2007

According to 50 Cent, Eminem is recording a new album. He said:

He's got a new album coming. He's not gonna tell people that, but he's making new music. I've heard a few songs, and it's hot. He won't tell nobody he's working on a new album, but I'll tell you: he's working on new music. And once he locks into it, like, 'This is my favorite shit,' it's gonna come out.

When asked if the new material is angry or wacky, Jackson replies, Both. The whole range. You know, Michael Jordan was supposed to play basketball. Floyd Mayweather was meant to box. And Eminem was meant to rap. Ca$his, another Shady Records labelmate, said this new album is to be titled King Mathers.

However, in August, Eminem's publicist Dennehy said, There is no Eminem album on any release schedule.

In September, Eminem called into New York radio station Hot 97 during a 50 Cent interview and confirmed he is hard at work on his first studio album in three years. He said, I'm always working -- I'm always in the studio. It feels good right now, the energy of the label. For a while, I didn't want to go back to the studio ... I went through some personal things. I'm coming out of those personal things [and] it feels good. And though he jokingly said he'd release the new CD tomorrow, there is no official release date, according to Interscope. Dr. Dre told the Los Angeles Times that he will now devote two months to work on Eminem's new highly-anticipated album, saying We'll be trying to get his thing done and work on a few things on my own project.

In October, a DJ Whoo Kid untitled track was leaked but there is no information on when it was recorded. It was announced that on November 13 he is going to release a new DVD, Live from New York City; the 2005 Madison Square Garden concert was originally aired on the Showtime network in December 2005. The concert was shown on a few occasions on MTV in Europe. It features D12, Obie Trice and Stat Quo. During an interview, D12 member Bizarre said that Interscope doesn't want D12's third album to be released until after Eminem's next album. He also said that Eminem isn't featured on his new album Blue Cheese & Coney Island because he's busy doing his thing. 50 cent confirmed that on the new G-Unit album, Shoot to Kill, that will be released in December, there will be a track with Eminem. Lil Wayne stated that he has the craziest song for Eminem on his new album, Tha Carter III, but that he hasn't sent it over yet.

In November, 50 Cent said Eminem won't tour again because of his daughter. He told MTV One: I've toured more than him because he has Hailie and he likes to physically be at the house. A lot of people don't know the reason behind him touring less - but Hailie would put boxes in front of the door thinking this would stop him going. He would fly back on a private plane after the show so he could drive her to school in the morning so for him the tour was exhausting.