Rumor- Eminem Retiring-Rumor

[Orefus]

Sad news if true, hes a good rapper, o well, i guess we all have our time to go dont we?




Eminem's Early Retirement?

07/15/2005 7:52 PM, E! Online
Charlie Amter

Has Eminem run out of encores?

The rapper is apparently ready to hang up his mike, at least according to a report Friday in his hometown newpaper, the Detroit Free Press.

Citing sources close to the platinum-selling hip-hop star, the Free Press says the real Slim Shady will play his last concert in Dublin on Sept. 17.

The report also speculates that the rapper's most recent release, Encore, will be his swan song, as he focuses on producing other rap artists.

Paul Rosenberg, Eminem's longtime manager, told the Press no final decision has been made regarding Em's future plans. However, Rosenberg did say that Encore, which topped the charts when released in November, was "certainly the cap on this part of his career." The rapper, known for his arch sense of humor, is pictured giving a final bow on the cover of the album and closes out the set with the track "Curtains Down."

If indeed Encore is his last official offering as Eminem, the 33-year-old, born Marshall Mathers III, will go out as the best-selling hip-hop artist of all time. His four solo studio albums--1999's The Slim Shady LP, 2000's The Marshall Mathers LP, 2002's The Eminem Show and Encore--have moved more than 25 million copies in the U.S. alone; he has generated sales of more than $1 billion worth of records.

He's also won nine Grammys to go along with Best Song Oscar for the 8 Mile track "Lose Yourself."

Eminem has already established himself as a deft A&R man and producer, guiding the debut release of mega-selling Shady Records artist 50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Em also produced two offerings from his Detroit rap crew D-12.

As with his other artists, Em will likely make a cameo on new protege Stat Quo's debut offering, Statlanta, due early next year on Shady/Aftermath. (Quo, who has been touring on Eminem and 50 Cent's Anger Management 3 trek, was hospitalized Wednesday after a tour bus crashed en route to a Denver concert. He is said to be recovering nicely and will likely rejoin the tour Sunday outside Seattle.

Of course, even if Eminem says he's giving up the spotlight, it might be easier said than done. He need look no further than Jay-Z, who announced his retirement from the rap game late last year and has already guested on one album and performed at the Live 8 concert earlier this month.

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

Ah well, he was good while he lasted... I guess :)

[Orefus]

im pissed, iono what else i got after slim shady.

[Rockefella]

You will get flamed shortly, and flamed bad. Be prepared.

BTW, if his last song IS on September 17th, then he's going out on my birthday.

[Orefus]

yea i know, i know, but i dont care.

[CdocZ]

Hmmm....he had a few good ones. I forgot what it was called, but the song that used the chorus of "Dream On" (Aerosmith) was actually quite good, and his other songs that were like that. Then again, he also had alot of the violent "HEY I HAVE A LARGE EGO!" type crap. But as one of the few rappers who could make a song like the Dream On one, I will miss him.....I hate how so few rappers can get off the fact that they used to be poor and are now rich with big fancy houses, and how they are fancy, and why they are fancy, along with their shoes. Or how most rappers just rap about how they have such a big ego that if someone took a tiny shot at their ego, the only way to deal with the guy was to kill them brutally even though it is for almost no apparent reason.

[RS6]

Well, he is one of the only rappers I can listen to. When he goes, all rap will be crap IMO.

[SPHFerrari]

i used to listen to eminem a lot, and i still dont mind listening to it unlike most rap. he was pretty good.

[pimento]

He knows the value of a worthwhile backing track and to not overpower it, a good rapper is a percussion track over a tune. That's the real art, not crapping on about who-cares-what over some lame excuse for a beat.

[Orefus]

yea


dam no flamers so far, i wonder who will be the first one, i will put their name here - mustang -

[kko]

i dont really like his music but i think we need someone to say what he says.
Eminem's bus crashed on the highway not far from my house! His driver was speeding heavily and tried too over take a semi by swerving on the shoulder. his flipped and rolled into oncoming traffic. only two people were hurt tho thank god. traffic was blocked for two hours

[Mustang]

to be honest i couldnt give a flying f00k

[UCR]

Thank god,

"they dont even know the name of my band"

sod off.

[my porsche]

when you start making songs about "an ass like that" and talking about hilary duff's ass you KNOW your career is over

[Orefus]

duffs ass??? wut u mean

[spi-ti-tout]

duffs ass??? wut u mean
Holy hell son, typing like that won't do anyone any good. Not you, not me. Get some bloody decency and say your stuff right.

[Mustang]

duffs ass??? wut u mean


god damn n00bs

[man 430gt]

Not completely surprised really, liked only afew of his songs anyway..

[Mustang]

the only one i liked a bit was that one where he dressed up as robin, song was kinda shite though, just a funnyish vid

[Orefus]

eh my bad, i had to do it fast cause my mom needed me 2 do something, thats why i rushed it. Now eminem wasnt bad, i mean some of his songs have odd lyrics and stuff, but i dont know i like them.

[6'bore]

Well he had to go sometime, but I don't think he will be missed too much. Anyone missed Jay-Z since he has been gone? (apart form me that is)

[Mustang]

Well he had to go sometime, but I don't think he will be missed too much. Anyone missed Jay-Z since he has been gone? (apart form me that is)


who ? ...
no really... who

[6'bore]

who ? ...
no really... who

lol, the guy who is lucky enough to be with Beyonce Knowles.

[Mustang]

looks like a bit of a n00b

[Orefus]

lol try producing 1 song, see how easy it is.

[Mustang]

already done it

[Niko_Fx]

lol try producing 1 song, see how easy it is.

When you talk about bling bling, big asses, 24s, Hummers and Candy Shops it's probably easy as hell.

I'm not even glad to see Eminem go, I honestly couldn't care less.

[Orefus]

jay z didint talk about candy shop, thats 50 cent, jay z wasnt taht bad or great, i diditn care when he left really.


o ya mustang what song?

[Mustang]

jay z didint talk about candy shop, thats 50 cent, jay z wasnt taht bad or great, i diditn care when he left really.


o ya mustang what song?


it was just a small college project, nothing special

[PsychoChimp22]

He was a phenomenon thats for sure. Hes been at the top for over a decade now, and not a lot of todays/90s rappers can say that. He has a LOT of songs that i love (like 30 or 40) and not a lot of people can say that.

http://www.lyricsforall.com/images/albums/1092/infinite.jpg

http://www.lyricsforall.com/images/albums/6326/theslimshadyep.jpg

http://www.lyricsforall.com/images/albums/1094/Eminem_SlimShady.jpg

http://www.lyricsforall.com/images/albums/1095/themarshallmatherslp.jpg

http://www.lyricsforall.com/images/albums/1096/theeminemshow.jpg

http://www.lyricsforall.com/images/albums/1598652642/Eminem_Encore.jpg

[Quiggs]

The man could flip any word he wanted to, to make it sound or mean how he wanted it to. You might not like his lyrics or his style, but the man has talent.

[Orefus]

quiggs, u just said what i had on my mind but couldnt transfer to words which i would tap on my keyboard, man he was great, i really hope he wont leave, but yeah, as jay z said rap is a young mans game,


as for what you did mustang, that hardly compares to jayz so dont talk smack about people who actually acomplished something with their lives, as you have not done anything to even scratch the surface of that man.

[taz_rocks_miami]

I hope this rumor is true, I've always disliked him. I know this might piss some people off, but if all rappers retired today, I would be very happy :)

[Orefus]

man how can you even say that? i know im gona get flamed for saying this but look, some people come home and listen to rap, and it makes them feel good, since they know that there is a chance at life, and that some people have it worse than them. I can understand your point of view also since now all that rap is about is ass, guns, ass, money, ass guns, ass, and violence. But eminem is different, he hasnt worn gold on 1 song, he raps about people, he raps about hard ship, but i do disagree with his last song, ass like that i dislike that song.

[taz_rocks_miami]

man how can you even say that? i know im gona get flamed for saying this but look, some people come home and listen to rap, and it makes them feel good, since they know that there is a chance at life, and that some people have it worse than them. I can understand your point of view also since now all that rap is about is ass, guns, ass, money, ass guns, ass, and violence. But eminem is different, he hasnt worn gold on 1 song, he raps about people, he raps about hard ship, but i do disagree with his last song, ass like that i dislike that song.

I respect your oppinion and tastes dude, if someone likes rap, that's ok. It's just that rap is one of those few things in life I have no taste for. That's all :)

[Vindesh17]

If this is true I'm going to miss his music. He has always had good humor about almost everything even when all these parents groups were trying to bring him down. I agree f**k the parents groups even if they did stop him there would be other rappers trying to be just like him. He was the one and only great white rapper, Paul Wall can go suck a d**k.

[Esperante]

Rumor- Eminem Retiring-Rumor
Yay!!!!

[Orefus]

yea, the man had lotsa hardship, the way he grew up, hard work does pay off, and then when he hits the top, all these people hate him, cause their kids listen 2 his music, and they neglect them, and blame eminem for their behavior.

[BMW325]

ill admit, a few of his songs i thought were quite well-done...not at all like the normal crap that other rappers go on about...

but it seems to me that he's lost his motivation...i mean he isnt as misunderstood as he once was, hes become quite accepted by mainstream culture...imo he just doesnt sound as angry in his last album as he did before...so i guess that for him, no anger=no motivation

[targa]

i hope Eminem does retire......no reason why

[Orefus]

i was listening to his song soldier(which conicidentally was the name of the music album i had to make for english class), and i just noticed it, he tells us he will do it, or that hes fire is running out, here

I'm a soldier, i'm a soldier, i'm a soldier, i'm a soldier...

Yo', never was a thug, just infatuated with guns,
never was a gangsta, 'til I graduated to one,
and got the rep of a villain, for weapon concealin',
took the image of a thug, kept shit appealin',
willin' to stick out my neck, for respect if it meant life or death,
never live to regret what I said,
when you're me, people just want to see,
if it's true, if it's you, what you say in your rap's, what you do,
so they feel, as part of your obligation to fulfill,
when they see you on the streets, face to face, are you for real,
in confrontation ain't no conversation, if you feel you're in violation,
any hesitation'll get you killed, if you feel it, kill it,
if you conceal it, reveal it, being reasonable will leave you full of bullets,
pull it, squeeze it, till it's empty, tempt me, push me, pussies,
I need a good reason to give this trigger a good squeeze...

[Chorus:]
I'm a soldier, these shoulder's hold up so much, they won't budge,
i'll never fall or fold up,
i'm a soldier,
even if my collar bone's crush or crumble,
I will never slip or stumble,
i'm a soldier,
these shoulder's hold up so much, they won't budge,
i'll never fall or fold up,
i'm a soldier,
even if my collar bone's crush or crumble,
I will never stumble...

I love pissin' you off, it get's me off,
like my lawyer's, when the ****in' judge let's me off,
all you mother****ers gotta do is set me off,
i'll violate and all the mother****in' bet's be off,
i'm a lit fuse, anything I do bitche, it's news,
pistol whippin' mother****in' bouncers, six-two,
who needs bullets, soon as I pull it, you sweat bullets,
an excellent method to get rid of the next bully,
it's actually better cause instead you murderin',
you can hurt em' and come back again and kick dirt at 'em,
it's like pourin' salt in the wounds, assault and get sued,
you can smell the lawsuits soon as I waltz in the room,
everybody halts and stops, calls the cops,
all you see is bitches comin' out their halter tops,
runnin' and duckin' out the Hard Rocks parking lot,
you'll all get shot whether its your fault or not, cause...

[Chorus]

I spit it slow so these kids know that i'm talkin' to 'em,
give it back to these damn critics and sock it to em,
i'm like a thug, with a little bit of Pac influence,
I spew it, and look how I got you bitches rockin' to it,
you mother****ers could never do it like I could do it,
don't even try it, you'll look stupid, do not pursue it,
don't ever in your life, try to knock the truest,
I spit the illest shit, ever been dropped to two inch,
so ticky-tock listen as the sound ticks on the clock,
listen to the sound of Kim as she licks on a cock,
listen to the sound of me spillin' my heart through this pen,
mother****ers know that i'll never be Marshall again,
full of controversy until I retire my jersey,
'til the fire inside dies and expires at thirty, and
Lord have mercy on any more of these rappers that verse me,
and put a curse on authorities in the face of adversity, i'm a...[Chorus]

Yo' left, yo' left, yo' left,
right, left,
yo' left, yo' left, yo' left,
right, left,
yo' left, yo' left, yo' left,
right, left,
yo' left, yo' left, yo' left,
right, left...

[Blitz_]

to be honest, im glad, get rid of eminem, in fact all rappers because im my honest opinion rap isn't exactly the greatest form of music, i loathe it. I would rate it down below with all the urban crap i have to hear at work. But, i do admire his hard work and the challenges he's faced, and he did a solid performance in 8mile.

Im a rock person myself, through and through. I know that in the end, rock will always outlast all other forms of music, save opera and such, but when rap and urban (hip hop, r n' b) will die, rock bands will still be there belting away to massive crouds.

Any1 watch rockstar INXS? I liked what Dave "weird" Navarro noted when a clip of the MASSIVE crowd at wembley stadium was showed. He noted that, that is the difference between pop and rock. Never will rap or urban reach the climatic live hieghts of rock, because, cmon admit it, damn urban boys can't sign live to save thier life :D

[taz_rocks_miami]

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rap and Hip Hop needs to go to hell...And anyone who likes that kind of music.

It's one thing not to like someone's taste, but to wish "hell" to those share a particular taste makes you sound worse than any rap song I can think of.




wow you my freind are what websters dictionary refers to as a faggot noob. Look it up,

First warning Orefus, calling a member a faggot is considered a personal attack on UCP and it's uncalled for, even if you disagree with what that member said. There are other ways to get your point across.

[Rockefella]

Orefus, what nationality are you?

[2ndclasscitizen]

if this is true all i have to say is...



WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

[Orefus]

oh god, sry, im japanese and polish, as for the rock thing outlasting rap, you never know, but i have to admit, i think there are few good rappers out there, that actually have something decent to say. That is what made tupac and eminem soo good. You never know, in a copule of years a new genre might come up, and swipe rock off the charts, you never know man.

[Blitz_]

roflmfao. Hey man, as soon as the beatles and elvis were born, rock was cemented into history as being the immortal genre of music. Why? because even today, millions of Elvis, Beatles and old school rock band albums are still being sold. Why? because they were made so long ago, and they sound so damn good that new generations cannot ignore the sounds of smashing drums and guitar rifts. It is the one genre of music that will be immortal. THere will always be a group of teenagers somewhere having a session (not the drug sort :D) in thier garage or whatever. Rappers however. Jeez, all sounds the god damn same to be honest. MTV did the, what was it? 100 or top 1000 songs of all time. How many urban / rap beats made the cut? not many at all. Which was number one? a rock song. Like a rolling stone. *cough*, but still the sheer amount of rock artists in there is another reason why it will always be with us.

Another genre popping up? i doubt it man. We had rock / rap with limp bizkit - dead. I guess techno will always be around as well, ppl will always go nightclubbing, but hey, they remix rock songs :D.

Face it man, rap is a dying genre of music, the artists themselves i dis-respect because of thier extrovange in lifestyle and hipocritcial behavious when talking about fundraising and stuff. Seriously, who the f*** would drive around in an suv with 20' rims. Thats just sad.

[Orefus]

i agree that its dying, but there will still be people that listen to a few rap songs, like loose yourself, thats a great song, there whenver people listen to rock, there will be people who listen to rap. As for me, i dont listen to a lot of rap, only eminem, cause most rap is shit.

[2ndclasscitizen]

i listen to aussie hip hop, like the Hilltop Hoods and 1200 Techniques, because they are actually quite good, but commercialised music of anytime really annoys me, which is where most rap fits

[Vindesh17]

roflmfao. Hey man, as soon as the beatles and elvis were born, rock was cemented into history as being the immortal genre of music. Why? because even today, millions of Elvis, Beatles and old school rock band albums are still being sold. Why? because they were made so long ago, and they sound so damn good that new generations cannot ignore the sounds of smashing drums and guitar rifts. It is the one genre of music that will be immortal. THere will always be a group of teenagers somewhere having a session (not the drug sort :D) in thier garage or whatever. Rappers however. Jeez, all sounds the god damn same to be honest. MTV did the, what was it? 100 or top 1000 songs of all time. How many urban / rap beats made the cut? not many at all. Which was number one? a rock song. Like a rolling stone. *cough*, but still the sheer amount of rock artists in there is another reason why it will always be with us.

Another genre popping up? i doubt it man. We had rock / rap with limp bizkit - dead. I guess techno will always be around as well, ppl will always go nightclubbing, but hey, they remix rock songs :D.

Face it man, rap is a dying genre of music, the artists themselves i dis-respect because of thier extrovange in lifestyle and hipocritcial behavious when talking about fundraising and stuff. Seriously, who the f*** would drive around in an suv with 20' rims. Thats just sad.

You can't put an entire genre of music down just because you personally hate it. I personally like rap/hip hop music for various reasons and its not that I just like that genre, I like rock, alternative, pop, r&b, trance, techno and classical music. I pretty much listen to anything. One other thing, my dad's '05 escalade has 20" rims but they're stock. So Im who the f***.

[Orefus]

last part of ur post was weird.

[crisis]

Im sure he will live off the royalties of his Eminem designer clothing which always struck me as the height of hypocracy seeing he appeared to take a cynical swipe at (everything) including that kind of exploitation of music. One of his best quotes was when he refused Weird Al the right to make a film clip covering one of his song because it was "too important". Such delightful self deprication. I cant name too many rap songs I like (mainly cause Im old) but I can accept any style of music has relevance to others. I suppose I disliked Eminem in particular for his bad spirited lyrics, pretentiousness, lack of vocal ability and hypocracy (Eminem wear).
I will concede that some of his music will find a place in history within the realms of rap music for what its worth.

[Orefus]

were all hypocrits one time or another.

[Vindesh17]

last part of ur post was weird.

If you read what blitz wrote you would understand. He said who the f*** would drive an suv with 20" rims. I said that my dad's escalade has 20" rims(stock) and I drive it sometimes, so doesn't that make me who the f***?

[shr0olvl]

Tupacs music sucked. His music was/is overrated IMO...

[Orefus]

ah yeah i get it now,

eh tupac was good man, he rapped about good stuff, he wasnt necesairly the best rapper, but deffinatley the most influential.

[NoOne]

Tragic what will all the Civics (aside from Niko) be thumping to now, or will Eminem be considered retro next year?

I despise rap music, most of it seems to have the anger, but without the political, social or personal insight of punk. It has always seemed pretentious in that (almost) all rappers have this badass image from growing up on the street and having to fight for everything they have or achieved, I don't buy into it.

[Vindesh17]

^^^ you are right except there was a song by Eminem called Mosh which critisised bush.^^^

[crisis]

^^^ you are right except there was a song by Eminem called Mosh which critisised bush.^^^
My cat criticises Bush.

[r1ckst4]

if this is true all i have to say is...



WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
wow... ur cool...
this is from a guy who listens to aussie hip hop... pfft...

Most rappers dream of being a great rapper just like eminem, including your aussie rappers. All you people who just dissed rap music should just open your mind... people have different taste in music. Just because you personally hate rap, doesnt mean you can insult the music, creators and the listeners.

i listen to all kinds of music... all of it....
but my favourites are hip hop and techno, and i think eminem is definately one of the greatest rappers ever.... and if this news is true, i will miss him and his music.

[Orefus]

r1ckst4, people who critisize music because they dont like it arent inteligent enough to understand other peoples points of view. They will always have their opinions, and they will stick by them, even if you scientifically prove they are wrong, its because their parents tought them that way. Cant teach a old dog new tricks, cant teach a dumb dog tricks, period.

[NoOne]

^^^^
I value your opinion, I just disagree with it. :)

People who dislike something, and give a reason for their opinion, hardly fall into the "lack of intelligence" category.
I believe you only address people who say something sucks and have no basis for their opinion.

I, and several others explained why we don't care for rap music, it is our opinion and you should accept it or give an argument as to why we are wrong. :rolleyes:

[Orefus]

hmmm what support you got for "all people who listen to hip hop and rap should go to hell"?

[NoOne]

I have no support for those people, they most likely fall under your lack of intelligence rule :)

[zuzulo56]

to be honest i couldnt give a flying f00k

Quite!...although, it would seem as if the lad doesn't have any handlers/managers about, forcing him to work, work, work! (So that they continue to play-the-parasite.)

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Holy thread revival batman!