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20/10/08 Eminem has 'no desire' for fame

Postby matz » Oct 21st, '08, 00:21

nicely summarises interview

Eminem says he has no desire to reach the heights of fame he achieved at his commercial peak.

Speaking to Zane Lowe, the rapper confirmed he had been working with Dr Dre for the last five months on a new album, Relapse.

But he said he only wanted the record "to remind people how I rap".

He said: "There's no desire to be that big again. Whatever happens, I'll take it, but that's definitely not what I'll be recording the songs for."

'Lots of material'

Reflecting on his achievements as an artist, Eminem said he felt "pretty good about what I've done."


I feel like a spoilt rapper
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The rapper added: "I've accomplished enough with the music that I haven't had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate.

"That's probably what I take pride in most.

"But, at the end of the day, it's kind of catch 22. I love the attention but I don't like too much of it."

The star, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, has been on hiatus since 2005,

But he revealed he was "excited" about his forthcoming record and said he can't wait to "get back out there".

"For the last five months I've been working pretty much straight with Dre.

"There's going to be a lot of material, more so than I've had on an album with him producing before."

'Insane'

The rapper admitted that Dr Dre, who has worked on all of Eminem's studio albums since 1997, had taken the helm because he didn't want to have to worry about the production side.

"Obviously his beats are insane but aside from that I can rap, I can write and not worry about what the beat has to sound like and how loud a snare drum is," he said.

"All those things are taken care of for me.

"I feel like a spoilt rapper. I get to pick and choose everything."

Despite the new record, Eminem said he had no desire to tour any time soon.

"I'm not saying I will or I won't but I'm not ready to tour at least at this moment right now," he said.

The star cancelled a series of European tour dates, including a show at Slane Castle, in Ireland, in 2005 due to exhaustion.

Rap criticism

In the interview, broadcast on Radio 1, he also criticised the state of rap since his "retirement".

"I don't mean everything about rap is crap. I just mean the majority of it," he said

"Actually I think T.I.'s new album is great and I've been pumping that for the last two weeks every day in my car aside from my own stuff as I record it.

"Andre 3000 is also incredible. So I just mean rap in general."

The rapper is set to publish his memoirs Eminem: The Way I Am on 21 October.


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Re: 20/10/08 Eminem has 'no desire' for fame

Postby ,-,'-{Bar}-',-, » Oct 21st, '08, 00:43

matz why man ? just pm it to me and ill put it in the thread on eminem news.
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Re: 20/10/08 Eminem has 'no desire' for fame

Postby Tash8 » Oct 21st, '08, 00:46

see bar, even one of the greatest rappers of all times agrees with me, saying T.I's album is dope.
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Re: 20/10/08 Eminem has 'no desire' for fame

Postby ,-,'-{Bar}-',-, » Oct 21st, '08, 01:15

Tash8 wrote:see bar, even one of the greatest rappers of all times agrees with me, saying T.I's album is dope.



lmao i never sayed it sucked, i have it for gods sake, its just average t.i, King is dope t.i
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Re: 20/10/08 Eminem has 'no desire' for fame

Postby Tash8 » Oct 21st, '08, 01:17

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Tash8 wrote:see bar, even one of the greatest rappers of all times agrees with me, saying T.I's album is dope.



lmao i never sayed it sucked, i have it for gods sake, its just average t.i, King is dope t.i


oh ok, then it must have been hadez.. it was one of you guys

and tbh with t.i's album, i think half the songs, no matter what, live your life, ready for whatever, slide show, you ain't missing nothing, dead and gone and my life, your entertainment are dope! but the rest are just pure garbage.
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Re: 20/10/08 Eminem has 'no desire' for fame

Postby ,-,'-{Bar}-',-, » Oct 21st, '08, 01:19

Tash8 wrote:
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Tash8 wrote:see bar, even one of the greatest rappers of all times agrees with me, saying T.I's album is dope.



lmao i never sayed it sucked, i have it for gods sake, its just average t.i, King is dope t.i


oh ok, then it must have been hadez.. it was one of you guys

and tbh with t.i's album, i think half the songs, no matter what, live your life, ready for whatever, slide show, you ain't missing nothing, dead and gone and my life, your entertainment are dope! but the rest are just pure garbage.



when i first listened i liked about 4 or so, then over the weekend there it was on constant and i pretty much enjoyed it all, especially when i was getting pissed coz its got a good array of songs.

but its nothing compared to king :smoking:
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Re: 20/10/08 Eminem has 'no desire' for fame

Postby Tash8 » Oct 21st, '08, 01:26

oh on top of world was dope as well, ludacris killed it.

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that plus every chance i get, swing ya rag.
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Re: 20/10/08 Eminem has 'no desire' for fame

Postby rlxhustlr » Oct 21st, '08, 02:11

true that, the majority of the rap game has gone downhill
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Re: 20/10/08 Eminem has 'no desire' for fame

Postby matz » Oct 21st, '08, 16:05

,-,'-{Bar}-',-, wrote:matz why man ? just pm it to me and ill put it in the thread on eminem news.


lil :confusion: is general news for everything apart from eminem news?
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Re: 20/10/08 Eminem has 'no desire' for fame

Postby ,-,'-{Bar}-',-, » Oct 22nd, '08, 18:41

matz wrote:
,-,'-{Bar}-',-, wrote:matz why man ? just pm it to me and ill put it in the thread on eminem news.


lil :confusion: is general news for everything apart from eminem news?




its for everything that isnt already covered in the other news sections, this thread is about the interview that already has a thread in the eminem news section, so there is no need for it here.
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Re: 20/10/08 Eminem has 'no desire' for fame

Postby SajN » Oct 22nd, '08, 18:43

Ok Bar :y:
! Is He Nuts? No, He's InSajN !
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