Eminem Week

"Lyrics coming at you at supersonic speed, J.J. Fad," raps Eminem on "Rap God," right before unleashing one of his fastest and most unhinged verses ever, but when Juana Sperling first heard the track she was not impressed. Sperling—also known as MC J.B. of...

Some photos of Eminem will never cease in value. Whether it's an album cover, a movie scene, or just a dope photo; no matter how many times you come across it you still get the same buzz as if it was the first encounter. Rounding up a few of those famous shots, XXL presents "Eminem Photos That Never Get Old...

Two weeks ago, Skylar Grey got an email asking her to sign some paperwork. It was the first indication she had that she'd wind up on Eminem's new Marshall Mathers LP 2, one of hip-hop's most highly anticipated releases of the end of the year...

The 50 Best Eminem Verses

When Eminem first signed Yelawolf to Shady Records in 2011, you could tell their relationship would be more than just mentor and protégé. Nowadays, Yela has earned his respect over the years, consistently showing his progression as an artist in releases like Trunk Muzik Returns and his EP Black Fall. Em’s growth ...

Eminem is releasing his eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, today. Over the years, Eminem has many re-occurring themes that have appeared in his lyrics with an amazing frequency. Everybody knows that Eminem is a fan of talking about his daughter, Hailie, but do you know the exact many times that Em has name-checked his daughter in a song? XXL h...

Last night, SiriusXM held another edition of their “Town Hall” series, which provides an intimate discussion with some of music’s biggest entertainers. In anticipation for Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2—which officially hits stores today—he spoke with MTV’s Sway about the creative process, the current state of hip-hop, and plenty more. There’s no doubt that Em and Sway held a...

Last night at the inaugural YouTube Music Awards, Eminem was the star of the show, taking home the Artist Of The Year award. That wasn't all for Slim Shady as he also closed the night by shooting a live video for his hit single "Rap God" off his newest album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2. XXL rece...

It’s that time again. With every big release, XXL has put it on constant repeat to unearth some interesting facts and numbers. Before Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP 2 officially hit stores on Tuesday, we took in the project and found that he hasn’t steered too far away from his former self. Historically, Em’...

Eminem Battles Slim Shady On 'Marshall Mathers LP 2'

This weekend, Eminem fueled the fire for Marshall Mathers LP 2 with an unexpected collaboration. A snippet of “Don’t Front” featuring Buckshot shows Em spitting venomous rhymes over the bassline-driven instrumental. The song pays homage to Black Moon’s “I Got Cha Opin,” which originally had Buckshot doing verbal acrobatics for three verses straight. While many sources indicated that ...

As tomorrow brings upon the release of The Marshall Mathers LP 2, the project marks Eminem's 8th studio album and also means the Detroit spitter has been in the rap game for well over 15 years now. Looking back over the rapper's career, dating back to The Slim Shady LP, XXL could not help but realize this man has hardly aged since breaking out onto the hip-hop scene and looks almost identical to t