When the Detroit-based rapper Eminem released his major label debut album, The Slim Shady LP, in 1999, he became a star overnight. With brash lyrics, vivid imagery, and the backing of famed producer ...
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The rapper says he won’t release his Before I Self Destruct CD until Eminem’s album — tentatively titled Relapse — sees the light of day. “Right now I’m on a train, and the Em-choo-choo-car goes first ...