Eminem.com was recently updated with a new layout. The release date for the upcoming album posted is 5/19/09 along with a new photo of Eminem.
It was also announced in a press release that Eminem will indeed be dropping two albums this year, Relapse and Relapse 2, which will come out later in 2009.
Interscope wrote:Eminem, the biggest selling music artist of the decade, officially announced the street date of his eagerly awaited new album; his first original studio album in over four years. Relapse (Interscope/Aftermath/Shady) will be released on May 19, 2009. The first single from the album and its accompanying video will see a simultaneous release on April 7th.
Anticipation for Relapse has been building since the fall, when Eminem first announced the album title and debuted the freestyle, “I’m Having A Relapse,” during an interview on his Shade 45 satellite radio station. Last month, the release of “Crack A Bottle” from Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent brought that anticipation to a head. The track soared to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (Eminem’s second #1 after 2002′s “Lose Yourself”) and set a Nielsen SoundScan record for opening week download sales (418,000). The recording ranked third in the history of all weekly download sales. “Crack A Bottle” will be included as an album track on Relapse.
With the announcement of the release date for Relapse also comes confirmation of something that had been rumored in recent weeks: Eminem is already working on a follow-up album, Relapse 2, that fans can expect in the second half of 2009. “A lot of people were expecting Relapse to drop last year,” said Eminem. “I was one of them. Then Dre and I went back in the studio in September for a few days, and that turned into six months. We were on such a roll; we wound up with a ton of new music produced by Dre. Putting out Relapse 2 will let everyone get all of the best stuff.”
Eminem has sold more than 75,000,000 albums worldwide. His previous studio album, Encore, reached #1 and dominated the charts in late 2004. Certified quadruple platinum and spinning off four Top 40 Hot 100 hits, the Grammy-nominated disc has sold more than 11,000,000 copies around the globe. The #1, double platinum, 2005 greatest hits collection, Curtain Call: The Hits and #2, platinum, 2006 various artists compilation, Eminem Presents: The Re-Up, followed. In October 2008, Eminem released “Eminem: The Way I Am,” a book compiling thoughts, stories, and memorabilia from various points in his life. The book entered the New York Times Best-Seller list at #11.
3-9-2009
my boi is back. The best of dem all. There is no one better da em.He is goin to have da best album of yr (again).
3-9-2009
The KING, he’s back!
Shicka Shicka Slim Shady hotter than a set of twin baby’s…
3-12-2009
…and a mercedes benz with the windows up when the temp goes up to the mid 80s!
3-9-2009
75,000,000 that’s Michael Jackson numbers…..
3-10-2009
he’s back, can’t wait
best rapper alive
3-10-2009
That means bitch ass 50′s album wont drop till summer.
lol.
Stupid Monkey.
3-10-2009
Your an idiot.
3-10-2009
You’re*
idiot.
3-11-2009
Oh nice you caught a spelling error after looking at my response for 5 minutes stumped huh?
won(‘)t and let’s try to not type how we speak, but how people would comprehend reading your ignorance..
exp:
till summer <–NO until the summer <—YES
let’s add a the in between the two words.
3-11-2009
Mine was purposeful slang whereas your mistake is out of complete ignorance and retardation, I’m sure. “Your” is a completely different word than “you are” you fucking Jaggaloon.
As a matter of fact, suck my dick, punk ass bitch.
3-11-2009
I had no Idea leaving apostrophes out on won’t was slang..my bad I guess I can’t keep up with your hipster slang WAIT no it was out of ignorance because you put one on “50′s” so why not on won(‘)t because I am right YOU’RE an idiot!
Gotta love nature despite, what it’s done to you.
3-10-2009
THE BEST RAPPER POSSIBLY EVER IS FINALLY BACK….FINALLY SOME MORE HIP HOP
3-10-2009
Dude dis album will most likely be da numba one album eva. Eminem was really black but den got painted white like Michael Jackson. He can rap like a nig, i know cus my homey did him up da buttttttt. Mabe someday Eminem will take off all of the white paint he has on him and will then be black again. I know this is fact cus my STRAIGHT homey saw his huge black pussy. Ight boyzzzzzzzzz
3-10-2009
whats good
3-10-2009
Finally, the most anticipated album of all times will be arriving on May 19, 2009. Stan the man is coming back with a bang with his latest album ‘Relapse’.
Go Stan.
3-10-2009
he the best cus
3-11-2009
yo em is the illest, but check out these rappers from fort lauderdale, they are crazy too youtube.com/dateamstas
3-11-2009
jeezum crow ken dawg grow a dick yo
3-14-2009
tllowi eminem
3-14-2009
i LOW EMINEM
12-25-2009
Eminem is the best rapper alive, arguably the best of all time. He brings more different flows than anyone ive ever heard, his delivery is different on every song. His multi’s are incredible and he has the ability to tackle real issues in his music effectively. He can freestyle, battle, tell stories, he can basically do everything just as good as anybody. I don’t know any rappers who can do all the different things Em can do, even if they have tons of skill. Not to mention he can write great hooks, and can go from hilarious punch line type songs to serious meaningful songs effortlessly. His wordplay is unheard of, basically his style is untouchable. I’ve never understood why anyone would put someone like Jay-Z even close to Eminem, it frustrates me that people do. Eminem is in an interesting situation because his skin colour definitely contributed to his fame and his sales, but a lot of so called “hip hop heads” completely over look what he can do as an MC because of his race. At the end of the day is undoubtably one of the best to ever touch the mic.
9-23-2010
dude… eminem is the best rapper in the intire world…. and i know every song of his by heart:)