Eminem has hit the big 50 today (17 October) but as he celebrates his milestone birthday, his career as a musician could be over.
Well, at least according to previous comments made by the rapper, the now 50-year-old hinted that he may stop putting out music after hitting the big 5-0.
In a previous interview with VIBE, the 'Real Slim Shady' rapper - then 37 years old - admitted he wasn't sure 'how much longer [he had] in [the] game'.
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He said: "I’m always going to love hip-hop. But how much longer am I going to still do it? I couldn’t really give you an answer. But the day that this is not better than the last will probably be the day I stop.
"I do love it so much. But even if I was rapping at 50 [years old], I don’t know if I would put it out. I know it always makes me feel better to lay things to tape, and—'Lay the tape.'
"See, I’m old school. The fans might say the s*** is garbage. You don’t how long people are going to want you around...
"Realistically, if I don’t rap, what the f*** am I going to do? It’s too late to just be unfamous right now at this point."
Eminem also joked to the outlet that he 'hope[s]' he doesn't need the money to have to keep going. However, he also reflected how he wants to just be 'regular'.
He said: "I don’t consider myself a star. Obviously, I know I’m a celebrity but I don’t look at myself in that light. I’m just me, man. It’s one of the reasons that I stay here [in Detroit].
"I don’t want the attention. I don’t like the attention. I don’t like all that s***. Yes, I love the respect and the admiration that some people show me but I don’t thrive off that whole thing."
Of course, the whole retiring at 50 thing seems unlikely for the rapper, especially as he released his second greatest hits album, Curtain Call 2, a mere two months before his birthday.
Although the release was a compilation of his well-known tracks like 'Love The Way You Lie' and 'Rap God', he also released two new tracks with 'The King and I', featuring CeeLo Green, and 'From the D 2 the LBC' with Snoop Dogg.
LADbible has contacted a representative of Eminem for comment.
But for now, we'll have to wait and see whether the 'Rap God' is really wrapping things up for good.
Poppy Bilderbeck