Album Cover / XXL:- Eminem was on Hot97 Radio station with Funkmaster Flex and which he stated that the cover for the album was taken in front of the home he grew up in. He knocked on the door and when no one answered, they just did the photo shoot.
A picture of the album is in this month's Source (with Big Pun on the cover). He also addressed XXL and how the drama went down: His publicist, when he first came out and before "My Name Is" came out called XXL and wanted them to do a story. Supposedly they said "We aren't doing any story ona white rapper. Period." The when he started to blow up, XXL called for an interview and EM said 'No." That's when the XXL story came out about him. FLex asked if he was just beefing with the writer or the the whole mag and EM felt that the whole magazine is responsible for that article because "they published the article, so the magazine must have been behind it." Now he states that XXL called him and asked for him to be on the cover! When FLex asked him if he was going to do it, he said "They can have a cover of my big white ass!" Then they went on to talk about the thong contest at Sisqo's Album Release Party in Cancun, Mexico. Album is to be released May 23.

New Video:- The video for the new single, "The Real Slim Shady", off Eminem's soon-to-be-out cd, entitled "The Marshall Mathers LP", will be featured on MTV's "Making of the video". The show, which features a behind the scenes look at the making, will be shown on Monday, April 24, 2000 at 10 pm eastern. Rumors say the video features Eminem's hometown group D-12 and is being directed by Spike Jonze who directed Fatboy Slim's "Praise You" and the film "Being John Malcovich."

Marshall Mathers LP:- It was a long process. It has been a grueling 6 months for the world's most shady m.c. But, the hard work has paid off. The man that hates everyone and that everyone loves has completed his new album, 'The Marshall Mathers LP'.

The stunning collection of lyrical nightmares features a whopping 16 tracks. The album was executive produced by none other than Dr. Dre. Dre also produced 7 of the tracks on the album, including the lead-off "The Real Slim Shady", which is sure to offend everyone. The rest of the album was produced by Eminem and F.B.T Productions, with one track from Eminem's deejay, D.J. Head, and one track from the legendary Mark the 45 King.

Collaborations on the album include RBX & Sticky Fingaz, a song featuring Eminem's hometown crew (and Shady Records signees) D-12, and an all-star line up of West Coast favorites for "Bitch Please 2".

The good news is that the first single will be out at the end of this month. The bad news is that you have to wait until May 30, 2000 to go out and steal the album.

*No mention of Canibus, is the song 'Battle Catz' ever gonna happen....?*

Thanks to [Eminem.com] that piece of news.