''You Don't Know How Long People Are Going To Want You''
12:00PM ET August 19th, 2010
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
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Eminem has started musing about the R-word that 2000s-era rappers love to talk about once they pass 30 years old.

Retirement.

He hinted earlier this year that 2011 may be his cut-off year, and in a recent cover story for VIBE, the rapper discussed his continued love for hip-hop, but his uncertainty regarding his future as an MC.

"...Honestly, I don't know how much longer I have in this game. I'm always going to love hip-hop. But how much longer am I going to still do it? I couldn't 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 now 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 sh*t is garbage. You don't know how long people are going to want you around...Realistically, if I don't rap, what the f*ck am I going to do? It's too late to be un-famous at this point."