
D12 success with album releases in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia has been well documented within pop culture.ĭ12 were formed in 1996, and achieved mainstream success after one of its members, Eminem, rose to international fame. ‘Fame’ has never before been released as a stand-alone single, this is an Australian and world exclusive.ĭ12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American pop/hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan, USA. Eminem spits about fellow founding D12 bandmate Proof who was shot outside a Detroit nightclub in April 2006 and Swifty & Kuniva also have their own distinct takes. To celebrate the songs release in Australia, D12 performed it at all shows on the recent tour.Īs a standalone track, ‘Fame’ bears a real significance to the band. Though lifted from the mixtape, 'Fame' is one of a bunch of tracks the band is currently working on in lieu of a new album to come at some stage in the foreseeable future. Free downloads were available for 2 weeks only before they were cut off. The track is lifted from last year’s mixtape "Return Of The Dozen II", which was an extremely limited public release with hardcopies available only through the d12 website. Their first Australian release for quite some time, ‘Fame’ not only features Eminem (Marshall Mathers), but was also mixed and mastered by Eminem himself in Detroit. One of many commercial successes D12 have enjoyed through their career (please see below for more details).ĭ12 have just this week finished touring Australia and have announced that in celebration of said tour, they are offering up a brand new track ‘Fame’. ‘My Band’ went to number one in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S rhythmic top forty, top five in the UK and Germany and top ten on the Billboard Hot 100.

Their track ‘My Band’, the first single lifted from their 2nd album “D12 World” (2004) parodied this cleverly.

Australian Exclusive: ‘Fame’ Brand New D12 Track (Ft Eminem)ĭ12 were formed in 1996, and achieved mainstream success after one of its members, Eminem, rose to international fame.
