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January 30, 2004 - Chaos Kid wrote a letter to The Source regarding his Eminem comments. Check it out here.

January 30, 2004 - MTV News reports that Chaos Kid, the friend of Eminem who helped The Source corroborate its claim that Eminem is a racist, has purportedly written a letter to the magazine saying he was taken out of context and that he believes Marshall Mathers is not a racist. The letter was written by Chaos Kid to Kim Osorio, the editor-in-chief of The Source, and was found posted on various online newsgroups. Read more.

January 26, 2004 - Anonymous writes "50 Cent, Eminem and Dr. Dre are all expected to have new albums out by the end of the year. But the next big push for hip-hop's reigning dynasty will be with the dirty boys of D12. Read more."

January 26, 2004 - murderincfan writes "Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight tells The Source magazine regarding the Eminem lyrical comments on black women during his teenage years: "First off, I am definitely supporting The Source on this, because they have been representing for Hip-Hop since day one. I not only fault Eminem but the people around him, who knew about this all along-including Dr. Dre. I don't support anyone who [says they are] down with Hip-Hop and is trying to defend this racist muthafu**a. I've watched beefs go on in Hip-Hop where guys are ready to go to war with each other and hold grudges for years, but this is way worse and some people are ready to dismiss it. My mother is Black, my sister and my two daughters, so when he talks about Black women, there is no forgiving him.""

January 26, 2004 - WDIV-TV reports Eminem's mother Debbie Mathers reportedly carjacked on Thursday night in metro Detroit while sitting in her car, pumping gas at the BP gas station located at Eight Mile and Coolidge roads around 11:30 p.m. She was approached by a man with a silver handgun who demanded her car and threatened to kill her if she did not get out of the car, according to Oak Park police. Read more.

January 26, 2004 - 2shady writes "Part of Eminem's interview with XXL on his controversy with The Source has been posted at the magazine's website. He explains why why he recorded the songs and hip hop's influence on race relations. Read more."

January 22, 2004 - Anonymous writes "The controversial issue of The Source purporting Eminem to be a racist hit newsstands last week, so it's no surprise that the rapper has already fired back at the magazine. In an untitled freestyle on the Green Lantern mixtape 'The Invasion Part Three: Countdown to Armageddon', Eminem aims to both elaborate on and get past the controversy stirred up by an old song in which he spit offensive lyrics directed at black women. Read more at MTVNews."

January 19, 2004 - A forum member at D12world.com posted the cover of The Source magazine featuring Eminem and the bonus disc with the rapper's controversial rap with lyrics degrading black women. Check out the cover and comments in the magazine about the alleged racism from Styles, Crooked I, and Benzino here.

January 19, 2004 - Anonymous writes "A song from the upcoming mixtape from Green Lantern has leaked. It is Eminem's latest diss track towards Benzino and The Source. Eminem seems to have gone back to how he does it best. A bouncy beat with his classic one liners tearing into the opponent. Download and listen to the track here."

January 17, 2004 - ballersfantasy writes "According to the Houston Chronicle, the most recent after party to be announced for the Super Bowl in Houston, is Snoop Dogg's 'Pimps N Ho's Party, The Real Playaz Ball.' The party will take place in the Mercury Room, where a Benjamin Franklin or two will place you in the late-night scene where the hip-hop master is planning to host pals 50 Cent, Christina Aguilera, Charles Barkley, Halle Berry, Chingy, Eminem, Michael Jordan, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Pharell Williams."

January 17, 2004 - The Edge in New Zealand recently spoke with Obie Trice. He talked about Eminem being more like a brother than a boss, how he met Slim, how he had a karaoke machine when he was 11-years-old, how he was looking forward to meeting the Kiwi ladies later that night, a fight he got into at House of Blues in Las Vegas, and he explained how someone as ugly as Jay-Z landed Beyonce Knowles. Obie explained his song 'Well Known Asshole', which was in tribute to his nickname 'Asshole', and he says 'Got Some Teeth' is definitely a true story in his life. Obie ran down his criminal record and revealed he lost his virginity at 13 to a 16-year-old girl. Download and listen to the 9-minute interview here.

January 17, 2004 - Source magazine now is reporting that Eminem used phrases such as "spear chuckers" and "porch monkeys" in a 1993 recording session. It’s the third time the magazine has come forward with charges of racism against the rapper. "We’re done responding to the Source," Eminem's rep told Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com. "Eminem has made his statement and he addresses everything in XXL." That issue of that magazine comes out later this month. 

January 17, 2004 - shadyoutkast writes "Later this month, Eminem will be on the cover of XXL magazine - the Source's direct competition - addressing the songs and the things that David Mays and Benzino have been accusing him of."

January 14, 2004 - Despite Kim Mathers' recent drug related troubles and her volatile marital breakup with Eminem, the rapper's grandfather Bob Nelson tells Star the 31-year-old superstar is "still in love with her -- I guess it's unconditional love." Slim's uncle, Todd Nelson, added, "That shows he still cares deeply for Kim and her well-being. Plus, it's important to him that Kim is around, so she can be a presence in her daughter's life." Read more.

January 14, 2004 - The Las Vegas Sun reports Eminem and some hulking men that seemed to be his bodyguards had a late breakfast Sunday at the Verandah at the Four Seasons.

January 12, 2004 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Eminem and 50 Cent were spotted dining together at N9NE (Palms) on Saturday, a rare Las Vegas sighting for Slim. Spies say Eminem had a blowout bash Saturday night in the 'Real World' suite.

January 4, 2004 - Christina Aguilera is featured in an interview with UK Company Magazine, where she lashed out at her father Fausto and brought some additional heat on Eminem for his lyrical attack on 'The Real Slim Shady'. "That was disgusting, offensive, and, above all, not true," she said of the Carson Daly and Fred Durst oral attack. "If he's going to be immature, that's his thing. I'm not going to feed into it. Whatever. Maybe he did it to make sure he had a hit, even at the expense of using other people's names or dissing them. If that's what you have to do to make a hit record, that's pretty sad. It's pointless to say anything more about a guy who's basically retarded, for lack of a better word. When the Eminem controversy erupted, my stepfather was furious - he was ready to get on a plane and kick Eminem's ass. It's good to have that support." Check out a transcript of the interview here.

January 4, 2004 - Blender magazine spoke with 29-year-old fitness instructor Julia Piper, who was a witness to Eminem's strange behavior at a London nightclub called Fabric during the summer. "He kept drinking and doing drugs," Piper said. "He was so hyper and kept jumping up on the speakers and entertaining us wigh little songs." As for his mooning the club crowd, she said, "He had a great ass and kept showing it to us. I didn't mind. Another trick was when he held his breath, as if he was underwater, and looked like a goldfish." Check out photos of the mooning, and the goldfish, plus other pictures from the night at RTL.de.

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