New Eminem Interview - Vibe

[Tash8]

no one's upped the pics yet but here's the interview, thanks d124ever at RB

Where was Marshall 50 years ago?

I was about 19. I was following Proof to a bunch of clubs and trying to get on.

What was ur original dream?

To be a comic book artist.

Were u obssesed with Spawn creator Todd McFarlane?

I like McFarlae. But i was more into John Romito Jr. Spider Man was my shit!I use to site around and draw all the covers. Im good at freehandingbut im no good at coming up with drawing out of my imagination.

Most original person u ever met?

Proof

Proof had immense influence on u. Who were some others?

LL Cool J was probably the first that I really wanted to be like. The Kanglos the Troop everything. I used to emulate him constantly.

U recently pranked LL on Shade 45

When i heard LL was gona be on i was like "oh shit i gotta call." I wanted to do something funny and i wanted to fuck with him and see if he could guess it was me. But if anyone cant tell that i was genuine with thte call the i dont know what to tell them b/c obviously im a fan. Treach did it for me.

People sleep on his impact right?

Proof put me on Treach. That dude originated a lot of styles. When i heard the third verse to Yoke the Joker i was like i quit rapping. At taht point i realized i could never be the best.

What was ur original day job?

I was a dishwasher. I used to take the bus all the way out there. It was like ten miles from my house....just terrible.

It gave u the inceteive to get those skills up huh?

oh yeah definetly. I worked there for a year and was like fuck this. I dropped out of school and wanted to pursue rap but my mom told me to get a job or get out so i had to get out anyway.

What makes Eminem original?

Its a lot of craziness. Ppl looked at me like the crazy white boy you know? I didnt get stuck with that label that was who I was. My wierd word play and image hooked ppl. There were others who before me like Beastie Boys and Third Base but i a sense i blew open the door for a lot of other nationalities to do this.

[Arabian Shady]

props, good read

[Link665]

what issue of vibe mag is this interview?

[saza23]

VIBE- Sept 2008- 15th anniversary issue

[AJS2050]

Good Stuff , They Shoulda Asked Him About The Album Though Or Future Plans Or Something, The New Pics Should Be Good

[Jens14]

Pretty cool but nothing new, weird they didn't ask about the new album.

[noel]

Who knows- there may be more in the actual mag.

It seems like it is a slow build up to something... Which is good since hopefully when it all crescendo's he will be ready to blow (no pun intended ).

Still, it's nice to hear from him once in a while.

[peaceofpi]

Here's his post translated into English:

Vibe: Where was Marshall 50 years ago?
Eminem: I was about 19. I was following Proof to a bunch of clubs and trying to get on.

Vibe: What was your original dream?
Eminem: To be a comic book artist.

Vibe: Were you obssesed with Spawn creator Todd McFarlane?
Eminem: I like McFarlae. But I was more into John Romito Jr. Spider Man was my shit! I used to sit around and draw all the covers. I'm good at freehanding, but I'm no good at coming up with drawings out of my imagination.

Vibe: Most original person you ever met?
Eminem: Proof.

Vibe: Proof had immense influence on you. Who were some others?
Eminem: LL Cool J was probably the first that I really wanted to be like. The Kanglos the Troop everything. I used to emulate him constantly.

Vibe: You recently pranked LL on Shade 45
Eminem: When I heard LL was gonna be on I was like, "Oh shit. I gotta call." I wanted to do something funny, and I wanted to fuck with him and see if he could guess it was me. But if anyone can't tell that I was genuine with the call then I don't know what to tell them because obviously I'm a fan. Treach did it for me.

Vibe: People sleep on his impact right?
Eminem: Proof put me on Treach. That dude originated a lot of styles. When I heard the third verse to Yoke the Joker I was like "I quit rapping." At that point I realized I could never be the best.

Vibe: What was your original day job?
Eminem: I was a dishwasher. I used to take the bus all the way out there. It was like ten miles from my house...just terrible.

Vibe: It gave you the incentive to get those skills up, huh?
Eminem: Oh yeah, definitely. I worked there for a year and was like "Fuck this." I dropped out of school and wanted to pursue rap but my mom told me to get a job or get out, so I had to get out anyway.

Vibe: What makes Eminem original?
Eminem: It's a lot of craziness. People looked at me like the crazy white boy, you know? I didn't get stuck with that label; that was who I was. My weird word play and image hooked people. There were others before me like Beastie Boys and Third Base, but I sense I blew open the door for a lot of other nationalities to do this.

[Jens14]

This wast posted on the official website of Eminem also http://www.eminem.com/html/

I hope the interview is bigger than what was posted, someone buy it and scan it

[wesjp2011]

nice interview,
but i have a feeling it isnt the full one

[rahul.never2far]

Propz for posting

[matz]

ye it dusnt feel like a full interview and i dno it feels a bit fake

[AJS2050]

i hope theres more to it, on the official eminem website it looks like theres alot of text written on that page so there shuld be more perhaps, dunno if the pics new or not though?

[4D]

Doesn't seem fake at all, that's a genuine article imo, it's very Eminem. I love listening to him talk about his influences and inspirations. He's always very humble and complimentary to his role models. That's cool what he said about Treach. Treach has without a doubt one of the best flows ever, simple as. He also had the wordplay and rhymes to match any top emcee. But as an overall artist Eminem has left him for dust, as he has to most of hip hop. But it's great for him as a person that he never talks like that or probably even believes that, says a lot about him.

I`m in the same boat Tru, rap has been completely boring lately, bring back Eminem please!!

[snifter]

first time I read it , I thought it was fake but since that's on eminem's official site , I believe it and hope eminem revealed something about his album ...and yea , someone better go buy it and post screens