Royce Da 5’9” can relate to Watch the Throne’s No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200. As one half of Bad Meets Evil, the Detroit MC topped the charts with Hell: The Sequel, his collaborative effort with Eminem. So what does he think of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s album? Royce speaks out on Throne’s importance to hip-hop and the differences between the rap duo’s projects.

Read the rest of this entry »

Eminem has earned yet another accolade. Rolling Stone has bestowed the rap titan with its current King of Hip-Hop title based on his album sales, YouTube views, and social-media scores.

Read the rest of this entry »

Taylor Swift pulled into Philadelphia last night for the latest stop on her “Speak Now” tour, surprising fans with another cover song. The country crooner performed an acoustic version of TLC’s 1999 hit “Unpretty,” which was released when she was just 10 years old. In addition, she took on hometown hero Pink’s “Who Knew” while strumming the guitar.

During previous shows, the 21-year-old singer has covered Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” and Pras, Mya, and ODB’s hip-hop classic “Ghetto Supastar,” calling it her “seventh grade anthem.”

Read the rest of this entry »

Eminem lit up Chicago’s Grant Park while performing his top 10 single “Lighters” in front of 90,000 festivalgoers at Lollapalooza this weekend. He was joined by his Bad Meets Evil partner Royce Da 5’9” and Bruno Mars for the first time as the night sky was illuminated with cell phones and lighters. During Em’s headlining set, he also brought out Skylar Grey for “I Need a Doctor.” Catch the highlights below.

Read the rest of this entry »

Game took shots at everyone from Jay-Z to Amber Rose on his diss track “Uncle Otis,” but one person that won’t ever be in his line of fire is Eminem.

Read the rest of this entry »

DJ Khaled assembled an all-star cast for his latest album We the Best Forever, but there’s still one collaboration that has escaped him. The Miami DJ has his sights set on a record with Eminem.

Read the rest of this entry »

Eminem and Royce Da 5’9” linked up with Bruno Mars to shoot the video for their inspiring anthem “Lighters.” In the first image from the Los Angeles set, Em poses with his arm around his Bad Meets Evil partner and the “Grenade” singer-songwriter. The clip was directed by Rich Lee (“Not Afraid”) and serves as the second single from the Detroit duo’s EP Hell: The Sequel.

[RapRadar]

Eminem has yet another accomplishment to add to the record books. The Detroit rapper has become the first artist ever to sell one million digital copies of an album in the U.S.

Read the rest of this entry »

After months of waiting, Eminem lifts off with the concept-driven video for “Space Bound,” the fourth single from his best-selling album of 2010, Recovery. Em teams with director Joseph Kahn and porn star Sasha Grey in the clip, which was filmed at a roadside diner in February.

Was it worth the wait? Tell us what you think.

Read the rest of this entry »