The Eminem Blog

What is the difference between rap and hip hop?
Many people confuse both concepts. �Rap� refers to the music. Hip Hop refers to the culture.
I have found 3 interesting definitions of the word �rap� in the Urban Dictionnary:
1)�A form of popular music developed especially in African-American urban communities and characterized by spoken or chanted rhyming [...]

Don�t misinterpret my intentions : despite the fact I am no Kim Mathers fan, I�m not trying to demean her. I�m just questioning myself about her whereabouts.
A little 8 years old girl in Oakland county, Michigan, is missing her mom. She probably has no idea of what is going on. Hailie hasn�t been able [...]

U.S. rapper Eminem made an appearance on German television on Tuesday and gave millions of viewers the chance to see a whole new side of him as he laid himself bare. He even attempted some rud(e)imentary German.

http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1430_A_1164699_1_A,00.html
It was asking for trouble: Take one American rapper with a penchant for scandal and offensive language and add [...]

Warrant issued for Mathers after failing to return to treatment facility
http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw95800_20040407.htm
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An arrest warrant was issued for rapper Eminem’s ex-wife on Wednesday, a day after she failed to return to a court-ordered drug treatment program, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections said.
Kimberley Mathers didn’t return to a Macomb County [...]

So many family members or Eminem insiders are trying to get money out of the talented rapper�s pockets. Some of them, like J. R Watkins, write books hoping that the scandals and private info contained in their books will help to sell their material better.
Some others are dropping lawsuits. It looks like everbody wants a [...]

In an article from Star Magazine, Eminem talks about the attraction of kids towards cursewords. He�s so right about it. Kids like it.
He remembers Nathan enjoying cursing when he was a little 3 years old boy:
“Of course you don’t want your kids walking around in public going [in a robotic voice], ‘Fuck.’ ‘Shit.’ ‘Cunt.’ ‘Ass.’ [...]

You selfish bitch, I hope you fucking burn in hell for this shit
(Eminem, ‘Cleaning Out My Closet’)
Is Debbie Mathers one of the most hated women in Detroit? If you ask me, I�d say �pretty much�. A lot of people dislike Debbie because of the picture Marshall is portraying of her in his songs. [...]

Eminem makes black music. He�s been accused so many times of appropriating black music for its commercialization. Some publisher even told me: �Eminem himself admits stealing black music for his own benefit. In my opinion, he took Eminem a little bit too literally when he listened to �Without Me�:
�I am the worst thing since Elvis [...]