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There are no specifics yet regarding the material or collaborators on the album, though Interscope says it will contain all new songs.
The Eminem Show debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 9.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Eminem's 2002 soundtrack to his hit film 8 Mile also reached No. 1 and earned Eminem an Oscar.
In April, the rapper, 31, released a second album with his group D-12 and last month announced that he and his Shady Records had teamed up with Sirius Satellite Radio to launch a hip-hop music channel set to go live this fall.
In a statement about that plan, Eminem said that, in contrast to broadcast restrictions imposed on traditional radio, Sirius would offer him a special freedom.
"Once upon a time not too long ago, the feds wanted all my music off the air," he said. "Now we'll be on Sirius 24 hours a day, playing the best hip-hop – not just from Shady Records, but from everywhere."
