• Eminem, The Killers and Linkin Park Top New Spotify Timeless Music List

    Using data from Spotify, a new publication called Polygraph has visualized the music that has stood the test of time. These streaming music playcounts can give us insight and actual numerical backing to long held debates such as Notorious B.I.G. vs. Tupac Shakur or the validity of Linkin Park as a lasting band in the annals of history as the band's hit song "Numb" comes in at No. 3 on a list of most played songs on Spotify after Eminem's "Lose Yourself" and The Killer's "Mr. Brightside."

  • 6 Lopsided Hip-Hop Beefs: Eminem, Cassidy, El-P Eviscerate Foes

    Meek Mill is trying to put this whole Drake beef behind him, as the latter emcee has won on every front—from diss tracks to social media—since the former decided it would be wise to accuse him of ghostwriting. We always here about the great rap rivalries—Biggie vs. Tupac, Jay vs. Nas—but we tend to forget about the emcees who get rolled over, just like what happened to Mill. We'll take the attention off of him for a while with this collection of one-sided bar-fights.

  • Eminem Reveals Struggle With Weight Gain After 2007 Overdose

    In a new piece that will appear in the September issue of "Men's Journal," Eminem opened up about his physical health following the "Rap God" rapper's 2007 overdose. Mathers reveals that because of his drug use, he gained significant weight due to overeating and managed to hit about 230 pounds.

  • Dr. Dre Shares New Album Details: 'Straight Outta Compton' OST Coming

    Ice Cube stopped the music world in its tracks last week when he announced that Dr. Dre would be releasing a new album this week. Immediately people starting thinking about the long lost Detox project that will never be released, but instead Dre clarified that he curated the soundtrack for the upcoming Straight Outta Compton film, which is based on his life in N.W.A.

  • Stream 'Southpaw' Soundtrack Feat. Eminem, 50 Cent, The Weeknd

    The new Hollywood feature film Southpaw featuring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker and others has unveiled the official movie soundtrack that was executive produced by Eminem. The soundtrack features new songs from the Rap God, including a collaboration with Gwen Stefani titled "Kings Never Die," the theme song for the film "Phenomenal" and "All I Think About" from his Bad Meets Evil duo with Royce da 5'9". There are other tunes from Em's Shady Records family including 50 Cent and Slaughterhouse. Other contributions come in from artists new and old like The Weeknd and Biggie.

  • Eminem, Jay Z Have Larger Vocabulary Than Bob Dylan According to Study

    Rappers are known to be wordy individuals. In the past, studies have been done on rap lyrics, but now a new study has been released by lyric site Musixmatch about which artists, across all genres, have the largest vocabularies. The study concluded four rappers lead that list -- Eminem, Jay Z, Tupac and Kanye West -- taking the title away from Bob Dylan.

  • 6 Hip-Hop Song Sans Verses for AC: Tupac, Eminem, Kanye West and More

    Has your mother ever commented how much she enjoys the chorus to "See You Again" or "Monster," but that she really wishes Wiz Khalifa and Eminem (respectively) hadn't "ruined" the song with their raps? She's not the first. This week we found out that a revised version of the former song, featuring only Charlie Puth's hook, as well as new melodic verses in place of Khalifa's bars, has been on the rise at Adult Contemporary radio...occasionally known as "Adult Conservative." The only thing less likely to end up on AC than hip-hop is heavy metal, but as rappers frequently find themselves invited to guest on pop singles (such as Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" featuring Kendrick Lamar), labels sometimes edit the "offending" portion out, resulting in a safer, frequently less exciting product.

  • N.W.A. Reunion with Eminem Filling in For Eazy-E? Rumors Say 'Yes'

    Chatter has persisted about a possible N.W.A. reunion, following the group's performance at the BET Experience in Los Angeles and the forthcoming film Straight Outta Compton, and now some voices are giving credence to the idea, suggesting that Eminem may tour with the icons.
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