Eminem
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Biography

Eminem, (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972), is one of today’s most popular and controversial rappers. His first album, entitled Infinite was fairly well received after its release. Before releasing the album, Eminem had already produced many underground tracks, which spanned multiple mix-tapes. Eminem’s early work focused mostly on his experiences with drugs and being bullied. He was heavily involved in the underground freestyle circuit, competing and winning multiple competitions. In February of 1999, after earning recognition and becoming part of the mainstream rap-scene, he released The Slim Shady LP. The album sold 283,000 copies its first week. To date, the album has been certified 4x Platinum.

In May 2000 he released The Marshall Mathers LP, and the first single released from it (The Real Slim Shady) It was an enormously popular hit. During the first week after its release, it sold 1,760,049 copies, becoming the fastest-selling rap album in history, more than doubling the previous record held by Snoop Dogg’s 1993 debut, Doggystyle. Other singles from the album include ‘The Way I Am’ and ‘Stan’.

In 2002 he released The Eminem Show, in 2004 Encore and in 2005 Curtain Call: The Hits. His latest album, Relapse, was released May 19th, 2009.

Not only does he produce and write music, but he also starred in his own movie based on his own experiences growing up in Detroit. It is entitled 8 Mile. As well as this, he is a member of the rap group called D12 (Dirty Dozen) consisting of himself, Swifty McVay, Kon Artis, Kuniva, Bizarre, and the late Proof.

In 2005, speculation began that he was retiring from the music industry when his next album was rumoured to be called The Funeral. In December 2005 he released Curtain Call: The Hits, and told MTV that he was not ending his music career, merely putting it on hold for a while, not knowing when, or indeed if he would release another album.

He has released an album under his Shady Records called ‘The Re-Up’, a Shady Records compilation.

Eminem, after putting his career on hold for about three years, recently in 2009 launched The Relapse. He stated that Relapse 2 is coming later in same year.

A few tracks from his upcoming album have leaked over the web. The most popular of them being Crack A Bottle which topped charts in the US.

He has won 9 Grammys to date and an Academy Award for “Lose Yourself.”

His name, Eminem, are his initials M&M (Marshall Mathers).