Eminem is working on a project about delusional fandom that takes its name from one of his career-defining tracks from over two decades ago.
On Wednesday (February 14), Variety reported that the Detroit MC is set to co-produce a documentary titled Stans, which is a reference to his fictional song about a devotee of his music who ends up killing himself and his girlfriend after Em doesn’t respond to his letters.
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“Stan” has since become a recognized term (both noun and verb) used to convey obsession, typically for artists and celebrities.
Directed by Steven Leckart and set to be released later this year via Shady Films, the film’s synopsis describes it as a “revealing, edgy, and disarmingly personal journey into the world of superfandom, told through the lens of one of the world’s most iconic and enduring artists, Eminem, and the fans that worship him.”
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The “Lose Yourself” hitmaker’s manager Paul Rosenberg said that the upcoming movie “will be the opportunity for us to turn the camera around and ask the audience about being fans — and in some cases, fanatics.
“This is a study of the relationship between fanbase and artist through the lens of one of Eminem’s most fascinating songs and one of the world’s most important entertainers.”
In another instance of revisiting the past, Eminem recently rekindled his long-running feud with Benzino on the song “Doomsday Pt. 2.” Taken from the Lyrical Lemonade compilation All Is Yellow, the track found the Rap God mocking his rival’s financial woes and physical stature.
Over a sample of his classic hit “Role Model,” Em rapped: “Now I got a riddle, one condition, you mustn’t laugh/ What is the opposite of Benzino? A giraffe/ ‘Go at his neck,’ how the fuck is that?/ How can I go at somethin’ he doesn’t have?”
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The 58-year-old subsequently clapped back with “Vulturious,” on which he raised questions about Eminem’s sexuality and taunted him over the death of his close friend and collaborator, Proof.
Not long after, Benzino further escalated the feud with a track called “Rap Elvis,” on which he assassinated his rival’s character by questioning his relationship to Detroit and Hip Hop.
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“I am the culture, you don’t even be around/ You don’t even come outside, you don’t even see your town/ Icewear Vezzo said, ‘Em don’t be showing the city love’/ Why you ain’t got no words for him, huh?/ He in your city, bruh!” he spit.
“I wonder why, we wanna see, just say something, please/ Could it be possibly you ain’t really from them streets?/ I was born and raised in my city, you shouldn’t come for me/ I don’t know where you from but they say Missouri loves company.”
