Eminem New Album 2013 UPDATE: Kendrick Lamar NOT Recording New Music with Slim Shady? Rappers 'Meet and Hang' in Detroit Studio Prior to Unconfirmed Release Date [VIDEO]

Earlier this month, Eminem was spotted chilling at his Detroit studio with fellow rappers Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Porter, and other members of the Black Hippy Crew. This "hang out" sparked rumors of a huge hip-hop collaboration on Slim Shady's upcoming 2013 album. But according to 26-year-old Lamar, the duo didn't record any fresh beats... the studio sesh was simply an official meet-and-greet. The two rappers dished on music, movies, and work... but unfortunately didn't make any music together. Check out MTV's interview with Lamar below for more deets!

On June 6, Eminem posted (on his rarely updated) Facebook page:

Eminem: "Before his show in The D, Kendrick Lamar stopped by to hang out.

Lamar also posted the photo with:

Kendrick Lamar: "Yesterday in Detroit... K. Dot x Em."

Considering Shady's set to release a new album sometime this year... perhaps the Cali emcee showed-up to record a surprise collaboration? Wishful thinking:

"It was unexpected, I just went to Detroit and I had a show out there and I got a call saying, 'Em [wants you] to come to the studio, come to the studio fast... That was me actually just meeting and greeting. I bumped heads with Eminem [in the past], but it was very brief, that was my first time really chopping it up with him, getting to ask all the questions I wanted to ask him."

So Lamar might not appear on Shady's new record, but it seems that the two rappers get along very well. Em even offered the West Coast Black Hippy some advice:

"He gave me straightforward answers and really just gave me the game on how to stay creative as possible... He basically told me albums haven't been done like that in a long time from a new artist, and he can appreciate how I structured the whole thing."

Shady's wisest words of wisdom:

"Always stay focused on the craft and not indulge in the other crazy stuff that comes around."

Check out the full interview here:

Rumors suggest Shady will drop his highly-anticipated eighth studio record sometime this fall:

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