Eminem talks to Billboard.com,Concerts,New Music,Acting

[lost2oons]

http://www.billboard.com/#/news/eminem- ... tag=hpfeed

Less than a week before the start of his Home and Home tour series with Jay-Z, Eminem is staying tight-lipped about his plans for the stadium shows, which commence Sept. 2-3 at Detroit's Comerica Park before switching to New York's Yankee Stadium on Sept. 13-14.

"I don't want to get into it too much," Eminem tells Billboard.com. "I don't want to give anything away. But...I think it'll be good. He does, however, allow that his song selection "will probably be all over the place" rather than concentrating on "Recovery," his double-platinum latest album that's still sitting atop the Billboard 200. "Hopefully it'll be songs that everyone is familiar with."


Eminem -- who will be performing with a nine-piece band that includes hype man Denaun Porter of D12, DJ Alchemist and "Lose Yourself" co-writer Luis Resto on keyboards -- adds that he "won't even allude to" possible guest appearances at the show, even though rumors have everyone from Rihanna, his duet partner on the current Hot 100 chart No. 1 "Love the Way You Lie." to Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Drake making the scene in some way or another at the shows. Nor would he say if he and Jay-Z are planning to do anything together, although he promises there won't be any kind of battle attitude between them. "Nah, I don't think it'll be anything like a competition," Eminem says. "For the most part me and Jay just want people to come out and have a good time. We want them to enjoy the music."

Eminem is also slated to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12 in Los Angeles and has another concert lined up for the Epicenter Festival on Sept. 25 in Fontana, Calif. Plans for other shows and even a tour, however, remain up in the air. "I'm taking everything as it comes...a step at a time and seeing what the next thing's going to be," Eminem explains. "I haven't really planned too far ahead as far as what I'm going to do next or whatever, so we'll see."


It has been determined, however, that "Recovery's" next single will be "No Love," his Just Blaze-produced collaboration with Lil Wayne. "I did a song with Wayne called 'Drop the World' for his ['Rebirth'] album," Eminem notes, "and we had just agreed to do an even swap, so I wanted him on my album. I kind of waited, and when Just Blaze had finished that beat we jumped on it."

Even though "Recovery" is continuing its dominance with no signs of letting up (it's been No. 1 for seven non-consecutive weeks), Eminem is also looking towards his next recording project. Though he says there are 25-30 tracks he completed in addition to the 17 that made the album, Eminem is also "in the studio probably about five days a week. I'm always working. I don't have any plans as far as when I would put another album out or anything like that. I just make music and always like to write just to stay mentally on my game."

He also says he would "definitely like to get back into" acting eight years after his star turn in "8 Mile," and though producers of the new ABC police drama "Detroit 1-8-7" have made some public overtures towards him, there are no commitments to anything yet.

"As busy as I am with the music and recording albums and things like that, I've kind of taken an obviously long break from" acting, he says. "If there's a role, something that actually hits me that I feel like, 'Yo, I've got to do this, this is crazy,' then I'll do it. But I haven't had any scripts or anything sent my way that feel like that yet."

[Jens14]

Very interesting

[M-Pyre]

new project

[AJS2050]

Hope Dre gets on stage with Em. I want Forgot About Dre 2010.

I'm sure it won't be long before he starts work on his next project.

[Alaine]

he's not working on any "project" now, his exact words were "I'm always working. I don't have any plans as far as when I would put another album out or anything like that. I just make music and always like to write just to stay mentally on my game." which is pretty much what we always think

I'd like to see him do a new movie, a drama will be cool

[Ella]

Hope Dre gets on stage with Em. I want Forgot About Dre 2010.

^ this.. and Xzibit

[Fa-Q]

I think we can exect Rihanna and Drake...thats why he did shows for them

Maybe we'll get B.o.B./Hayley Williams

[BronekPoland]

Fuck, Im waiting for new movie with Em

so there wont be Have Gun Will Travel:/

[katha]

Thanks for posting that! I love No Love. That Haddaway sample kills all. Em's verse is pretty decent, too.

[Sam.]

new material

[77o77]

It has been determined, however, that "Recovery's" next single will be "No Love," his Just Blaze-produced collaboration with Lil Wayne. "I did a song with Wayne called 'Drop the World' for his ['Rebirth'] album," Eminem notes, "and we had just agreed to do an even swap, so I wanted him on my album. I kind of waited, and when Just Blaze had finished that beat we jumped on it."

Ive been telling you mufukin bitches this ever since the fuckin album was out, and no one fuckin belived me. I got hate mail accusin me of trollin and shit, sayin that i was a fake. All i gotta say is

FUCK THOSE WHO DOUBT ME!

[E&M]

Recovery hype needs to fade away first so yea this year obviously no album but I'm thinking next year in Q4.

[flyingmonkey10]

Recovery hype needs to fade away first so yea this year obviously no album but I'm thinking next year in Q4.

[KieranLewisEM]

come on em ur recording 5 days a week. release some of that shit or or the tracks that were planed to be on recovery. what a waste. when he plans a new album he will just stat a recording session for that.

[slicknickshady]

It has been determined, however, that "Recovery's" next single will be "No Love," his Just Blaze-produced collaboration with Lil Wayne. "I did a song with Wayne called 'Drop the World' for his ['Rebirth'] album," Eminem notes, "and we had just agreed to do an even swap, so I wanted him on my album. I kind of waited, and when Just Blaze had finished that beat we jumped on it."

Ive been telling you mufukin bitches this ever since the fuckin album was out, and no one fuckin belived me. I got hate mail accusin me of trollin and shit, sayin that i was a fake. All i gotta say is

FUCK THOSE WHO DOUBT ME!

Settle down dude. I never said it wasnt going to be the third single. I said that i believe the best choice for a 3rd single was "Talkin' 2 Myself". I still believe that to be the case. But this is the first place where we have seen it confirmed. Video being filmed doesnt mean crap. The wayne parts of the no love video were filmed before Not Afraid. Not Afraid ended up as first single.