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October 31, 2003 - SOHH.com reports Ray Benzino of The Source released a statement last night claiming he has damning evidence against rival Eminem that will seal his fate in Hip-Hop. Allegedly, Benzino has acquired an "original cassette recording of a Detroit basement tape which features a series of raps by Marshall Mathers that contain blatant racist and derogatory statements about Black women and Black people in general." Read more.

October 31, 2003 - Eminem's smash 'Lose Yourself' has been remixed with the theme from 'Kill Bill'. Download and listen to 'Kill Yourself' here.

October 27, 2003 - AllHipHop.com reports four "unreleased" Tupac tracks featuring the Notorious B.I.G., Eminem and 50 Cent will hit stores in November on the latest posthumous set from the rapper. "I got sent a bunch of Tupac acappellas and went crazy with them," Eminem said. "'Runnin' has a chorus by Edgar Winter, and as he's singing it, you'll hear Tupac coming in, then Biggie comes in. It's kinda like they're just talking about each other and the whole drama that was going on." Read more.

October 27, 2003 - Steve Jones of USA Today reviewed Anthony Bozza's biography on Eminem, 'Whatever You Say I Am'. Jones writes, "The book addresses how Eminem has come to be embraced by those who condemned him. Lyrics that were once the subject of a congressional hearing because of their violent content are the same lyrics that make him a hero to poor, angry and disaffected youth. Bozza avoids a gushy, insider's love-fest. Instead, he takes advantage of his unique perspective to paint an informative portrait of a conflicted figure whose influence on American culture goes far beyond his own popularity." Read more.

October 27, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Eminem's ex, Kim Mathers, is under electronic house arrest at her Michigan home. A warrant was issued for Ms. Mathers earlier this week after she failed to appear for two scheduled court appearances regarding cocaine possession charges facing the 28-year-old. The warrant was dismissed yesterday after she appeared for an arraignment hearing accompanied by her lawyer. Her next pre-trial court appearance is scheduled for December 11."

October 24, 2003 - 'Scary Movie 3' director David Zucker spoke with the Toronto Sun about the film's spoof of the Eminem starring '8 Mile'. "I don't know anything about rap, but I didn't know anything about airports either," says Zucker, who says he hired "every black person in Canada," for a Vancouver-location shoot spoofing the '8 Mile'-inspired nightclub "showdown" scene between Simon Rex and real-life rapper Fat Joe. Read more.

October 24, 2003 - The New York Daily News has details of Anthony Bozza's biography about Eminem, 'Whatever You Say I Am', where the rapper describes the night he lay in wait for his then-wife, Kim Mathers, because he suspected she was cheating on him. Kim thought the Detroit rapper was in Los Angeles, but he caught her as she arrived home in the wee hours. "I waited until four o'clock in the fu**ing morning outside your house, you fu**ing bitch! You're fu**ing busted!," Eminem says in the book. Read more.

October 22, 2003 - A million-dollar lawsuit against Eminem by DeAngelo Bailey was dismissed by a Judge Deborah Servitto who concluded her ruling with a rap verse. "Mr Bailey complained his rep is trash, so he's seeking compensation in the form of cash," Servitto rapped. "Bailey thinks he's entitled to some monetary gain, because Eminem used his name in vain. The lyrics are stories no one would take as fact, they're an exaggeration of a childish act. It is therefore this court's ultimate position, that Eminem is entitled to summary disposition." Read more.

October 18, 2003 - 'Interscope Presents: The Next Episode' will premier on Showtime November 14th. 50 Cent, along with Eminem, Dr. Dre, Wyclef, and more are featured on the show. Learn more about the show by watch a video clip preview here.

October 17, 2003 - Billy Johnson Jr. of Launch.com sat down with Obie Trice recently to talk about his debut album 'Cheers'. Asked about how he managed to hook up with a white rapper like Eminem, Obie admitted, "I'm from the hood, and I ain't never really seen no white people. That's just the bottom line. So when I got there, I really didn't know how to connect." As for his impression of Slim, Obie explained, "I took his first album to the hood and he was just brilliant to me. And I thought, 'I can really do this sh**. If he can do it, I can do it.' The first time I heard the first album, it was the dopest thing that had happened in a long time. And I took it to my neighborhood and dudes were not trying to hear that sh**. I literally had to make my homeboys listen to that sh**. Listen to what he said. Listen to his wordplay. Listen to his delivery. Dude was like, 'Get that white-boy sh** out of here.' And then 'The Marshall Mathers LP'--boom! That's when people like, 'Obie, be bring that sh** around here forever.' That inspired me to keep it moving." Read more.

October 16, 2003 - The Glasgow Daily Record reports Eminem has blasted Britney Spears. The rapper said, "I've met Britney a couple of times, but I'm not going to demolish her in public. I'm not a fan of her music though. I can't knock her for doing her thing, but she he sucks and she can't sing."

October 13, 2003 - Obie Trice spoke with Christina Fuoco of liveDaily about his debut effort 'Cheers' and how he managed to catch the attention of Eminem, who signed the rapper to his Shady Records label after meeting him through Bizarre from D12. Asked if he had much hope after giving Slim his CD, Obie said, "I really didn't think nothing of it. At that time in my life, my whole thought process was all fu**ed up. I ain't really seen the future with what I was going through. It wasn't like, 'Oh my God I just met Eminem.' I really didn't see the vision that I could be saved or found like that until I got the phone call that they were ready for me." Asked if Eminem really saved him, Obie responded, "Definitely. Definitely. He changed my life around. He definitely changed my change in my pocket." Read more.

October 10, 2003 - Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. rap side-by-side on 'Runnin' (Dyin' to Live),' the Eminem-produced theme song to the forthcoming MTV movie 'Tupac Ressurection.' Listen to the track online at NetscapeMusic.

October 7, 2003 - Mark J. has mixed the Christina Aguilera and Redman hit 'Dirrty' over the beats of Eminem's smash 'Without Me'. Download and listen to 'Dirrty Without Me' here.

October 5, 2003 -DJ DeNeo's mixed Eminem's 'Business', Britney Spears' 'Boys', and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's 'Rock Your Body' to create 'Justin Rocks Britney & Eminem'. Download and listen here.

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