XXL magazine snagged an exclusive cover interview with Eminem for their 5th Annual Love/Hate year end double issue, which hits stands December 7th. The interview is Eminem’s first public statement since his video “Just Lose It” caused major controversy. In the video he mocks celebrities such as Madonna, Pee Wee Herman, MC Hammer and Michael Jackson, who was able to get the video pulled from BET. “I thought it was blown way out of proportion,” Eminem tells XXL. “I mean, there’s a line in there: “That’s not a stab at Michael/That’s just a metaphor/I’m just psycho. I guess [Michael’s] very sensitive and he probably felt like he got it the worst. Michael Jackson sitting on the edge of the bed with little boys jumping on it at the end of the video—that’s not nothing he didn’t tell us.” The controversial rapper also discusses the re-election of George Bush Jr. and his disappointment with the results of the United States’ presidential election. “I’m disappointed and I voted for Kerry,” Eminem reveals to the magazine. “And, you know, he lost. And from the ‘Mosh’ record, I don’t know if I need to go even further about how I feel about Bush .We did our best to get it [the record] out as soon as we could. But do I wish it could have come out two weeks earlier? Yes.” “This is Eminem’s first interview with the magazine since last March, when he cleared his name regarding the racist tapes he made when he was sixteen,” says Elliott Wilson, XXL Editor-in-Chief. “I assure readers that Eminem will be equally candid this time around regarding his recent controversies.” In related news, Eminem’s latest album Encore was officially released on Friday (November 12th) and will claim the number one spot on Billboard’s Top 200 Pop Chart tomorrow. According to reports, Encore moved almost 700,000 copies over the weekend.
XXL magazine snagged
an exclusive cover interview with Eminem for their 5th Annual Love/Hate year end double issue,
which hits stands December 7th.
The interview is
Eminem’s first public statement since his video “Just Lose It”
caused major controversy.
In the video he
mocks celebrities such as Madonna, Pee Wee Herman, MC Hammer and Michael Jackson,
who was able to get the video pulled from BET.
“I thought
it was blown way out of proportion,” Eminem tells XXL. “I mean,
there’s a line in there: “That’s not a stab at Michael/That’s
just a metaphor/I’m just psycho. I guess [Michael’s] very sensitive
and he probably felt like he got it the worst. Michael Jackson sitting on the
edge of the bed with little boys jumping on it at the end of the video—that’s
not nothing he didn’t tell us.”
The controversial
rapper also discusses the re-election of George Bush Jr. and his disappointment
with the results of the United States’ presidential election.
“I’m
disappointed and I voted for Kerry,” Eminem reveals to the magazine. “And,
you know, he lost. And from the ‘Mosh’ record, I don’t know
if I need to go even further about how I feel about Bush .We did our best to
get it [the record] out as soon as we could. But do I wish it could have come
out two weeks earlier? Yes.”
“This is
Eminem’s first interview with the magazine since last March, when he cleared
his name regarding the racist tapes he made when he was sixteen,” says
Elliott Wilson, XXL Editor-in-Chief. “I assure readers that Eminem will
be equally candid this time around regarding his recent controversies.”
In related news,
Eminem’s latest album Encore was officially released on Friday
(November 12th) and will claim the number one spot on Billboard’s Top
200 Pop Chart tomorrow.
According to reports,
Encore moved almost 700,000 copies over the weekend.
