Kid Rock & Eminem Offered $1 Million To Battle

Rocker Kid Rock and rapper Eminem have been offered one million dollars to perform at a rap battle in Detroit by the producers of the upcoming documentary Rap Therapy.

The winner of the battle will be given one million dollars to be donated to the charity of their choice.

"It will be a televised rap battle and the winner will pick up GBP 500,000 for the charity of his choice," Black Le Vine, the rap therapist explained.

There is still no word yet on if the two have accepted the offer or not.

Rap Therapy will feature appearances by 50 Cent, P Diddy, Tom Cruise, and others; the documentary will focus on the use of Hip-Hop as a tool for helping combat abuse and gang violence.

More information on Rap Therapy and the rap therapist, Black Le Vine can be found at www.raptherapy.com.

Eminem Returns To The Studio

It’s no secret that Eminem has been avoiding the limelight for some time now. In 2008, he sits four years away from his last solo effort Encore, and is two years removed from the fatal night that saw the tragic death of his best friend and fellow D12 member Proof.

However, Em may finally be ready for the stage again as Entertainment Weekly caught word from Bishop Lamont that Eminem has recently been in the studio, and that he’s heard “some amazing stuff.”

A fellow member of the Aftermath camp, Bishop Lamont has been around Eminem long enough to understand the situation at hand. “He's been quiet too long, and he's got a lot to get off his chest,” stated Lamont, referring to Proof and other incidents that have occurred in the last four years.

Knowing that Eminem faced many struggles and adversities to get to this point though, Lamont appropriately described the process that has manifested within Em. “He went through what he had to go through, and now he's been able to take all the pain and stress and put it out in his music.”

To reiterate Lamont, the label (Aftermath/Shady) also confirmed that Eminem has indeed been in the studio.

Obie and Eminem Still Friends

Following the heavy circulation of Obie Trice's new single "The Giant" signalling the Detroit rapper's departure from his situation with Shady Records and it's parent company, Interscope, the brass at Shady issued a statement Monday (Jun 30) reaffirming its support of Trice's decision.

"Shady Records has agreed to allow Obie Trice to pursue his craft in a
different forum free from the constraints of the current major label
model," Eminem's long time partner and manager Paul Rosenberg told
AllHipHop.com.

Sources on the web have erroneously reported that the new explanatory
track released to the web on Sunday (Jun 29) included lyrics meant as a diss to his former label and Eminem, who added Trice to the label's
roster in 2000.

At issue was the song's opening verse, on which Trice raps "Guess it
was meant / for me to branch off from my caucasian friend" and "Nope,no more 2nd place to Eminem / question if i was 2nd is the question to many men."

"Eminem will continue to support and work with Obie on many levels of
his career," Rosenberg stated frankly. "He remains a close friend and
member of the Shady family."

During his time as a Shady/Interscope artist, Obie Trice's two albums
which were well received critically, established the artist as Eminem's heir apparent.

The first, 2003's Cheers, sold over 500,000 copies worldwide, while its follow-up Second Round's On Me found slightly less commercial support.

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Masta Ace Reacts To Eminem's Remix Of "Slaughtahouse"

Years ago, Eminem once told Masta Ace that his 1993 Slaughtahouse album was a staple for the Detroit emcee in the uncertain years of his career portrayed in 8 Mile. In a strange turn of events, Eminem, now an Oscar-nominated, Grammy Award-winning producer, was able to remix the title track from Masta Ace Incorporated's aforementioned album [click to listen].

Released on June 3, Delicious Vinyl Records' RMXXOLOGY features classics from the Los Angeles-based Hip Hop independent label remixed by stars from an array of genres. Original tracks from Tone Loc, Young MC and Fatlip are remixed by Peaches, Aaron Lacrate and Debonair Samir [click to read] and Hot Chip. However, many are drawn in by the Eminem re-working.

"It's an incredible honor that somebody so talented and accomplished in the game would wanna do a remix of my song," Masta Ace told HipHopDX Wednesday morning, reacting to the work. The two, along with J. Black, appeared together on the rare track "Hellbound," made early in Eminem's career.

Presently, Masta Ace is working with Wordsworth, Punchline and Stricklin in The EMC [click to read], who just released their debut The Show [click to read] earlier this year.

Source: HipHopDX