management Tour, according to a spokesperson for headliner Eminem. While dates have not been finalized, Eminem's label, Interscope, said the tour will begin on July 24.

April 25, 2002 - NME.com reports that Eminem's new album is under the tightest security ever ahead of it's worldwide release in early June (US on June 4, UK on June 3). The site reports even trusted hip-hop journalists in the US have been denied access to the album before its commercial release date. Despite the fact that the first single 'Without Me' is due out Friday, trying to find the track on the internet early has proved impossible. Read more.

April 25, 2002 - Hits Daily Double reports Eminem's debut single 'Without Me' is set to invade radio airwaves on Friday, April 26. Slim's manager Paul Rosenberg tells Hits, "People are not going to believe it, but 'The Eminem Show' is his best record yet—no question about it. It’s the most consistent from beginning to end, and shows more growth than either of the other two." Read more.

April 24, 2002 - The Sun reports record bosses over at Interscope are worried about whether Eminem's dressing up as Osama bin Laden in his latest video 'Without Me' will outrage fans worldwide. Apparently they are so concerned there is a chance the scene may be cut from the video, which is the first cut off of 'The Eminem Show'.

April 24, 2002 - The New York Daily News spoke with Eminem's rep Dennis Dennehy for his thoughts on 'The Face' magazine recoloring his red tank top pink. Dennehy says, "The Face altered his image after the fact. It was done intentionally to cause controversy and to taunt Eminem. …The Face [has now] agreed to publish an issue containing photos as they were originally captured on film."

April 23, 2002 - The Mirror reports Eminem was furious after seeing his red shirt turned pink after seeing a preview copy of The Face magazine. An insider said, "Em hit the roof. He's got this hard man image to live up to and the pictures didn't bring this across." Slim's handlers claim the magazine deliberately changed the shirt's color in order for it to be controversial. Read more.

April 23, 2002 - Hintmag.com reports Eminem was furious to see that the cover image of himself on The Face magazine had him wearing a pink Nike tank-top, when in fact he was actually wearing red. The original color had apparently clashed with the red cover text, but his label Polydor threatened an injunction to halt the depiction they thought would make him look effeminate. An insider said, "The final resolution was for the record label to pay to have the magazine reprinted with the red tank top. But the issue has already hit the UK newstands with the pink shirt." Read more.

April 22, 2002 - If you see the 4.5 MB file 'Eminem_Without_Me.mp3' and get excited... don't get too excited. Someone decided to take the chorus from the track and just repeat it for nearly five minutes, but at least you get a sample of the debut single off 'The Eminem Show'. It probably was leaked by Interscope to dilute the track when the authentic one emerges.

April 21, 2002 - Eminem fan site Eminem2000.com reports that 'The Eminem Show' will also be released in a Limited Deluxe Edition, besides the regular album, that will featured a bonus DVD disc that will contain exclusive never before scene live performances and interviews.

April 21, 2002 - D12World.com has the clip of Eminem and Dr. Dre in studio where they played a clip of Eminem's new remake of the Aerosmith classic 'Dream On'. If you missed the show or the replays (or even if you didn't), download the clip here.

April 21, 2002 - MTV News reports Eminem will dress up like Osama bin Laden and spoofs 'The Sally Jesse Raphael Show' in the video for his new single, 'Without Me.' The video was shot last weekend and the track should be released to radio later this month. The video for 'Without Me' will debut on an episode of MTV's 'Making the Video' in early May.

April 19, 2002 - World Online reports Dr. Dre has listened to the new Pet Shop Boys track for 'The Night I Fell In Love' which is about a boy who has sex with Eminem after a concert. Dre said, "Oh my God. I hope they can stand the backlash. That's funny as hell." Read more.

April 18, 2002 - Sixshot.com spoke with Royce Da 5'9'' about how many people refer to him as Eminem's sidekick. The rapper had mixed feelings about the label saying, "On one hand, it’s cool, 'cause I’m down with Slim and everything, we’re cool and we do tough records together. On the other hand, it feels like sh*t 'cause sooner or later an artist comes to the point where he likes to be taken seriously as an only person, as himself. You wanna be defined by yourself, your music and everything, not by collabos together with someone else." Read more.

April 18, 2002 - If you watched the mtvICON special last night, you no doubt saw Eminem and Dr. Dre giving props to Aerosmith and playing a bit of his 'Dream On' remake of Aerosmith's biggest hit - which is set to appear on 'The Eminem Show'.

April 18, 2002 - According to Eminem fan site Eminem2000.com, Slim Shady's first single off of 'The Eminem Show' will be hitting radio stations on or about Friday. The track is called 'Without Me', and the video for the song was completed a few days ago. Still nothing showing up online, so it appears doubtful any stations have received the track as of yet.

April 18, 2002 - Eminem will be appearing on Saturday Night Live on May 11th, where he'll be musical guest. The show's host that week is actress Kirsten Dunst.

April 18, 2002 - Amazon has the new Eminem album, 'The Eminem Show' available for pre-order and includes the album's cover. Check out the cover and order it here.

April 17, 2002 - Eminem tells NME.com his upcoming album, 'The Eminem Show' is heavily influenced by 70's rock. "I don't know if I succeeded or not but I was trying to capture like a '70s rock vibe for most of it. We treated this record like it was a rock record in so far as how it's produced. It's, like, loud," he said, adding, "There's a lot of guitars in it. There's a lot of hiphop sh**, too. Like, strictly hiphop sh**. I tried to get the best of both worlds." Read more.

April 13, 2002 - Friday's Gossip To Go with Flo Anthony on K104 had the DJ's and Flo arguing a bit about whether Eminem was 'finished' or not with Flo saying he's done, but one of the DJ's insisted the reason you haven't seen him lately is that he's been too busy on post-production for '8 Mile'. Check out their discussion, which includes more on the Jay-Z, Ja Rule tour fiasco (ie. it ain't happenin') here.

April 11, 2002 - Jessica Suarez of the Arizona Daily Wildcat spoke with Princess Superstar about the comparisons she receives to Eminem, where she's often dubbed 'Feminem'. The rapper said, "I think he's a great lyricist, but I think what I do is a lot different from what he does. I add elements of electronica punk rock to my music. This is already my fourth album. I play instruments and produce and sing. I'm more than just an MC. I think it's a real lazy comparison. I think it comes off of people hearing just one song like 'Babysitter,' or something like that. But at the end of the day, he is a great lyricist, so it's also a compliment." Read more.

April 11, 2002 - Mike Bell of the Calgary Sun spoke to Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys about his bandmate Neil Tennant's song of a first-person account of meeting Eminem backstage, being charmed by him, and becoming "secret lovers." Bell said after being asked if there was any truth to the tune called 'The Night I Fell In Love', "Oh, no, if only. That would be great if that was a true story. But it's pure fantasy." Read more.

April 10, 2002 - The Macomb Daily reports John Guerra's lawsuit against Eminem was settled. Guerra, the man who Eminem assaulted with a gun after he kissed then wife Kim Mathers, will come away with $100,000 less legal fees for his ordeal. Slim's lawyer Peter Peacock said, "I'm sure he's pleased that the litigation is over with, the same way anyone is, I suppose, who has to go through litigation when it's finally over." Read more.

April 7, 2002 - Vibe spoke to several TV judges for a May issue article and asked Judge Joe Brown who his favorite rapper was. Brown said, "Eminem. He's entertaining, and he has a social message. I'd go see him live, but when you're a judge, people expect you to be straight-laced. I couldn't just go sit in the same row with someone smoking grass - unless I went incognito."

April 6, 2002 - Mark Eastbase of DaveyD.com spoke with D12's Proof who revealed that Nelly Furtado will be among those collaborating on their upcoming 2003 release of 'Searching For Gerry Garcia'. Proof addressed the group's so-called 'beef' with pop stars in wake of working with Furtado saying, "They're just people. We're just people. I'm not doing it to sell. If I was then I'd have Backstreet Boys, fu**ing *NSYNC, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera all over my album. There's no real reason why I don't like those people. I don't know any of them. I just don't like their music. People tell me 'Oh Elton John is a fag, you shouldn't like his music', fu** that. So what if he's a fag? There's Elton John songs I love to tears. Same with George Michael. He masturbates in public, that doesn't stop him from making great songs." Read more.

April 6, 2002 - Davey D reports early word on Eminem's new album expected to drop around Memorial Day is that it is 'dope,' based on some of the tracks people have been able to hear of the LP. Davey says Dr. Dre is only doing one or two tracks, "But he definitely continues to bring heat and prove to all naysayers he ain't no joke."

April 4, 2002 - Associated Press reports Eminem has been blocked from performing at this year's Black College Reunion in Daytona Beach. Last year Mayor Bud Asher halted his show that was sprinkled with profanity and drug references. Asher said Monday, "I don't care if I ever see him again." BET spokesman Rob Santwer said Monday, "He's actually got a new album coming out later this month and he wanted to come back, but the mayor, well, I had to respect his wishes." Fortunately, there will be an all star cast of rappers performing including Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, Ludacris and Master P. Read more.

April 3, 2002 - MTV News spoke with Dr. Dre about Eminem's new album 'The Eminem Show', which MTV.com says will launch March 28 but MTV's TRL reported today that it will drop a week later, June 4 -- that was the word from Interscope. As for whether Slim will be having a new sound on the disc, Dre said, "Well, I do feel he has matured as a lyricist, but I don't know if [saying he's] moving in a different direction is accurate," Dre said. "His stuff is really crazy to me because just when you think, 'OK, he has run out of stuff to say, he can get no crazier than this,' something comes out of his face that gives you chills or something. Makes the hair crawl on your skin. So I think the shock value of Eminem is definitely gonna still be there, but it's just getting better." Read more.

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