Eminem’s Relapse Gets Release Date + More

Well folks. I wish my internet was working earlier this morning so I could be one of the first to let ya’ll know. But better late than never right? It’s official. Eminem has a new release date for Relapse that seems like it will be sticking. Also… Em & Dre put in so much work were gonna be getting Relapse 2 this year as well! Check the full press release (that includes the dates, etc) after the jump…

SANTA MONICA, CA – March 5, 2009 – Eminem, the biggest selling music artist of the decade, officially announced the street date of his eagerly awaited new album; his first original studio album in over four years. Relapse (Interscope/ Aftermath/Shady) will be released on May 19, 2009. The first single from the album and its accompanying video will see a simultaneous release on April 7th.

Anticipation for Relapse has been building since the fall, when Eminem first announced the album title and debuted the freestyle, “I’m Having A Relapse,” during an interview on his Shade 45 satellite radio station. Last month, the release of “Crack A Bottle” from Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent brought that anticipation to a head. The track soared to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (Eminem’s second #1 after 2002’s “Lose Yourself”) and set a Nielsen SoundScan record for opening week download sales (418,000). The recording ranked third in the history of all weekly download sales. “Crack A Bottle” will be included as an album track on Relapse.

With the announcement of the release date for Relapse also comes confirmation of something that had been rumored in recent weeks: Eminem is already working on a follow-up album, Relapse 2, that fans can expect in the second half of 2009. “A lot of people were expecting Relapse to drop last year,” said Eminem. “I was one of them. Then Dre and I went back in the studio in September for a few days, and that turned into six months. We were on such a roll; we wound up with a ton of new music produced by Dre. Putting out Relapse 2 will let everyone get all of the best stuff.”

Eminem has sold more than 75,000,000 albums worldwide. His previous studio album, Encore, reached #1 and dominated the charts in late 2004. Certified quadruple platinum and spinning off four Top 40 Hot 100 hits, the Grammy-nominated disc has sold more than 11,000,000 copies around the globe. The #1, double platinum, 2005 greatest hits collection, Curtain Call: The Hits and #2, platinum, 2006 various artists compilation, Eminem Presents: The Re-Up, followed. In October 2008, Eminem released “Eminem: The Way I Am”, a book compiling thoughts, stories, and memorabilia from various points in his life. The book entered the New York Times Best-Seller list at #11.

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~ by Shake on March 5, 2009.

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32 Responses to “Eminem’s Relapse Gets Release Date + More”

  1. tracklist? offical cover?

    Joshua East said this on March 5th, 2009 at 11:26 am

  2. Yeahhhhhh

    AyyDee said this on March 5th, 2009 at 11:27 am

  3. gonna be sick. be serious

    cru jones said this on March 5th, 2009 at 11:28 am

  4. FINALLY!! SOME INSPIRATION :D

    ElonSkee said this on March 5th, 2009 at 11:33 am

  5. Best news I’ve heard in a minute! Finally…

    Dez said this on March 5th, 2009 at 11:39 am

  6. can’t fucking wait !

    TRZ said this on March 5th, 2009 at 11:40 am

  7. i know i can’t expect him to be like infinite/slim shady lp/marshal mather lp……but i hope this album is GOOOD

    CANT WAIT

    Ja. said this on March 5th, 2009 at 11:42 am

  8. Yeahhhhh

    T-DOT said this on March 5th, 2009 at 11:46 am

  9. HELLL YEAHHH !

    MuK said this on March 5th, 2009 at 11:57 am

  10. that pic is so butch dyke

    xeroth3t3ck said this on March 5th, 2009 at 12:00 pm

  11. yeeaaaaaa

    TEAMROCKET (beam) said this on March 5th, 2009 at 12:31 pm

  12. know i can’t expect him to be like infinite/slim shady lp/marshall mather lp……
    ———————–
    that would be dope though…lol

    esbe. said this on March 5th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

  13. can’t wait.

    FlashBeats said this on March 5th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

  14. Hip Hop needs some eminem again!

    KENO said this on March 5th, 2009 at 12:54 pm

  15. “i know i can’t expect him to be like infinite/slim shady lp/marshal mather lp……but i hope this album is GOOOD”

    wat he said^^^

    Big_E said this on March 5th, 2009 at 1:02 pm

  16. all i can say is thank god im markin my calender now! n 2 albums daz watup eminem gone kill hip hop dis year n i knw he gon bring bak tht old em cuz he said he hungry

    nemkidjuggarnaut said this on March 5th, 2009 at 1:27 pm

  17. Thank…god.

    moarstrawberry said this on March 5th, 2009 at 1:59 pm

  18. THANK GOD

    Larry said this on March 5th, 2009 at 2:02 pm

  19. crack a bottle wont be on relapse…

    how does the article say the FIRST single will be released April 7th, and then say further down that a currently released song is going to be on the album…

    pr99 said this on March 5th, 2009 at 2:03 pm

  20. I feel em now’s how to make a complete record, like he did on MM lp, and infinite. He’s not a new dude looking for fame n trying to get paid, So My expectations for one of the greatest Mc’s of all time are high and rightfully so. and I dont expect to be disappointed come may 19

    Jamel said this on March 5th, 2009 at 2:16 pm

  21. how does the article say the FIRST single will be released April 7th, and then say further down that a currently released song is going to be on the album…
    —————————————————————–
    because crack a bottle wont be the laed single, im pretty sure, just a track that happens to be on the album. not all songs on the billboards were meant to be singles, i.e. a leaked track like crack a bottle

    Jae said this on March 5th, 2009 at 2:19 pm

  22. @pr99

    Crack A Bottle isn’t going to be Relapse’s first single.

    Oh yeah as I always ask… When is CHillin dropping?

    D said this on March 5th, 2009 at 2:19 pm

  23. wow two EM albums in one year? dope! So when is Detox coming out after or before relapse 2?

    J. Wonder said this on March 5th, 2009 at 2:47 pm

  24. where is this source from?

    slug said this on March 5th, 2009 at 2:49 pm

  25. He looks gay in that picture.

    Jeffery said this on March 5th, 2009 at 3:08 pm

  26. i just jizzed on myself, great news

    infamouszlegend said this on March 5th, 2009 at 3:33 pm

  27. In A Word, Dope

    JustinCase said this on March 5th, 2009 at 3:42 pm

  28. May19th? Too far away to think about! Should’ve tried to drop it in March or April, to play off the strength “Crack A Bottle” obviously has … but as far as buzz, Shady/Aftermath doesn’t have to worry about losing that. I’m excited for it – kind of wishing 50’s album was still dropping this month though …

    FUHNAHTIK said this on March 5th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

  29. fuck all that. 75mill copies sold???

    REALLY??

    *wiki’s that shit*

    I'amNotCappa said this on March 5th, 2009 at 4:17 pm

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  31. yo these songs gonna b nice, em was on a serious hiatus, but im sure dre and him were cookn up some classix, plus they got alchemist in their camp! ugggh-oh ! em gonna have some serioius beats, n i heard he went in with premier!!!!!! fuaaaaaaack this is gonna b ill

    rufus said this on March 5th, 2009 at 10:37 pm

  32. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

    THAT’S WHATS UP !

    totalblur said this on March 7th, 2009 at 5:14 pm

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