Eminem Discusses Effects Of His Drug Addiction With The New York Post

Multi-platinum rapper Eminem‘s recent bout with prescription pill addiction may have been worst than many knew about. In a recent interview with the New York Post, Em reveals that his dependence caused so much cerebral damage that the rapper had to learn how to write and rap again.

“I had to learn to write and rap again, and I had to do it sober and 100 percent clean. That didn’t feel good at first … I mean it in the literal sense. I actually had to learn how to say my lyrics again; how to phrase them, make them flow, how to use force so they sounded like I meant them. Rapping wasn’t like riding a bike.

It was [as much] physical as mental. I was relearning basic motor skills. I couldn’t control my hand shakes. I’d get in the [recording] booth and tried to rap, and none of it was clever, none was witty and I wasn’t saying it right.”

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Eminem’s Recovery moved another 187,200 copies. Meanwhile, Officer Ricky’s Teflon Don debuted at number two with a total of 176,300 units scanned. To date, Recovery has sold 1,669,600 copies domestically.

Metro Detroit native Marshall Mathers aka Slim Shady is taking over the charts with his new project, Recovery. Eminem is showing that you can still move units during this digital age.

There’s 16 tracks on Eminem’s new album, Recovery and nearly half of ‘em are scattered on the Billboard Top 100. This week, the album sold 741,000 copies, while the songs listed below have netted 701,000 downloads combined.  Congrats to Em!  Detroit Stand Up!

2. “Love The Way You Lie”

11. “Not Afraid”

23. “No Love”

62. “Won’t Back Down”

71. “Cold Wind Blows”

88. “Talkin’ 2 Myself”

92. “25 to Life”