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Chris Gentiles EMINEM PAGE
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BIOGRAPHY
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The average rapper wouldn't be able to grace the pages of Rap Pages, VIBE, Rolling Stone, Spin, The Source, URB and Stress and go on a national tour months before their major-label debut album is released. Then again, Eminem isn't an average rapper. He's phenomenal.
The impending release of the The Slim Shady LP, his first set on Aftermath/Interscope Records, already has underground hip-hop heads fiending for Eminem. Chock full of dazzling lyrical escapades that delve into the mind of a violently warped and vulgar yet extremely talented wordsmith, the 14-cut collection contains some of the most memorable and demented lyrics ever recorded.
For Eminem, his potentially controversial and undoubtedly offensive songs will strike a chord with a multitude of hip-hop loyalists who believe they have little to lose and everything to gain.
"I'm not alone in feeling the way I feel," he says. "I believe that a lot of people can relate to my shit--whether white, black, it doesn't matter. Everybody has been through some shit, whether it's drastic or not so drastic. Everybody gets to the point of 'I don't give a fuck.'"
Those words are more than just a slogan for the Detroit resident. "I Just Don't Give A Fuck" and "Brain Damage" are the two songs comprising Eminem's initial single from The Slim Shady LP. Each tune is sure to paralyze meek listeners with their relentless lyrical assault. Produced primarily by long-time collaborators FBT Productions, the Slim Shady LP also features beatwork from Aftermath CEO Dr. Dre. The N.W.A. alum handled beats for "My Name Is" (the second single), "Guilty Conscience" and "Role Model."
Dr. Dre was so impressed after hearing Eminem freestyling on a Los Angeles radio station that he put out a manhunt for the Michigan rhymer. Shortly thereafter, Dre signed Eminem to his Aftermath imprint and the two began working together. Thoroughly impressed with Eminem's previously released independent Slim Shady EP, Dre said they would include many of the EP's tracks on the album.
"It was an honor to hear the words out of Dre's mouth that he liked my shit," Eminem says. "Growing up, I was one of the biggest fans of N.W.A, from putting on the sunglasses and looking in the mirror and lipsinking to wanting to be Dr. Dre, to be Ice Cube. This is the biggest hip-hop producer ever."
But like many other rappers, Eminem's rise to stardom was far from easy. After being born in Kansas City and traveling back and forth between KC and the Detroit metropolitan area, Eminem and his mother moved into the Eastside of Detroit when he was 12. Switching schools every two to three months made it difficult to make friends, graduate and to stay out of trouble.
Rap, however, became Eminem's solace. Battling schoolmates in the lunchroom brought joy to what was otherwise a painful existence. Although he would later drop out of school and land several minimum-wage-paying, full-time jobs, his musical focus remained constant.
Eminem released his debut album, Infinite, in 1996. Desperate to be embraced by the Motor City's hip-hop scene, Eminem rapped in such a manner that he was accused of sounding like Nas and AZ.
"Infinite was me trying to figure out how I wanted my rap style to be, how I wanted to sound on the mic and present myself," he recalls. "It was a growing stage. I felt like Infinite was like a demo that just got pressed up."
After being thoroughly disappointed and hurt by the response Infinite received, Eminem began working on what would later become the Slim Shady EP -- a project he made for himself. Featuring several scathing lines about local music industry personalities as well as devious rants about life in general, the set quickly caught the ear of hip-hop's difficult-to-please underground.
"I had nothing to lose, but something to gain," Eminem says of that point in his life. "If I made an album for me and it was to my satisfaction, then I succeeded. If I didn't, then my producers were going to give up on the whole rap thing we were doing. I made some shit that I wanted to hear. The Slim Shady EP, I lashed out on everybody who talked shit about me."
By presenting himself as himself, Eminem and his career took off. Soon after giving the Rap Coalition's Wendy Day a copy of the Infinite album at a chance meeting, she helped the aspiring lyrical gymnast secure a spot at the Coalition�s 1997 Rap Olympics in Los Angeles, where he won second place in the freestyle competition. During the trip, Eminem and his manager, Paul Rosenberg, gave a few people from Interscope Records his demo and he made his major radio debut on the world famous Wake Up Show with Sway and Tech. Realizing that this was the opportunity of his lifetime, Eminem delivered a furious medley of lyrics that wowed his hosts and radio audience alike.
"I felt like it's my time to shine," Eminem says of that performance. "I have to rip this. At that time, I felt that it was a life or death situation."
Eminem would soon record the underground classic "5 Star Generals." This record helped establish him in Japan, New York and Los Angeles. It also helped him earn a spot on the inaugural Lyricist Lounge tour, which took him to stages from Philadelphia to Los Angeles.
Set to take the hip-hop world by storm with his unique lyrical approach and punishing production, Eminem and his The Slim Shady LP are sure to have listeners captivated.
"I do say things that I think will shock people," he says. "But I don't do things to shock people. I'm not trying to be the next Tupac, but I don't know how long I'm going to be on this planet. So while I'm here, I might as well make the most of it."
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APPEARANCES
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Upcoming Eminem appearances:
4/3 Detroit homecoming rave - details coming soon!
Look for Eminem on the MTV Spring Break sepctacular, beginning March 21st!
EMINEM's SLIM SHADY TOUR:
4/7 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
4/8 - Cleveland, OH @ Odeon
4/9 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Metropole
4/10 - Toronto, ONT @ Opera House
4/11 - Montreal, ONT CANCELLED
4/14 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
4/15 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom w/Mixmaster Mike
4/16 - Baltimore, MD @ John Hopkins Univ.
4/18 - Washington, DC @ Nation
4/20 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
4/21 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
4/22 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
4/23 - Miami, FL @ Cameo
4/25 - Tampa, FL @ Jannus Landing
4/27 - New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
4/30 - Albuquerque, NM RADIO PROMO
5/2 - Denver, CO @ Lodo Music Hall
5/4 - Phoenix, AZ @ Club Rio
5/5 - Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
5/8 - Los Angeles, CA @ House Of Blues (2 Shows, Early All Ages,Late 215/9 - San Francisco @ TBA
5/11 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom
5/12 - Vancouver, BC @ The Rage
5/13 - Seattle, WA @ TBA
5/16 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
5/17 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
5/19 - Milwaukee, WI @ Rave
5/21 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
5/22 - Cinn, OH @ TBA
5/23 - Detroit, MI @ State Theater
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NEWS
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Eminem news:
ALL POINTS BULLETIN: EMINEM WILL BE ON HOWARD STERN 7:00 A.M. E.S.T. ON TUESDAY, 4.27.99.
04/26
Stop the presses! Eminem's next single will NOT (I repeat- NOT) be "My Fault". You see, in a strange biological twist of events (perhaps chemically induced) Em decided to flip the proverbial script. What is the next single?!?! WE DON'T KNOW!
What we do know, however, is that a whole heap (that's a lot for you non-cowpokers)of dinero was spent over the last to weeks filming videos in Los Angeles for two tracks off of the Slim Shady LP. That is why many of you may have experienced rescheduling of shows on the Slim Shady Tour. We apologize, but understand that you will not be disappointed by the videos for (drumroll please.....) ROLE MODEL and GUILTY CONSCIENCE. That is all that I have to say about that (Forest). Look for the videos within the next three (3) weeks.
The video version of "Guilty Conscience" is supported by an added chorus, making the song flow more fluently (as opposed to all of the start and stop voice-over breaks). "Role Model" was tidied up a bit for the kidies, but remains virtually the same.
Contrary to popular media, Eminem has not confirmed for any tour packages this summer. However, Slim has been offered to be on all of them. We should have his summer tour information for you within the the next week or so.
New Eminem T-Shirts are on the way! Be on the look out for a tour shirt and baby-tees.
Has anyone heard the Milkbone track "Introducing Milkbone"? It is slated to be on the Death Row Records version of "The Chronic 2000" LP. Throughout the virtually unlistenable track, the washed up fellow caucasian rhymer attempts to diss Eminem due to Em's line on "Just Don't Give a Fuck" where he taunts "I'm nicer than Pete, I'm on a Serch to crush a Milkbone". Don't think Shady won't respond...
Speaking of the (real) Chronic 2000, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment banger will drop in July of this year. As we have told you already, the album features Eminem on 3 tracks, as well as Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Hit Man, and a few surprise guests. Hints for 2 other surprises: "But wait it gets worse", and "I have no remorse". That is all I can say for now.
Let us close this installment with this: There is a possibility that DR. DRE, EMINEM and SNOOP DOGG will tour together this fall. STAY TUNED, junkies.
03/24
This past weekend, Em was in the studio recording a clean vocal version of "My Fault", which is a candidate for Eminem's next single. In this radio friendly version, the Shadiest chants the same chorus, but twists the story in his own way to make it clear that "Susan" dies from an allergic reaction to mushrooms on pizza, not from the hallucinogenic natural drug fungus. Stay tuned, the clean version will premier here on MTV soon...
Em was very very busy this past weekend, as he also flew in from LA to appear in Pacewon (Rok-A-Blok /Ruffhouse /Columbia) of the Outsidaz' video for his hit underground joint "I Declare War". Guess who plays the part of the "mayor"?
Get this... many less talented rappers have decided to take on the #1 rapper in the country with their half-hearted pot shot responses to Eminem's dominance. The list includes such hopefuls as Milkbone, I.C.P., and, of course, Cage. We will be the first site to premier Milkbone's "diss" single, which we are told will be released on Death Row Records. Come back in about a week for this exclusive "joint".
Check MTV for Kurt Loder's interview with Eminem, including his answers to some tough questions about the lyrical content of his music, on this weekend's "MTV News 1515," Friday at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. You can also catch much more of that conversation in an MTV News Online feature that will pop up right here on Thursday.
03/17
The evergrowing happy Eminem fan populace will be thrilled to know that the Shadiest performed in front of a throng of wild screaming spring breakers in Cancun, Mexico 3 weeks ago. Why should this make you happy? Because MTV caught it all on tape, and it will be broadcast as part of MTV's Spring Break '99 beginning March 23, stupid!
Check out the "Appearances" box on the home page for an up-to-date schedule of the first leg of the "SLIM SHADY TOUR", beginning in Chicago on April 7, 1999!
Over 600 lucky Detroiters caught Eminem at Record Time in Roseville, MI this past Sunday, March 14, 1999. Eminem stayed signing autographs for over 4 hours! This was quite an event, as the local ABC news affiliate, NBC even showed up to get some coverage.
IT IS OFFICIAL! Eminem's Slim Shady LP has sold 6,000,000 copies in the first two weeks- making him GOLD already! Thanks for all of your support! Shady will be platinum like his hair by the end of the month!!!
RUMOR MILL:
Rumor has it that Eminem has recorded tracks with ICP. That is not true.
Rumor has it that Eminem has recorded tracks with Limp Bizkit. That is true.
Rumor has it that Eminem is dead. That is not true.
Rumor has it that Eminem has battled Cage. That is not true.
Rumor has it that Eminem has recorded tracks for Jazzy Jeff's upcoming mix tape. That is true.
Rumor has it that The Outsidaz have signed a deal with Ruffhouse/Columbia Records and have started recording their album, which will feature Eminem on some tracks. That is true. Shall I go on???
CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Royce The 5'9" for signing his lucrative record contract with Tommy Boy Records! Look for the Bad half of Bad Meets Evil to drop late in '99!
What are you waitin' for? Go pick up your Eminem shirt NOW!
03/01
Mr. Shady is currently busy in the studio with Dr. Dre working on completing the "Chronic 2000" LP, due out early this summer. Eminem will most likely be featured on at least two tracks. Other collaborators on the LP are Snoop, Kurrupt, Hit Man, and Royce the 5'9". Early reviews of the tracks are nothing less than fantastic.
In other collaborations, Eminem has recently been in the studio with Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot and The Madd Rapper (of Bad Boy fame) recording tracks for their respective forthcoming LP's. Additionally, Em has been in top secret recording bunkers with labelmates Limp Bizkit working on
unmentionable collaborations. Come back soon for details.
The Shady one will be touring this spring! Em will headline a 20-city tour beginning early April. Other acts on the tour will include the Beatnuts, Mixmaster Mike (on selected dates), Pacewon of the Outsidaz (on selected dates) and the Last Emperor (on selected dates). The acts are subject to
change, but the tour will go on! Check your local papers and promoters for more detail.
In the meantime, check for Eminem on Total Request Live on Wednesday, March 3rd.
Eminem will also do a short promo-stint in Europe beginning in late April. The U.K. will never be the same.
2/18
The temporary cast you may have been seeing on Eminem's right arm is not the result of any rough emcee battles, hitting his mother, nor failed gymnastic routines.
Mr. Shady simply got into a scuffle while promoting his upcoming album while sight seeing in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, CA. The incident was an unfortunate one which took place out of self defense on Slim's behalf. Becoming a star is quite dangerous these days...
On the upside, if you haven't been living in a cardboard cave you will no doubt know that Eminem's major label debut, THE SLIM SHADY LP, will be in stores Tuesday, 2/23/99. Please go out and support.
Check this site regularly for updated news flashes and current touring information. Oh yeah DON'T IMPREGNATE SPICE GIRLS!.
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