• NEWS: Eminem Speaks On Drugs, The Death Of Proof & Praises T.I. & Lil Wayne On New XXL Cover

    Tuesday Apr 14 10:40 AM CDT posted by xxl staff

    Get ready to enter the Em Zone. Back from a three-year hiatus, Eminem is set to grace two XXL covers for the magazine’s June issue on stands May 5, two weeks before Em’s fifth solo album, Relapse, hits stores May 19.

    A special collector’s edition, the issue showcases Eminem posing as Marvel Comics’ notorious vigilante The Punisher. In addition to the cover story written by XXL Editor-in-Chief Datwon Thomas, the issue’s entire feature well is dedicated to Marshall Mathers and documents his illustrious career. The magazine also includes an exclusive collaboration between XXL, Shady and Marvel Comics: a special edition Punisher comic book entitled Eminem/Punisher: Kill You starring Eminem and created by Marvel Comics. Part 2 of the comic will be made available on www.marvel.com/eminem starting May 5.-Bruce Moses

    Check below for choice quotes from the June cover story with Eminem and an exclusive first look of Slim Shady as The Punisher. And stay tuned for more Eminem with XXL.

    On His Drug Addiction

    “I wasn’t ready mentally. I wasn’t ready to give up the drugs. I didn’t really think I had a problem. Basically, I went in, and I came out. I relapsed, and I spent the next three years struggling with it. Also, at that time, I felt like I wanted to pull back, because my drug problem had got so bad. I felt like, Maybe if I take a break, maybe this will help. I started to get into the producer role more… I can still be out there with my music, like with the Re-Up album, but I don’t have to be in the spotlight the whole time.”

    On Proof’s Death

    “Everyone felt his loss, from his kids, to his wife, to everyone. But, for some reason, in hindsight, the way I felt was almost like it happened to just me… Maybe at the time I was a little bit selfish with it. I think it kind of hit me so hard. It just blindsided me. I just went into such a dark place that, with everything, the drugs, my thoughts, everything. And the more drugs I consumed, and it was all depressants I was taking, the more depressed I became, the more self-loathing I became… By the way, I’m just now at the point where I’m better talking about it. It took me so long to get out of that place where I couldn’t even speak about it without crying or wanting to cry… Proof was the anchor. He was everything to D12. And not just the group-for me, personally, he was everything.”

    On T.I., Lil Wayne & Hip-Hop

    “I stayed up on the music, and obviously I watch TV and saw what was going on. And without naming any names, it just felt like hip-hop was going downhill. And it seemed like kinda fast. You know, in them three years, it was like everybody just cares about the hook and the beat; nobody really cares about substance. But with this new T.I. album, with this new Lil Wayne album of recent, it seems like things are looking a lot better now. You can appreciate Lil Wayne using different words to rhyme and actually rhyming words that you know. Or T.I., where you hear shit and you’re like Whoa, ah, I wish I would have thought of that! You know what I mean? Or you hear all the compound-syllable rhyming and all that. It just seems like now the craft is getting cared about more.”

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    127 Comments »

    April 14th, 2009
    at 10:46 am

    yoprince says:

    the pics are ill.. and it’s good to see the white boy isn’t a hater like his boy 50..

    April 14th, 2009
    at 2:55 pm

    drox says:

    co-sign yoprince
    true artists enjoy all music and find ways that make them geniune compared to others and no matter what I’m coppin the xxlmag and em’s album no matter the content…good marketin xxl on the real!!!

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 3:14 pm

    Shade45 says:

    Dont get it twisted if Wayne disses 50 on that Ross track believe Shady gonna get him

    August 28th, 2009
    at 3:38 pm

    adam says:

    haa, I don’t think so, they just made a track together, an that shit it fucking harddd

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 6:48 pm

    jachong908 says:

    EMINEM would destroy LIL WAYNE and RICK ROSS

     

    April 15th, 2009
    at 10:16 am

    ko says:

    fuck this gay dude em I never liked his corny shit anyway…he hasn’t put out a good album since infinite.

    April 15th, 2009
    at 11:45 am

    JES says:

    You are a complete fucn retard!!! You would not know a good album if is was slapping you in the face, like that big coc that does every night.

    May 20th, 2009
    at 8:38 pm

    alex says:

    what the fucks wrong with ko. infinite wasnt that good. even em said that. he started becoming a genius when he released the slim shady ep which transformed into the slim shady LP. then he created the marshall mathers lp then the eminem show then encore. i actully like the relapse .fuck critics

     
     

    July 18th, 2009
    at 10:39 pm

    Sensy says:

    u dont make sense idiot. you liked his infinite album but u never liked his shit??

    thats chilll but everyone on here who is hating at all even one bit just has problems with their own life and who they are but yeea i think its cool Em is where he is today…

    he made it through some tough shit n he just wants to share it with people.. i respect that

    plus i like a couple of his new shits… beautiful is real.

     
     

    May 1st, 2009
    at 1:12 am

    nyn8 says:

    no 1 is better

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 10:50 am

    bankofamerikah-htown rap says:

    those photos are crazy ill.. glad tha white boy is back to bring hip hop back at ease… he is tha best rapper alive.. lil wayne aint got shit on em… n u forgot em murdered jay z on his own shit!! lol murder tha rap game em!

    April 14th, 2009
    at 7:23 pm

    KAM says: Subscribed to comments via email

    He’s back, to bring hip hop back? Damn this commercial sh** got people acting stupid. No real rapper will dress up like a woman in his videos or act stupid. Keep your commercial hip hop. Long live Pimp C, Geto Boys, Street Military.

    April 15th, 2009
    at 4:11 pm

    KLETEWOOD says:

    @ Kam…What are you looking for in a “real rapper”? Sounds like your from the south.

    How stupid would Em look if he had a grill in his mouth… with 10 chains on his neck…while driving his slab…gripping wood grain on syrup.

    April 20th, 2009
    at 8:29 pm

    KAM says: Subscribed to comments via email

    @Kletewood. I’ll tell you this, real g’s rather be riding slab than dress like a woman. Just cause the boy sold records that doen’t make him real, tough, the baddest s.o.b on the planet. Elton John has sol millions and he still gay!

     

    May 13th, 2009
    at 12:29 pm

    Stop Buggin' says:

    Pause. “Real G’s” don’t exist in rap. I don’t care what region they rep. Or their dumb asses got locked up for snitchin’ on themselves on record. Wake up people! It’s ENTERRTAINMENT. Always has been, always will be.

     
     

    May 11th, 2009
    at 5:15 pm

    thekngizback says:

    real rapper? slap yourself. it takes a real rapper to wear a dress and still get respected. and wtf? pimp c? r.i.p and all but your definition of a real rapper is someone who overdoses on cough syrup? wow. you don’t deserve to listen to rap, you’re too much of a moron.

     
     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 10:50 am

    DV8 says:

    I can see what he is saying about T.I.’s music but not Wayne. Wayne has corny lyrics that the masses are amazed with for some reason.

    I though he would be Batman as much as he likes to mention the Bat signal all the damn time.

    April 14th, 2009
    at 3:45 pm

    $hawty Reg says:

    @ DV8

    He prolly couldn’t get the green light from DC Comics! I expected the Batman shit as well

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 10:51 am

    Kabelo says:

    W’ssup Em,

    What’s with the 50 Cent muscle and pose

    April 15th, 2009
    at 1:01 am

    Gorczyca says:

    he isnt posing, he is reaching for a gun

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 10:52 am

    WESTCOAST says:

    EM’S BACK AND READY TO DESTROY EVERYTHING IN HIS PATH…

    April 14th, 2009
    at 3:16 pm

    mike says:

    Amen. Leave no corny rapper spared. For that matter he should also get at those whom he is allied with and tell em to step their game up for christ sake!

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 10:53 am

    render says:

    that shit hes been thru with proof is why I still have hope for this album despite the unimpressive crack a bottle/we made you bullshit

    Real pain makes real music

    the fuck is up with the punisher shit tho?

    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:16 am

    Penelope Rodriguez says:

    That’s what I’m saying about the punisher thing. It’s a bit too much, I think. But it’s whatever.

    I ain’t bought a XXL in minute. I’M COPPING THIS ONE!!!! I’m feeling the cover

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:02 am

    Eminem Covers XXL (June) | OnSMASH says: Subscribed to comments via email

    [...] Special Edition) cover which will be available on May 5th via http://www.marvel.com/eminem. You can check xxlmag for his take on drug addiction and hip-hop in 2009. Don’t forget to check the “We Made [...]

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:14 am

    Mario says:

    they should have used that last pic for the second Cover the Second one with the Punisher logo is fucking gay.

    April 14th, 2009
    at 12:58 pm

    joe p says:

    dee and d-block yall need to realize em is tha truth …

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:15 am

    dee says:

    fuck that white boy

    April 14th, 2009
    at 5:01 pm

    Stevie B says:

    CO-SIGN!! LOL

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 7:22 pm

    whiteb**** says:

    white man…. man

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:20 am

    D-Block says:

    fuck you eminem

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:21 am

    J says: Subscribed to comments via email

    EMINEM IS ON OF THE GREATS LIKE IT OR NOT, THIS RELAPSE ALBUM WILL BE CRAZY AND SELL LIKE CRAZY, THEN 50 WILL DORP A HEATER AFTER EM THAT WILL SELL LIKE CRAZY, THEN THE GOOD DOCTOR WILL DROP THE SHIT EVERYONE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR (DETOX) AND IT WILL BE A WRAP, AFTERMATH WILL RUN 2009, BELIVE THAT SHIT.

    P.S. DR. DRE WOULD YOU STOP FUCKING AROUND AND HURRY UP WITH DETOX!!! HURRY UP!!!

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:27 am

    BP says:

    Check out my new blog muzikminute.blogspot.com for the latest and hottest new music, models, kicks, and anything hot. Also follow my on twitter http://www.twitter.com/KingBP and my blog.

     

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    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:36 am

    Tony Grand$ says: Subscribed to comments via email

    Cosign Render……

    This is the kind of shit that seperates rappers/singers from actual artists. Real life experiences that are not easily escapable. Death, drugs, etc.

    Just him baring his soul in those minor excerpts is enough to make me buy the album. Like, I’m curious to know what he’s been going through these last few years. One doesn’t just sit on top of the world & suddenly disappear for no reason.

    No wonder he’s not firing shots @ Roth, he’s been living adult life dealing with grown up problems. Hopefully the album(s) will reflect that.

    April 14th, 2009
    at 1:31 pm

    $ykotic says:

    Real talk.

    This dude cried for his homie. Went into the foxhole and marinated.

    He relapsed and went back to his old style. I just know it. He has a new story to tell!

    The bad part is I actually have them boots! Elk hunting is therapy…

    April 14th, 2009
    at 4:13 pm

    jburg says:

    Ha ha ha you got the paratroopers too!! Yeah I am loving this Em. seems like he back to his old self. I hope he start putting some of these candy ass “rappers” in their place.

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 2:29 pm

    Jamal7Mile says:

    What’s up Tony?

    I absolutely co-sign. DeShaun “Proof” Holton was a dear friend of mine that I’ve known since 4th grade. His death damn near destroyed me and everyone else in Detroit… and world-wide, matter-of-fact. I cried - and it takes a whole LOT to make a dude like me cry. I will be first in line to cop Em’s CD.

    It’ll be some grown man music, for real. Believe it!

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:36 am

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    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:39 am

    The_Truth says:

    “it was like everybody just cares about the hook and the beat; nobody really cares about substance.”

    **CO-SIGN THE SHIT OUT THAT STATMENT!

    If ’stanky Leg’ or ‘Ricky Bobby’ doesn’t prove that, I don’t know what more you need. . .Wayne catches alot of hate, but you cant deny his talent, nor T.I. I hope he inspires more artist to take time making MUSIC rather than DANCES!

     

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    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:48 am

    Mutada al sader the king says:

    Co-Sign Penelope Rodriguez

    I aint got an XXL since the Dr Dre, Em, 50 cover but I might have to get this one. The pictures are dope, note to the kids stay off the drugs !

    April 14th, 2009
    at 2:36 pm

    Jamal7Mile says:

    What’s up Mutada?

    Yup, I gotta cop this one, too. My subscription expired a minute ago but this one right here, this one right HERE…!!

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:48 am

    Yayza says:

    Ok, XXL good one. This is an issue I will definitely be picking up.

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 12:14 pm

    RWord says:

    Em, Deeper Than Rap April 21st.

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 12:24 pm

    G word says:

    Deeper than cavity search in stores apr 21 st….

    April 14th, 2009
    at 4:06 pm

    RWord says:

    i didnt know 50cent was dropping an album April 21st along with Ross!

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 12:26 pm

    K.ing says:

    @ yo prince

    keep 50 dick out yo mouth… this is a Em post…

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 12:27 pm

    benjamin bixby III says:

    I’M NOT SAYING THE COVER IS TRASH IT JUST DOESNT APPEAL TO ME REALLY…HOPE THE ALBUM IS BETTER THAN THE LAST FEW THINGS IVE HEARD FROM EM

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 12:27 pm

    BGZ says:

    I used to like Eminem’s freestyle’s in the Stretch Armstrong show; but based on the first single he just continues his downward spiral qualitywise with mentioning everyone in the National Enquirer.

    Plus the cover looks like a Nazi poster and Marshall still has no chin.

     

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    April 14th, 2009
    at 1:04 pm

    Eminem XXL June 2009 (Photos) says: Subscribed to comments via email

    [...] a three year hiatus from the industry, Eminem is set to grace double covers of the June issue of XXL, on newsstands May 5, as he prepares for the May 19 release of his fifth studio album, [...]

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 1:18 pm

    EVM says:

    I WANT THAT MAGAZINE.

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 1:21 pm

    Jon Dog says:

    @BGZ - Everyone knows that the first single off every Em album is a fuckin’ goofy ass song dissin people that don’t matter. No sense on hatin’ on that. And why the fuck are you talkin’ about that man’s chin????

    On another note, good to see Em back, and everyone showin him love. Can’t waite for Relapse & Relapse 2. 2009 belongs to SHAAADY!!

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 1:49 pm

    TEZZY says:

    I dont usually like ems first singles he put out but i kinda feel this new one

     

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    April 14th, 2009
    at 2:38 pm

    romil says:

    Dang they couldnt get Em to do a real photo shoot. That dont look like him eyes and forehead look crazy.

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 2:55 pm

    ShadyFan says:

    Yeah this is good eminem talking about hip hop going downhill, true… But what he said about Lil Wayne and T.I. is WRONG!

    They are not even hip hop! They are pop for christ sakes. Go listen to rappers like Big L, AZ, Nas, KRS-One, Ice Cube, Xzibit. Even underground rappers like Immortal Technique, Esoteric, Copywrite, Murs… Wayne and T.I is complete joke. Auto-tune midget and douche who talks about “you can have whatever you like”

    April 15th, 2009
    at 12:41 am

    kingofswagg says:

    Damn that got to suck for all yall em fans that think wayne is wack lol ur fam artist giving this man his credit so now i like em now lol for crushing all his hating as fans lol

    how u go say he wrong and em ant pop u must be white and crazy

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 3:04 pm

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    April 14th, 2009
    at 3:07 pm

    AZDSF says:

    is this out already? i need this issue, to go with my classic tupac edition. crazy cover

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 3:41 pm

    zayzkidd says:

    @Mutada al sader the king

    Thats why you gotta get it? Because the pictures are good? What, do you have a crush on Feminem or something???

    “50 cent to star on Dancing With the Stars” - 3rd ward magazine

    April 14th, 2009
    at 4:14 pm

    Jamal7Mile says:

    Mutada copping the XXL mag because he wants to hear (read) what the man got to say, just like I do. I’m a little bit biased since I’m from Detroit (and I know Proof), but I want to know what’s on the man’s mind.

    I skipped through the pics real quick in order to get to the comments. Those are interesting too.

    I’ve never met Mutada in person, but I can guarantee you that he ain’t no pimple-faced 12 year old who’s a blind fan of “Feminem” as you so eloquently described my fellow Detroiter, Marshall Mathers.

    How old are you?

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 3:47 pm

    swisha says:

    Em’s back and all haters need to shut the fuck up cuz he brings diversity to this rap shit.

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 3:58 pm

    Mutada al sader the king says:

    @zayzkidd

    The article looks good. I’m just happy to see a halfway decent MC on the cover, who has consistantly put out great material and a A CLASSIC ALBUM (2nd album).

    As for the picture, I’m a fan of comic book, super hero type stuff so that what I thought looked cool. Its also diffrent than the usual, him with a jason mask or whatever.

    Jamal7Mile
    What up folks, you still had a subscription to XXL ? lol j/k Peace

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 4:04 pm

    RWord says:

    Notice that Em say the genre was downhill, and this was when 50cent was at his pike. And also notice the Em said TI and Lil Wayne (not 50cent) help bring it back…LOL!

    50cent is a clown and the cancers of hiphop. He is the main reason hiphop was going down hill. He wack lyrics and “beef to make sell” attitude help coke hiphop. Em knows this (even thought that his artist) and that why he said TI and Lil Wayne (nt 50).

    April 14th, 2009
    at 4:22 pm

    jburg says:

    Its at his “peak” dude!! And I think you are digging a little too deep. 50 hasn’t put out an album in bout a year and a half or so. TI and Wayne came out way after Curtis and 50’s PEAK was during The Massacre days. I wouldn’t say 50 is a cancer. Soulja Boy is a cancer. If anything 50 is keeping it interesting. wether you like him or not the man is ENTERTAINING. And people still listen when he speaks. Regardless if his records sell or not they get played. And tell me one sensible verse from Soulja Boy, or half of these clown ass ring tone rappers out today!! Don’t worry I’ll wait…………………….

     
     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 4:05 pm

    KASH MONEY LEGACY says:

    LET ME BREAK IT DOWN EM IS THE BEST WHITE RAPPER , OK , HES BEEN GONE HES IN DEMAND YEAH, IS HE GONNA BE ABLE TO BE BETTER THAN WAYNE ………………NO!!!!!!! MU THA FUKKKKKASSSSSSS!!!!! LOL OLOL OLO LOLOLOL HE KNOWS IT ITS OVER TI IS EVERYTHING EM WANTS TO BE DAMNNNITTTTT! BUT HE CANT SO HE RAPS ABOUT BRITNEY SPEARS FRED DURST BEEF THAT 50 GOT INTO AND DRE SHIT AND HIS MOM AND BOHOO HAILY HELLO!!!!!

    MUFUKKA HAILY AINT IN THE TRAP I DONT GIVA FUKKKK!!!!!! LOL!!!

    LOL LOLOLOLOLOLOL NAH U KNOW ITS KOOL TO KNOW AND STUFF BUT THATS IT TELL US THAT STUFF 1 ALBUM THATS IT NO MORE WE WANT OTHER SHIT SUBSTANCE NOT THAT TRAILER PARK DUMP SOUND

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 4:08 pm

    Cal says:

    Props for Em for always being one of the realest rappers ever. Dude’s never hatin’ I cant understand that, I’d have loved it if he went in on wayne’s bullshit even after all those stupid ass interviews callin Em out to do a record he’s still giving the guy credit. Cop that Relapse!

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 4:23 pm

    Early793 says:

    Like oboy said ^top em u that nigga and hope hip pop comes bak to its early year i kon it wint tho but fuk it 793 nj all day

     

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    April 14th, 2009
    at 4:53 pm

    Dr Dre says:

    he only said that about Lil Wayne becuz of Wayne’s fan base….

    If he really meant that about Wayne, then he’s obviously still high on drugs … lmao

     

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    April 14th, 2009
    at 5:04 pm

    KIN CAMELL says:

    PEACE,FROM THE BAY!

    EM=BRIGHT

    COME VIBE;
    KIN CAMELL(GOOGLE THAT)

    PEACE TO YOU & YOURS.

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 5:10 pm

    ROYCE says:

    My Subscription With XXL Is Comin’ To An End This Month..After Seein’ This Cover I’m Actually Thinkin’ Of Renewing It!!

    But The Last Cover Was Totally GARBAGE..

    Rick Ross??

    But XXL Lost After Elliot Wilson Resigned..

    After That Nas Issue Back In ‘08
    Each One Has Been Crap..I Blame It On The New Guy They Got Up There..

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 5:27 pm

    shadyy313 says:

    SHADY İS BACK ,HAHA,YEAH EMİNEM İS BACK

     

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    April 14th, 2009
    at 6:26 pm

    Superstar Extraordinaire says:

    wat the fuck is em talking about??? lil wayne: good hip hop???? this dude still on those purple pills

     

    April 14th, 2009
    at 6:31 pm

    Kostaz says: Subscribed to comments via email

    I don’t really like any of those pictures,I guess I liked Em more as blond,that shit about Lil Wayne helping the game is BS too but I guess Em is better than hatting.
    Anyway Good to see Eminem comeback

     

    April 14th, 2009
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    April 14th, 2009
    at 7:42 pm

    Larry Hoover says:

    Em Wack Now , 50 Garbage, That whole aftermath Gay-Unit movement is Done !!! Deeper Than Rap 4/21/09… and I mean that in the most repectful way.. LOL.. NOT !!

     

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    April 14th, 2009
    at 8:37 pm

    cowpiez says:

    for everyone who doesnt understand this, Em was not saying that Lil Wayne was a lyricist or even a good rapper. look at what he really says: “You can appreciate Lil Wayne using different words to rhyme and actually rhyming words that you know.” What I interpret that to mean is “he’s better than most people, but he still sucks ass.” that’s a statement about lil wayne that i can live with.

     

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    April 14th, 2009
    at 8:54 pm

    dark vanilla says:

    The thing I love bout Em is how he’s grown up and doesn’t get involved in Curtis’ beefs anymore. I really think its time for Dre and Em to focus on other artists in their label instead of 50 Cent. I mean you don’t want to lose other artist like they lost Hitman, Game, Stat Quo, and Obie Trice.

    PS: Photos are sic.

     

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    April 14th, 2009
    at 11:56 pm

    Trickdd says:

    If anybody has all The Carter albums they would understand what Shady is talking about yes Wayne has some weird songs I well admit it I’m not the type to lie I’m to real for that shit but to say Wayne can’t rap your just lien to yourself Wayne does what he wants to do he said he was getting bored of Hip Hop so he is doing Rock and the Autotune shit and I respect that he wants to try something new and he gets hated on even more I think the shits actually funny how many dudes care about what Wayne does and who he is

     

    [...]  Source:http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=43370 [...]

     

    [...] realize that XXL wanted to make Eminem as The Punisher as menacing as possible, but I feel like I need to file a [...]

     

    [...] Via XXL [...]

     

    April 15th, 2009
    at 5:20 am

    Screwmatic says:

    Da last foto go really fed, but i ain’t no Eminem fan.

     

    April 15th, 2009
    at 5:56 am

    Eminem Covers XXL MAG! « says: Subscribed to comments via email

    [...] Check the full interview at XXL Mag [...]

     
     

    [...] on the cover (and, appropriately enough, a variant cover). You can check out both covers over the magazine’s website. In addition, the magazine will feature a Punisher/Eminem comic called Kill You that starts in [...]

     

    April 15th, 2009
    at 7:53 am

    Bunneh3000 says:

    real life problems = really good music

    queue Mary J. Blige’s “My Life” and countless other classics. This album will probably be the first one of Em’s that I get on release day without even hearing a single.

    Mad respect for Em for his own growth and genuine love for his artform.

    Can’t wait for the Royce collab album either. With those two back on the scene, the rest of the game better be on notice!

    Welcome back, Em.

     

    April 15th, 2009
    at 8:12 am

    Holla Mann says:

    With rap becoming more of a drama show than a actual art form the good people at Street Commodity Ent. proudly present the best unsigned with lines…… The and only Holla Mann hails from the grimey streets of Flint michigan with the rhyme skill of the best out and the heart of a soldier at his finest. Equipped with enough 16’s to upset your more established artist Holla Mann brings forth his debut mixtape series L.I.V.E Thru ME ( life-in-various-events). The 13 track opus is a soundtrack for those from all aspects of life be it ya’ bodega hustler or your average 9 to 5′er. Holla Mann’s uncanny ability to cover a wide range of genres from gutter,conceptual, lyrical and street gives listeners a reason to feel every track. Known for his metaphors, realism and ability to slaughter verses this force to be wreckoned with in the form of a man will make you holla for more! The world has been awaiting a artist like this, so open ya’ ears’ and put ya’ eye’s forward the futures before you Exclusively on Datpiff.com

     

    April 15th, 2009
    at 9:17 am

    Eminem XXL Covers | 5STARHIPHOP.COM says: Subscribed to comments via email

    [...] View More at XXL [...]

     

    April 15th, 2009
    at 9:18 am

    JASON T says:

    EMINEM IS BACK AND I CANT WAIT!!! im buying this mag soon as it comes out! and the album! twice lol and the single is hot em funny lol i hope em kills rick ross dumb ass and lil wanyn it be nice and dre if they all did a diss song with 50 cent and bury these cats for once and all!!!

     

    April 15th, 2009
    at 9:34 am

    ff1one@yahoo.com says:

    lol em is smart because he knows the south is running the game. Its not about lyrics anymore, so ya em might be able to beat alot of emcees in a battle, but tht dude is trying ot make money. 50 good with that viatiam water, but if they don’t make it musically a lot of the other offers will stop. So he mentioned ti and wayne in my opinion so he doesn’t get frozen out.

    I was never a huge em fan because i grew up during the golden era of rap, and its many dudes that rhyme just as good as em but don’t get as much praise. Both of his first singles are wack; in fact, his last couple of singles were wack.

    Em is trying to make a radio hit with a hook and catchy beat, but it don’t go over right. I suggest he stays in his lane and his faithful fans will buy his music. Plus, music needs him to not try and get t pain or a catchy beat.

     

    April 15th, 2009
    at 10:34 am

    mazemayhim says:

    So Jimmy Iovine is gonna be an even richer man by Christmas

     

    April 15th, 2009
    at 10:41 am

    j.6oo says: Subscribed to comments via email

    i love this guy (no homo)^^

     

    [...] together without feeling a little bit uncomfortable. But Marvel has done the impossible, making a two-part comic mixing Eminem and the Punisher! The book is due out May [...]

     

    [...] XXL magazine dressed as the Punisher — and, judging from the interview excerpts published on the magazine’s Web site, Em kept up with what was going on in hip-hop during his [...]

     

    April 16th, 2009
    at 12:50 am

    dark vanilla says:

    I know Em will come out with a good CD cuz he’s just a good lyricist. Dre will be good cuz he’s a perfectionist. Now 50’s will be garbage cuz all he cares about is Officer Ricky videos, instead of improving as a rapper.

     

    April 16th, 2009
    at 10:57 am

    adrian smith says:

    the wait is over eminem on xxlmag june cover cant wait looks sick 2 cover i cop that shit talking about proof r.i.p. d12 when is d12 dropping album will on tim westwood show in england stayin working on it xxlmag em on cover dope as fuck and eminem giving shout out to t.i. lil wayne to of my fave rappers sick

     

    April 16th, 2009
    at 5:58 pm

    Nate says:

    The whole point of a Em cover (check the 3 or 4 XXL or Sauce covers he has had) is to attract your attention.

    Obviously for those that didn’t catch the “point” of the Punisher getup was the quote “Vengence is EMINEM”

    I am not a Punisher follower but I know that must be a saying or play on words on the cover ties “MINE” to his name…

    And since EM/50 did the Gatman/Robin deal, same with Dre, then a Superhero (innocent way to justify holding weapons)isn’t out of the normal.

     

    [...] album picture addresses Shady’s long-standing drug problems. In the new XXL, he opens up about his addiction, which he blames for his absence. “I wasn’t ready mentally. [...]

     

    April 24th, 2009
    at 2:40 pm

    XXLmag.com - » Asher Roth Reacts To Eminem Props says: Subscribed to comments via email

    [...] Eminem digs Asher Roth. Roth’s been plagued by Em comparisons since he first surfaced on the scene. So, for months hip-hop fans speculated on Eminem possibly dissing Asher, the latest white MC to show superstar potential. No beef here. Slim actually gave props to AR in XXL’s June cover story. [...]

     

    April 30th, 2009
    at 8:44 pm

    pumita says:

    fuuuuuccckkkk…imagine lil wayne and eminem together?!?!?!?! that shit would be off the fuckin hook!!!!

     

    [...] magazine dressed as the Punisher — and, judging from the interview excerpts published on the magazine’s Web site, Em kept up with what was going on in hip-hop during his [...]

     

    May 5th, 2009
    at 12:17 pm

    Ice-T To Launch Digital Label | The Urban Daily says: Subscribed to comments via email

    [...] lot of rappers are claiming to be the next savior of hip-hop of late: Eminem just said, “nobody really cares about substance,” Ja Rule said rap is losing its fight against other [...]

     

    [...] Em graces the cover of the new XXL magazine as Marvel comic book character The Punisher, which hits stands on May 5. Relapse is set to come to shelves on May 19, with the sequel to the disc to be released sometime later this year. – Elan Mancini Share: var staf_confirmtext = ‘Mail sent’ #stafBlock { position: absolute; visibility:hidden; width: 180px;text-align:left; } #stafForm { background-color: #b3b89a; border: 2px solid #000; padding: 10px; margin:0; } #stafForm h2 {font-size:14px; margin-bottom:4; } #stafForm .input_text { width: 150px;margin-bottom: 4px;} #stafForm .input_submit {margin-bottom: 4px;} #stafForm label { width: 90px;display:block;} #stafClose { float: right; margin-right: 5px; } x [...]

     

    May 16th, 2009
    at 2:37 pm

    Ciguli says:

    Thank you very much.Eminem Relapse

     
     

    May 19th, 2009
    at 2:19 pm

    Eminem’s Marketing ‘Relapse’ - ANIMAL says: Subscribed to comments via email

    [...] is Eminem dressed up as The Punisher on the cover of XXL? Who knows, since the movie was a flop, but it likely had to with reaching the comic book crowd and [...]

     

    July 15th, 2009
    at 6:10 am

    KingTime says:

    Гладко пишите, молодец, а я пока так не могу, коряво как-то выходит текст из под пера :) Думаю, это исправить со временем.

     

    July 23rd, 2009
    at 9:58 pm

    Александр says:

    Портал просто супер, побольше бы таких!

     

    August 6th, 2009
    at 9:45 pm

    MAYA.. says:

    OMq I LUV EMINEM I WOULD qO OUT WIT HYM IF I WAS FAMOUS:)).

     

    August 28th, 2009
    at 3:29 pm

    EV says:

    slim shady is the king a white man takin over a black art lol thats pathetic for your race bitches the white man always will rule

     

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