News Eminem Speaks On Drugs, The Death Of Proof & Praises T.I. & Lil Wayne

I Got It MADE · 04-14-2009, 01:14 PM

Get ready to enter the Em Zone. Back from a three-year hiatus, Eminem is set to grace two XXL covers for the magazine’s June issue on stands May 5, two weeks before Em’s fifth solo album, Relapse, hits stores May 19.

A special collector’s edition, the issue showcases Eminem posing as Marvel Comics’ notorious vigilante The Punisher. In addition to the cover story written by XXL Editor-in-Chief Datwon Thomas, the issue’s entire feature well is dedicated to Marshall Mathers and documents his illustrious career. The magazine also includes an exclusive collaboration between XXL, Shady and Marvel Comics: a special edition Punisher comic book entitled Eminem/Punisher: Kill You starring Eminem and created by Marvel Comics. Part 2 of the comic will be made available on starting May 5.-Bruce Moses

Check below for choice quotes from the June cover story with Eminem and an exclusive first look of Slim Shady as The Punisher. And stay tuned for more Eminem with XXL.

On His Drug Addiction

“I wasn’t really mentally. I wasn’t ready to give up drugs. I didn’t really think I had a problem. Basically, I went in, and I came out. I relapsed, and I spent the next three years struggling with it. Also, at that time, I felt like I wanted to pull back, because my drug problem had got so bad. I felt like, Maybe if I take a break, maybe this will help. I started to get into the producer role more…I can still be out there with my music, like with the Re-Up album, but I don’t have to be in the spotlight the whole time.”

On Proof’s Death

“Everyone felt his loss, from his kids, to his wife, to everyone. But, for some reason, in hindsight, the way I felt was almost like it happened to just me…Maybe at the time I was a little bit selfish with it. I think it kind of hit me so hard. It just blindsided me. I just went into such a dark place that, with everything, the drugs, my thoughts, everything. And the more drugs I consumed, and it was all depressants I was taking, the more depressed I became, the more self-loathing I became…By the way, I’m just now at the point where I’m better talking about it. It took me so long to get out of that place where I couldn’t even speak about it without crying or wanting to cry…Proof was the anchor. He was everything to D12. And not just the group-for me, personally, he was everything.”

On T.I., Lil Wayne & Hip-Hop

“I stayed up on the music, and obviously I watch TV and saw what was going on. And without naming any name, it just felt like hip-hop was going downhill. And it seemed like kinda fast. You know, in them three years, it was like everybody just cares about the hook and the beat; nobody really cares about substance. But with this new T.I. album, with this new Lil Wayne album of recent, it seems like things are looking a lot better now. You can appreciate Lil Wayne using different words to rhyme and actually rhyming words that you know. Or T.I., where you hear shit and you’re like Whoa, ah, I wish I would have thought of that! You know what I mean? Or you hear all the compound-syllable rhyming and all that. It just seems like now the craft is getting cared about more.”

xxl

YoungRa · 04-14-2009, 01:18 PM

propz
what wuz he addicted to...

ns_diplomat · 04-14-2009, 02:02 PM

The BOSS is back!!!!!!!

Tha Unit On Top · 04-14-2009, 02:04 PM

Figured he would be gracing the new XXL issue thats out in May. Good shit, with the last few ones I aint really cared about the cover stories, like Ross and shit. So def looking forward to this shit when it comes out.

Precinct Phantom · 04-14-2009, 02:19 PM

yay
gd 2 get some gd covers bak
The Cam'ron one this month was interesting, but havent paid much attention 2 XXL for the recent past.
Pick it up regularly, but not taken a lot of time 2 read em

Tha Unit On Top · 04-14-2009, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Precinct Phantom

yay
gd 2 get some gd covers bak
The Cam'ron one this month was interesting, but havent paid much attention 2 XXL for the recent past.
Pick it up regularly, but not taken a lot of time 2 read em

Rick Ross is on the newest XXL cover, Camron was last issue, right now Ross has the cover thats been out for a minute, shit sucks, Ross is so lame.

str8outlaw187 · 04-14-2009, 04:27 PM

he was addicted to sleeping pills

Mr Wavez · 04-14-2009, 07:32 PM

LMFAOOOO
No one commmenting on the Wayne and TI Part....you haters take that LLLLLLL

good shit...i want an weezy and eminem collab

passiveexistence · 04-14-2009, 08:17 PM

i knew he was down with t.i cause they have a track together right?
but not lil wayne, i dont mind that would be a good collab tbh, just i wonder how 50 feels about this :O
proppss mann

wanna download my mixtape? click this link and get the songsss :)

Purdu · 04-14-2009, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by passiveexistence

i knew he was down with t.i cause they have a track together right?
but not lil wayne, i dont mind that would be a good collab tbh, just i wonder how 50 feels about this :O
proppss mann

wanna download my mixtape? click this link and get the songsss :)

Since Eminem is 50's mentor/boss, it shouldn't matter how 50 feels about this. And didn't 50 say that Carter 3 was a good album?

And btw, I'm gonna check out your mixtape, I'll give you some feedback later.

13ubba · 04-14-2009, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Wavez

LMFAOOOO
No one commmenting on the Wayne and TI Part....you haters take that LLLLLLL

good shit...i want an weezy and eminem collab

lmao never happen that god lil wayne is mad wack ...idont reallly care doesnt changee lil wayne stilll wack eminem>>>>>>Lil wayne & same with T.I

Mr Wavez · 04-14-2009, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 13ubba

lmao never happen that god lil wayne is mad wack ...idont reallly care doesnt changee lil wayne stilll wack eminem>>>>>>Lil wayne & same with T.I

He already collabed with TI....Ha Fail.

13ubba · 04-14-2009, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Wavez

He already collabed with TI....Ha Fail.

still doesnt change da fact dat both t.i n wayne are wack.... you failed

NoMorePain · 04-14-2009, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Wavez

LMFAOOOO
No one commmenting on the Wayne and TI Part....you haters take that LLLLLLL

good shit...i want an weezy and eminem collab

so now u a eminem fan rite? lol..

13ubba · 04-15-2009, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoMorePain

so now u a eminem fan rite? lol..

see How da Nigga We Made You was Wack & Then Has Soon Em Said Somhm Good About Lil Wayne This Nigga bk on his dick dats a tru lil wayne dickrider

RodKnee · 04-15-2009, 09:09 AM

I'm quite surprised at Em praising Wayne after Em said 50 is one of his closest friends at the Run DMC rock n roll hall of fame event last week and wayne said he wants 50 to Die ugly

jg213 · 04-15-2009, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronnier10

okay NOW name me a rapper who didn't praise lil wayne??

hating ass bitches said wayne is killing hip hop hahahahaha...
andre3k,jayz,nas,eminem,scarface,bunb,busta.... etc. all of them niggas praised wayne... fuck yall g-unit stans

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparks37

Well it's not because hip hop legends like Wayne that everybody has to like him...

yeah for the 50 stans, it dont matter what legends or they(yourself) think, its upto 50 if they can like Lil Wayne.

as soon as 50 give y'll the word y'll be on his dick LMFAO........ e.g Jadakiss anyone???

13ubba · 04-15-2009, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jg213

yeah for the 50 stans, it dont matter what legends or they(yourself) think, its upto 50 if they can like Lil Wayne.

as soon as 50 give y'll the word y'll be on his dick LMFAO........ e.g Jadakiss anyone???

lmfao dats is a stan but im a 50 fan........ if 50 liked him stilll wouldnt like lil wayne cuz he wack dont mattter 50 did song with him i would take off his verse out of his song that nigga mad wack

jg213 · 04-15-2009, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RodKnee

I'm quite surprised at Em praising Wayne after Em said 50 is one of his closest friends at the Run DMC rock n roll hall of fame event last week and wayne said he wants 50 to Die ugly

Aint Em 50s boss, doesnt that mean 50 should be cool with Wayne? his BOSS aint got a problem with Wayne LMFAO at the double standards

Young Buck was supposed to do this and that and not step on stage with lil wayne because of his boss, doing this was allegelly DISLOYAL but his Boss is cool with the nigga and he aint got NO PROMBLEMS.....BITCH NIGGA

RodKnee · 04-15-2009, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jg213

Aint Em 50s boss,

No...........

Heffernan · 04-15-2009, 04:08 PM

damn i havent bought XXL in ages....last time i did was ...shit idk...

im actually gunna look at my magazines

more recent then i thought...aug. 2008..but i was sitting in an airport bored as fuck...

before that it was oct 2006

w/e imma buy both versions

and hes on the cover of vibe too right?

STATEofPLAY · 04-15-2009, 05:54 PM

the covers are lame, the singles are wack and eminem is back to wearing makeup

black ice 07 · 04-15-2009, 07:17 PM

He right though. Hip hop songs been feeling like one big ass hook. I agree about Paper Trail, but C3 wasn't anything that a decent artist couldn't top. Hope Relapse is going to be a great album.

GBOBB · 04-19-2009, 02:13 PM

I saw this on MTV & it made me wonder because 50 is trying to get at Wayne, and Wayne wants to work with Eminem. That's got to be a sticky situation if he is giving the dude props. That should eliminate any hate 50 should have for the guy if your "best friend" & the guy that put you on is praising the guy you're trying to beef with.

AzawX · 04-19-2009, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GBOBB

I saw this on MTV & it made me wonder because 50 is trying to get at Wayne, and Wayne wants to work with Eminem. That's got to be a sticky situation if he is giving the dude props. That should eliminate any hate 50 should have for the guy if your "best friend" & the guy that put you on is praising the guy you're trying to beef with.

no it actually shouldnt eliminate shit, friendship aint about agreein with some1 on everything.

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I Got It MADE Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NY Posts: 1,222 Repped: 131 Repped 3,324 Times in 588 Posts Neg Reps: 79 Neg Repped at 343 Times in 172 Posts	Eminem Speaks On Drugs, The Death Of Proof & Praises T.I. & Lil Wayne Eminem Speaks On Drugs, The Death Of Proof & Praises T.I. & Lil Wayne Get ready to enter the Em Zone. Back from a three-year hiatus, Eminem is set to grace two XXL covers for the magazine’s June issue on stands May 5, two weeks before Em’s fifth solo album, Relapse, hits stores May 19. A special collector’s edition, the issue showcases Eminem posing as Marvel Comics’ notorious vigilante The Punisher. In addition to the cover story written by XXL Editor-in-Chief Datwon Thomas, the issue’s entire feature well is dedicated to Marshall Mathers and documents his illustrious career. The magazine also includes an exclusive collaboration between XXL, Shady and Marvel Comics: a special edition Punisher comic book entitled Eminem/Punisher: Kill You starring Eminem and created by Marvel Comics. Part 2 of the comic will be made available on starting May 5.-Bruce Moses Check below for choice quotes from the June cover story with Eminem and an exclusive first look of Slim Shady as The Punisher. And stay tuned for more Eminem with XXL. On His Drug Addiction “I wasn’t really mentally. I wasn’t ready to give up drugs. I didn’t really think I had a problem. Basically, I went in, and I came out. I relapsed, and I spent the next three years struggling with it. Also, at that time, I felt like I wanted to pull back, because my drug problem had got so bad. I felt like, Maybe if I take a break, maybe this will help. I started to get into the producer role more…I can still be out there with my music, like with the Re-Up album, but I don’t have to be in the spotlight the whole time.” On Proof’s Death “Everyone felt his loss, from his kids, to his wife, to everyone. But, for some reason, in hindsight, the way I felt was almost like it happened to just me…Maybe at the time I was a little bit selfish with it. I think it kind of hit me so hard. It just blindsided me. I just went into such a dark place that, with everything, the drugs, my thoughts, everything. And the more drugs I consumed, and it was all depressants I was taking, the more depressed I became, the more self-loathing I became…By the way, I’m just now at the point where I’m better talking about it. It took me so long to get out of that place where I couldn’t even speak about it without crying or wanting to cry…Proof was the anchor. He was everything to D12. And not just the group-for me, personally, he was everything.” On T.I., Lil Wayne & Hip-Hop “I stayed up on the music, and obviously I watch TV and saw what was going on. And without naming any name, it just felt like hip-hop was going downhill. And it seemed like kinda fast. You know, in them three years, it was like everybody just cares about the hook and the beat; nobody really cares about substance. But with this new T.I. album, with this new Lil Wayne album of recent, it seems like things are looking a lot better now. You can appreciate Lil Wayne using different words to rhyme and actually rhyming words that you know. Or T.I., where you hear shit and you’re like Whoa, ah, I wish I would have thought of that! You know what I mean? Or you hear all the compound-syllable rhyming and all that. It just seems like now the craft is getting cared about more.” xxl

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passiveexistence Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: united kingdom Posts: 833 Repped: 226 Repped 34 Times in 23 Posts Neg Reps: 336 Neg Repped at 13 Times in 12 Posts	i knew he was down with t.i cause they have a track together right? but not lil wayne, i dont mind that would be a good collab tbh, just i wonder how 50 feels about this :O proppss mann wanna download my mixtape? click this link and get the songsss :)

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RodKnee Dr. Pussy Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Catsville Posts: 2,142 Repped: 712 Repped 364 Times in 202 Posts Neg Reps: 73 Neg Repped at 28 Times in 25 Posts	I'm quite surprised at Em praising Wayne after Em said 50 is one of his closest friends at the Run DMC rock n roll hall of fame event last week and wayne said he wants 50 to Die ugly __________________ Put me in you

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GBOBB Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The City of Syrup Posts: 19 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	I saw this on MTV & it made me wonder because 50 is trying to get at Wayne, and Wayne wants to work with Eminem. That's got to be a sticky situation if he is giving the dude props. That should eliminate any hate 50 should have for the guy if your "best friend" & the guy that put you on is praising the guy you're trying to beef with. __________________

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