Overall, the promo & packaging for this album > the audio.

Yeah, I said it.

Seen @ Life Files via Broken Cool

Previously Posted — Eminem’s “3A.M.” Video At 10 P.M. | Eminem – “My Mom” “Bagpipes From Baghdad” & “Insane”

My deft, That’s So Raven intuition tells me that there’s ass-chewing going on @ the Shady offices today (no Karamo) with all these tracks & snippets suddenly hitting the innernuts. Click to enlarge the above graphic as explanation for Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re into the kind of thing, here’s a couple of Em snippets, courtesy of YN. We usually don’t Read the rest of this entry »

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Download — Eminem Feat. Dr. Dre – “Old Time’s Sake”

Splash had it first.

Previously Posted — Eminem – “3 A.M.” Video

My granny told me if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

So, I’m just going to go sit on my hands to keep them away from the keyboard.

Stolen from HER

Previously Posted — Eminem Covers XXL | Who’s Still Excited For Eminem’s Relapse? | Eminem – “We Made You” Video + MP3

Remember when “My Name Is” came out and the Hip-Hop world was shaken to the core by an actual White rapper displaying lyrical ferocity like “Hi kids, do you like violence?/Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids?” Remember how the hood was blasting that track on every corner?

Or when “The Real Slim Shady” was getting heavy rotation in every club? Or how “Without Me” showed the mature, seasoned Eminem that we had all been waiting for?

Oh, this doesn’t ring a bell? That’s because those things never happened, McFly. For over a decade (with a slight hiatus), Eminem has stuck to a formula: drop an obnoxiously silly but catchy first single that’s guaranteed MTV airtime. I’ll venture to say that none of these aforementioned singles gets played when you listen to any of Em’s first three albums. Those songs aren’t for us. They aren’t made with the Hip-Hop purist in mind.

It’s pretty hard to argue against the fact that “We Made You” is an all-you-can-eat buffet of suck, Read the rest of this entry »

Another day, and yet another Curtis track. The ante is upped this time, as Premo provides a burst of energy causing Fif to shake the sluggish sound that’s plagued the other recent tracks.

In an aside, I’d like to offer the following tidbits of advice to Interscope, Shady & Aftermath… Read the rest of this entry »

Seemingly on the brink of resurgence, Aftermath Records — the powerhouse that legendary producer Dr. Dre built — is sporting a slimmed down roster these days. Stat Quo, the Atlanta rhyme animal who joined the camp in 2003 is the latest to acquire his free agency from the label, without releasing an album. He sits down with TSS Crew’s TC and explains the shocking truth to why his album wasn’t released and his plans for the future on the heels of his latest mixtape, The South Got Somethin’ To Say. Apparently, so does Stat Quo.

TSS: So with all the attention that the South gets nowadays, you still feel like they’re going unnoticed?

Stat Quo: Oh most definitely. There’s still a lot of people on the Internet that has a lot of negative things to say about Southern MCs based on some of the other type of music that comes out. You know “They can’t rap, they can’t spit.” Because we all know that the East Coast fathered rap music, so it’s like the South and the West are like the kids and the father is always gonna look at it like the kids aren’t going to be able to live up to their potential. In the father’s eyes at least.

TSS: Yeah, but I don’t think anyone’s ever accused a Stat Quo of not having skills. You get the sense of who they’re addressing…

Stat Quo: Oh nah-nah-nah-nah-nah!!! But for me it’s like when Outkast was doing their thing, I don’t just do it for me. It’s like if my son wanna rap and he’s three years old. If he wanna grow up to be a rapper or my nephew and nieces. I wanna keep the shit going for them.

TSS: But how do you personally feel about some of those artists that they are talking about?

Stat Quo: You know what? At the end of the day, I’d rather have them making bullshit songs instead of doing some bullshit to get on. You never really know people’s circumstance and if that’s the hustle they wanna use, then fine by me. But I feel like it’s my job being that I’m not in it for the hustle of it, to actually keep the integrity of it going. And to show people that you can be “Hip-Hop” but still be commercial.

TSS: Would you say there’s any justification that those artists go on to release an album and your situation ended up the way it did?

Stat Quo: You know, I feel like every man has their own path and I’m not upset with someone making money doing what they’re doing. I would never hate on another person getting theirs. My situation was so unique along with the people I was dealing with, so I can’t just sit there and criticize someone for getting on. But sometimes yeah, in my heart…I feel left out sometimes. I still want my chance to get my shit poppin’ or whatever. But it is what it is. God’s gonna let me get mine when it’s time.

TSS: O.K. and you just dropped the mixtape [The South Has Somethin' To Say]. How much material do you actually have? I’m hearing crazy rumors of like 300 to 400 songs. What’s that about? Read the rest of this entry »

Does the name sound familiar? It should. Hit the break for tracklisting and link Read the rest of this entry »

This isn’t just aimed at Obie. No he’s not the first and he’s damn sure not the last.

The industry isn’t the NBA. So when you hear an artist boasting about their free agency, it’s never a good thing. I can never understand what certain artists look to accomplish by going for dolo when their claim to fame is association with the ship they abandoned and especially when they have an entire discography dedicated to expressing their loyalty in verse. Their story is always the same as well: “They didn’t promote my album right” or “We released the wrong single.” But that’s not song they were singing prior to the album’s release. It’s usually like this as well: “We went in 110%” or “Everybody is happy with the product.” Read the rest of this entry »