Eminem says he has no desire to reach the heights of fame he achieved at his commercial peak.

Speaking to Zane Lowe, the rapper confirmed he had been working with Dr Dre for the last five months on a new album, Relapse.

But he said he only wanted the record “to remind people how I rap”.

‘Lots of material’

Reflecting on his achievements as an artist, Eminem said he felt “pretty good about what I’ve done.”

The rapper added: “I’ve accomplished enough with the music that I haven’t had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate.

“But, at the end of the day, it’s kind of catch 22. I love the attention but I don’t like too much of it.”

The star, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, has been on hiatus since 2005.

But he revealed he was “excited” about his forthcoming record and said he couldn’t wait to “get back out there”.

“For the last five months I’ve been working pretty much straight with Dre.

“There’s going to be a lot of material, more so than I’ve had on an album with him producing before.”

He said: “There’s no desire to be that big again. Whatever happens, I’ll take it, but that’s definitely not what I’ll be recording the songs for.”