OrangeSoul Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 DETROIT (Reuters) - Rap superstar Eminem plans to make his last solo performance in Ireland in September, the Detroit Free Press, his hometown newspaper, said on Friday. Citing sources close to the 33-year-old rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, the daily also said his current album "Encore" would probably be his last as he moves to full-time work as a record producer. The final solo appearance of Mathers, the best-selling hip-hop artist ever, would be at a concert in Dublin, Ireland, on Sept. 17, the Free Press said. The newspaper quoted his manager, Paul Rosenberg, as saying no official decision had been made about the future of the Grammy and Oscar-winning artist who has recorded three top-10 albums. But Rosenberg said Mathers' current multi-platinum album was "certainly the cap on this part of his career." Mathers' spokesman at Interscope Records in Los Angeles could not immediately be reached for comment. The Free Press said the rapper, who has sold more than $1 billion worth of records, has grown weary of the media spotlight and may be musically spent. "Marshall feels he's said everything he can say as Eminem," one insider was quoted as saying. "The idea that he intended this ("Encore") to be his last record is something that everyone on the inside circle has known for a while." Another source said "Encore," which was released last year, had been an especially difficult record for the artist to make. "Marshall really struggles to write for himself now, to speak through the voice of Eminem," the source said. "He knows as well as anybody that there comes a point where you risk beating this thing to death." The cover shot on "Encore" shows Mathers taking a bow, and its closing song is entitled "Curtains Down." In the album's liner notes, and in his current concert tour, Mathers has also played up the figurative death of Eminem. "This is how you go out with a bang, baby," Mathers says in one video," after pulling the trigger of a pistol that misfires on himself. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/leisure_eminem_...HNlYwMlJVRPUCUl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=Syntax= Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 First good news I've heard all day :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jexel Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 OMFG, I'm gonna miss him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathray Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Glad he is bowing out. It's much better than destroying his image as Eminem. Go out strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Wan Kenobi Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 OMFG, I'm gonna miss him... 586221205[/snapback] u and about 2 people....rofl....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y0sh Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Sad, sad news. It's been a fun few years.. "Hi! My name is.." Hopefully he'll regenerate himself and do a come back. Dre-style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Pulling out while you're ahead is the best way... however, I don't understand why the title says final "singing" performance. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnyperson1 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 I think he may be stepping down at the right time, his first three albums were some of my favorite ever, but Encore was dissapointing, and while his cameos on other albums have been decent, nothing really impressed me like His first couple albums did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betasp Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Good riddance, set back hip hop 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostShell Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 He is going out on top. I can't hate on him for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybl4ck Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 I think he influenced it much more than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one321 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Now he's going to do what Dre has been doing and make even more money producing and running business full-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jexel Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Pulling out while you're ahead is the best way... however, I don't understand why the title says final "singing" performance. :unsure: 586221231[/snapback] why? do you prefer it to be final "talking" performance? music is like art...it can be in all kinds of different forms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 "The Free Press said the rapper, who has sold more than $1 billion worth of records, has grown..." And the RIAA thinks they're losing tons of money *sigh* Such liars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afroman Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Hmm.. 2 people.. well i wonder if those 2 people bought all those darn albums.. he is the highest selling hip hop artist ever.. and i think he rocks.. i mean yes he pushes the envolope alot but you know what thats his stage face. He deserves it.. so for those 2 people that supported him.. yeah.. um that included me! so that makes 1 other person.. go marshall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qkslvr221 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Good riddance, set back hip hop 10 years. 586221233[/snapback] Make it 20 and you got yourself a deal! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acezo Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 He'll still be behind the scenes like Dre has been, but hopefully like Dre he'll still rapping alongside others. It would seem better if his last solo performance was in Detroit, unless he's saving that for a big group gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted July 16, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 16, 2005 bye bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Haze Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Just as well, Encore was awful. First 3 were good, but Encore just seemed like spare stuff he had hanging around that wasn't good enough for the last couple albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icec Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 it ain't over yet, that's for sure... anyone who thinks his last show would be in ireland has a bit of, how you say, na?vet?. he's a detroit homeboy straight to the core. moreover, i'm sure that encore wasnt his last album.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jexel Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Just as well, Encore was awful. First 3 were good, but Encore just seemed like spare stuff he had hanging around that wasn't good enough for the last couple albums. 586221292[/snapback] when you say first 3 do you mean infinite, slim shady ep and slim shady lp or does it start from slim shady lp. I thought Slim SHady lp was abit too crude. Marshal Mathers LP was awesome. Encore wasn't too bad, I guess its cause he used a different theme this time and you guys can't adapt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo2 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Retirement. Somthing we all look forward too. Somthing we don't usally mind others doing. I'm going to miss the amazing lyrics of marshall. Had a great time listening to all his work. I had heard rumours that Encore would be his last, others said he was going to do one more. Too bad the others were wrong. Will always wish he did just one more... Thank you for a great 6 years Marshall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnyperson1 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 when you say first 3 do you mean infinite, slim shady ep and slim shady lp or does it start from slim shady lp.I thought Slim SHady lp was abit too crude. Marshal Mathers LP was awesome. Encore wasn't too bad, I guess its cause he used a different theme this time and you guys can't adapt. 586221305[/snapback] Most would say the first three include the ones he released after becoming big. Infinite had some of the best lyrical performances Eminem has ever produced, but the production quality was so poor that its hard for me to listen to it. The beats are jsut boring and horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Good riddance. I'm sure he'll pop in and out like Gay-Z is doing. "I'm done, I'm retired...wait, me and R. Kelly will go on tour!" :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustNotSleep Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 who needs him anymore? he established himself as a prominent white emcee with his few couple of albums, then goes on to record pop garbage. he's no better than the same boy/girl bands he so lavishly dissed a few years back. good riddance, and let's hope you get to your senses and release a rap album for once. //EDIT: Most would say the first three include the ones he released after becoming big.Infinite had some of the best lyrical performances Eminem has ever produced, but the production quality was so poor that its hard for me to listen to it. The beats are jsut boring and horrible. 586221322[/snapback] my problem with that album aren't so much the beats as the overly uplifting, optimistic, almost religious content. ugh. but lyrically, it was at the top of his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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