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April 28, 2004 - Dan Aquilante of the New York Post reviewed D12's new album 'D12 World', saying the "Detroit rap crew steps out of the shadow of Slim Shady". Aquilante adds, "Eminem has a strong, identifiable voice and his fans will clearly hear it on this disc, but 'D12 World' is a group effort with multi-layered raps among Kon Artis, Proof, Swift, Kuniva and Bizarre. Rather than falling into the gangsta trap or the new trend to candy rap and hip-pop, this record smartly carves out a niche for itself as social commentary through satire." Read more.

April 28, 2004 - Anonymous writes "MTV News reports that according to Jadakiss, Eminem will rap on and produce a record for him called 'Welcome to D-Block.' That track is one of the last additions to Kiss' June 15 'Kiss of Death' LP. Jada said he's secured Mariah Carey to sing on another song, but is just waiting for Mariah to lay down the vocals."

April 25, 2004 - MTV.com is streaming Eminem and D12's new album 'D12 World' ahead of its release on Tuesday (April 27). Check out 'The Leak' here.

April 25, 2004 - Eminem and D12 will appear on 'TRL' on Tuesday.

April 21, 2004 - The Associated Press reports a 16-year-old boy was sentenced to more than four years in prison Monday for dragging Eminem's mother from her car on the street made famous by the rapper's movie '8 Mile'. James Antonio Knott also was ordered to pay $3,473 in restitution to Debbie Nelson, who suffered bruises and a broken foot. Read more.

April 21, 2004 - While Eminem's lyrics are full of boasts about his sexual conquests, in reality, he is a flop in bed, according to his ex-mistress. "I was surprised," says Kesia Alvarez. "He raps about having this bitch and screwing that one but he didn't know how to excite a woman. I taught him a lot - an awful lot. He was like a little virgin boy when I met him... and he was 26 at the time. A lot of the stuff he raps about is bullsh**." Read more.

April 21, 2004 - Billy Masters of Filth2go.com reports that during Eminem's UK visit and stay at the Dorchester hotel, the rapper was seen strutting through the halls shirtless and instead of the heavy-duty weight-training session he originally booked, Em decided to have a day of beauty. He took full advantage of the Dorchester’s ultra-spa and had a tan, manicure, pedicure, and facial.

April 14, 2004 - D12 are out with the video to their new single '40 Oz.' from their upcoming 'D12 World' album, due April 27th. Watch the video online at Launch.com.

April 14, 2004 - Star magazine reports Eminem's uncle Todd Nelson ran into difficulty trying to auction off drawings by the rapper on March 13th in Chicago. Susanin's Auction was unable to sell 21 pages of illustrations Slim did of his ex-wife Kim, Spiderman, and rappers. The lot of 16 pages of lyrics Em wrote before producing his first album also failed to generate much interest. "We're surprised the lots failed to sell," said Susanin's Kalon Sarby. "We were looking for bids [of] at least $5,000 for each lot, and we didn't achieve that." Nelson said, "After what happened... I decided to keep the items in the fmaily and pass them down to the kids. [They] will only get more valuable as the years go by."

April 12, 2004 - The People reports about 15 women at the Eminem party at Mayfair were eventually selected by a handful of the bodyguards to go on to a much more-private Dorchester Hotel gathering after the party broke up around 4 am on Friday. The motives for the invites prompted one fan from Manchester to get cold feet. "There were 15 girls and three bodyguards and it was obvious what they wanted," she said. "They were going to divvy us up between them. I told one I had to go to the loo in his room - only to see him then emerge clutching a fistful of condoms!" She added: "I legged it. And as I ran down the corridor, a girl came out of another room yelling 'Run'. I couldn't believe it. It was a nightmare." Read more.

April 12, 2004 - Despite the legal troubles with ex-wife Kim Mathers and reports of her cheating on him, Eminem apparently is remaining loyal to her. A party following D12's gig Shepherd's Bush was held at Mayfair, where only around 40 men were invited, and 200 stunning women, most of them of the stripping variety. A spy revealed: "Eminem acted like one big sissy when he saw the scantily clad girls throwing themselves at him. He immediately got his pal and his minders to cordon off the library so he could chill on his own." Later when he went down to a pool area, more ladies were battling for his attention, but Eminem scurried away. "Eminem was acting like a little boy," an insider said. "He looked really awkward and nervous. He did shuffle towards the door but immediately headed back to the library when he saw all the beautiful girls desperate to get his attention. He kept on looking at his watch and muttering, 'Can you clear those girls away?'" Read more.

April 10, 2004 - Eminem and the D12 crew dropped their new single 'My Band' in the UK this week and they joined Westwood on the Radio 1 Rap Show for some straight up chat. Check out the show for the exclusive interview here.

April 10, 2004 - Eminem and D12 performed their new single 'My Band' on BBC's 'Top of the Pops' on Friday (April 9) in London. Watch a brief clip from their performance here.

April 8, 2004 - The Associated Press reports an arrest warrant was issued for rapper Eminem's former wife Wednesday, a day after she failed to return to a court-ordered drug treatment program, officials said. Kimberly Mathers didn't return to a Macomb County treatment facility on Tuesday, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections said. After being taken to a doctor's appointment that day, she was supposed to attend a nearby Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meeting and then return to the facility. Read more.

April 4, 2004 - MTV News reports Eminem, after being accused two years ago by French composer Jacques Loussier of lifting parts of his song 'Pulsion' for the controversial 'Marshall Mathers LP' cut 'Kill You', now will see the case heard in court. A trial date of June 14th has been set with the Paris-based pianist seeking $10 million in damages.

April 4, 2004 - The New York Daily News reports Scott Cherry, a Shady Records bodyguard who protects rappers 50 Cent and Eminem, will face the music in court today after being sued for allegedly beating up a city worker at a posh Manhattan nightclub in 2002. Read more.

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