Talk:Eminem/Archive 8

2014–present: Shady XV: gold certification
Greetings,

Shady XV was certified Gold(500,000) by RIAA on DECEMBER 12, 2014

https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shady2103 (talk • contribs) 12:06, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Rap God on Rap Genius
Hello, i'm new to this, never posted on wikipedia before. I'm a huge fan of both Eminem and this page. I learned a lot from it in my early days of fandom, so i wanted to thank all of you for putting this page together so well.

I didn't want to try myself and mess up the whole layout, so i'll use this space to make suggestions of where a couple of annotations could be interesting in expanding the story from the first person pov, engaging the audience with who he is and what he sounds like off a record.

Also he's describing his life and explaining lyrics in his own words, which is pretty cool. Perhaps that information should be left for people to find on rap genius, or simply stated somewhere with a hyperlink, but i think a couple of these additions could be interesting.

So for example, in the first paragraph of "1992–99: Early career, Infinite, and The Slim Shady LP" the discussion of his early years and formation of D12 is brushed over pretty quickly, as well as the influence of Proof on Eminem. Something regarding the hip-hop shop or early days of "talent shows at centerline high" could be interesting, though i'll admit i don't have an actual for that one.

In the third paragraph, between the first and second sentences before "The character" i think " quotation could help explain:

"Coming out with an alias was part of Proof’s whole idea. He said, “Let’s be in a group called D12, and there will be six of us, and we’ll each have an alias. We’ll each be two different people.” When I started rapping as Shady, as that character, it was a way for me to vent all my frustrations and just blame it on him. If anybody got mad about it, it was him that said it, you know what I’m saying? It was a way for me to be myself and say what I felt. I never wanted to go back to just rapping regular again."

http://genius.com/38281

Seems to me to give a better understanding of why he did what he did, rather than making it seem like he glorified the gore on purpose. Any fan knows its much more complicated than that.

Also the fourth paragraph describes his loss at the rap Olympics and subsequent discovery by Interscope and dr. Dre. There's a more detailed story below. For brevity's sake perhaps it's not necessary, but how he got discovered and all that was pretty tumultuous and defining for his career. Even just the addition of Dean Geistlinger's name could make it seem a little less vague.

''"We had pressed up The Slim Shady EP and it was doing pretty well in Detroit. At some point, Wendy Day called me and said “I want you to be on the battle team. I got you a ticket to the Rap Olympics in LA.”

I went to the Olympics, got all the way to the end, and then lost to the last guy. The guy who won was Otherwize, from LA. It was a local thing. They had a bunch of crowd support there. When I rapped, he went and hid behind a video screen. He walked away while I was rapping. I didn’t have anyone to battle! I’d never been in a situation like that before. I went through a lot of people to get through to the end, and then he walked away while I was rapping. I’m like, “What the fuck do I do?” I was devastated.

I come off stage. I’m like, that’s it. It’s over for me. This kid from Interscope, Dean Geistlinger, walks over and he asks me for a copy of the CD. So I kind of just chuck it at him. It was The Slim Shady EP. We come back to Detroit, I have no fucking home, no idea what I’m gonna do. Then, a couple weeks later, we get a call. Marky Bass said, “Yo, we got a call from a doctor!”"''

http://genius.com/5140174/Eminem-8-mile-final-battle/Look-look

At the end of paragraph 4, When it describes the beginning of his collaborations with Dr. Dre, this quote could add some interesting personal context to "making it."

''"Dre put on the Labi Siffre record, and I was just like “Hi! My name is!” That beat was talking to me. I was like, “Yo, this is it, this is my shot. If I don’t impress this guy, I’m going back home and I’m fucked.” I knew Dre wasn’t an easy person to please. I made sure that everything he had a beat for, I had a rhyme ready to go, or I came up with a rhyme on the spot.

“My Name Is” was the first thing that came out of my mouth that first day I was at Dre’s house. I don’t know if we released what I did the first day or if I re-did it, but it was basically the same. I didn’t understand punching, or believe in it. So I would just go from the top of the song all the way down. I was never flying in hooks. Everything was live, one take. If I got all the way to the fucking end, and messed up the last word, I’d be like “Run it back, let’s do it again.” I remember Dre was like “Yo, are you fucking crazy? Let’s just punch.” I didn’t like that concept because I wasn’t used to it. When we were recording here in Detroit, in the beginning, I was saving up my money to go in. We only had an hour, you know? I’m like “One take down, alright, let’s go to the next song. Fuck it.” That’s what I was used to."''

You could probably cut everything after the first sentence of the second paragraph unless you found it particularly interesting.

http://genius.com/5140208/Eminem-my-name-is/Hi-my-name-is-what-my-name-is-who-my-name-is-chka-chka-slim-shady

I'm not sure exactly where it fits, but i thought this quote made clearer his overall intention i thought.

''"I always wanted to make sure that people knew what I was doing. That’s part of what Paul’s role was in the skits. He was the adult. We wanted people to know that we knew this shit was fucked up and pushing the envelope, but that there was still a voice of reason somewhere.

Songs like “White America” and “Cleanin’ out my Closet,” those aren’t really Shady. So I thought, “I’m going to call this album The Eminem Show. This is me as the rapper, not as the character.”''

Also helps explain the progression of his music if you look at it, Slim Shady LP - Marhsall Mathers LP - Eminem Show, he's shed the persona progressively, with 1 Relapse, and finally into Recovery and beyond, where the demented shady has seemingly left the scene.

http://genius.com/5140258/Eminem-white-america/Intro

Thanks for looking through this. hopefully it helps spark some interesting ideas.

Doyour3ad (talk) 06:58, 10 April 2015 (UTC)doyour3ad April 9 2015 23:58 PST

New Project
In a Tech N9ne interview. Em stated that he wanted Tech N9ne on an upcoming unknown project. More than likely a new album. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:7:8D00:78:0:0:0:2291 (talk) 05:01, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

Bad Picture
You can hardly see him and its hard to tell where he is. I think a different picture would be more suitable so we would could at least see his face. Akmal94 (talk) 08:31, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree, bad choice of infobox picture. Jonas Vinther • (speak to me!) 16:08, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I've restored this as the infobox picture. Snuggums (talk / edits) 21:05, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 May 2015
there is an "s" missing at the end of neighborhoods.

"Eminem spent much of his youth in a lower-middle-class, primarily African-American Detroit neighborhood."

Thesowismine (talk) 09:07, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

❌ - "a" is singular - so "neighborhood" must be too. - Arjayay (talk) 09:19, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 May 2015
There are two typos that needs fixing. Both are found under the section "Life and Career", subsection "2014--Present: Shady XV". This is the paragraph:

In March 12, 2015 The Official Eminem Box Set, a career-spanning, 10-disc vinyl box set, was released. The set includes Eminem's eight studio albums, the 8 Mike soundtrack and the compilation Eminem Presents: The Re-Up.[144] Early in the year, it was announced that he would appear on Tech N9ne's "Speedom (Worldwide Choppers 2)".[145] The song, also featuring Krizz Kaliko, was released on April 20. Eminem also appeared on Yelawolf's "Best Friend", the single from Love Story.

The first error is grammatical. The opening word should be "On" not "In". The second is that it should be the "8 Mile soundtrack" rather than "8 Mike soundtrack".

Thanks.

Goodrich4185 (talk) 05:19, 15 May 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅, thanks for pointing those out Snuggums (talk / edits) 05:42, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 June 2015
I noticed that there are three missing citations for this article. I was able to find a newspaper that provides information for one of the missing citations. The missing citation is in the last paragraph under "2012-13: The Marshall Mathers LP 2which states the following, "At the 57th Grammy Awards, he received Best Rap Album award for The MArshall Mathers LP 2 and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Rihanna) for "The Monster" [citation needed]. The citation that I was able to found that verifies the information above is the following in MLA format: "Eminem Takes Home Best Rap Album, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Grammys." ProQuest. SyndiGate Media Inc, 9 Feb. 2015. Asian News International Retrieved. Web. 15 June 2015.

Mgarcianunez (talk) 21:43, 15 June 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅ I found a published link for convenience and used that. Thanks. Grayfell (talk) 22:13, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 June 2015
i think in "Legacy" you should mention that he became the 1st artist ever to win 2 diamond awards for albums (Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show) and 2 digital diamonds awards (Love The Way You Lie and Not Afraid) by RIAA. http://www.mtv.com/news/2188335/eminem-riaa-digital-diamond-award-smile/

2.87.126.15 (talk) 21:24, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done Thanks for the request, but I think the information is already included in the "Legacy" section? It's in the middle of the second paragraph of that section. The source you provided doesn't say anything about Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show. Regards, Mz7 (talk) 07:20, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 July 2015
the sixth-bestselling artist in the United States and the bestselling hip-hop artist, with sales of 50,120,000 albums and 46 million digital singles eminem has sold more than 260 million record https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem_discography

Mehdishady1996 (talk) 18:27, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: The discography article seems to be incorrect - the source cited there for the 260 million figure is the same source cited on this article, and it actually says 115 million US sales, 40 million worldwide, making this article correct. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084706/http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/thenairobian/article/2000134572/rapper-eminem-s-rap-god-breaks-guinness-world-record-for-having-most-words-in-hit-record Cannolis (talk) 19:25, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Remission?
Why is there no article on the Remission mixtape? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:304:CCD3:61F0:118B:5CB:9351:8CF0 (talk) 23:53, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

Acting - Southpaw
Would Southpaw be worth mentioning in the acting section, given that Elysium is, even though he did not end up in the role? -KaJunl (talk) 19:53, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Only in Monroe
Is this really noteworthy enough to include? I would suggest removing. It may be notable in a Late Show with Stephen Colbert article, but Eminem has done hundreds of interviews (both serious and joking) and I don't think this one is particularly important enough to be in an Eminem encyclopedia entry. -KaJunl (talk) 19:55, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Mispelling in Film Appearances
There is a mispellling in the middle of the article in his film attribtions: It says "unmde film" when it should be "unmade film" This is for the movie "Have Gun Will Travel"


 * ✅ Thanks for pointing this out, I corrected it. -KaJunl (talk) 20:03, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 August 2015
You have to mention that Eminem met with the Minister Louis Farrakhan on 25th August, the minister was in Detroit and later he posted a pic of him and Eminem saying that they has a dinner and he had a "beautiful dialogue" with his brother Marshall Mathers aka Eminem. The source by BET --> http://www.bet.com/news/music/2015/08/26/min-louis-farrakhan-meets-with-eminem-in-detroit.html. Also Eminem's Lose Yourself called as the "Most Timeless song by Spotify and Billboard according in a new Spotify-Based Chart of the past 65 years. Source --> http://uproxx.com/music/2015/08/most-timeless-songs-no-diggity/

Eminem/Shady Records alongside Downtown Boxing Gym started a charity to help the youth in Detroit. The project started on 17th August until 31st. More info here: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/08/25/eminem-lends-muscle-detroits-downtown-boxing-gym/32364579/

85.75.224.226 (talk) 11:27, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: I am not convinced that any of this is appropriate WP:WEIGHT on his article. The meeting with Farrakhan certainly does not seem to. If there was more on his charitable activities, or if Marshall Mathers Foundation was a page, then the boxing gym bit might be appropriate there. The bit about Spotify could be of interest on Lose Yourself, but would have to be rephrased into something like "the most played song on Spotify", as Spotify's user demographics probably do not match the world. Cannolis (talk) 09:16, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 September 2015
Please change the '2014-present: Shady XV and Southpaw part when it says 'Another single Kings Never Die feat. Eminem and Gwen Stefani' to 'Another single, "Kings Never Die" by Eminem featuring Gwen Stefani

59.183.8.212 (talk) 13:45, 7 September 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅ Well spotted.--Jonie148 (talk) 18:49, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done Closing semi-protected edit request for Jonie148. JustBerry (talk) 00:02, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Reference 34 Edit/Deletion
I was perusing this article and found that the Reference 34 source link: "Dearborn, Matt; Duke (December 1, 2005). "Interview: His name is not Slim Shady". University Wire. Retrieved September 9, 2008." takes me to this page: http://solutions.cengage.com/apps/ which does not contain any source material. It feels like this reference should be updated or the link part of it deleted since it serves no value. If the article is no longer available (I have been unable to find it through google) then it feels like this reference is unnecessary (there is already another reference to a different article) and there is no need to include it at all. Archindivide (talk) 19:49, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 October 2015
The photo of Eminem is not clear. Please use this photo: http://cdn-img.people.com/emstag/i/2015/red-carpet/grammys/news/eminem-1024.jpg

120.62.20.126 (talk) 12:09, 5 October 2015 (UTC) ❌ That picture appears to be "Copyright © 2015 Time Inc" so we cannot use it, or any other copyright image. - Arjayay (talk) 13:54, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 October 2015
In Eminem, please mention that he never used the word 'ni**a'. Also in 2014-present: Shady XV snd Southpaw, there's a sentence, "Another single, 'Kings Never Die' by Eminem...", please put the link for the song, "Kings Never Die". Also, please change the article's main photo, since Eminem's face is not clear.

120.62.11.142 (talk) 11:04, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

a) Not done as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article b) Done c) Please make your request for a new image to be uploaded to Files For Upload. Once the file has been properly uploaded, please reactivate this request to have the new image used. Please note that the picture must not be copyright, which excludes almost all images that you find on the internet, in magazines etc., and you will need proof that it is not copyright, just saying it is not copyright is not acceptable. - Arjayay (talk) 12:23, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: To divide your request into three:-

Associated acts
I'm not sure whether all those associated acts mentioned in the infobox meet Infobox_musical_artist#associated_acts. And it seems like the list keeps getting longer every day. It's probably because some editors fail to realize that the parameter isn't for "one-time collaboration for a single, or on a single song" -- Chamith   (talk)  07:22, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Eminem and Aspergers
This might be worth adding http://theautismworld.com/eminem-and-aspergers/ .. however, I don't think it can be classed as a reliable source? Rombust (talk) 21:37, 3 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Nope, that doesn't appear to be a reliable source. Any mention of a diagnosis or self-diagnosis would need very solid, unambiguous sources for WP:BLP reasons. Grayfell (talk) 21:51, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 November 2015
Add Nate Ruess to Associated Acts, as he cooperated on the Headlights song.

186.32.24.59 (talk) 01:28, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
 * One-time collaborations are not enough to be listed as associated acts per Template:Infobox musical artist. Snuggums (talk / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 01:31, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

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Occupations tend not to be linked
I noted Eminem being a rapper. You reverted and said "Occupations tend not to be linked" I disagree. Many articles link occupations. Can you show me examples please to support your point.Charlotte135 (talk) 23:25, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * See pages like Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Jay Z. I could list countless others. Linking occupations is overlinking when they are commonly used and recognizable terms. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 00:35, 19 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Okay. I think you are right, when it comes to current musicians like Drake (rapper) too so won't argue. It's interesting though that other articles on non-musicians often link their occupation. Thanks for responding SNUGGUMS.Charlotte135 (talk) 01:36, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi. Just saw the lead of the Johnny Cash article. There's other examples too. We need consistency between articles SNUGGUMS. And I'm just not seeing it with your argument. Let's talk about it. I'm inclined to re-link rapper in eminem.Charlotte135 (talk) 23:10, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * May be a good idea to get a Third opinion over here on this one, which I will do. I would like all articles, including Johnny Cash and Eminem to be consistent as they are not consistent currently. And I don't wish to offend you in the process, or your point of view on this matter.Charlotte135 (talk) 00:25, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Johnny Cash's occupations shouldn't be linked either per WP:Manual of Style/Linking. It does help to have consistency, but there's no good reason to go against the linking guidelines here. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 00:26, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Why do you see the difference between musos and other biographies, where linking occupations is done consistently? What do you think we should do then; unlink every singly bio article, including Johnny's?Charlotte135 (talk) 00:34, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * And my main point was that a rapper is hardly a common occupation.Charlotte135 (talk) 00:36, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

If you look at WP:Manual of Style/Linking we are guided here by What generally should not be linked. I don't know about you, but I don't know many rappers, but I sure know a few accountants, lawyers and scientists.Charlotte135 (talk) 00:43, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * If the occupation is a commonly known term, then the overlink guideline says not to link it, regardless of whether it is a music bio. I've seen many actor bios (i.e. George Clooney and Robin Williams) and business bios (i.e. John Jacob Astor and John D. Rockefeller) that don't link occupations in the lead as well. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 01:04, 22 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Yes, that's what I just pointed that guiding section out in the policy. If it is a common occupation. A rapper, which is what I linked in Eminem, is not a common occupation. That's why I'm inclined to re-link it, unless you can convince me otherwise, based on policy. Also you have not commented on the importance of editors creating consistency throughout articles in the encyclopedia, and how other bios mostly link occupations in the lead. Do you propose un-linking all of them. We just need solutions to this content issue. That's also why I thought 3O may be helpful here.Charlotte135 (talk) 01:13, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Not sure what articles you've been looking at, but most that I've seen don't link occupations in opening sentence. I would recommend unlinking any instances within opening sentences to avoid overlinking. "Rapper" is in fact a commonly known term AND there are lots of rappers in the world. The ones I listed above are just a few examples of rappers. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 01:30, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * We disagree on the interpretation of the policy then. I just don't see rapper as a common occupation, that's all. On a much bigger issue, I also don't think anyone should be linking, or un-linking occupations from the lead of any bio articles just yet, without the support of the community. Too big an issue. A random search found Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska though. On a serious note, there are hundreds of other bios where occupations are linked. 3O is in order here I think, as a first step on helping us resolve that bigger content issue. On our much smaller individual disagreement, you have not convinced me that a rapper is a common occupation though SNUGGUMS. As a scientist I'm obviously hanging out in much less cool circles than you are though if you know of lots of rappers. I'm envious. I'm not sure everyone would know what a rapper is either. But i think everyone would know what an accountant is. I'll get the 3O organized.Charlotte135 (talk) 01:51, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Disorders and sources
In a recent post to ] (where he's a Verified Artist), Eminem stated that he "really (does) have [[obsessive-compulsive disorder|OCD" (and that it's "not funny"). a) Is this worth including in the article, and b) if so, is his post to Genius a reliable source? DS (talk) 21:20, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 * If it's from Eminem himself, probably credible, but not really worth including in article either way since people are often OCD over minor things and it's not like he said it has any major impact on his life. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 21:53, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 May 2016

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 * Double M
 * M&M
 * Marshall Mathers
 * Slim Shady

2601:400:C100:5AD4:D87B:A8E4:14F1:D058 (talk) 04:49, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
 * {{nd}} Not sure what to say about "Double M", but Slim Shady is a character rather than an alias Eminem actually used for recording music. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 05:04, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 June 2016
Shadz04 (talk) 21:50, 24 June 2016 (UTC) Marshall Bruce Mathers aka (Eminem) is a famous american rapper making many viral rap songs that spread around the world in a second. He is good friends with Samuel Reid
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Andy W.  ( talk  · ctb) 22:33, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Even with sourcing, I don't know if such a friendship is worth mentioning, and the article does already go into how he's had lots of success. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 23:03, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 July 2016
In the list of legal problems, I would like to add another problem.

On June 9, 2004, Eminem won a lawsuit against The Source for releasing some of Marshall Mather's lyrics on their website. The lyrics were written several years ago. The judged ruled the company was trying to impair the credibility of Eminem. Eminem's record company was awarded some monetary compensation.

Brick, Michael. "Lyrical Judge Praises Eminem in Lyrics Fight." New York Times (1923-Current file): 2. Jun 10 2004. ProQuest. Web.

Player2287 (talk) 23:57, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 16 August 2016
Eminem was interview by TMZ and it was announced, August 15, 2016, his new album will be titled, "Legacy". Messiah30 (talk) 09:10, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
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Singing
Eminem sings in many of his songs, including "Stronger than I Was", "Hailie's Song", "Puke", "Bully", "Cold Wind Blows", "Spend Some Time", "Encore", "Evil Deeds", "You're Never Over", "No Love", "Insane", "When I'm Gone", "Beautiful", "Beautiful Pain", "Not Afraid", "Seduction" and "Phenomenal". I suppose that it should be noted on his page him also being a singer.

RX22 (talk) 06:16, 11 September 2016 (UTC)RX22


 * The question for the lead is, though, is he notable for being a singer? Not just that he sings in some songs.  Also, isn't rapping a form of singing, and thus are we being repetitive if 'singer' is added?  Stevie is the man!  Talk • Work 14:10, 11 September 2016 (UTC)


 * He's hardly noted for singing in contrast to being highly noted for rapping, and "rapper" is more than enough to adequately cover his music career. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 14:44, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

Well, if you want to keep him only being a rapper, I have not a problem with it. It only seemed good to me to write both "singer" and "rapper" to the page because I saw pages of musicians Nelly and Drake, where the both words were written.

RX22 (talk) 19:01, 12 September 2016 (UTC)RX22

Semi-protected edit request on 13 September 2016
Yolandi Visser cites Eminem as a musical influences. Her name should be added with this part:

A number of hip-hop and pop artists have cited Eminem as an influence, including Crooked I, Tech N9ne, Logic, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, T.I., B.o.B, Jhené Aiko, 50 Cent,[263] Usher,[264] Earl Sweatshirt, Ab-Soul, Freddie Gibbs, Kendrick Lamar,[265] Ed Sheeran,[266][267] Lana Del Rey,[268] Big Sean,[269] J. Cole,[270] Skylar Grey,[271] Bubba Sparxxx,[272] Asher Roth,[273] Machine Gun Kelly,[274] Yelawolf,[275] Hopsin,[276] Tyler, The Creator,[277] Hollywood Undead,[278] Kiiara,[279] Chris Webby,[280] Chance the Rapper[281] Stalley, Royce da 5'9", Joe Budden, Tony Yayo, and The Game.

Thanks in advance

TheShadyLasher (talk) 15:33, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
 * In Yolandi Visser, this claim isn't cited, and we would certainly need a reliable source to back this up. If you can find one, feel free to report back.  Stevie is the man!  Talk • Work 15:53, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 September 2016
Eminem appeared on his Shade 45 Sirius channel in September 2008, saying: "Right now I'm kinda just concentrating on my own stuff, for right now and just banging out tracks and producing a lot of stuff. You know, the more I keep producing the better it seems like I get 'cause I just start knowing stuff."[66] Interscope confirmed that a new album[67] would be released in spring 2009.[68] In December 2008 the rapper provided a few more details about the album, entitled Relapse: "Me and Dre are back in the lab like the old days, man. Dre will end up producing the majority of the tracks on 'Relapse'. We are up to our old mischievous ways ... let's just leave it at that."[69] That being said, this album was the first album Eminem had released in years; that being because of his long stay in rehab. Prior to that, it had been 5 years since Eminem released anything. The album before Relapse was Encore; which was released on November 12th, 2004.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z42vDV2q6II

DjAireLoosh (talk) 02:24, 27 September 2016 (UTC)


 * ❌ Please state your request in a "Change X to Y" format. Stevie is the man!  Talk • Work 15:13, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 October 2016
The above line should be changed to because the link page merely redirects to the Eminem page which we're currently on.
 * Shade 45 Sirius
 * Shade 45 Sirius

Blackop778 (talk) 22:56, 3 October 2016 (UTC)


 * ✅ Thanks for the catch. Stevie is the man!  Talk • Work 00:03, 4 October 2016 (UTC)

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Eminem children
You removed the names of other children of Eminem as well as the sources. I can understand that Daily Mail might not be considered reliable due to its tabloid nature and being based on gossip etc. But why did you remove the source Us Weekly? It might be a celebrity-based magazine but I don't think it is tabloid and gossip based or unreliable. Or is it? Do correct me if I am wrong. 169.149.170.220 (talk) 01:56, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

I found an article by IBT. It says Alaina was adopted by Eminem. I think it is reliable enough. Please add Alaina back using it. 169.149.170.220 (talk) 02:01, 20 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Us Weekly is a gossip rag unsuitable for articles, and Daily Mail is even worse. IBT as a whole is definitely better, so I'll restore Alaina with that. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 02:58, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 March 2017
this american rapper is most fondly followed by millions of adoring fans. Gusdyer123 (talk) 17:00, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
 * That's true, but do you perhaps have a good idea for implementing it? <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 17:05, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 April 2017
Eminem was born on the 19th of October 1973, not 1972. Mostafahegab (talk) 07:48, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Do you have a reliable source we can use to verify this? Stevie is the man!  Talk • Work 10:30, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I highly doubt any good citations for that exist, as sources like his mother Debbie's memoirs indicate October 17, 1972. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 12:49, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

Descendant of Welsh Kings
This would certainly appeal to Slim. Through a paternal great-grandmother, Myrtle Ivy Mathers, he is descended from the Princes of Wales: Madog ap Marredudd, Prince of Powis, Llewellyn, the Great, Prince of Gwynedd, Hywell Dda, King of the Britons and Rhodri Mawr (the great), Prince of Seisyllyg & Dwfyd. These were all the greatest heroes of Medieval Wales that fought against the Norman-English.
 * That would need better support; the link you gave is basing this claim off of something from Geni.com, which is known to be questionable at best. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 02:19, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Other names
Im a huge eminem follower myself and i know for a fact no one calls him "double M" and the fact that Slim Shady isnt up there is crazy. Definitely suggest fixing that Ryansheppard122801 (talk) 03:40, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I've removed "Double M" as that didn't seem to have much (if any) viable support within the prose, but "Slim Shady" is a character rather than a name he professionally used and thus doesn't warrant a listing. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 04:35, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

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Got a new image?
The image is 8 years old, probably a newer image can be used? 61.1.58.207 (talk) 00:26, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
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Other names Cont.
I want to follow up on a previous request. Double M should be removed (never used) and "Em" should be added. I agree with the Slim Shady because Eminem is as much Slim Shady as he is Ken Kaniff. They are just characters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Addmeonlinkedin (talk • contribs) 21:00, 29 August 2017 (UTC)