The End of Eminem?

[TRshady]

Here's a Yahoo report on Eminem stating how this is his last solo Performance as 'Eminem', take it whatever way you want but by clearly stating this is the end of 'Eminem' and not his career in rap, you can pretty much assume 'Marshall' will return .... till then

DETROIT (Reuters) - Rap superstar Eminem plans to make his last solo performance in Ireland in September, the Detroit Free Press, his hometown newspaper, said on Friday.
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Citing sources close to the 33-year-old rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, the daily also said his current album "Encore" would probably be his last as he moves to full-time work as a record producer.

The final solo appearance of Mathers, the best-selling hip-hop artist ever, would be at a concert in Dublin, Ireland, on Sept. 17, the Free Press said.

The newspaper quoted his manager, Paul Rosenberg, as saying no official decision had been made about the future of the Grammy and Oscar-winning artist who has recorded three top-10 albums.

But Rosenberg said Mathers' current multi-platinum album was "certainly the cap on this part of his career."

Mathers' spokesman at Interscope Records in Los Angeles could not immediately be reached for comment.

The Free Press said the rapper, who has sold more than $1 billion worth of records, has grown weary of the media spotlight and may be musically spent.

"Marshall feels he's said everything he can say as Eminem," one insider was quoted as saying. "The idea that he intended this ("Encore") to be his last record is something that everyone on the inside circle has known for a while."

Another source said "Encore," which was released last year, had been an especially difficult record for the artist to make. "Marshall really struggles to write for himself now, to speak through the voice of Eminem," the source said.

"He knows as well as anybody that there comes a point where you risk beating this thing to death."

The cover shot on "Encore" shows Mathers taking a bow, and its closing song is entitled "Curtains Down."

In the album's liner notes, and in his current concert tour, Mathers has also played up the figurative death of Eminem.

"This is how you go out with a bang, baby," Mathers says in one video," after pulling the trigger of a pistol that misfires on himself.

[Sunni]

Did anyone ever think that they'll see the day? I didn't.

[TRshady]

^ Dre's 37 I believe and still to drop Detox, which made me think Eminem was go for at least another 6 years, though saying that he's quitting as a solo artist but will always feature on other artists tracks, produced for many people and is still part of D12 so we'll have to see where it goes ...

[Sunni]

Good point.I just can't imagine a life without em in it.Dre was born in 65 btw so he's 40

[TRshady]

^ Of course, I remember reading about his 40th birthday a while back, thanks for pointing it out. Life without Em would be wierd, I can pretty much guarrantee, he'll just take a year or two out then come back refueled. Those who have a heart for hip hop can never truely leave ..

[Sunni]

i agree with that.now im starting to think what it would be like when everyone in shady/aftermath are finished.they cant keep getting new rappers forever.the most powerful label in history would have to end

[4D]

This news fuckin sucks. Everyone knows, that Eminem always thought rappin after thirty was pretty wack, but i never thought he would retire (still don`t) so young. Sure he`s pretty prolific, i`ve got well over 1gb of Eminem audio on my p.c, but 4 solo albums is not gonna cut it. He needs a few more albums to really go down as a legend.

P.s, there`s always a silver lining : I`ll be at that last ever Eminem performance :lol:

[ThePeoplesChamp]

damn man life without Em..... aslong as hes producing hell be dropin dope rhymes somewhere wether solo or not Em will be around for along time

[shady24/7]

if eminem stop doing records, then i will stop being a hiphop fan
i cant live without his music
i hope this is not true
this is bullshit

[alysse014]

i would be real upset if em decided to stop but i think its all bullshit. i hope he ll at least be producin

[Sunni]

http://www.freep.com/entertainment/musi ... 050715.htm

looks like it's happening.no-one can ever replace eminem and we're all lucky that we were born just in time to see him begin his legacy and end it.

[katastrophe]

this sucks so much. i cant believe that he might go. hip-hop without eminem is like ketchup without tomatoes theres nothing. i dont think i will ever listen to rap anymore if eminem leaves. im pissed.

[shadypelkey]

this is totally fucked, all I listen to is em, and always waiting for new tracks to get on. But I guess we should respect him as an artist, it says he feels he's accomplished everything he wanted to as a rapper, so I guess that means he's done? I guess so. but I think I can speak for everyone that this isn't good news, it's news we'd never thought to hear.

peace: Oxide a.k.a EthanIce

[theunit_8]

to tell you the truth i dont think hes gonna retire.. i think hes gonna come out with a hard fucked up album next, for exampple the marshall mathers lp... they said its the end of eminem not marshall and slim shady.. i mean i just cant see him retire after this album guys. but maybe im wrong, we'll have to wait and see

[flaco24]

I agree with unit I don't think he will retire just yet. I think he is in the peak of his career.