07-17-2005, 01:14 PM
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It's a smart decision.
For those that won't read the whole article here's some interesting stuff in it:
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Such a move by Mathers would shake the tectonic plates of pop culture. At 33, he is now the best-selling hip-hop artist in history and is, by many standards, the globe's biggest music star.
Eminem will join a special society of pop icons: the ones who went out on a high note. It's a small and exclusive membership that includes the Beatles, Sam Cooke, Led Zeppelin and Nirvana -- artists who, by choice or fate, quit while they were ahead. They're the ones who left stories with clear beginnings and ends and legacies that never risked getting spoiled.
"He knows the danger of being at this level, where there's nowhere to go but down."
Since 1999, Eminem has sold more than $1 billion worth of records.
Eminem has now been front and center of American culture for nearly seven years. The Beatles were there for six. That he's pulled off such a feat within this era, within the realm of rap, makes the dynasty that much more remarkable.
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