Eminem’s new album Recovery will drop on June 21, a day earlier than originally scheduled, and it will arrive with “Talkin’ 2 Myself,” a banger on which Em raps about nearly releasing a dis track aimed at Kanye and Lil Wayne.
LONDON — Elton John says he has been helping American rapper Eminen fight drug problems for more than a year. John says Eminem is succeeding in his well-publicized battle against substance abuse. John told BBC Radio Saturday that as a recovered drug abuser he is happy to help people if they want the assistance but drugs make people so cocky and arrogant that they often reject help. Eminem has written about his substance abuse problems in the past.
Eminem has agreed to cut-out any homophobic lyrics when he headlines a UK music festival next year. The rapper, real name Marshall Mathers, will be performing at the Wireless Festival in July, 2010 and faced a backlash from gay rights activists OutRage! over some of his song words. But Eminem has now agreed to tone down his lyrics.
OutRage! spokesman David Allison says in a statement: “We have a condition that he does not use lyrics that encourage or incite hatred against gay people.
“He is free to express his views on gay people, as long as he stays off the violence and hatred. He has got plenty of other lyrics to choose from. In recent years he has become quite well-behaved. I think he realises singing songs advocating hate and violence just won’t wash any more. Society’s moved on in the last 10 years.”
He was however allowed to keep lyrics that encourage or incite hatred against non gay people and Mariah Carey.
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