When you think of artists who ruled the charts in 2002, who is the first person that comes to mind? One of the only people who stayed consistently at the top of the charts this year had to be the one and only Eminem also known as Marshall Mathers. But could he really have been too big?
In the eyes of Eminem, his success this year may have been a bit much. “”Looking back at this year? I really haven’t thought about it. I never really stop to look back on things and reflect on them. I keep ’em on the head, but I’m concentrating on next year more than anything. It’s almost to the point where I truly believe I may be getting too big for my own good,” Eminem said in an interview with The Detroit Free Press. “And I never really asked for that.” Record sales totaled $7.4 million dollars alone for his solo album “The Eminem Show”; along with $3.5 million for the soundtrack to his first major motion picture “The 8 Mile”.
His single “Lose Yourself “ is still in the top ten singles chart). So what could be his plans for the new year which is quickly approaching? Eminem plans to spend more time with his daughter and work on a reconciliation with his ex-wife Kim, who has recently moved back into his home in Clinton Township, Michigan. “When everyone loves you, who’s left to hate you?” he said. “The kids want something they can hold onto that their parents hate. I know I did growing up. I didn’t want to listen to anything my parents listened to.”
