The price of fame is just one of a handful of favorite topics that Eminem, now 41, wrestles with once more on new album The Marshall Mathers LP 2, due Nov. I mean, fuck, here it is 2013 and I still don’t really have a total grasp on it yet and understand it.” “When I was making records, I would just take my frustrations out about that. “I remember it felt like shit was just flying by me and nothing really seemed real,” Eminem says, recalling the media frenzy of his early years, during which he tangled with, among others, GLAAD and Lynne Cheney, wife of former Vice President Dick Cheney. “Wanted to receive attention for my music/Wanted to be left alone in public, excuse me.” “I wanted the fame, but not the cover of Newsweek/Oh well, I guess beggars can’t be choosy,” he rhymes. A Longer Version Of This Cover Story First Appeared in the New Billboard - Click Here to Buy This Issue 28, the rap megastar’s discomfort with stardom remains front and center. And on latest single “The Monster,” featuring Rihanna and released Oct. Two of his best albums, 2000’s The Marshall Mathers LP and 2002’s The Eminem Show, were largely about either rebelling against the spotlight or reflecting it back on those who deigned to wield it. He’s still awkward in interviews, still lives in his native Detroit and maintains the same core group of friends he’s had for most of his adult life.
For the complete story, buy this week’s issue of Billboard.Įven at the peak of his popularity, when he was raising hell on MTV, inspiring bottle-blond dye jobs in middle schools across the country and selling more records than any other artist of his generation, Eminem never got good at being famous. Ariana Grande – Just Look Up Ft.This is an excerpt.
Joshua Bassett – Crisis | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 4, 2021.Joshua Bassett – Secret | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 4, 2021.
Joshua Bassett – Set Me Free | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 4, 2021.Elton John | Lyrics & Video Review December 5, 2021 Juice WRLD – Burn | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 13, 2021.SUGA | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 13, 2021 Juice WRLD – You Wouldn’t Understand | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 14, 2021.Elton John & Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 14, 2021.Treating Substance Abuse Disorders With Rehab December 15, 2021.Eminem | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 16, 2021 Justin Bieber | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 20, 2021 Normani | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 20, 2021 Taylor Swift – Blank Space | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 21, 2021.Lauren Jauregui – On Guard | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 27, 2021.Billie Eilish – Six Feet Under | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 29, 2021.Alesso | Lyrics Meaning Explained December 29, 2021 The Weeknd Announces ‘Dawn FM’ Album (Tracklist, Cover art, Features & More) January 5, 2022.Jack Harlow & Cordae (2021)Įminem Albums Discography & Tracklists Studio Albums & Album Songs (1) Infinite (November 12, 1996) The Hills (Eminem Remix) by The Weeknd (2015).EPMD 2 by Nas (2021) Promotional Singles.The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady (2020).C’mon Let Me Ride by Skylar Grey (2012).Welcome to Detroit by Trick-Trick (2005).Juice WRLD (2020) Singles as a Featured Artist Royce da 5’9″, Big Sean, Danny Brown, DeJ Loaf and Trick-Trick (2014)