<P> In July 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in F.B.T. Productions, LLC v. Aftermath Records that F.B.T. Productions and Eminem were owed a royalty of 50 percent of Aftermath's net revenue from licensing his recordings to companies such as Apple, Sprint Corporation, Nextel Communications, Cingular and T - Mobile . In March 2011, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear the case . </P> <P> In October 2013, Eminem sampled Chicago - based rap group Hotstylz's 2008 viral hit, "Lookin' Boy", for his 2013 hit single, "Rap God". The group claims that Eminem did not receive permission to use the sample, nor did he credit or compensate them . In November 2013, Hotstylz released a diss track towards Eminem titled "Rap Fraud", where they sample several of his songs and criticize him for not crediting them . In January 2015, TMZ reported that Hotstylz was suing Eminem and his label, Shady Records, for $8 million, for using the 25 second sample of "Lookin' Boy" on his song "Rap God", without their permission . </P> <P> Eminem has spoken publicly about his addiction to prescription drugs, including Vicodin, Ambien and Valium . According to friend and fellow D12 member Proof, Eminem first straightened out in 2002 . During the production of 8 Mile, Eminem, working 16 hours a day, developed insomnia . An associate gave him an Ambien tablet which "knocked (him) out", encouraging him to obtain a prescription . This was Eminem's first experience of drug addiction, which would affect him for several years . Near the end of production on Encore, he would "just go into the studio and goof off (with) a pocketful of pills". Eminem began taking the drugs to "feel normal", taking a "ridiculous amount (...) I could consume anywhere from 40 to 60 Valium (in a day). Vicodin, maybe 30". The drugs would put him to sleep for no more than two hours, after which he would take more . Eminem's weight increased to 230 pounds (100 kg), and he was regularly eating fast food: "The kids behind the counter knew me--it wouldn't even faze them . Or I'd sit up at Denny's or Big Boy and just eat by myself . It was sad". Eminem became less recognizable due to his weight gain, and once overheard two teenagers arguing about whether or not it was him: "Eminem ain't fat ." </P> <P> In December 2007, Eminem was hospitalized after a methadone overdose he had first bought from a dealer who had told him it was "just like Vicodin, and easier on (your) liver". He continued to buy more, until he collapsed in his bathroom one night and was rushed to the hospital . Doctors there told him he had ingested the equivalent of four bags of heroin and was "about two hours from dying". After missing Christmas with his children, Eminem checked himself out of the facility weak and not fully detoxed . He tore the meniscus in his knee after falling asleep on his sofa, requiring surgery; after he returned home, he had a seizure . His drug use "ramped right back to where it was before" within a month . Eminem began to attend church meetings to get clean, but after he was asked for autographs he sought help from a rehabilitation counselor . He began an exercise program which emphasized running . Elton John was a mentor during this period, calling Eminem once a week to check on him . </P>

List of songs on eminem's first album