If Amazon.com is correct, and given its recent history there’s a pretty strong chance the online giant is, Eminem’s much-anticipated new studio album, Relapse, will be arriving right in time for Christmas. On  Monday, Amazon posted a December 23rd release date with its listing for Slim Shady’s forthcoming effort, a detail that the hip-hop’s representation apparently would neither confirm, nor was all that too happy about. In fact, Interscope Records immediately denied the date, stating, “There’s been no date scheduled,” while Amazon has since changed the date to “TBD.”

Combine this Amazon’s history of accuracy with Eminem’s proclamation that the album would be out before the end of the year, and the 12/23 date was enough to send the blogosphere abuzz and children adding Relapse to their Christmas lists. Okay, so maybe not the part about the kids, but Eminem is sure keeping all the Kanye hype down. After all, there have been more leaks of 808’s and Heartbreak than rants on the ol’ blog for a reason…

Then again, we are dealing with the “Best Rapper Alive.”

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Tags: Eminem, Kanye West