writer is a lot of hard work. What's the biggest challenge you had to face? IE: My biggest challenge as a writer was to become a published author. I had to rewrite my book several times in order to perfect it. It took me 9 years. DK: I had the privilege of reading your new release. What inspired you to write about Eminem and The Detroit Rap Scene? IE: I discovered Eminem back in 2001 thanks to my son Marcus. At first, I was a little bit suspicious about this white dude rapping. I am always suspicious at first, even as a white person, when I see a white artist in a traditionally black musical genre. This has nothing to do with racism, it is just that there are loads of wannabes. So I first thought to myself "Oh not another white guy mimicking black people!", but then I discovered his work, listened to his interviews and found him amazing and full of talent. I have been so enthusiastic that I really wanted to write about this artist in particular. Getting to know the whole D12 crew encouraged me to dig deeper into the Detroit hip hop scene. There are so many talented artists on the scene and they deserved exposure as well, because at this time the Detroit scene was pretty much unknown from the world. DK: How long have you followed Eminem and his work? IE: I have been following Eminem since 2001, so more than a decade