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What's Good? Hip-Hop Drops A Motherlode Of New Music

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What's Good? Hip-Hop Drops A Motherlode Of New Music

December 15, 2017 • Friday got flooded with new music. Here's the quick take on LPs from Eminem, Brockhampton, N.E.R.D., Boosie, G-Eazy, Scarface and Jeezy — to name a few.

Watch Eminem Deliver A Mini-Medley On 'Saturday Night Live'

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Watch Eminem Deliver A Mini-Medley On 'Saturday Night Live'

November 19, 2017 • Mature and introspective, the 20-year vet displayed a rare glimpse of vulnerability as he rapped about his pressure to be perfect and his fall from prominence in the game.

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Eminem And Beyoncé 'Walk On Water'

November 10, 2017 • The Detroit legend and the Queen Bey collaborate for the first time on the poignant new single.

Eminem Wins $500K Suit Vs. New Zealand Political Party

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Eminem Wins $500K Suit Vs. New Zealand Political Party

October 25, 2017 • The New Zealand political party has been ordered to pay Eminem's publishing company nearly $500,000 in damages.

A New Company Wants To Let You Invest In Royalties... Is That A Good Idea?

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A New Company Wants To Let You Invest In Royalties... Is That A Good Idea?

September 27, 2017 • A new company offers regular folks the chance to invest in music, beginning with a slice of Eminem's work. Art requires risk — but should you take it on?

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What Did 'The Defiant Ones' Show Us?

July 18, 2017 • The HBO mini-series portrays the story of Apple Music's Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, who came together to work on some of the 20th century's most important music.

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Eminem: A 'Relapse' Of Horror?

May 20, 2009 • A full year out of rehab, the controversial rapper Eminem is back with Relapse, his first album since 2004. Curiously, he brings back an obscure rap subgenre called horror-core, and critic Robert Christgau thinks he should have stayed home a little longer.

Eminem: A 'Relapse' Of Horror?

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Eminem's 'Encore'

January 12, 2005 • Music Critic Oliver Wang says that Eminem's most recent CD, Encore, breaks new ground for the controversial artist. He is more mature and reflective but still is can revert to the poisonous lyrics that made him one of the most popular rap artists of the last five years.

Eminem's 'Encore'

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Steven Ivory: The Eminem-Michael Jackson Rivalry

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Fresh Air

May 31, 2002 • Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the third album by Marshall Mathers (otherwise known as Eminem) The Eminem Show.

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FCC Fine

June 7, 2001 • NPR's Emily Harris reports on a Federal Communications Commission fine against a Colorado radio station for playing a song by rap artist Eminem. The recording, The Real Slim Shady, had been altered to change some racy lyrics, but the federal agency said even the edited version was offensive.

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Eminem

February 20, 2001 • There will be organized protests against rapper Eminem's presence at this year's Grammy Awards. NPR's Rick Karr reports on the controversy and the music behind it.

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Eminem and the Grammys

February 15, 2001 • Guests: ALAN LIGHT Editor-in-Chief, Spin magazine Attending the Grammys in Los Angeles February 21, 2001 MICHAEL GREENE President and CEO, The Recording Academy of Arts and Sciences ESTA SOLER Executive Director, Family Violence Prevention Fund CATHY REENA News Media Director, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Some say he's the poster boy for vile entertainment --others claim he's a musical genius. Whatever you thin--of him and his music, there's no question that Eminem is hugely popular. The white rapper has sold almost 10 million copies of his newest CD and was nominated for four Grammy Awards. Join Juan Williams and guests for a look at the controversy over Eminem and the Grammys.

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Eminem Grammy Nomination

January 7, 2001 • Liane Hansen speaks with Anthony DeCurtis, contributing editor at Rolling Stone Magazine, about the controversy surrounding the Grammy nomination of Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP for Album of the Year. Parents and gay-rights groups have criticized Eminem for his gay-bashing, homicidal, and misogynistic lyrics. {STATIONS NOTE: 0:52 into the piece, an excerpt of music from "The Marshall Mathers LP" is heard, including the line: My words are like a dagger with a jagged edge/That'll stab you in the head whether you're a fag or lez/Or the homosex, hermaph or a trans-a-vest/Pants or dress/Hate fags? The answer's yes}

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Music Cue: Eminem

January 6, 2001 • Scott has some thoughts about Eminem's Grammy nomination and the furor it's causing.

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Detroit: Motor City, Movie City

November 16, 2002 • Detroit is not Tinseltown, but the city is home to a pair of new films: 8 Mile, starring rapper Eminem, and Standing in the Shadow of Motown, a documentary about the musicians who played on virtually every Motown hit. Hear more from NPR's John Ydstie and Weekend Edition entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell.

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Eminem's Film, '8 Mile'

November 8, 2002 • Tavis Smiley gets a review of the new Eminem movie 8 Mile from Ed Gonzales, head film editor at SlantMagazine.com, and Gerald Ward II, a film student at San Francisco State University and a cultural commentator at Youth Radio.

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November 9, 2009 • It's hard to believe, but the first decade of the new millennium is rapidly drawing to a close — and it's been a remarkable one for music. In this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen looks back at some of the defining trends, sounds and historic moments that made the '00s stand out, in a roundtable discussion with Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson.

Discussion: The Decade Defined

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A Brief History Of Music's Alter Egos

August 16, 2010 • Explore some of the standout and surprising musician alter egos over time.