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Forbes Cash Kings 2011: Hip Hop’s Top Earners

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Forbes recently announced their Cash Kings list for 2011 showing hip hop’s top 20 earners. Jay-Z comes in at #1 with $37 million, Diddy -$35 million & #3 Kanye West , $16 million not even making half of what Jay-Z made. Lil Wayne tied with Birdman for fourth spot banking in $15 million.

Bad Meets Evil’s “Hell: The Sequel” Tracklisting

Eminem & Royce Da 5 ’ 9 ” ( Bad Meets Evil ) present the tracklisting for their upcoming “ Hell : The Sequel ” project in stores June 14 th.

Eminem & Royce Da 5’9″ EP Expected This June

Does this mean, after all these years, Dr . Dre ‘ s understudies will have finally made their dream collaborations come true?

Eminem & Lil Wayne to Headline Bonnaroo 2011

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The full line-up for the Bonnaroo 2011 Music & Arts festival has just been announced and headlining the annual event are two of Hip Hop’s biggest acts: Eminem & Lil Wayne. It all goes down June 9-12 in Manchester, Tennessee, but tickets go on sale @ noon on February 19. Other acts included: Big Boi, [...]

Eminem To Headline Lollapalooza 2011

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The Chicago Tribune confirms that Eminem will be one of the acts headlining Lollapalooza 2011, which will take place August 5th-7th in Chicago’s Grant Park. The complete lineup for the festival will be announced in April including three more headliners. Check back for more updates.

Eminem’s Lipton Brisk Super Bowl Puppet

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During the commerical breaks for the Super Bowl this Sunday, Eminem will appear as a puppet in an ad campaign for Lipton Brisk Tea. Above is a snapshot of the figurine.

Eminem, Lady Gaga To Perform @ Grammys

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Eminem and Lady Gaga are headed back to the Grammys. The music superstars have been announced in the first batch of performers for the 53rd annual show, along with Cee Lo Green, Katy Perry, Arcade Fire, and Miranda Lambert. Eleven-time Grammy winner Eminem, who graced the stage last year alongside Lil Wayne and Drake, leads [...]

Eminem Signs Yelawolf, Slaughterhouse To Shady Records

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Eminem has some new additions to the Shady Records team. The Detroit spitter has signed Alabama-born MC Yelawolf and rap supergroup Slaughterhouse to his Shady Records imprint, beginning the label’s second phase. Em made the announcement to XXL, posing with his new signees on the magazine’s March cover. “Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse, it’s kinda phase two [...]

Eminem On February Cover Of XXL Magazine

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Well look what we have here. Is Shady Records quietly building a lyrical empire right under our very noses? The answer is YES! “Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse, it’s kinda phase two of Shady,” says Eminem. “It’s the new generation of Shady Records and as we’re trying to rebuild our label, it’s exciting for hip-hop and with [...]

Eminem To Return To The Big Screen

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Eminem is ready for his close-up. Having conquered the charts with last year’s best-selling album Recovery, the Detroit rapper is following up his starring role in 2002’s 8 Mile with his first foray on the big screen in almost a decade. According to NYMag Vulture, Em will star in the upcoming crime thriller Random Acts [...]