Bout time he got his shine, and lets face it, he’s easily the nicest in Slaughterhouse.
Mixtape Daily’s periodic check-in on the Slaughterhouse/Shady Records deal. The group (Royce Da 5’9″, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Crooked I) still isn’t officially signed as of yet, but we asked Royce whether he would ink with Shady as a solo artist if his team is onboard. After all, Royce has been traveling with Marshall, and the two have a long history.
Em’s ‘Recovery’ album is doing crazy numbers. In addition to debuting at #1 this week with 741,000 copies sold, the album has basically taken over the Billboard Hot 100 with seven songs in it’s singles chart.
The upcoming DJ Hero video game just landed two heavy hitters as MCs: Jay-Z and Eminem.
Both rappers are bringing their music to the newest offshoot of Activision’s successful $2 billion Guitar Hero franchise. The game, played with a turntable-shaped controller, is due out this fall for PlayStation 3, PS2, Xbox 360 and Wii (no price or rating yet).
A limited edition comes with the rappers’ exclusive new greatest-hits CDs, possibly including previously unreleased tracks, plus an advanced version of the controller, a DJ stand and metal traveling case. Jay-Z and Eminem will serve as consultants to Activision and the game’s developer, FreeStyleGames.
The complete list of tracks the rappers are providing is still being worked out. Jay-Z plans on including Izzo (H.O.V.A.) and Dirt Off Your Shoulder for sure. Also possible: tracks from his in-the-works Blueprint 3 album. “I have a ton of content, I just need the pipeline,” he says. “I love the freedom of (DJ Hero). I could wake up tomorrow morning with the idea for a song and call the guys at Activision and start working on getting it out.”
Eminem is more cryptic about his contributions. “I don’t want to give away any surprises yet,” he says in an e-mail interview. “DJ Hero will include my music, and I’ll be providing additional material as downloadable content by the end of the year.”
“You are going to get over 100 songs from 80 artists and 80 brand-new mixes that have never been heard before, including one with Eminem and Jay-Z (together),” says Guitar Hero president and CEO Dan Rosensweig.
i’ve been saying they should do something like this for a minute. good to see it has some heavy hitters behind it
Here is a trailer for the short film “Eminem, Where Have You Been” which stars Eminem and was produced by MTV. Watch the MTV Movie Awards live Sunday, May 31 at 9PM EST.
theyre only 30 second snippets but you can get the general idea. may want to listen pretty quickly as i dont know how long these links will stay alive.
The upcoming DJ Hero video game just landed two heavy hitters as MCs: Jay-Z and Eminem.
