double vinyl set. after his 2004 album, 'encore', eminem went on a self-imposed hiatus, popping up in gossip columns reporting his imminent demise, his slide into obesity, and his supposed retirement from hip-hop. in october 2008, however, eminem put the retirement reports to bed: he announced on his sirius satellite radio channel, shade 45, that he was working on a new album, titled 'relapse', and promised it would be out in 2009. eminem celebrated the announcement by releasing a freestyle, "i'm having a relapse". dr dre produced most of the album and 50 cent is just one of the guests.