Eminem
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Eminem
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Eminem performing in June 2009
Background information
Birth name Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Also known as M&M (former)
Born October 17, 1972 (age 41)[1]
St. Joseph, Missouri
Origin Detroit, Michigan
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper, record producer, songwriter, actor
Years active 1990–present
Labels Aftermath, Shady, Interscope (current)
Bassmint, FBT Productions, Mashin' Duck Records, Web (former)
Associated acts Bad Meets Evil, D12, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Obie Trice, Proof, Rihanna, Xzibit
Website eminem.com
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972),[2] better known by his stage name Eminem and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and actor. In addition to his solo career, Eminem is a member of his group D12, as well as one half of the hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, alongside Royce da 5'9". Eminem is one of the world's best-selling music artists and is the best-selling artist of the 2000s.[3] He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines, including Rolling Stone magazine which ranked him 82nd on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[4] The same magazine declared him The King of Hip Hop.[5] Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has achieved ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200. His worldwide albums sales stand at more than 115 million, singles 120 million, and the estimated sale of over 220 million records worldwide.[6][7] In the United States, he has sold 49.1 million albums and 42 million tracks.[8]
After releasing his independent debut album Infinite in August 1996, Eminem rose to mainstream popularity with the release of his February 1999 album The Slim Shady LP. The LP also earned Eminem his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. His next two records The Marshall Mathers LP, and The Eminem Show, also won Best Rap...