Once he joined Interscope, Eminem released The Slim Shady LP, which went on to be one of the most popular records of the year, going triple platinum. With the album's enormous popularity came controversy surrounding many of the album's lyrics. In "97 Bonnie and Clyde", Eminem describes a trip with his infant daughter, disposing of the bodies of his wife, her lover and his son. Another song, "Guilty Conscience" ends with Eminem and Dr. Dre encouraging a man to murder his wife and her lover.
The Marshall Mathers LP was released in May 2000, quickly selling 2 million copies. The first single released from the album, "The Real Slim Shady", created some buzz by trash-talking celebrities and spilling dubious gossip about them. In the song, Eminem claims, among other things, that Christina Aguilera gave "head" (oral sex) to Fred Durst (of Limp Bizkit) and Carson Daly (of MTV's Total Request Live). In the third single, "Stan" (which samples Dido's "Thank You"), Eminem attempts to deal with his new fame status, telling the story of a fan so obsessed with him that he winds up killing himself and his pregnant girlfriend, mirroring one of the songs on The Slim Shady LP.
A man accused of murdering a Vietnamese immigrant tells a court he used to work as "protection" for rapper Eminem. Published: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:01:11 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the article
North America
Eminem sued for punching a man two years ago
London, July 6 : A lawsuit has been filed against American rapper Eminem in Oakland County Circuit Court for allegedly punching a man in the toilets of a strip club two years ago. Published: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:30 GMT - Source: Feeds.Bignewsnetwork.Com - Read the article
Entertainment
Eminem reveals new album plans
The US rapper tells a radio station he is in the studio working on his first album in almost three years. Published: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:51:16 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the article
