Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Eminem

Eminem has another divorce hearing, clears up Re-Up reports; Timberlake to host MTV Europe Music Awards in Denmark; K-Fed preps pre-order promotions; pop singer gets engaged to Playboy Playmate; Epic drops INXS. Eminem divorce proceeds, Re-Up set for December 5

Eminem(MP3)
In a year that has seen his best friend killed, his second divorce from wife Kimberley Mathers, and the rap world rife with rumors of his retirement, Eminem is set to end it with a bang. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning rapper said today that his previously announced mixtape, originally intended to put the spotlight on some new artists on his Shady Records, has now turned into a full-blown album. Eminem Presents: The Re-Up will now hit stores December 5 and feature new material from Eminem himself, as well as 50 Cent, D12, and Lloyd Banks. Eminem produced most of the tracks on the album, which also features news artists like Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater, and Ca$his. "But what happened is that the material was so good and the tracks were getting produced like a regular album," Eminem said in a statement. "Instead of putting it out there rough and unfinished, I thought we should add some other new tracks, make it a real album and put it in the record stores to give these new artists a real boost." Eminem also squashed reports that the album would be a tribute to Proof, saying that it was simply a chance to highlight the new artists. "The D12 album and those unreleased songs with Proof are coming," said Eminem. "But The Re-Up is about these new artists and these new songs. It isn't fair to them or to the memory of Proof to mix them up." While Eminem is set to release new music, he continues to get his personal life in order as well. The rapper--real name Marshall Mathers--attended an hour-long mediation session in Macomb County to continue divorce proceedings with his wife, Kimberley Mathers. This is the second divorce for the couple, who were married from 1999 to 2001 and then reconciled and remarried earlier this year for just 82 days.

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