Kid Rock has recently set up a musical scholarship at Detroit’s Wayne State University with the proceeds from his Made In Detroit clothing line (he bought the Made In Detroit line in 2007).
Detroit has a long history of successful rock musicians donating their time and money to national charities and the local community. It’s no secret that Eminem owns property, studios and companies that reside in and around Metro Detroit, and Eminem’s charity work is second to none.
Here are a few links to the charity work other famous Detroit rockers have done: Iggy Pop, Alto Reed, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, Glen Fry.
Detroit music super stars Kid Rock and Eminem have officially been challenged to participate in a Detroit area charity freestyle rap battle. All this is in support of the new movie Rap Therapy, which chronicles a Detroit social worker’s use of hip hop to help steer troubled kids away from drugs and violence.
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The Freep’s Brian McCollum gives us a pretty interesting breakdown of all Em’s local homeboys. In other Eminem news, Slim Shady keeps the violence fictional.
EMINEM’S UNCLE COMMITS SUICIDE
Reports have surfaced that Eminem’s uncle and father figure Todd Nelson shot himself after being unable to come up with $4,000 for legal fees. Allegedly, Nelson had become upset by a Rottweiler owned by a local sheriff that was terrorizing his family despite complaints to authorities. Eminem’s real father deserted him when he was a baby and Eminem was raised by Nelson. More from Radio One.
We might get to see a few stars onstage at the MTV Music Awards, but they won’t let us see Eminem’s Award
EM, SEND HER TO REHAB ALREADY. When you get nabbed for doing coke while on probation for doing coke, you may have a drug problem.
MORE AWARDS for a local band by the name of the White Stripes.
The 46TH Annual Grammy Nominations came out today and actually seem to be more relevant than usual. The White Stripes are nominated for 3 awards, Album of the Year, Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, Best Alternative Music Album. Jack was also nominated for Best Rock Song, which is a songwriter award. Rapper Eminem was nominated for 5 awards. Check out the full list of nominess
NME lets us know that Jack White almost joined The Stooges
If you’re not busy Friday evening head over to Great Lakes crossing and meet singing great Michael Bolton.
According to NME.com, KIIS FM (Los Angeles) recently reported two-thirds of people surveyed preferred Eminem over Prez G. W. Bush. Over 1,000 people were questioned and 53 percent found Em’s rhymes to be more credible than any of Bush’s speeches. Maybe someday Em will rule the country much like he rules the mic.
In Rap news, Eminem recently purchased a 29-room, 15,000-square-foot home near Rochester Hills. This $4.8 million abode sits on six acres, boasts six bedrooms, nine bathrooms, heated marble floors and mahogany paneling and was previously owned by former Kmart chairman Chuck Conway. Apparently Em got a deal on the house, buying it for about $1 million less than the asking price.