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September 28, 2003 - Dido's determination was famously rewarded when Eminem used her cold tea-referencing, 'Thank You' for the basis of his global smash, 'Stan'. In doing so, he delivered Dido's elegant melancholy to an audience far beyond her wildest imagination. "I've never felt any shame in the fact that so many went off and bought my record because they heard 'Stan' - it's funny how some people try to imply I should have. I just don't think it matters where you first hear music if you like it," she tells the London Independent. "Besides, it was funny hanging out with Eminem and Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre's my hero - I was just like an excited kid. It was freaky hearing them tell me how much they loved my record - and if they helped my music cross over into a whole new market, then wicked!" Read more.

September 26, 2003 - Ratethemusic.com reports Sharon Osbourne admits nothing would please her more than a studio chat with Eminem on her new talk show. "I'm dying to talk to him," Sharon said. "He's my boy. I love him. I like him because he's edgy and he's real and he doesn't pretend to be something he's not. I just like him. He doesn't talk to a lot of people and I wanna bring him in here and kiss him and smack him around a bit."

September 26, 2003 - MTV News reports Eminem recently completed production of 'Running (Dying to Live),' the first single from the upcoming 'Tupac: Resurrection' soundtrack. In addition to the verse from Pac, the record includes a Notorious B.I.G. rhyme for the first verse. The 'Tupac: Resurrection' soundtrack comes out on November 4th and features four new Tupac songs in all as well as a slew of his greatest hits. The film that inspired the soundtrack hits theaters on November 14th. Read more.

September 26, 2003 - The Q Awards nominations have been handed out, and Coldplay is leading the pack with four nods. Rap acts up for awards include 50 Cent and Eminem, who each have one nomination for Best Album and Best Live Act respectively, while Pharrell Williams is up for an award in the Best Producer category (Neptunes). Winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on October 2nd. Check out all the nominees here.

September 23, 2003 - While Dido is thankful for the sales explosion Eminem provided her by sampling 'Thank You' for his 2001 hit 'Stan', the two don't keep in close touch. "We weren't really sort of phoning each other on a regular basis in the first place," Dido said. "I saw him, probably, like, a year and a half ago, or something like that. But if he was in the same place. [If] I found out he was in the same hotel, then, you know, I would totally go and say 'Hi,' 'cause apart from anything, I really like--not only did I like him, but I really liked all the people he works with. They were so sweet to me."

September 23, 2003 - Launch.com reports Eminem showed up at the State Theatre in Detroit on Sunday (September 21) to help Obie Trice launch his debut album, 'Cheers', which comes out Tuesday (September 23) on Eminem's Shady Records label. Read more.

September 21, 2003 - A 70-year-old grandmother has filed a lawsuit against Eminem and his record labels for allegedly using a clip from a composition by her late husband on a 1999 song. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court alleges the Grammy-winning rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, used a clip from composer Ronald Stein's 'Pigs Go Home' in his song 'Guilty Conscience' from 'The Slim Shady LP'. Read more.

September 14, 2003 - If Eminem is the head of the Shady household, D12 are the rowdy cousins and 50 Cent is the bad-boy brother, then Obie Trice is the newborn baby. But just because he's a new addition doesn't mean he's not loyal to the unit, especially when it comes to the beef between the Shady camp, Ja Rule and Benzino/The Source's embargo on positive ink for Shady artists. "I don't think The Source will ever get with us because of the Benzino thing [Benzino is part-owner of The Source]," he tells Shannon McCarthy of Get Real Detroit. "I think that's just totally over with. They might not even deal with me as far as putting my album in there or getting a review, you know what I mean?" To Trice, being faithful to Eminem and the posse is more important than being on the cover of some magazine. "I roll with my crew. Unfortunately, this had to happen when I came to the game," he said. "I grew up on The Source, but if they want to fu** with us, fu** them. We got to move on." Read more.

September 9, 2003 - Spin magazine quotes Eminem saying, "Like that cloning thing they're doing -- they should hurry that up. Then I'd be able to do movies and rap and produce at the same time and run a label and rip my hair out."

September 7, 2003 - YM magazine recently caught up with Sarai for a Q&A session and asked the 22-year-old rapper if she likes being referred to as 'Feminem' or is insulted by the term. "I was totally flattered, but in a way I was like, 'Oh, they're setting me up'," she responded. "Because I don't want it to seem like I said that because I didn't, and I don't want people labeling me just because I'm white. So I'm definitely flattered and if it's for the right reasons then I'm cool, but if it's just because of the skin, then it's kind of like, eh." Read more.

September 4, 2003 - luvbabet writes "Launch.com reports that Eminem and his protege, Obie Trice, have come up with a masterful marketing plan for Trice's forthcoming debut, 'Cheers', which will be released on September 23rd. The duo have decided to include golden ticket inserts into three of the first 500,000 copies of Trice's debut CD. The three lucky fans who purchase the CDs with the golden tickets will get an all expenses paid trip to Detroit to hang in the studio with Eminem while he works on his new album. Read more."

September 2, 2003 - DJ Tiim has mixed Eminem's 'Business' with the beat of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's 'Like I Love You'. Download and listen to 'Like I Love Business' here.

September 2, 2003 - The video for Obie Trice's new single 'Got Some Teeth', featuring Eminem as a bartender, is available on the rapper's official site. Watch it here.

September 1, 2003 - Eminem and Obie Trice will appear on BET's 106 and Park on Friday (September 5).

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