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Best Rapper Alive: Eminem!

Sassy Smith — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:07:00 GMT

Who is the best rapper alive? Slim Shady himself - Eminem! He beat out over 50 of the top rappers, even popular stars like Lil' Wayne and Jay-Z....

VIBE online conducted a poll, which started on July 21, to find out who fans of rap thought was the best rapper alive and 920,000 votes later, they have their answer.

In a landslide decision - despite the rapper not having an album release since 2004, Eminem took 69% of the votes, beating out Jay-Z, who had 31%.

Eminem said, "It's obviously an honor to have won the fans' support by being voted the Best Rapper Alive. I don't think that there is any one rapper that is simply the best though. Everyone who was in consideration and many others are the best at certain things, and at what they do. But since VIBE's offering the distinction, hell yeah I'll accept!"

Congrats!

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Is Eminem Dead?

Sassy Smith — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:52:00 GMT

Has rapper Eminem died in a car crash or is this another sick rumor started by someone online? And if it's a rumor, why do people start a story like that?

Apparently blogs are a blaze with reports of the singer dying in a car crash Sunday night. However, there are no credible news sources that are confirming such a story.

This isn't the first time that Slim Shady was reported dead - the same sort of story appeared back in 2000. The website Urban Legends had issued a statement, reading:

“We read on the Internet on Sunday, December 17 that Slim Shady, a.k.a. Eminem, died in a car crash at 2:30 in the morning. According to this article he was on his way to a late-night party and was drunk and high on drugs.”

According to this site, he's very much alive. Hopefully his family didn't hear of such rumors online!

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Sassy Smith — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:11:00 GMT

Eminem has laid low for the last couple of years and had people speculating on what he was doing. There were reports that he wasn't well, and had gained a considerable amount of weight but his good friend 50 Cent defended him, saying he was "doing okay." But although his health might not be a concern, he's got legal woes now. The hip-hopper beat up some dude two years ago in a strip club and now he's getting his butt sued off....sorta....

The guy suing Eminem is only seeking damages in the amount of $25,000, which for Em is probably peanuts. From The Huffington Post:

"A man has sued Eminem, claiming the rapper punched him two years ago while they were in the bathroom of a Detroit strip club.

The Detroit News reports Miad Jarbou of Royal Oak filed the lawsuit Thursday in Oakland County Circuit Court seeking more than $25,000 in damages. The suit claims Eminem punched him July 13, 2006, at Cheetah’s On the Strip Gentlemen’s Club.

Eminem spokesman Dennis Dennehy declined to comment Friday on the lawsuit.

Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, wasn’t charged following reports of an incident at the club in 2006.

The strip club is located on Eight Mile Road, the border between Detroit and the northern suburbs made famous by Eminem’s hit 2002 film “8 Mile.”

Apparently the dude, Jarbou approached Eminem while he was taking a leak at the urinal, and continued to bother him, being obnoxious. Um, I'd punch him too. Seriously, let the guy finish before asking for an autograph! Admittedly violence doesn't solve anything (hopefully he explained this to daughter Hailie), but if you're pestering someone while they're using the bathroom, then you kinda, sorta, deserve a smack.

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Eminem To Publish His Memoirs

Sassy Smith — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:01:00 GMT

Rapper/singer/songwriter Eminem is set to pen his memoirs and will be published later this year.

The memoir titled Eminem: The Way I Am will feature never seen before photographs, his journal notes, hand-drawn art and lyric sketches by Eminem himself.

Ian Preece, of Orion Books says that the memoirs will reveal truths about the rapper. "Everyone has their own take on Eminem. Because of where he is from, people think they know where he is at, what kind of person he really is. This book cuts through all that and gets to the source. It has to an edge. It'll be one of the books of the year."

Look for the book to hit shelves on October 16th.

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50 Cent: Eminem Isn't Doing As Poorly As Reported

Sassy Smith — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:06:00 GMT

Rapper 50 Cent is a friend to Eminem and he says that Eminem isn't doing as badly as was reported. Eminem was said to have gained quite abit of weight - putting him over 200 pounds and on his 5'7" frame, that would make him borderline obese. However, 50 Cent says "he's doing ok" and that earlier reports exaggerated his health issues.

50 Cent is busy these days, going behind the cameras. He said, "I'm starting a production company right now. I decided to come out here to announce my film career, and Vitaminwater is behind me all the way." 50 also mentioned Eminem: "I got a chance to see him a few weeks ago and people think he is in a worse state than he actually is." That's good to know that he's doing better than everyone believed.

As well, the photo that was making the rounds (below), showing Marshall Mathers being quite big, was from the National Enquirer and was labeled as NOW and did not include any disclaimer - was actually a picture that was taken in March of 2006 and was Photoshopped by the Enquirer. Super.

Hopefully the rapper/actor will be back in business soon!

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Slim Shady Not So Slim: Eminem Is Fat

Sassy Smith — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:03:00 GMT

Music artist Eminem was hospitalized during the Christmas holidays for heart problems and complications from pneumonia. It's been reported that he gained quite a bit of weight and is now over 200 pounds. According to The Enquirer, he's only 5'7" and that would make him borderline obese if he indeed weighs that much.

The above photo is said to be a fairly recent one and I must say he does not look well. Besides the extreme weight gain, he looks pasty and bloated. I really hope he's okay!

Eminem has been dealing with a few personal problems over the past couple of years: the breakup of his second go-round with Kim Mathers, mourning the loss of his best friend, rapper Proof. His mom was fighting stage four breast cancer and although they did reconcile, she wrote a book to cash in on her son's fame, My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem. His mother says that Marshall suffers from bipolar disorder and that he lied about his "rags to riches" life story.

A source talked about his weight gain:

“He’s got a double chin, a pot-belly and droopy man-breasts. And he’s living a reclusive lifestyle in an attempt to hide his new body,” says the insider.

Eminem’s maternal grandmother Better Kresin told The Enquirer she blames his ongoing food binge on being stressed out about his two failed marriages to ex-wife Kim.

“He really wanted it to work between them, to have a happy family life for their daughter Hailie Jade, something he claims he never had while growing up.”

Whatever is going on with Eminem, I hope he gets it sorted out and gets back to his healthy lifestyle and making music!

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Diddy's Twin Girls

Sassy Smith — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:06:00 GMT

Can you say super cute? And look at those chubby cheeks....adorable overload! Diddy must be so proud of his twin girls, 1, D'Lila Star and Jessie James. Mom is his ex, Kim Porter.

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Hot Rocking Gwen Stefani, Husband Gavin Rossdale and Son Kingston

Sassy Smith — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:06:00 GMT

Rockin' chick, Gwen Stephani, husband Gavin Rossdale and their adorable son Kingston,1, out for a stroll through a London park. They're such a cute family!

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Kevin Federline Hits Old People

Sassy Smith — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:34:00 GMT

According to nationalenquirer.com, Federline went golfing with three pals, at LA's Tony Balboa golf club, who were trying to teach K'Fed the game. That's when it went downhill from there.

The Fedster, was about half way around the course, when he smashed some old dude in the back after he blasted his golf ball. The guy wasn't too happy and came over to Kevin and ripped him a new one. “Which one of you jackasses hit me?” Kev admitted he had done it and then old guy says, "Haven't you ever heard of yelling 'fore?'" The dumb look on K'Fed's face explained it all. I guess he didn't know. Kevin's "victim" then says, "That's a courtesy to let people know a ball's heading their way." Oh. Sorry gramps!

Federline apologized and later at the clubhouse bar, had grandpa smiling after sending him his balls, er, a new box of expensive golf balls. FORE!

Photo source:alarmingnews.com