
After experiencing a monster recovery, both in the booth and on the charts, rap heavyweight Eminem, is ready to reemerge with the next chapter of his label, Shady Records, and XXL has all of the details in our forthcoming March 2011 issue. [See cover below] XXL's EIC Vanessa Satten had the opportunity to sit down with the Detroit lyricist and his newest signees—underground supergroup Slaughterhouse, which consists of Royce Da 5' 9", Joe Budden, Crooked I and Joell Ortiz, as well as buzzing Alabama upstart Yelawolf—to talk about their plans to take over the rap game as Shady 2.0. According to Em, this new roster signifies a rebirth of his company Shady Records, which, founded in 1999, lost steam after several members parted ways (Obie Trice, Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater) three years ago. "Slaughterhouse, it's kinda phase two of Shady," Em says in the story. "The new generation of Shady Records." While it was no surprise to rap fans that Marshall Mathers was interested in signing the super lyrical crew of his former rap partner, Royce, Em's deal with up-and-coming Southern rapper, Yela, came as a surprise to the hip-hop nation. But, similar to Slaughterhouse, Em started out as a fan of quick-tongued Alabama MC. "I saw the video to 'Pop the Trunk,' and I was like, 'Yo, this is fuckin' dope,' Em says. "I took the CD home that I had already had and started listening to the shit, and I was like, 'Fuck, he can spit.'" With the new Shady in tow, Eminem may be ushering in a return <b>...</b>
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