Okay, okay, okay. I know its been a minute, but we here at Eminem.Com are back for another installment of useless Eminem news, straight from the source. I hope that everyone checking this site out realizes that this is THE ONLY Eminem management run web-site. Therefore, the news updates posted here are the real deal…
Beginning next week, Eminem’s GUILTY CONSCIENCE video will be airing on video channels and programs nationwide. Assuming that edits over this weekend meet the approval of MTV’s standards department, the video will have its WORLD PREMIER on Total Request Live this Tuesday, May 18, 1999. Don’t miss this one, it really is different and quite entertaining.
As you may have already heard, the radio version of Guilty Conscience features a chorus to patch the breaks in the song that are on the LP version. Additionally, the verses have been tidied up a la Shady style. It is Eminem’s position that he would rather give listeners a complete song without all of the spin-back cuss words and blank spots. That is why he continues to go back in the studio and lay new clean vocals for singles instead of the sloppy clean edits that you may be used to.
I would like to bring another topic up for discussion… In some reveiws of the shows on Eminem’s Slim Shady Tour (going on right now through the end of May) it appears that Em has been accused of lipsynching. That is completely preposterous and false. What these lower intelligence individuals are actually experiencing is Em sometimes rapping over full vocal versions of certain cuts. This is due to the studio errors of not cutting “TV Tracks”, which are somewhere in between full vocal versions and completely bare instrumentals. Instead, D.J. Head only has instrumental vinyl versions. Which is cool, but on some songs. like “My Fault”, the chorus is comprised of layered vocals, etc. Therefore, without the backing vocals it sounds very bare. However, on tracks like “Role Model” and “My Name Is” and “Just Don’t Give a Fuck”, where there aren’t layered vocals or call and response choruses, Em raps over the bare instrumentals. So, to make this long explanation short, we are waiting for the appropriate vinyl versions of TV tracks, so stop accusing Em of falsities. And it is better that running of a lame DAT tape.
Everyone wants to know what is the deal with Eminem’s plans for touring this summer, right? So do we. As it stands, there are no summer festival style packages going out this year. So, we are in the process of brainstorming with our agent about what we should do this summer. As soon as we know, you will find out about it right here.
Continuing on the topic of touring, some of you may be dissapointed in your hometown’s due to the absence of The Beatnuts. Although their attendance has been spotty, The Beatnuts were scheduled to open in almost every city on the tour. However, due to personal difficulties and illnesses, the band has missed some dates. Look for the Nuts to close out the tour, and we apologize for any misleading advertising regarding their scheduled appearances.
We appreciate everyone’s support of The Slim Shady LP, making it certified DOUBLE PLATINUM by the RIAA. Keep it on…
Speculations about Eminem’s next album can be cleared up right here. The next LP, currently untitled, will be released either late this year or early 2000. Em will begin adding to the already completed tracks (3 or 4) in September. In the meantime, you know you can check for him on Soundbombing 2 on Rawkus Records, Missy Elliot’s forthcoming album, The Chronic 2001 (Dr. Dre’s, of course), DJ Spinna’s forthcoming EP, and on the Wild Wild West soundtrack in his duet with Dr. Dre “Bad Guys Always Die”. Ooops, did I say that?
Pick up your MP3 of the “My Name Is” Rock Star Remix right here on Eminem.Com. The track was remixed by Stretch Armstrong with the AC/DC “Back In Black” riff popularized in hip-hop form by B.D.P.’s “Dope Beat”. More MP3’s are on their way…
Finally, on May 8th, Eminem performed 2 sold-out shows at the House of Blues, Los Angeles. One of Em’s biggest fans turns out to be Dustin Hoffman, who had brought all of kids to the early show. Dustin & all of his kids came backstage after the set to say hello, when Dustin asked if he could be the mummy (brought to life from the album art to dance on stage during Eminem’s live performance) for the late show, which Eminem gladly obliged. The first surprise of the set was when Dr. Dre came onstage & performed “Ain’t Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang” w/ Eminem, but the biggest surprise came at the end of the set when Eminem asked the audience if they wanted to see who the mummy was & ripped off the bandages on Dustin’s head to reveal his identity. The sold-out crowd went bananas.
That is all for now. Hold tight, the message board is on its way!
Eminem and Dustin Hoffman
ALL POINTS BULLETIN: EMINEM WILL BE ON HOWARD STERN 7:00 A.M. E.S.T. ON TUESDAY, 4.27.99.
