Eminem Talks “Relapse”, Denies working with Swizz Beatz

In the latest Billboard Interview, Eminem revealed that his upcoming “Relapse” is set to release next spring. He is currently working on the album with his mentor & long time friend Dr. Dre.

“Me and Dre are back in the lab like the old days, man,” Eminem says. “I don’t have chemistry like that with anyone else as far as producers go — not even close. Dre will end up producing the majority of the tracks on Relapse.’ We are up to our old mischievous ways … let’s just leave it at that.”

Eminem was also displeased with the leaks of unfinished songs from the album and denied rumors of working with Swizz Beatz on a sequel to his hit song “Stan”.

When asked about 50 Cent’s album , Eminem said it will be out in February and he will “have a couple of tracks on there with him. It’s sick.”

50 Cent Concerned About Economy, Lost Millions

50 Cent is concerned about the state of the U.S. economy. The rapper have lost millions in stock assets and his real estate properties have plummeted. 50 has been trying to sell his 18 million dollar mansion in Connecticut for more than a year now.

“I lost a couple million dollars already” 50 Cent said, “I sit with my investors and business managers and accountants looking at the numbers and I’m like, ‘Yo, the values of stocks in different areas that I invested in are decreasing!’ So I take the loss like everybody else.”

The economy is also the culprit behind the delay of his anticipated CD “Before I Self Destruct”. The album was originally scheduled to release in December but due to the economy it was pushed back to 2009 to build up more hype and sales.

Album Release Update: Kanye, Ludacris moves up, 50 Cent pushed back

Ludacris’ “Theater of the Mind” and Kanye West’s “808s & Heartbreak” will both be released on November 24th. Originally the albums were set to release on the 25th. But Def Jam execs decided to move it up a day to take advantage of the Thanksgiving shopping week.

Meanwhile 50 Cent’s “Before I Self Destruct” has been pushed back until early 2009. The album was originally set to release on December 16th but 50 Cent felt rushed so decided to push it back and take more time to perfect it. The album will also come with a DVD film featuring 50 Cent as an aspiring basketball star who turns into a criminal after the murder of his mother.

50 Cent steals song from Eminem

50 Cent has stolen a track from his mentor Eminem for his upcoming album “Before I Self Destruct”. The rapper revealed he snooped through Em’s computer and listened to some unreleased songs produced by Dr. Dre.

“I did a song produced by Dr. Dre. I got the production from Detroit, because Dre was working with Em right before I got out there,” says 50 Cent. “I just missed him. I went through Em’s computer and found what I needed. Yes, I did.”

After he got the beat, 50 Cent went on and recorded the track.

50 Cent added, “I got me the record I needed. I was like, ‘Wait till they hear this’. I wrote it; Em heard it. He was like, ‘You gotta keep that for yourself. This is too crazy.’ First, I think he was gonna take it from me, then he was like, ‘He gotta use that for himself.’”

50 Cent’s album is due December 9.

50 Cent goes to Los Cabos, Mexico

50 Cent goes to Los Cabos, Mexico to preview his video game Blood In The Sand and perform his new single “Get Up”. Album “Before I Self Destruct” in stores December 16, 2008

50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct - Kitchen (Movie Scene)

50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct (Trailer)

50 Cent predicts his next album will sell a Millie in the first week

50 Cent is predicting his next solo album, Before I Self Destruct, will sell a million copies the first week.

“I want to focus on the positive, and I feel I’m one of the more vocal people in hip-hop,” 50 Cent told MTV. “Even when it’s not about music, people pay attention to me, because I have something to offer. I’ll continue to create quality music at a pace they haven’t seen.”

50 Cent told MTV that his solo album is expected to drop in the 4th quarter of 2008.

50 Cent’s last solo album, Curtis, sold 700,000 copies in the first week of release.