Eminem Selects “No. 1 Stan” Finalists

Winners set to battle at his album release party in Detroit

And then there were two! After spending the weekend sifting through the 10 finalists of VIBE¢s No. 1 Stan competition, Marshall Mathers has spoken—and rappers D. Stephens and Daphya are headed off to Detroit to battle it out for No. 1 Stan supremacy. Yep, that¢s right: The two finalists, chosen by Eminem from a pool of 10 semi-finalists selected last week to record and upload videos of themselves rapping over the instrumental to Em¢s “Till I Collapse,” will be flown to Detroit by VIBE next Tuesday to attend the album release party for Slim Shady¢s long-awaited fifth solo album, Relapse (Shady/Aftermath). As part of the night¢s festivities, D. Stephens and Daphya will take the stage to battle it out live, in front of Em himself, with the final winner to be chosen by audience response. Before they hop a plane for the D, VIBE.com caught up with both competitors to talk about getting hand-selected to participate by Em. Check out their responses and their winning videos below—and check back next week to see who is crowned the No. 1 Stan!


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http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2009/05/and_the_winner_is_eminem_selects_no_1_stan_finalists/