Verbally challenged rap artist Eminem could never make it as a broadcaster. This foul-mouthed Detroiter can barely get through a sentence without uttering some offensive epithet or colorful curse word that would make officials at the FCC blush. Some would call this lingual handicap laziness. Others, sheer stupidity. But this outrageous hip-hopperΓÇÖs handlers surely call it "bank," as they are cashing in with The Slim Shady LP and its debut hit single "My Name Is." Having hooked up with seminal rapper Dr. Dre as producer, Eminem hopes to gain the street cred that comes so hard to rappers of the Caucasian ilk. And despite his penchant for the underground, the artist embraces his hit status with a vengeance. "Can I help it if I got some appealing sh-t?" he asks with profound simplicity. Now that heΓÇÖs riding high on the success of his major-label outing, EminemΓÇÖs hard-luck stories about his abusive mom, drug-addled teen years, and stormy relations with the mother of his baby take on new significance. Lyrically extreme and musically daring, this new artist is forming his own label to further the careers of his fellow Motor City madmen. Dig our live version of "My Name Is." EminemΓÇÖs even showing off a fresh tattoo in our exclusive footage.
