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May 22nd, 2009 at 9:06 pm

Eminem Jimmy Kimmel Live Video, Photos 5-22-09

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Here is the Eminem Jimmy Kimmel Live video from May 22, 2009, the third of three appearances of the nine-time Grammy winning rapper on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The appearances coincide with the release date of his highly anticipated sixth studio album, Relapse.

Eminem — real name Marshall Mathers III, and also known as Slim Shady– performed a free concert at MotorCity Casino in Detroit, Michigan, his home town, on his album release date, May 19. The rapper performed a 30-minute set and was joined onstage by and D12 member and producer Denaun (Kon Artis) Porter and DJ Alchemist. As the Detroit Free Press reports:

At roughly 7:20 p.m., hip-hop producer and DJ Jazzy Jeff took center stage and got the fans moving through a mix of old-school classic joints from Outkast and Jay-Z to modern spins like Jamie Foxx’s “Blame It.” That was followed by the Vibe rap battle, won by East Coast female MC Da Fire…[and the] 30-minute performance by the man of the hour, Eminem.

Source: Eminem fans celebrate rapper’s return

Here are several photos from the Eminem Relapse Concert in Detroit And for another gallery of concert photos, see: Eminem at the Soundboard stage

Broadcast on May 22, 2009 on Jimmy Kimmel Live were two performances from the Eminem concert in Detroit; Beautiful and Lose Yourself which you can see below after the jump.

The previous Eminem Jimmy Kimmel Live video appearances were broadcast on May 15 and May 19 and were attended by 200 unemployed auto workers from Detroit who were flown in for the concert and TV show courtesy of Eminem and ABC. One of the attendees, Jon Michael Zapf wrote about the experience for the Toledo Free Press: Thanking Eminem

Eminem discussed in detail his return to the music world, as well as his harrowing previous years of coping with drug addition and grief over the loss of his friend and fellow D12 member, Proof (DeShaun Dupree Holton) in 2006, in a wide-ranging and revealing interview with Anthony Bozza of The Guardian: Being Eminem

Watch the Eminem Jimmy Kimmel Live video from May 22, 2009 below.

Eminem Jimmy Kimmel Live video – Beautiful (from the Eminem Release Concert in Detroit)