One of the most popular groups in rap music is to reform with the news that Eminem is to work on a new album with D-12.
Slim Shady said on BET’s “Rap City: The Relapse” special on Friday that D12 are planning to hit the studio soon to begin work on the disc. The yet-unnamed album from the crew will be their first since the death of member Proof three years ago, a death that Eminem has said caused him to go into a depressive spiral of drug use.

So, after a break of some four years, Eminem has certainly re-discovered his creative edge. Having suffered from depression, drug addiction and writer’s block the rap icon re-entered the studio last year, and since then has enjoyed an almost uninterrupted flow of music based mischief. Sessions with Dr Dre produced the recent smash hit album ‘Relapse’. Hailed by many as a sparkling return, Eminem’s first album in four years followed lengthy bursts of recording. In a twist, the rapper could yet release another album before the year is out.
‘Relapse’ was preceded by the rapper’s new single ‘We Made You‘. A blast at celebrity culture, its hilarious video lampooned the likes of Jessica Simpson and Amy Winehouse, with the track racing up the charts. However Eminem still had an ace up his sleeve. A performance at the MTV Movie Awards was followed by a spectacular prank in which the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen landed ass-first on the hip hop stars face.
Now, Eminem prepares another surprise move: to reform the Detroit rap collective D-12. “Me and the guys, we got a bond, it’s special,” he said. “It’s like, as far as the future of D-12, we’re gonna be back in the studio soon.”
“Right now, my music would probably be the same [if Proof was still alive],” Em said in the “Rap City” interview. “I think this is what Proof always wanted, was for me to go crazy again. My life would be different because I would still have him.”
D12, who have released two albums, 2001’s Devil’s Night and 2004’s D12 World, reunited for a one-off performance last month to celebrate the release of Eminem’s Relapse album.

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