Eminem's "Not Afraid" Debuts At #1 On Billboard Hot 100

May 12, 2010 | 11:05 PM

by Jake Paine

Billboard announced this afternoon that Eminem’s recent Boi-1da-produced single “Not Afraid” enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #1. The first single from next month’s Recovery, is only the 16th song to ever enter the coveted single chart at the top spot. This particular chart dates back to 1958.

The feat was last achieved by formal Eminem object of ridicule, Britney Spears, who did so last fall with “3.” Eminem has had two previous #1 hits in “Lose Yourself” and last year’s “Crack A Bottle” .

Read the full Billboard story here.

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DJ Game

May 18, 2010 | 9:41 PM

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i cannot believe what i have been reading. there can't even be a top 10 even if i tried to make it because there arent enough mc's to name. this is a list of some of the greats. 1) Eminem (4 classic albums, the first one starting from Infinite and then all the way to the Eminem Show) 2) Notorious B.I.G. (2 classic albums, his only 2, Ready 2 Die & Life After Death) 3) Nas (2 classic albums, Illmatic & Stillmatic) 4) Big Pun (2 classic albums, last one 100% Yeah was way too commercial for my taste) 5) Big L (1 classic album, 1 classic compilation 6) Method Man (1 classic album, a few good albums as well, Tical) 7) Ghostface Killah (1 classic album, but never fell off until his last "Wizard" joint; Supreme Clientele is phenomenal) If you think 2pac, jay-z, kanye west or anything of that sort would be on my list, you have not only lost your mind, but you do not understand the essence of hip-hop music! As for groups: 1) Wu Tang Clan 2) A Tribe Called Quest 3) De La Soul 4) Eric B & Rakim 5) Gangstarr ENOUGH SAID!

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DJ Game

May 22, 2010 | 7:48 PM

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im from new york, i dont hate 2pac at all, i just feel his message and what he does is all fake. i read a few articles and did research of his so-called thug life. and to tell you the truth, he was never in trouble with the law until he sold records. his thug life tattoo does not make sense, because he did attend juliard. he was a bright man, not a thug. rick ross is not a cocaine dealer never was, but he raps about it. thats what 2pac did, he rapped about a persona that he never lived upon. thats not right. i respect ice cube. im not just a new york man, i love music in general. but there has to be substance. feel me.

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Clipze

May 19, 2010 | 4:26 PM

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Tupac has to be on the list,Your focus is obviously on being lyrical,was tupac not influential to almost every hip hop artist to grace the game?He has lived the life and did the music,He even took it to poetry,The essence of hip hop ? Pac had that in every song he has ever made, Tupac was also lyrical,while i agree biggie was more of a battle rapper hence having more lyrical content,but PAC was also and all rounder.I believe you are from the easy coast,that's the only way you would have the guts to say pac is not hip hop.

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DJ Game

May 18, 2010 | 9:45 PM

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BY THE WAY..i fell i didnt go into depth, but 2pac was the reason hip-hop started dying. with his retarded hooks, his absolute zero word play, and his fake persona. i cannot respect a man who was born in brooklyn, raised in baltimore, but claimed to be west coast and a thug. motherfucker graduated from a high school and college. please lets not. jay-z ripped big's flow and kanye west is just too much of a diva for the hip-hop scene. the truth has been spoken. deal with it. oh and lil wayne? drake? you are kidding right. everyone that i had named worked incredibly hard for their stuff. lil wayne has been signed since he was 11 he never had to work a day in his life. drake was on a television show, that was his job. so please. dont talk to me about motherfuckers who had it made and motherfuckers who made it made. feel me? good. easy!

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DJ Game

May 18, 2010 | 9:45 PM

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Casparcas

May 18, 2010 | 9:00 PM

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Mwah it doesn't touch me this song... Eminems slimshady LP and Marshall Matters are still the best(Y)!

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mr.trh

May 16, 2010 | 12:05 AM

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"FUCK GOING TO JAIL" see the video on youtube or at myspace.com/mr.trh

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I just ate a grilled cheese sandwich yo

May 15, 2010 | 9:26 PM

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eminem just did a song with korn! it's called next time I die!!!

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May 15, 2010 | 5:36 AM

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hiphop is feminine. gossiping about men and about swag and who's hot and talking about clothes all day. smh.... this black man vs. hiphop

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AYOEMILOVEYOUBUT

May 14, 2010 | 2:12 PM

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NIGGA CRUNK GON BE THE HOTTEST SHIT AGAYNE MAYNE....ITS LIKE A CIRCLE MY NIGGAZ IM SCHOOLIN YALL NIGGAZ ON THE INDUSTRIES N POLITIKZ OF DIS SHIT NIGGA. THE INCOMPLETE CIRCLE, DO DA KNOWLEDGE. CRUNK IS A REPRESENATION OF THE BLACK MANS STRUGGLE AND ANGER. 2 SIDES TO EVERY STORY, TRU STORY. LOVE THAT NIGGA EM THO NO HOMO

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rugged made

May 19, 2010 | 12:49 PM

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are you kiddin me mayn shit nigga am from africa so lemme put you on hiphop from a global perspective. we all waitin for new york to come back. nothin against my southern brothers but damn, hiphop tired of candy paint., the trap and lean. you feel me negro. and oh the white boy tight.

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Johngame1985

May 14, 2010 | 12:01 PM

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1-Biggie 2-Nas 3-2pac 4-JayZ 5-Ic Cub 6-Eminem 7-SnoopDogg 8-RedMan &Methodman 9-T.I. 10-Ghost Face

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Sure Thing

May 19, 2010 | 4:21 PM

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My list for best lyriicist goes Lupe Fiasco Eminem Biggie Tupac Nas Jay-z Papoose

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yomomma

May 17, 2010 | 5:23 PM

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red and meth are 2 different people dumb sh*t, you must be a genius putting them both at # 8 huh

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DiVerSe S.K.E.

May 14, 2010 | 3:33 AM

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eminem has passed the great biggie smalls.....well its a valid point

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DiVerSe S.K.E.

May 14, 2010 | 3:35 AM

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still behind 2pac

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May 14, 2010 | 12:56 AM

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Top 10 alive, no order except Nas= G.O.A.T. in my opinion Nas Black Thought AZ Eminem Andre 3K Jay Z Redman Talib Kweli Mos Def Method Man or Big Boi toss up

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thizzle dance

May 14, 2010 | 12:56 AM

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DJ Premier = G.O.A.T. producer

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WHOSHOTCAM

May 13, 2010 | 7:15 PM

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Murder and assault charges against Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens linebacker, are dropped in Atlanta courtroom after he pleads guilty to misdemeanor charge of obstructing justice and agrees to testify against two co-defendants Reginald Oakley and Joseph Sweeting in fatal stabbings of Richard Lollar and Jacinth Baker Define Snitch? people just scared of Ray.. took a deal to testify against co-defendants..

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Dmize

May 17, 2010 | 6:41 AM

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before you put another mans name in your mouth know what you speak of.. ray lewis didnt say shit about them killing anybody.. he testified he didnt see them do anything you fuckin idiot...

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