Here are some recent Nielson Soundscan numbers from last week’s sales figures. We don’t have to remind you that we’re glad we got out of retail when we did. What a sad state of affairs. Album Sales Week of 6/29/10 Eminem – “Recovery” – 313,000 (2nd Week) Drake – “Thank Me Later” – 105,000 (3rd [cont.]

Eminem’s Recovery album title may have a deeper meaning than we all knew – he’s helped the troubling music industry bounce back from one of it’s worst periods ever. Recovery sold 741,000 copies in it’s first seven days, shattering a previous first week sales record held by AC/DC with the 2008 release Black Ice. Recovery [cont.]

Keyshia Cole adds some soul to Haley’s original hook of “Airplanes”, while Eminem mildly surprises the audience adding his verse and a bonus performance of “Not Afraid”.

Man, if Jimmy only knew how much value he has under his roof with The Roots as his stage band. Em spits ridiculous verses from his collaboration with Pink, taken from Recovery, in stores now.

Here goes high quality footage of the much talked about rooftop performance in NYC from earlier this week.

With joint shows already scheduled in Detroit and NYC,Jigga and Em have decided to add a couple more dates for their joint concert experience.In addition to the shows already scheduled for Detroit and the Bronx (Sept 2nd and 13th, respectively) two new shows have been added for September 3 at Comerica Park in Detroit and [cont.]

In the video above, Eminem talks about how he almost wrote a dis track towards Kanye West and Lil Wayne. On “Talking To Myself” off Recovery Eminem address the issue as well. Check it out above, Recovery is in stores now.

The rap reality series that was The Eminem Show is over. In the apex of his career, Eminem was the most interesting figure in hip-hop, let alone pop culture, as he was a unique success story juxtaposed with a train-wreck of a personal life that was more documented in his music than the tabloids. We [cont.]

Em and Jay did a surprise performance on top of the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City this week… Some raw footage and professionally shot New York Post clips above.

Eminem – Relapse – Em’s latest LP dropped yesterday, with Itunes being the only ones to step up with any kind of bonus content. The Itunes Deluxe Edition comes with two pretty enticing bonus tracks – “Session One” features Em next to his almost Shady Slaughterhouse crew, while the “Ridaz” features Dr. Dre production. These [cont.]

Hmmm…. Sounds like Pauly needs some Recovery himself. Maybe he should Detox first, though.

That Modern Warfare / DJ Hero money was put to good use at the video game conference E3, as Activision hosted a star-studded event featuring performances from each Eminem and many others. Here goes each piece of Em’s performance, starting with the Rihanna featured “Love The Way You Lie”.

Em’s Recovery is in stores next week. “Put it on your hose”.

Em has once again been tapped for the new Call Of Duty: Black Ops ad, utilizing his collabo with Pink, “Won’t Back Down”, after licensing his “Til I Collapse” single for Modern Warfare 2 ads last year. In other news, Recovery has been pushed up one day and will be released on Monday, June 21st.

UK’s Zane Lowe speaks with the two most buzzworthy rappers of the month year last five years.

From RedBull’s new EmCee video documentary series The Road To 8 Mile.

Em performs each “Stan”, “Forever” and “Not Afraid” on BBC Radio1′s Live Lounge show.

New footage of Em, Royce and Mr. Porter going at it on the Tim Westwood show. Check it out above.

Two more joints from Em’s impending Recovery. This will be the last handful of tracks we will be letting you hear before the album drops. No more spoilers, Innanet. LISTEN: “No Love” (feat. Lil Wayne; prod. Just Blaze) LISTEN: “Love The Way You Lie” (feat. Rihanna)

Here is Shady’s latest reunion with Tim Westwood, documented audio/visual. Props to Miss Info. LISTEN: Eminem, Kuniva, Royce Da 5’9 Freestyle On Tim Westwood Eminem, Kuniva, Royce Da 5’9 Freestyle On Tim Westwood (MP3)