Out of the public spotlight since 2004's Encore, the first dud of his career, Eminen confirmed on a supposed prank phone call to LL Cool J on Eminem's own radio station Shade 45, that he has been working on a few tracks on an upcoming release. It took Eminem's trademark rapping vocals to identify the caller. The album has no title or release date as of now, but the news should finally quell the speculation that 36-year-old-rapper has hanged up the mic for good. [NME]
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Yeah, but if the new album effing sucks like Encore did, then it might be better if he DID hang up the mic for good.