There has been a ridiculous amount of speculation on this, so let’s put the guesses to rest once and for all. Bruno’s crotch-landing on Eminem at he MTV Movie Awards was 100% staged. Funnyman Scott Aukerman said so himself. OK, you’re probably going, “Well, how would he know?” Turns out Aukerman was the head comedy writer for the award show. He says that both parties were in on the joke. And, yes it went as far as it was supposed to go.

Scott Aukerman writes on his Tumblr page:

“Yes, the Bruno/Eminem incident was staged. That’s all anyone wants to talk about, so let’s get it out of the way. They rehearsed it at dress and yes, it went as far as it did on the live show then. Okay, you can stop reading this blog now!”

What does it say about our country when a superstar has to arrange beforehand to have an ass shoved in his face. This is not American at all.

It took DJ Hero to get these two together to perform together again?

Travis Barker must have obtained some bionic powers, because this doesn’t look like a guy who barely survived a deadly plane crash 8 months ago.

Like he did with Flo Rida’s “Low” and Jay’s “Jockin’ Jay-Z” he deconstructs Eminem’s “3 AM” and rebuilds it with some hardbody drums and guitar chops. Barker hasn’t lost a touch.

Who would win a drumming contest between Travis Barker and ?uestlove?

Props to Dia and ignite mindz

Surprise! Surprise!! Eminem’s Relapse entered the BIllboard 200 at numero uno, making it his 5th straight No.1 debut. Relapse sold a modest 608,000 units in one week to take the biggest cake.

Other hip-hop albums in the Top 100:

• No.4 – Method Man & Redman – Blackout 2! – 63,400
• No.6 – Busta Rhymes’ Back on my Bullsh*t – 59,300
• No. 22 – Rick Ross – Deeper Than Rap – 19,800 (290,300 to date)
• No. 26 – DJ Drama – Gangsta Grillz: The Album Part 2 – 17,800

Behold the music video for Eminem’s weird new single, “3 AM,” off Relapse. In true Eminem fashion, it’s dark and cinematic. Did the video enhance or diminish your appreciation for the song?

[Raise one to SmashTube]

I know you’re on the edge of your seat right now. For safety sake, please move back a little bit. The new buzz around Eminem’s new album is that Dr. Dre is producing damn near the whole album. There, take a sigh of relief. Ahhh….

Em said: “Obviously his beats are insane but aside from that I can rap, I can write and not worry about what the beat has to sound like and how loud a snare drum is. All those things are taken care of for me. I feel like a spoilt rapper. I get to pick and choose everything.”

That’s a concession right there, Ladies and Gentlemen. By relinquishing the reins of production to Dre, who is only 2nd to DJ Premier as the G.P.O.A.T. (in my terribly biased opinion, of course), Em pretty much affirms what we’ve been saying for years — that he really needs to stick to rap. Thanks, Slim. I am now officially looking forward to Relapse.

Eminem suspended his self-imposed solitary confinement to organize a release party for his new book, Eminem: The Way I Am. The fact that Em is making public appearances again can only mean one thing: The Relapse is for real.

See a few more Kodak moments after the cut.
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