"I think that shit is fucking bullshit," he remarked.
Eminem himself has weighed in with the sort of sparkling and considered argument against internet piracy that Liam Gallagher would applaud for its eloquence. So widespread and serious is the result that his label has been forced to bring the release date forward by a month. Last weekend, it was reported that bootleg CDs of the album were available on the streets of New York for a bargain $5. The Eminem Show has been readily available for illegal download on the net for weeks. As Marshall Mathers III readies his third album, The Eminem Show, the controversy stems from a more mundane source: internet piracy. No pressure group has accused him of penning "the most blatantly offensive homophobic lyrics ever" or compared him to Hitler, as Peter Tatchell did last year. No one has attempted to sue him for defamation. This time, however, the storm is rather different. No new release from the rapper who can justifiably claim to be the world's most notorious recording artist would be complete without controversy. Such trifles, however, do not seem to fit Eminem. Most content themselves with a tabloid splash based on their love life or a self-produced TV documentary highlighting their genius, munificence and, of course, their regular-guy humility. T oday, it is de rigueur for major artists releasing a new album to receive a publicity blitz that stretches far beyond the usual interviews and reviews.
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