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Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

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Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

Postby Jumbo » Dec 14th, '09, 16:52

MTVNews.com wrote:Which stars had the biggest 2009? Over the next week, we'll be unveiling our top nine most newsworthy, controversial and fascinating men and women of the year. We based our list on factors like music sales, box-office performance, MTVNews.com headlines and traffic, overall reach (crossover singles, appearances in movies, licensing of songs for commercials, clothing lines, etc.), plus X-factors like "impact" and "buzz." (And no, President Barack Obama didn't make the list — we'll leave that to the folks at Time.) This is by no means an exact science, but we think the list we've put together represents the men and women who helped make 2009 the most exciting and memorable 12 months in recent history.

We'll be rolling out our list of the Top 9 Men and Women of 2009 two per day until Friday, when we unveil MTV News' Man and Woman of the year! As always, we also want to know what you think, so weigh in with comments below, or upload them to Your.MTV.com!

The (formerly) Blond Bomber returned in 2009 with Relapse, his first album in nearly five years, but if he was rusty, it certainly didn't show. Em sold a million-plus, put the entire industry on blast, feuded with his fellow MCs and reestablished himself as one of the biggest names in the game. It was just like old times. Along the way, he also managed to stir up a whole kettle of controversy, get mauled by a fictional German TV personality and make a cameo in a Judd Apatow flick. All of which made 2009 a very big year for Mr. Mathers.

2009 Highlights: Well, for starters, there was Relapse, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard albums chart in May, with sales of more than 608,000 copies, the year's biggest bow (until Susan Boyle dethroned him in December). But in the months leading up to the album, Em hyped it with big-name collaborations ("Crack a Bottle," which featured his old running mates 50 Cent and Dr. Dre) and videos that saw him revisiting his trash-talking ways (the now-infamous "We Made You" video, which slammed the likes of Jessica Simpson, Sarah Palin and a whole lot of other folks).

That, of course, of course, was followed by a public spat with Mariah Carey and her husband Nick Cannon. (He paid for his transgressions by being symbolically run over by a bus in Carey's "Obsessed" video.) He then met the wrong end of Brüno at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, in an incident he would later refer to as a "gag."

There were the controversies, too. "We Made You" got Bill O'Reilly all hot and bothered, and as the year drew to a close, Em was getting heat for perceived anti-gay lyrics in a new song, "Elevator," which took aim at the likes of Adam Lambert and Clay Aiken.

But 2009 will be remembered as the year Eminem returned to prominence. Relapse was a smash, and songs like the gory "3 A.M." and the somber "Beautiful" earned him critical acclaim. His verse on Drake's "Forever" arguably outshined the likes of Kanye West and Lil Wayne. He was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards, second only to Lady Gaga and Beyoncé, and won Best Hip-Hop Video. And as '09 drew to a close, he was touting a re-issue of Relapse. He capped things off by being named the best-selling artist of the decade by Nielsen SoundScan, having sold more than 32 million albums in the '00s.

He also joined Jay-Z for a surprise performance at the party announcing their "DJ Hero" game. ... Was lightheartedly accused of cheating at Pac-Man by Fif. ... Channeled Rain Man in the "We Made You" video. ... Inducted heroes Run-DMC into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Promised to reunite D12 for a new album. ... And made a cameo in Judd Apatow's "Funny People."


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Re: Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

Postby Jens14 » Dec 14th, '09, 16:55

Nice, he could of been a bit higher in the list though.
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Re: Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

Postby embm » Dec 14th, '09, 18:16

awesom :happy:
though he shulda been #1 or @ least in top 5
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Re: Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

Postby Jens14 » Dec 14th, '09, 19:03

embm wrote:awesom :happy:
though he shulda been #1 or @ least in top 5


Nah, that's too much. Eminem did good but alot of arists did better.
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Re: Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

Postby Elision » Dec 14th, '09, 20:34

Thanks for this post =P
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with this nose i don't need a torch up
bustin through, light the industry's porsche up
comin after who didn't support us...
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every wicked bit of strange to mainstream
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Re: Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

Postby Nuggz » Dec 14th, '09, 21:04

Did he really promise to reunite D12 for another album?
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Re: Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

Postby fragela1 » Dec 14th, '09, 21:20

according to wikipedia refill comes with 3 cd which includes the bonus songs my darling and be careful what you wish for
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Re: Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

Postby Spyder » Dec 14th, '09, 22:22

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Re: Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

Postby ku53v » Dec 14th, '09, 22:46

Mtv still sucks
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Re: Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

Postby Mr.Shady21 » Dec 15th, '09, 05:45

ku53v wrote:Mtv still sucks


shuda been at least #3
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Re: Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

Postby Nuebs4 » Dec 19th, '09, 03:28

Em Will Be #1 Next year
Bored and like competition? Go To http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk0YOQ6-wZs Good Luck.
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Re: Eminem Is MTV News' No. 9 Man Of The Year

Postby BILI » Dec 19th, '09, 16:17

whos #1??
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