Idolator — Because any cultural phenomenon can now go from "destroying the fabric of polite society" to "ready for the multiplex" in two decades or less, the epic journey of gangsta rap pioneers N.W.A. is supposedly being condensed to 120 minutes of fun as I ty... more info

Guardian Music — Slim Shady is back, with not one but two new albums – Relapse and Relapse 2 – due in 2009Eminem will "relapse" twice this year, he has announced. The rapper returns from a five-year silence with two new albums, Relapse and Relapse 2, du... more info

Pitchfork — The success of the horrendously lazy Eminem/Dr. Dre/50 Cent single "Crack a Bottle" has been making the radio a whole lot less listenable in recent weeks, but it looks like it'll have at least one potentially great side-effect: Eminem's album now h... more info

MTV.com News — Second album, Relapse 2, will drop later in the year.By Shaheem Reid Eminem Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage Does Eminem know how to make a comeback or does he know how to make a comeback? He's giving his patient fans more than what they barg... more info

ContactMusic — Rap superstar 50 CENT has been forced to delay the release of his upcoming album BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT - because superproducer DR. DRE is too busy with EMINEM's record to ... more info

VH1 News — A still from the video for the Eminem/ 50 Cent/ Dr. Dre tag-team effort "Crack a Bottle" was posted by Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg on his blog. more info

MTV.com News — Eminem's manager posts photo, says video is coming within 'a couple of weeks.'By Shaheem Reid An image from the Eminem, Dre and 50 Cent video shoot for "Crack a Bottle" Photo: Paulrosenblog.com The video's coming in about two weeks: That's... more info

MTV.com News — 'They should expect Em's album to come out first,' rapper says of his labelmate.By Shaheem Reid 50 Cent Photo: Jordan Strauss/WireImage Apparently Interscope Records' three-headed monster has changed the order of its lineup again. While pr... more info

Idolator — This was one of those two-day stretches where pop leak blogs were in overdrive, thanks to the songs leaking from every crevice in the music industry's crumbling firmament (including its artists' own blogs). Who wins? Well, the ad sales team at RapidS... more info

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