US rapper Eminem will make his long-awaited comeback shortly, according to his fellow hip-hop star 50 Cent.

50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, told the BBC that Emimen is currently working in the studio on the follow-up to 2004's 'Encore'.

“I spent the weekend at his house. Even though he tries to relax and stay home it's impossible for him to stay in,” Jackson said.

“A lot of material he wrote prior to this is being scrapped. He's got to feel like it's just happened, it's new and it's current. That's just how he is creatively as an artist.”

Reports earlier this year suggested that Eminem's as-yet-untitled new album will be released in the final quarter of 2008.

(by Jason Gregory)