marshall bruce mathers iii, born October 17, 1972, greater recognized as Eminem (from his initials M’n'M), has lots of distinctions to his credit: very first rap song to win an Academy Award for his song ‘Lose Yourself’ from the film 8 Mile in 2003; the only white individual to be on the cover of The Source’ and XXL magazines; the only guest artist on Jay-Zs album, the Blueprint – the list is lengthy.

In 1998, Eminem released The Slim Shady EP which went on to hit No. 2 on the Billboard charts within weeks. The Slim Shady LP was 3 times platinum. Later that year, Dr. Dre signed Eminem on with his Aftermath label after hearing the rapper totally free styling at the 1997 Rap Olympics MC Battle in Los Angeles.

His 2000 album titled ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ reportedly sold seven million copies by January 2001, which is a record for a solo artist. This album was also nominated for four Grammies in 2001 for Album of the Year, Very best Rap Album Greatest Rap Solo performance and Very best rap performance by a duo or group.

Eminem grossed $ 29,000,000 in 2002 with the Eminem Show. He is the CEO of Shady Records, his own label. As of February 2006, he has sold over 65 million records worldwide. There had been rumors of his retirement in 2005 when he released his album Curtain Call, but he denied those.

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A protégé of Dr Dre, Eminem’s nickname is Slim Shady. Eminem truly wanted to be a comic book artist. He is 173 cm tall, wears glasses, is left-handed and cuts his own hair. He has a tattoo of his daughter on his proper lower shoulder. He also has his own fashion line referred to as Shady Limited.

Eminem is regarded as the No.1 rap artist in the world, and with excellent reason. As a white rapper, he has made a massive impact on the music scene with his bold and controversial lyrics and distinctive style of music.

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