Just listened to Eminem’s interview with Angela Yee on Shade 45.  Eminem chatted about what producers worked with him on “Recovery” such as Dr. Dre, Just Blaze, Jim Johnson, and now Havoc from Mobb Deep.  The new single “Not Afraid” is a much more “uplifting” track Yee noted and asked Em if the whole album was “not as dark” as the last album “Relapse” which was very much dark because Marshall let the world into his addiction to prescription pills.  Eminem explained that overall it’s not all uplifting and that there are a bunch of “different moods, not just one thing”.  He clarified that the best thing about “working with different producers is it isn’t one overall sound, it’s a bunch of different shit”.

Also if you’re curious Em said that he is going for Mayweather in his upcoming bout against Shane Mosley on May 1st; mostly because Em wants to see Mayweather vs. Pacquiao which in my opinion would be the greatest fight ever to go down.  There are definitely some interesting under card fights tomorrow as well like Oscar De La Yoha’s boy, Saul Alvarez and let’s not forget about Cotto’s brother, Jose Miguel Cotto.  Read more…

“Not Afraid” off Eminem’s new album, “Recovery”, hitting stores June 22nd.  There is a lot of construction going on outside my window (gotta love NYC!) but I did my best to write down the chorus to show you just how inspirational this track really is.  Here is what I have, feel free to correct me if I misheard anything.

I’m not afraid, I’m not afraid, to take a stand, to take a stand, everybody, everybody, come take my hand, come take my hand. We’ll walk this road together, through the storm, whatever weather, cold or warm.  Just let you know that you’re not alone…holler if you feel like you’ve been down the same road!