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Marshall Bruce Mathers III Born October 17 1972 Known Professionally As Eminem /ˌɛmɪˈnɛm/ Often Stylized As EMINƎM Is An American Rapper. He Is Credited With Popularizing Hip-Hop In The World And Is Regarded As One Of The Greatest Rappers Of All Time. Eminem's Global Success And Acclaimed Works Are Widely Regarded As Having Broken Racial Barriers For The Acceptance Of White Rappers In Popular Music. While Much Of His Transgressive Work During The Late 1990s And Early 2000s Made Him A Controversial Figure He Came To Be A Representation Of Popular Angst Of The American Underclass And Has Been Cited As An Influence By And Upon Many Artists Working In Various Genres. After The Release Of His Debut Album Infinite 1996 And The Extended Play Slim Shady EP 1997 Eminem Signed With Dr. Dres Aftermath Entertainment And Subsequently Achieved Mainstream Popularity In 1999 With The Slim Shady LP. His Next Two Releases The Marshall Mathers LP 2000 And The Eminem Show 2002 Were Worldwide Successes And Were Nominated For The Grammy Award For Album Of The Year. After The Release Of His Next Album Encore 2004 Eminem Went On Hiatus In 2005 Largely Due To A Prescription Drug Addiction. He Returned To The Music Industry Four Years Later With The Release Of Relapse 2009 And Recovery Which Was Released The Following Year. Recovery Was The Bestselling Album Worldwide In 2010 Making It Eminem's Second Album After The Eminem Show In 2002 To Be The Best-Selling Album Of The Year Worldwide. In The Following Years He Released The US Number-One Albums The Marshall Mathers LP 2 2013 Revival 2017 Kamikaze 2018 And Music To Be Murdered By 2020 . Eminem's Hit Songs Include "My Name Is" "The Real Slim Shady" "The Way I Am" "Stan" "Without Me" "Lose Yourself" "Mockingbird" "Not Afraid" "Love The Way You Lie" "Rap God" "The Monster" And "Godzilla". In Addition To His Solo Career Eminem Was A Member Of The Hip-Hop Group D12. He Is Also Known For Collaborations With Fellow Detroit-Based Rapper Royce Da 5'9" The Two Are Collectively Known As Bad Meets Evil. Eminem Starred In The 2002 Musical Drama Film 8 Mile Playing A Dramatized Version Of Himself. "Lose Yourself" A Track From Its Soundtrack Topped The Billboard Hot 100 For 12 Weeks The Most For A Solo Rap Song And Won The Academy Award For Best Original Song Making Eminem The First Hip-Hop Artist Ever To Win The Award. He Has Made Cameo Appearances In The Films The Wash 2001 Funny People 2009 And The Interview 2014 And The Television Series Entourage 2010 . Eminem Has Developed Other Ventures Including Shady Records A Joint Venture With The Manager Paul Rosenberg Which Helped Launch The Careers Of Artists Such As 50 Cent D12 Obie Trice Westside Boogie Grip And Ez Mil Among Others. He Has Also Established His Channel Shade 45 On Sirius XM Radio. Eminem Is Among The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time With Estimated Worldwide Sales Of Over 220 Million Records. He Was The Best-Selling Music Artist In The United States Of The 2000s And The Bestselling Male Music Artist In The United States Of The 2010s Third Overall. Billboard Named Him The "Artist Of The Decade 2000–2009 ". He Has Had Ten Number-One Albums On The Billboard 200—which All Consecutively Debuted At Number One On The Chart Making Him The First Artist To Achieve This—and Five Number-One Singles On The Billboard Hot 100. The Marshall Mathers LP The Eminem Show Curtain Call The Hits 2005 "Lose Yourself" "Love The Way You Lie" And "Not Afraid" Have All Been Certified Diamond Or Higher By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . Rolling Stone Has Included Him In Its Lists Of The 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time And The 100 Greatest Songwriters Of All Time. He Has Won Numerous Awards Including 15 Grammy Awards Eight American Music Awards 17 Billboard Music Awards An Academy Award A Primetime Emmy Award And An MTV Europe Music Global Icon Award. In November 2022 Eminem Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Early Life Marshall Bruce Mathers III Was Born On October 17 1972 In St. Joseph Missouri The Only Child Of Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. And Deborah Rae "Debbie" Née Nelson . He Is Of Scottish Welsh English Cherokee German Swiss Polish And Possibly Luxembourgish Ancestry. His Mother Nearly Died During Her 73-Hour Labor With Him. Eminem's Parents Were In A Band Called Daddy Warbucks Playing In Ramada Inns Along The Dakotas–Montana Border Before They Separated. His Father Abandoned His Family When Eminem Was A Year And A Half Old And He Was Raised Only By His Mother Debbie In Poverty. His Mother Later Had A Son Named Nathan "Nate" Kane Samara. At Age Twelve He And His Mother Had Moved Several Times And Lived In Several Towns And Cities In Missouri Including St. Joseph Savannah And Kansas City Before Settling In Warren Michigan A Suburb Of Detroit. Eminem Frequently Fought With His Mother Whom A Social Worker Described As Having A "very Suspicious Almost Paranoid Personality". He Wrote Letters To His Father But Debbie Said That They All Came Back Marked "return To Sender". When He Was A Child A Bully Named D'Angelo Bailey Severely Injured Eminem's Head In An Assault An Incident Which Eminem Later Recounted With Comic Exaggeration In The Song "Brain Damage". Debbie Filed A Lawsuit Against The Public School For This In 1982. The Suit Was Dismissed The Following Year By A Macomb County Michigan Judge Who Said The Schools Were Immune From Lawsuits. For Much Of His Youth Eminem And His Mother Lived In A Working-Class Primarily Black Detroit Neighborhood. He And Debbie Were One Of Three White Households On Their Block And Eminem Was Beaten Several Times By Black Youths. Eminem Was Interested In Storytelling Aspiring To Be A Comic Book Artist Before Discovering Hip-Hop. He Heard His First Rap Song "Reckless" Featuring Ice-T On The Breakin' Soundtrack A Gift From Debbie's Half-Brother Ronnie Polkingharn. His Uncle Was Close To The Boy And Later Became A Musical Mentor To Him. When Polkingharn Committed Suicide In 1991 Eminem Stopped Speaking Publicly For Days And Did Not Attend His Funeral. At Age 14 Eminem Began Rapping With High-School Friend Mike Ruby They Adopted The Names "Manix" And "M&M" The Latter Evolving Into "Eminem". Eminem Sneaked Into Neighboring Osborn High School With A Friend And Fellow Rapper Proof For Lunchroom Freestyle Rap Battles. On Saturdays They Attended Open Mic Contests At The Hip-Hop Shop On West 7 Mile Road Considered "ground Zero" For The Detroit Rap Scene. Struggling To Succeed In A Predominantly Black Industry Eminem Was Appreciated By Underground Hip-Hop Audiences. When He Wrote Verses He Wanted Most Of The Words To Rhyme He Wrote Long Words Or Phrases On Paper And Underneath Worked On Rhymes For Each Syllable. Although The Words Often Made Little Sense The Drill Helped Eminem Practice Sounds And Rhymes. In 1987 Debbie Allowed Runaway Kimberly Anne "Kim" Scott To Stay At Their Home. Several Years Later Eminem Began An On-And-Off Relationship With Scott. After Spending Three Years In Ninth Grade Due To Truancy And Poor Grades He Dropped Out Of Lincoln High School At Age 17. Although Interested In English Eminem Never Explored Literature Preferring Comic Books And He Disliked Math And Social Studies. Eminem Worked At Several Jobs To Help His Mother Pay The Bills. One Of The Jobs He Had Was With Little Caesar's Pizza In Warren Michigan. He Later Said She Often Threw Him Out Of The House Anyway Often After Taking Most Of His Paycheck. When She Left To Play Bingo He Would Blast The Stereo And Write Songs. Career 1988–1997 Early Career Infinite And Family Struggles
In 1988 He Went By The Stage Name MC Double M And Formed His First Group New Jacks And Made A Self-Titled Demo Tape With DJ Butter Fingers. In 1989 They Later Joined Bassmint Productions Who Later Changed Their Name To Soul Intent In 1992 With Rapper Proof And Other Childhood Friends. They Released A Self-Titled EP In 1995 Featuring Proof. Eminem Also Made His First Music Video Appearance In 1992 In A Song Titled "Do-Da-Dippity" By Champtown. Later In 1996 Eminem And Proof Teamed Up With Four Other Rappers To Form The Dirty Dozen D12 Who Released The Underground E.P. In 1997 And Their First Album Devil's Night In 2001. He Was Also Affiliated With Newark's Rap Collective Outsidaz Collaborating With Them On Different Projects. Eminem Was Soon Signed To Jeff And Mark Bass's F.B.T. Productions And Recorded His Debut Album Infinite For Their Independent Web Entertainment Label. The Album Was A Commercial Failure Upon Its Release In 1996. One Lyrical Subject OfInfinite Was His Struggle To Raise His Newborn Daughter Hailie Jade Scott Mathers On Little Money. During This Period Eminem's Rhyming Style Primarily Inspired By Rappers Nas Esham And AZ Lacked The Comically Violent Slant For Which He Later Became Known. Detroit Disc Jockeys Largely IgnoredInfinite And The FeedbackEminem Did Receive "Why Don't You Go Into Rock And Roll?" Led Him To Craft Angrier Moodier Tracks. At This Time Eminem And Kim Scott Lived In A Crime-Ridden Neighborhood And Their House Was Robbed Several Times. Eminem Cooked And Washed Dishes For Minimum Wage At Gilbert's Lodge A Family-Style Restaurant At St. Clair Shores. His Former Boss Described Him As Becoming A Model Employee As He Worked 60 Hours A Week For Six Months After Hailie's Birth. He Was Fired Shortly Before Christmas And Later Said "It Was Like Five Days Before Christmas Which Is Hailie's Birthday. I Had Like Forty Dollars To Get Her Something." After The Release Of Infinite His Personal Problems And Substance Abuse Culminated In A Suicide Attempt. By March 1997 He Was Fired From Gilbert's Lodge For The Last Time And Lived In His Mother's Mobile Home With Kim And Hailie. 1997–1999 Introduction Of Slim Shady The Slim Shady LP And Rise To Success
Eminem Attracted More Attention When He Developed Slim Shady A Sadistic Violent Alter Ego. The Character Allowed Him To Express His Anger With Lyrics About Drugs Rape And Murder. In The Spring Of 1997 He Recorded His Debut EP The Slim Shady EP Which Was Released That Winter By Web Entertainment. The EP With Frequent References To Drug Use Sexual Acts Mental Instability And Violence Also Explored The More Serious Themes Of Dealing With Poverty And Marital And Family Difficulties And Revealed His Direct Self-Deprecating Response To Criticism. Hip-Hop Magazine The Source Featured Eminem In Its "Unsigned Hype" Column In March 1998. After He Was Fired From His Job And Evicted From His Home Eminem Went To Los Angeles To Compete In The 1997 Rap Olympics An Annual Nationwide Battle Rap Competition. He Placed Second And An Interscope Records Intern Named Dean Geistlinger Was In Attendance And Asked Eminem For A Copy Of The Slim Shady EP Which Was Then Sent To The Company CEO Jimmy Iovine. Iovine Played The Tape For Record Producer Dr. Dre Founder Of Aftermath Entertainment And Founding Member Of Hip Hop Group N.W.A. Dre Recalled "In My Entire Career In The Music Industry I Have Never Found Anything From A Demo Tape Or A CD. When Jimmy Played This I Said 'Find Him. Now.'" He Would Later State On The Fourth And Last Episode Of The Defiant Ones "I Was Like What The Fuck!? And Who The Fuck Is That?" Expressing His Shock Towards Mathers' Rapping Talent. Although His Associates Criticized Him For Hiring A White Rapper He Was Confident In His Decision "I Don't Give A Fuck If You're Purple If You Can Kick It I'm Working With You. Eminem Had Idolized Dre Since Listening To N.W.A As A Teenager And Was Nervous About Working With Him On An Album "I Didn't Want To Be Starstruck Or Kiss His Ass Too Much ... I'm Just A Little White Boy From Detroit. I Had Never Seen Stars Let Alone Dr. Dre. He Became More Comfortable Working With Dre After A Series Of Productive Recording Sessions. Eminem Released The Slim Shady LP In February 1999. Although It Was One Of The Year's Most Popular Albums Certified Triple Platinum By The End Of The Year He Was Accused Of Imitating The Style And Subject Matter Of Underground Rapper Cage. The Album's Popularity Was Accompanied By Controversy Over Its Lyrics In "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" Eminem Describes A Trip With His Infant Daughter When He Disposes Of His Wife's Body And In "Guilty Conscience" Which Encourages A Man To Murder His Wife And Her Lover. "Guilty Conscience" Marked The Beginning Of A Friendship And Musical Bond Between Dr. Dre And Eminem. The Label-Mates Later Collaborated On Many Hit Songs "Forgot About Dre" And "What's The Difference" While Also Providing Uncredited Vocals On "The Watcher" From Dr. Dre's Album 2001 "Bitch Please II" From The Marshall Mathers LP "Say What You Say" From The Eminem Show "Encore/Curtains Down" From Encore And "Old Time's Sake" And "Crack A Bottle" From Relapse And Dre Made At Least One Guest Appearance On Each Of Eminem's Aftermath Albums. The Slim Shady LP Has Been Certified Quadruple Platinum By The RIAA. 1999–2003 The Marshall Mathers LP And The Eminem Show
After Eminem Released The Slim Shady LP He Started His Own Record Label Shady Records In Late 1999. Eminem Looked For An Avenue To Release D12 And His Manager Paul Rosenberg Was Keen To Start A Label Which Led To The Two Teaming Up To Form Shady. Its A&R Marc Labelle Has Defined The Record Label As "a Boutique Label But With All The Outlets Of A Major And Interscope Backing Up Our Every Move. Recorded From 1999 To 2000 The Marshall Mathers LP Was Released In May 2000. It Sold 1.76 Million Copies In Its First Week Breaking US Records Held By Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle For The Fastest-Selling Hip-Hop Album And Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time For The Fastest-Selling Solo Album. The First Single From The Album "The Real Slim Shady" Was A Success Despite Controversies About Eminem's Insults And Dubious Claims About Celebrities For Example That Christina Aguilera Had Performed Oral Sex On Carson Daly And Fred Durst . In His Second Single "The Way I Am" He Reveals The Pressure From His Record Company To Top "My Name Is". Although Eminem Parodied Shock Rocker Marilyn Manson In The Music Video For "My Name Is" They Are Reportedly On Good Terms Manson Is Mentioned In "The Way I Am" Appeared In Its Music Video And Has Performed A Live Remix Of The Song With Eminem. In The Third Single "Stan" Which Samples Dido's "Thank You" Eminem Tries To Deal With His New Fame Assuming The Persona Of A Deranged Fan Who Kills Himself And His Pregnant Girlfriend Mirroring "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" From The Slim Shady LP . The Music Magazine Q Called "Stan" The Third-Greatest Rap Song Ever And It Was Ranked Tenth In A Top40-Charts.Com Survey. The Song Has Since Been Ranked 296th On Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs Of All Time" List. In July 2000 Eminem Was The First White Artist To Appear On The Cover Of The Source. The Marshall Mathers LP Was Certified Diamond By The RIAA In March 2011 And Sold 21 Million Copies Worldwide. In 2000 Eminem Also Appeared On The Up In Smoke Tour With Rappers Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg Xzibit And Ice Cube And The Family Values Tour With Limp Bizkit Headlining The The Anger Management Tour With Papa Roach Ludacris And Xzibit. Eminem Performed With Elton John At The 43rd Grammy Awards Ceremony In 2001 With The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation GLAAD An Organization That Considered Eminem's Lyrics Homophobic Condemning John's Decision To Perform With Eminem. Entertainment Weekly Placed The Appearance On Its End-Of-Decade "best-Of" List "It Was The Hug Heard 'round The World. Eminem Under Fire For Homophobic Lyrics Shared The Stage With A Gay Icon For A Performance Of 'Stan' That Would Have Been Memorable In Any Context. On February 21 The Day Of The Awards Ceremony GLAAD Held A Protest Outside The Staples Center The Ceremony's Venue . Eminem Was Also The Only Guest Artist To Appear On Fellow Rapper Jay-Z's Critically Acclaimed Album The Blueprint Producing And Rapping On The Song "Renegade". The Eminem Show Was Released In May 2002. It Was Another Success Reaching Number One On The Charts And Selling Over 1.332 Million Copies During Its First Full Week. The Album's Single "Without Me" Denigrates Boy Bands Limp Bizkit Dick And Lynne Cheney Moby And Others. The Eminem Show Certified Diamond By The RIAA Examines The Effects Of Eminem's Rise To Fame His Relationship With His Wife And Daughter And His Status In The Hip-Hop Community Addressing An Assault Charge Brought By A Bouncer He Saw Kissing His Wife In 2000. Although Several Tracks Are Clearly Angry Stephen Thomas Erlewine Of AllMusic Found The Eminem Show Less Inflammatory Than The Marshall Mathers LP. L. Brent Bozell III Who Had Criticized The Marshall Mathers LP For Misogynistic Lyrics Noted The Eminem Show's Extensive Use Of Obscenity And Called Eminem "Eminef" For The Prevalence Of The Word "motherfucker" On The Album. The Eminem Show Sold 27 Million Copies Worldwide And Was The Bestselling Album Of 2002. 2003–2007 Production Work Encore And Musical Hiatus
In 2003 Eminem A Lifelong Fan Of Tupac Provided Production Work For Three Tracks On The Tupac Resurrection Soundtrack. He Would Follow This Up The Next Year By Producing 12 Of The 16 Tracks On Tupac's Loyal To The Game Album. On December 8 2003 The United States Secret Service Said That It Was "looking Into" Allegations That Eminem Had Threatened The President Of The United States. The Cause For Concern Was The Lyrics Of "We As Americans" "Fuck Money / I Don't Rap For Dead Presidents / I'd Rather See The President Dead / It's Never Been Said But I Set Precedents" Which Was Later Released On A Bonus CD With The Deluxe Edition Of Encore. Encore Released In 2004 Was Another Success But Not As Successful As His Previous Albums. Its Sales Were Partially Driven By The First Single "Just Lose It" Which Contained Slurs Directed Toward Michael Jackson. On October 12 2004 A Week After The Release Of "Just Lose It" Jackson Phoned Steve Harvey's Radio Show The Steve Harvey Morning Show To Report His Displeasure With Its Video Which Parodies Jackson's Child Molestation Trial Plastic Surgery And The 1984 Incident When Jackson's Hair Caught Fire During The Filming Of A Commercial . In The Song Eminem Says "That's Not A Stab At Michael / That's Just A Metaphor / I'm Just Psycho." Many Of Jackson's Friends And Supporters Spoke Out Against The Video Including Stevie Wonder Who Described It As "kicking A Man While He's Down" And "bullshit" And Steve Harvey Who Said "Eminem Has Lost His Ghetto Pass. We Want The Pass Back" . The Video Also Parodied Pee-Wee Herman MC Hammer And Madonna During Her Blond Ambition Period. "Weird Al" Yankovic Who Parodied The Eminem Song "Lose Yourself" On "Couch Potato" For His 2003 Album Poodle Hat Told The Chicago Sun-Times About Jackson's Protest "Last Year Eminem Forced Me To Halt Production On The Video For My 'Lose Yourself' Parody Because He Somehow Thought That It Would Be Harmful To His Image Or Career. So The Irony Of This Situation With Michael Is Not Lost On Me. Although Black Entertainment Television Stopped Playing The Video MTV Announced That It Would Continue To Air It. The Source Through CEO Raymond "Benzino" Scott Called For The Video To Be Pulled The Song Removed From The Album And Eminem To Apologize Publicly To Jackson. In 2007 Jackson And Sony Bought Famous Music From Viacom Giving Him The Rights To Songs By Eminem Shakira Beck And Others. Despite Its Lead Single's Humorous Theme Encore Explored Serious Subject Matter With The Anti-War Song "Mosh" Which Criticized President George W. Bush As "This Weapon Of Mass Destruction That We Call Our President" With Lyrics Including "Fuck Bush. On October 25 2004 A Week Before The 2004 U.S. Presidential Election Eminem Released The Video For "Mosh" On The Internet. In It Eminem Gathers An Army Including Rapper Lloyd Banks Of Bush-Administration Victims And Leads Them To The White House. When They Break In It Is Learned That They Are There To Register To Vote The Video Ends With "VOTE Tuesday November 2." After Bush's Reelection The Video's Ending Was Changed To Eminem And The Protesters Invading The White House During A Speech By The President. Also In 2004 Eminem Launched A Satellite Music Channel Shade 45 On Sirius Radio Which Was Described By His Manager As "essentially A Destination To Get And Hear Things That Other People Aren't Playing. Eminem Began His First US Concert Tour In Three Years In The Summer Of 2005 With The Anger Management 3 Tour Featuring 50 Cent G-Unit Lil Jon D12 Obie Trice And The Alchemist But In August He Canceled The European Leg Of The Tour Later Announcing That He Had Entered Drug Rehabilitation For Treatment Of A "dependency On Sleep Medication". Meanwhile Industry Insiders Speculated That Eminem Was Considering Retirement While Rumors Circulated That A Double Album Titled The Funeral Would Be Released. In July The Detroit Free Press Reported A Possible Final Bow For Eminem As A Solo Performer Quoting Members Of His Inner Circle As Saying That He Would Embrace The Roles Of Producer And Label Executive. A Greatest Hits Album Curtain Call The Hits Was Released On December 6 2005 By Aftermath Entertainment And Sold Nearly 441 000 Copies In The US In Its First Week Marking Eminem's Fourth Consecutive Number-One Album On The Billboard Hot 200 And Was Certified Double Platinum By The RIAA. However Eminem Suggested That Month On WKQI's "Mojo In The Morning" Show That He Would Be Taking A Break As An Artist "I'm At A Point In My Life Right Now Where I Feel Like I Don't Know Where My Career Is Going ... This Is The Reason That We Called It 'Curtain Call' Because This Could Be The Final Thing. We Don't Know. In April 2006 Proof Who Was Eminem's Childhood Friend Was Murdered. Eight Months Later Eminem Released A Compilation Album Titled Eminem Presents The Re-Up That Featured Proof And Other Shady Records Artists. 2007–2009 Comeback And Relapse
In September 2007 Eminem Called New York Radio Station WQHT During An Interview With 50 Cent Saying That He Was "in Limbo" And "debating" About When Or If He Would Release Another Album "I'm Always Working – I'm Always In The Studio. It Feels Good Right Now The Energy Of The Label. For A While I Didn't Want To Go Back To The Studio ... I Went Through Some Personal Things. I'm Coming Out Of Those Personal Things And It Feels Good. Eminem Appeared On His Shade 45 Sirius Channel In September 2008 Saying "Right Now I'm Kinda Just Concentrating On My Own Stuff For Right Now And Just Banging Out Tracks And Producing A Lot Of Stuff. You Know The More I Keep Producing The Better It Seems Like I Get 'cause I Just Start Knowing Stuff. Interscope Confirmed That A New Album Would Be Released In Spring 2009. In December 2008 Eminem Provided More Details About The Album Entitled Relapse "Me And Dre Are Back In The Lab Like The Old Days Man. Dre Will End Up Producing The Majority Of The Tracks On 'Relapse'. We Are Up To Our Old Mischievous Ways ... Let's Just Leave It At That. According To A March 5 2009 Press Release Eminem Would Release Two New Albums That Year. Relapse The First Was Released On May 19 Its First Single And Music Video "We Made You" Was Released On April 7. Although Relapse Did Not Sell As Well As Eminem's Previous Albums And Received Mixed Reviews It Was A Commercial Success And Re-Established His Presence In The Hip-Hop World. It Sold More Than Five Million Copies Worldwide. On October 30 He Headlined At The Voodoo Experience In New Orleans His First Full Performance Of The Year. Eminem's Act Included Several Songs From Relapse Many Of His Older Hits And An Appearance By D12. On November 19 He Announced On His Website That Relapse Refill Would Be Released On December 21. The Album Was A Re-Release Of Relapse With Seven Bonus Tracks Including "Forever" And "Taking My Ball". Eminem Described The CD I Want To Deliver More Material For The Fans This Year Like I Originally Planned ... Hopefully These Tracks On The Refill Will Tide The Fans Over Until We Put Out Relapse 2 Next Year ... I Got Back In With Dre And Then A Few More Producers Including Just Blaze And Went In A Completely Different Direction Which Made Me Start From Scratch. The New Tracks Started To Sound Very Different Than The Tracks I Originally Intended To Be On Relapse 2 But I Still Want The Other Stuff To Be Heard. 2009–2011 Recovery And Bad Meets Evil Reunion
On April 14 2010 Eminem Tweeted "There Is No Relapse 2". Although His Followers Thought He Was Not Releasing An Album He Changed Its Title To Recovery And Confirmed This By Tweeting "Recovery" With A Link To His Website. He Said I Had Originally Planned For Relapse 2 To Come Out Last Year. But As I Kept Recording And Working With New Producers The Idea Of A Sequel To Relapse Started To Make Less And Less Sense To Me And I Wanted To Make A Completely New Album. The Music On Recovery Came Out Very Different From Relapse And I Think It Deserves Its Own Title. Recorded From 2009 To 2010 Recovery Was Released On June 18. In The US Recovery Sold 741 000 Copies During Its First Week Topping The Billboard 200 Chart. Eminem's Sixth Consecutive US Number-One Album Also Topped The Charts In Several Other Countries. Recovery Remained Atop The Billboard 200 Chart For Five Consecutive Weeks Of A Seven-Week Total. Billboard Reported That It Was The Bestselling Album Of 2010 Making Eminem The First Artist In Nielsen SoundScan History With Two Year-End Bestselling Albums. Recovery Is The Bestselling Digital Album In History. Its First Single "Not Afraid" Was Released On April 29 And Debuted Atop The Billboard Hot 100 Its Music Video Was Released On June 4. "Not Afraid" Was Followed By "Love The Way You Lie" Which Debuted At Number Two Before Rising To The Top. Although "Love The Way You Lie" Was The Bestselling 2010 Single In The United Kingdom It Did Not Reach Number One The First Time This Has Happened In The UK Since 1969 . Despite Criticism Of Its Inconsistency Recovery Received Positive Reviews From Most Critics. As Of November 21 2010 The Album Had US Sales Of Three Million Copies. Recovery Was The Bestselling Album Worldwide In 2010 Joining 2002's Bestseller The Eminem Show To Give Eminem Two Worldwide Year-End Number-One Albums. With Recovery Eminem Broke The Record For The Most Successive US Number-One Albums By A Solo Artist. He Appeared At The 2010 BET Awards Performing "Not Afraid" And "Airplanes Part II" With B.O.B And Keyshia Cole. Later That Year He Performed At The Activision E3 Concert. In June Eminem And Jay-Z Announced They Would Perform Together In Detroit And New York City At Concerts Called The Home & Home Tour. The First Two Concerts Quickly Sold Out Prompting An Additional Show In Each City. BET Called Eminem The Number-One Rapper Of The 21st Century. He Opened The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards On September 12 Performing "Not Afraid" And "Love The Way You Lie" With Rihanna Singing The Choruses. Due To The Success Of Recovery And The Home & Home Tour Eminem Was Named The 2010 Hottest MC In The Game By MTV And Emcee Of The Year By The Online Magazine HipHopDX. He And Rihanna Again Collaborated On "Love The Way You Lie Part II " The Sequel To Their Hit Single. Unlike The Original Rihanna Is The Lead Vocalist And It Is Sung From The Female Perspective. In December 2010 The "Great Eminem Recovery" Was Number One On Billboard's Top 25 Music Moments Of 2010. He Appeared At The 2011 Grammy Awards On February 13 Performing "Love The Way You Lie Part II " With Rihanna And Adam Levine And "I Need A Doctor" With Dr. Dre And Skylar Grey. That Month It Was Announced That "Space Bound" Would Be The Fourth Single From Recovery With A Music Video Featuring Former Porn Actress Sasha Grey The Video Was Released On June 24 On The ITunes Store. In 2010 Eminem Again Began Collaborating With Royce Da 5'9" On Their First EP As Bad Meets Evil The Duo Formed In 1998. The EP Hell The Sequel Was Released On June 14 2011. Eminem Was Featured On Royce Da 5'9"'s "Writer's Block" Released On April 8 2011. On May 3 They Released The Lead Single "Fast Lane" From Their Upcoming EP And A Music Video Was Filmed. In March 2011 Within Days Of Each Other The Eminem Show And The Marshall Mathers LP Were Certified Diamond By The RIAA Eminem Is The Only Rapper With Two Diamond-Certified Albums. With More Than 60 Million "likes" He Was The Most-Followed Person On Facebook Outscoring Lady Gaga Justin Bieber Rihanna And Michael Jackson. Eminem Was The First Artist In Five Years With Two Number-One Albums Recovery And Hell The Sequel In A 12-Month Period. Early In 2011 He Leaked "2.0 Boys" On Which Yelawolf And Slaughterhouse Collaborated When They Signed With Shady Records In January And Performed It In April. Bad Meets Evil Released Their Next Single "Lighters" On July 6 And Its Music Video In Late August. On August 6 Eminem Performed Several Songs From Throughout His Career At Lollapalooza With The Artists Who Had Been Featured On Each Song. 2012–2014 The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Eminem Announced On May 24 2012 That He Was Working On His Next Album Scheduled For Release The Following Year. Without A Title Or Release Date It Was Included On A Number Of "Most Anticipated Albums Of 2013" Lists Including MTV Complex Ranked It Sixth And XXL Fifth. On August 14 "Survival" Featuring Liz Rodrigues And Produced By DJ Khalil Premiered In The Multi-Player Trailer For The Video Game Call Of Duty Ghosts. According To A Press Release The First Single From Eminem's Eighth Album Would Be Released Soon. During The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards It Was Announced That The Album Would Be Entitled The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Following The Marshall Mathers LP And Was Scheduled For Release On November 5. Its Lead Single "Berzerk" Was Released On August 25 And Debuted At Number Three On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Three More Singles Followed "Survival" Appearing On The Call Of Duty Ghosts Trailer "Rap God" And "The Monster" With Rihanna . The Album Was Released On November 5 By Aftermath Entertainment Shady Records And Interscope Records. Its Standard Version Had 16 Tracks And The Deluxe Version Included A Second Disc With Five Additional Tracks. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Was Eminem's Seventh Album To Debut Atop The Billboard 200 And Had The Year's Second-Largest First-Week Sales. He Was The First Artist Since The Beatles To Have Four Singles In The Top 20 Of The Billboard Hot 100. In The United Kingdom The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Debuted At Number One On The UK Albums Chart. The First American Artist With Seven Consecutive UK Number-One Albums He Is Tied With The Beatles For Second Place For The Most Consecutive Chart-Topping UK Albums. The Album Secured Eminem's Position As Canada's Bestselling Artist And Was 2013's Bestselling Album. On November 3 Eminem Was Named The First YouTube Music Awards Artist Of The Year And A Week Later He Received The Global Icon Award At The 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards. On June 10 It Was Announced That Eminem Was The First Artist To Receive Two Digital Diamond Certifications – Sales And Streams Of 10 Million And Above – By The RIAA For "Not Afraid" And "Love The Way You Lie" . On July 11 And 12 Eminem Played Two Concerts At Wembley Stadium. At The 57th Grammy Awards He Received Best Rap Album Award For The Marshall Mathers LP 2 And Best Rap/Sung Collaboration With Rihanna For "The Monster". 2014–2016 Shady XV And Southpaw Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture In The Summer Of 2014 Eminem And Rosenberg Began Using The Hashtag #SHADYXV On Social Networking Sites And Eminem Wore A T-Shirt With The Hashtag Onstage. This Was Later Revealed To Be The Name Of An Upcoming Shady Records Compilation. Shortly Afterward The First Single From The Album "Guts Over Fear" Featuring Singer-Songwriter Sia Was Released And The Album's Track List Was Released On October 29. Shady Records Released A Cypher To Promote The Album In Which Eminem Did A Seven-Minute Freestyle. "Detroit Vs. Everybody" The Album's Second Single With Eminem Dej Loaf Royce Da 5'9" Danny Brown Big Sean And Trick-Trick Was Released On November 11. Shady XV Released On November 24 During Black Friday Week Consists Of One Greatest-Hits Disc And One Disc Of New Material By Shady Records Artists Such As D12 Slaughterhouse Bad Meets Evil And Yelawolf. The Album Debuted At Number Three On The Billboard 200 Chart With First-Week Sales Of 138 000 Copies In The United States. The Official Eminem Box Set A Career-Spanning 10-Disc Vinyl Box Set Was Released On March 12 2015. The Set Includes Seven Of Eminem's Eight Studio Albums Excluding Infinite The 8 Mile Soundtrack The Compilation Eminem Presents The Re-Up And The Greatest Hits Collection Curtain Call The Hits. Early In The Year It Was Announced That He Would Appear On Tech N9ne's "Speedom Worldwide Choppers 2 ". The Song Also Featuring Krizz Kaliko Was Released On April 20. Eminem Also Appeared On Yelawolf's "Best Friend" The Single From Love Story. Eminem Is The Executive Producer Of The Soundtrack To The Sports Drama Southpaw With Shady Records. The First Single From The Soundtrack Called 'Phenomenal' Was Released On June 2 2015. Another Single "Kings Never Die" By Eminem Featuring Gwen Stefani Was Released On July 10 2015 On YouTube Via Eminem's Vevo Account. Eminem Was The First Interview Of Zane Lowe In Beats 1. The Interview Streamed Online On The Beats 1 Radio On July 1 2015. Eminem Appeared On The Public Access Show Only In Monroe Produced In Monroe Michigan And Was Interviewed By Guest Host Stephen Colbert For An Episode That Aired On July 1 2015. In The Episode Eminem Sang Snippets Of Bob Seger Songs At Colbert's Prompting And Briefly Discussed Southpaw. In June 2015 It Was Revealed That He Will Serve As The Executive Producer And Music Supervisor On The TV Series Motor City Whose Premise Will Be Based On The 2002 Film Narc. In September 2016 Eminem Was Featured On Skylar Grey's Song "Kill For You" Which Appears On Her Album Natural Causes. On October 19 2016 Eminem Released A New Song Called "Campaign Speech" A Political Hip-Hop Song And Announced He Was Working On A New Album. On November 17 2016 Eminem Released A Remastered Version Of 'Infinite' On His YouTube VEVO Channel. On November 22 2016 Eminem Released A Trailer For A 10-Minute Short Documentary Called Partners In Rhyme The True Story Of Infinite. 2017–2019 Revival And Kamikaze
In February 2017 Eminem Appeared On "No Favors" A Track From Big Sean's Album I Decided. In The Song Eminem Calls The Newly Elected President Donald Trump A "bitch" And Also Raps About Raping Conservative Social And Political Commentator Ann Coulter Who Is A Trump Supporter With A Variety Of Foreign Objects. Coulter Responded To The Lyrics Stating "I Think It's Unfortunate That The Left From Berkeley To Eminemm With His Rap Songs Has Normalized Violence Against Women As Eminem Has Done. Eminem Participated In The 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards' Annual Cypher Using His Verse A Freestyle Rap Called "The Storm" To Further Criticize Trump And The Administration For Among Other Things Trump's Focus On National Football League Players' Protests During "The Star Spangled Banner" Over Hurricane Maria Recovery Efforts And Lack Of Gun Control Reform In The Wake Of The 2017 Las Vegas Shooting. Eminem Ended The Cypher By Giving An Ultimatum Saying That Trump Supporters Cannot Be His Fans. The Verse Received Wide Praise Among Other Rappers Following Its Release. In October 2017 Eminem Appeared On "Revenge" A Track From Pink's Album Beautiful Trauma. It Was Reported That The Secret Service Interviewed Eminem In 2018–2019 Regarding Threatening Lyrics Towards President Trump And Daughter Ivanka. Starting In Late October 2017 Eminem And Paul Rosenberg Began Teasing What Fans Speculated Was The Title Of A New Album Titled Revival In The Form Of Advertisements For A Fake Medication Of The Same Name. Later In November The First Single "Walk On Water" Was Released Which Featured Beyoncé. The Song Was First Performed By Eminem At The 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards On November 12 Featuring Skylar Grey. He Appeared On Saturday Night Live On November 18 Performing "Walk On Water" "Stan" And "Love The Way You Lie" With Skylar Grey. On November 28 Dr. Dre Posted A Video Confirming The Album's Release Date As December 15 2017. On December 8 Eminem Released A Promotional Single Titled "Untouchable" Which Featured A Sample From The Duo Cheech & Chong. Despite An Online Leak Of The Album Two Days Prior Revival Was Released As Planned On December 15. On January 5 2018 The Second Single "River" Was Released Which Featured Ed Sheeran. It Became Eminem's Eighth Consecutive Album To Top The US Billboard 200 Upon Release With 197 000 Copies Sold In Its First Week. As A Result He Became The First Musical Act To Have Eight Entries In A Row Debut Atop The Chart. The Album Was Met With Mixed Reviews From Music Critics And Is Generally Considered His Worst Album. In 2018 An Extended Edition Of "Nowhere Fast" With Kehlani And A Remix Of "Chloraseptic" Featuring 2 Chainz And Phresher Were Released From Revival. On August 31 2018 Eminem Released His Tenth Studio Album And First Surprise Album Kamikaze Making It His Second Full-Length Studio Album In 8 Months. The Album Topped The Billboard 200 Making It His Ninth Album In A Row To Do So After Selling 434 000 Units In The First Week. The Album Was Released As A Response To Criticism Of Revival His Worst-Rated Album. The Album Was Promoted With Three Singles "Fall" And "Venom" From The 2018 Film Of The Same Name And "Lucky You". During The October 15 2018 Episode Of The Late-Night Television Show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Eminem Performed The Song "Venom" On The 103rd Floor Of The Empire State Building In New York City As A Promotion Of The Album. On December 1 Eminem Released An 11-Minute Freestyle To His YouTube Channel Titled 'Kick Off'. Eminem Collaborated With Several Artists Throughout Early 2019 Including Boogie Logic Ed Sheeran 50 Cent And Conway The Machine. On February 23 2019 To Celebrate Its 20th Anniversary Eminem Released A Re-Issue Of The Slim Shady LP Including Acapella Instrumentals And Radio-Edited Versions Of Tracks From The Album. 2020–present Music To Be Murdered By And Curtain Call 2
On January 17 2020 Eminem Released Another Surprise Album Music To Be Murdered By. Recorded From 2019 To 2020 The Album Features Guest Appearances By Young M.A. Royce Da 5'9" Q-Tip Denaun Porter White Gold Ed Sheeran Juice WRLD Skylar Grey Anderson.Paak Don Toliver Kxng Crooked Joell Ortiz And Black Thought. The Album Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 Selling 279 000 Album-Equivalent Units In Its First Week. Subsequently Eminem Became The First Artist To Have Ten Consecutive Albums Debut At Number One In The US And One Of Six Artists To Have Released At Least Ten US Number-One Albums. Music Critics Praised Eminem's Lyrical Abilities And The Improved Production After Kamikaze While Criticism Was Directed Towards The Album's Formulaic Song Structure Lack Of Innovation And Shock Value. The Lyrics Of "Unaccommodating" In Which Eminem Referenced The 2017 Manchester Arena Bombing Drew Significant Criticism With Many Critics Finding The Lyrics Objectionable. The Mayor Of Manchester Denounced The Song's Lyrics Describing Them As "unnecessarily Hurtful And Deeply Disrespectful". The Lyrics Also Drew Widespread Criticism From Victims' Relatives And Others Involved In The Attack. On February 9 2020 Mathers Performed "Lose Yourself" At The 92nd Academy Awards. On March 9 2020 The Music Video For The Song "Godzilla" Was Released On YouTube Through Lyrical Lemonade's Channel. The Video Features Mike Tyson And Dr. Dre. As Of October 8 2022 The Music Video Has Over 520.9 Million Views. On March 11 2020 Music To Be Murdered By Was Certified Gold. On July 9 2020 Kid Cudi's Daughter Vada Announced Via Social Media That He Was Releasing A Song With Eminem Called "The Adventures Of Moon Man & Slim Shady" The Coming Friday. A Deluxe Edition Of The Album Titled Music To Be Murdered By – Side B Was Released On December 18 2020. Similar To Eminem's Previous Two Albums It Was Released Without Any Prior Announcement. It Contains A Bonus Disc With Sixteen New Tracks With Guest Appearances By Skylar Grey DJ Premier Ty Dolla Sign Dr. Dre Sly Pyper MAJ And White Gold. The Album's Release Was Accompanied By A Music Video For "Gnat" Directed By Cole Bennett. Lyric Videos For "Alfred's Theme" And "Tone Deaf" Were Also Released In The Latter Song Mathers Pays Tribute To The Late Chicago Rapper King Von. Music To Be Murdered By – Side B Debuted On The Billboard 200 At Number 3 With 70 000–80 000 Album-Equivalent Units Including 25 000–30 000 In Pure Album Sales. In The Track "Zeus" He Apologizes To Rihanna Over A Leaked Song From His Relapse Studio Sessions In Which He Sided With Chris Brown Who Pleaded Guilty To Felony Assault Involving Her In 2009. Eminem Featured In A Song With Polo G And Mozzy Called "Last One Standing" By Skylar Grey For The Soundtrack Of The Film Venom Let There Be Carnage Released On September 30 2021. He Performed Alongside LL Cool J At The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Ceremony On October 30. Citation Needed On February 13 2022 Eminem Performed At The Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Alongside Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg Kendrick Lamar And Mary J. Blige With Surprise Appearances From 50 Cent And Anderson. Paak. Eminem And CeeLo Green Collaborated On A New Track Titled "The King And I" Produced By Dr. Dre For Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Movie Soundtrack. On June 24 2022 Eminem And Snoop Dogg Released A Song Entitled "From The D To The LBC" To Squash Their Beef. Eminem Announced His Second Greatest Hits Album On July 11 2022 Entitled Curtain Call 2 Which Is A Sequel To His First Compilation Curtain Call The Hits. The Album Covers His Albums From Relapse To Music To Be Murdered By As Well As Collaborations And Songs From Movie Soundtracks. It Was Released On August 5 2022 And Also Includes "The King And I" "From The D 2 The LBC" And An Additional New Track Named "Is This Love '09 " Featuring 50 Cent. On August 26 2022 Eminem Was Featured Alongside Kanye West On The Remix Of The Song "Use This Gospel" On DJ Khaled's New Album God Did. The Remix Was Originally Set To Be Released On West's Shelved Album Jesus Is King Part II. Eminem Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2022. He Was Presented By Dr. Dre And Had Special Guest Appearances By Aerosmith Lead Vocalist Steven Tyler And Ed Sheeran During His Performance. Artistry Influences Style And Rapping Technique
Eminem Has Cited Several MCs As Influencing His Rapping Style Including Esham Kool G Rap Masta Ace Big Daddy Kane Tupac Shakur Newcleus Ice-T Mantronix Melle Mel On "The Message" LL Cool J Beastie Boys Run-D.M.C. Rakim And Boogie Down Productions. In How To Rap Guerilla Black Notes That Eminem Studied Other MCs To Hone His Rapping Technique "Eminem Listened To Everything And That's What Made Him One Of The Greats". In The Book Other MCs Also Praise Aspects Of His Rapping Technique Varied Humorous Subject Matter Connecting With His Audience Carrying A Concept Over A Series Of Albums Complex Rhyme Schemes Bending Words So They Rhyme Multisyllabic Rhymes Many Rhymes To A Bar Complex Rhythms Clear Enunciation And The Use Of Melody And Syncopation. Eminem Is Known To Write Most Of His Lyrics On Paper Documented In The Way I Am Taking Several Days Or A Week To Craft Lyrics Being A "workaholic" And "stacking" Vocals. Examples Of Hip Hop Subgenres That Eminem's Music Has Been Described As Include Horrorcore Comedy Hip Hop And Hardcore Hip Hop. Eminem Also Incorporates Rap-Rock Into His Music And Has Cited Rock Acts During The 1970s And 1980s Such As Jimi Hendrix And Led Zeppelin As Influences In His Music.
Alter Egos
Eminem Uses Alter Egos In His Songs For Different Rapping Styles And Subject Matter. His Best-Known Alter Ego Slim Shady First Appeared On The Slim Shady EP And Was In The Slim Shady LP The Marshall Mathers LP The Eminem Show Encore Relapse The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Kamikaze And Music To Be Murdered By. In This Persona His Songs Are Violent And Dark With A Comic Twist. Eminem Downplayed Slim Shady On Recovery Because He Felt It Did Not Fit The Album's Theme. Another Character Is Ken Kaniff A Gay Man Who Pokes Fun At Eminem's Songs. Ken Was Created And Originally Played By Fellow Detroit Rapper Aristotle On The Slim Shady LP Where Kaniff Makes A Prank Call To Eminem. An Argument After The Album's Release Prompted Eminem To Use The Kaniff Character On Marshall Mathers And Later Albums Except Encore And Recovery . Aristotle Angry With Eminem's Use Of His Character Released A Mixtape In His Kaniff Persona Ridiculing Him.
Collaborations And Productions
Although Eminem Usually Collaborates With Aftermath Entertainment And Shady Records Rappers Such As Dr. Dre 50 Cent D12 Obie Trice And Yelawolf He Has Also Worked With Redman Kid Rock DMX Lil Wayne Missy Elliott Jay Z Drake Rihanna Nas Nicki Minaj Xzibit Method Man Jadakiss Fat Joe Sticky Fingaz T.I. And Young Jeezy. Eminem Rapped A Verse In A Live Performance Of Busta Rhymes' "Touch It" Remix At The 2006 BET Music Awards. He Appeared On Akon's Single "Smack That" From Konvicted Lil Wayne's Hit "Drop The World" And "My Life" The Lead Single From 50 Cent's Street King Immortal . Eminem Was The Executive Producer Of D12's First Two Albums Devil's Night And D12 World Obie Trice's Cheers And Second Round's On Me And 50 Cent's Get Rich Or Die Tryin' And The Massacre. He Has Produced Songs For Other Rappers Such As Jadakiss' "Welcome To D-Block" Jay-Z's "Renegade" And "Moment Of Clarity" Lloyd Banks' "On Fire" "Warrior Part 2" And "Hands Up" Tony Yayo's "Drama Setter" Trick-Trick's "Welcome 2 Detroit" And Xzibit's "My Name" And "Don't Approach Me". Most Of The Eminem Show Was Produced By Eminem And His Longtime Collaborator Jeff Bass And Eminem Co-Produced Encore With Dr. Dre. In 2004 Eminem Was Co-Executive Producer Of 2Pac's Posthumous Album Loyal To The Game With Shakur's Mother Afeni. He Produced The UK Number-One Single "Ghetto Gospel" Featuring Elton John "The Cross" From The Nas Album God's Son And Eight Tracks On Obie Trice's 2006 Album Second Round's On Me Also Appearing On "There They Go" . Eminem Produced Several Tracks On Trick-Trick's The Villain Appearing On "Who Want It" And Produced Four Tracks On Cashis' 2013 Album The County Hound 2. Eminem Has Only Produced For And Appeared On One Track With Former Aftermath/Interscope Labelmate The Game "We Ain't" A Track From Game's January 2005 Debut Album The Documentary . In 2022 Game Would Later Release A Ten-Minute Diss Track Towards Eminem Titled "The Black Slim Shady". Eminem Is Considered Unusual In Structuring His Songs Around The Lyrics Rather Than Writing To Beats. One Exception Was "Stan" Which Came From An Idea And Scratch Track Produced By The 45 King. After Doing Little Production On Relapse And Recovery Eminem Produced A Significant Portion Of The Marshall Mathers LP 2. He Said About Producing His Own Music "Sometimes I May Get Something In My Head Like An Idea Or The Mood Of Something That I Would Want And I'm Not Always Gonna Get That By Going Through Different Tracks That Other People Have Made. They Don't Know What's In My Head. I Think Maybe It Helps A Little Bit With Diversity The Sound Of It But Also I Would Get Something In My Head And Want To Be Able To Lay Down That Idea From Scratch. In 1998 When His Beef With Rapper Cage Was Still Happening New York Rapper Necro Who Had Previously Produced Three Songs For Cage Met Eminem And Gave Him A CD With The Beat To What Eventually Became The Beat For The Song "Black Helicopters" By Rap Group Non-Phixion. Despite Eminem Never Using It Necro Still Said Positive Things About Eminem And Would Appear On Shade45 Years Later.
Comparisons With Other Artists As A White Performer Prominent In A Genre Influenced By Black Artists Eminem Has Been Compared Much To His Chagrin To Elvis Presley And Has Lyrically Been Compared To Bob Dylan. Rapper Asher Roth Has Been Compared To Eminem And Roth Devoted A Song On His Album "As I Em" To Him Which He Took Offense To. The Accomplished Trumpeter Nicholas Payton Has Called Eminem "the Bix Beiderbecke Of Hip Hop". Other Ventures Following Eminem's Multiplatinum Record Sales Interscope Offered Him His Own Label He And Paul Rosenberg Founded Shady Records In Late 1999. Eminem Signed His Detroit Collective D12 And Rapper Obie Trice To The Label And Signed 50 Cent In A 2002 Joint Venture With Dr. Dre's Aftermath Label. In 2003 Eminem And Dr. Dre Added Atlanta Rapper Stat Quo To The Shady-Aftermath Roster. DJ Green Lantern Eminem's Former DJ Was With Shady Records Until A Dispute Related To The 50 Cent-Jadakiss Feud Forced Him To Leave The Label. The Alchemist Is Currently Eminem's Tour DJ. In 2005 Eminem Signed Another Atlanta Rapper Bobby Creekwater And West Coast Rapper Cashis To Shady Records. On December 5 2006 The Compilation Album Eminem Presents The Re-Up Was Released On Shady Records. The Project Began As A Mixtape But When Eminem Found The Material Better Than Expected He Released It As An Album. The Re-Up Was Intended To Introduce Stat Quo Cashis And Bobby Creekwater. While He Was Recording Infinite Eminem Proof And Kon Artis Assembled A Group Of Fellow Rappers Now Known As D12 Short For "Detroit Twelve" Or "Dirty Dozen" Who Performed In A Style Similar To Wu-Tang Clan. In 2001 D12's Debut Album Devil's Night Was Released. The First Single From The Album Was "Shit On You" Followed By "Purple Pills" An Ode To Recreational Drug Use And "Fight Music". "Purple Pills" Was Rewritten For Radio And Television Removing Many Of The Song's References To Drugs And Sex And Renamed "Purple Hills". After Their Debut D12 Took A Three-Year Break From The Studio. They Reunited In 2004 For Their Second Album D12 World Which Included The Hit Singles "My Band" And "How Come". "American Psycho 2" Featuring Cypress Hill Member B-Real Was Another Popular Hit. According To D12 Member Bizarre Eminem Was Not Featured On His Album Blue Cheese & Coney Island Because "he's Busy Doing His Thing". In January 2014 Bass Brothers Announced That D12 Had Returned To Record At F.B.T. Studio And They Were Working On An Album With Eminem On At Least Three Songs. Bizarre Reported That He Was Still Part Of The Group And That The Album Was Scheduled For A 2014 Release.
Shade 45
Eminem Established His Own Satellite Radio Channel Shade 45 That Plays Uncut Hip-Hop. Eminem Also Established A New Morning Show Sway In The Morning With Sway Calloway A Lively Morning Show That Airs At 8 00 A.M. Monday–Friday. Eminem Promoted The Station In A 2004 Mock National Convention The "Shady National Convention" At The Roseland Ballroom In New York City In Which Donald Trump Endorsed Him. On His Album Revival 2017 Eminem Expressed His Regret At Having Collaborated With Trump Rapping "wish I Would Have Spit On It Before I Went To Shake His Hand At The Event".
Mom's Spaghetti Restaurant
On September 29 2021 Eminem And Union Joints Opened A Spaghetti Restaurant At 2131 Woodward Ave In Detroit. It Is A Reference To The Lyrics "His Palms Are Sweaty Knees Weak Arms Are Heavy / There's Vomit On His Sweater Already Mom's Spaghetti" From The Song "Lose Yourself" Which Became An Internet Meme. Mom's Spaghetti Was Previously A Pop-Up In Detroit In 2017 And At Coachella In 2018. In 2023 Eminem Announced The Launch Of A "Mom's Spaghetti" Jarred Pasta Sauce.
Acting Career
After Small Roles In The 2001 Film The Wash And As An Extra In The 1998 Korn Music Video For "Got The Life" During Which He Gave The Band A Demo Tape Eminem Made His Hollywood Debut In The Semi-Autobiographical 2002 Film 8 Mile. He Said It Was A Representation Of Growing Up In Detroit Rather Than An Account Of His Life. He Recorded Several New Songs For The Soundtrack Including "Lose Yourself" Which Won An Academy Award For Best Original Song In 2003 And Became The Longest-Running No. 1 Hip Hop Single In History . 298 Eminem Was Absent From The Ceremony And Co-Composer Luis Resto Accepted The Award. 299 Eminem Voiced An Aging Corrupt Ebonics-Speaking Police Officer In The Video Game 50 Cent Bulletproof And Guested On The Comedy Central Television Show Crank Yankers And A Web Cartoon The Slim Shady Show He Was Signed To Star In An Unmade Film Version Of Have Gun – Will Travel And Was Considered For The Role Of David Rice In The 2008 Film Jumper. Eminem Had A Cameo Appearance Arguing With Ray Romano In The 2009 Film Funny People. In A 2010 Interview With Jonathan Ross He Stated "You Know I Love Music So Much. This Is My Passion This Is What I Want To Do. Not Saying That I Won't Do A Movie Ever Again But This Is Me." He Played Himself In The Entourage Season-Seven Finale "Lose Yourself" With Christina Aguilera. Although Eminem Was Offered The Lead Role In The 2013 Science-Fiction Film Elysium He Turned It Down Because Director Neill Blomkamp Would Not Change Its Location From Los Angeles To Detroit. Eminem Had A Cameo Appearance As Himself In The 2014 Film The Interview. During An Interview With The Main Character Dave Skylark James Franco Eminem Satirically Comes Out As Gay.
Charity Work
Eminem Established The Marshall Mathers Foundation To Aid Disadvantaged Youth. The Foundation Works In Conjunction With A Charity Founded By Norman Yatooma A Detroit Attorney. During The COVID-19 Pandemic In 2020 He Donated A Pair Of Air Jordan 4 Retro Eminem Carhartt Shoes Which Are Rare To Be Raffled Off With Proceeds Going To COVID-19 Relief. That Same Year He Donated "mom's Spaghetti" A Reference To A Line In His Song "Lose Yourself" To Healthcare Workers At Henry Ford Health System In Detroit.
Advertising
Eminem Appeared In Two Commercials That Were Shown During Super Bowl XLV. In The First A One-Minute Spot For Lipton's Brisk Iced Tea He Is A Claymation Figure. In The Second A Two-Minute Ad – The Longest In Super Bowl History At The Time – For The Chrysler 200 Eminem Drives Through Detroit With "Lose Yourself" As The Soundtrack To His Show At The Fox Theatre.
Books And Memoirs
On November 21 2000 Eminem Published Angry Blonde A Non-Fiction Book Featuring A Commentary Of Several Of His Own Songs Along With Several Previously Unpublished Photographs. On October 21 2008 His Autobiography The Way I Am Was Published. The Book Was First Published On October 21 2008 By Dutton Adult. It Is A Collection Of Eminem's Personal Stories Reflections Photographs Original Artwork And Original Lyric Sheets From "Stan" And "The Real Slim Shady". It Details His Struggles With Poverty Drugs Fame Heartbreak Family And Depression Along With Stories About His Rise To Fame And Commentary On Past Controversies. The Book Is Illustrated With Never-Before-Published Photos Of Eminem's Life. It Also Contains Original Drawings Previously Unpublished Lyric Sheets And Other Rare Memorabilia. The Autobiography Is Named After The Song Of The Same Name. An Autobiography Of Eminem's Mother My Son Marshall My Son Eminem Was Published The Following Month In Which Debbie Nelson Describes Her Childhood And Adolescence Meeting Eminem's Father And Her Son's Rise To And Struggles With Fame. Personal Life Family And Relationships
He Was Twice Married To Kimberly Anne Scott He Met Scott In High School While He Stood On A Table With His Shirt Off Rapping LL Cool J's "I'm Bad". Scott And Her Twin Sister Had Run Away From Home They Moved In With Eminem And His Mother When He Was 15 And He Began An On-And-Off Relationship With Scott In 1989. Mathers And Scott Were Married In 1999 And Divorced In 2001. Although Eminem Told Rolling Stone In 2002 "I Would Rather Have A Baby Through My Penis Than Get Married Again" He And Scott Briefly Remarried In January 2006. He Filed For Divorce In Early April Agreeing To Joint Custody Of Hailie. Their Daughter Hailie Jade Is A Social Media Influencer Specifically For Fashion And Beauty. Eminem Legally Adopted And Was Given Custody Of His Sister-In-Law's Daughter As Well As Scott's Child From An Affair. He Also Raised His Younger Half-Brother Nathan. Eminem And Actress Brittany Murphy Dated In The 2000s. He Stated In 2002 That He Had Been Dating Singer Mariah Carey Though She Later Denied It. In 2005 He Played Alleged Voicemails Of Her During The The Anger Management Tour And Stated In 2006 That He Had Dated Her For Six To Seven Months But The Two Broke Up Due To The Differences In Their Personalities. In Early 2010 Eminem Denied Tabloid Reports That He And Scott Had Renewed Their Romantic Relationship However In The Same Statement His Representative Also Confirmed That They Now Maintain A Friendly Relationship. In His 2013 Song "Headlights" Eminem Reiterated His Love For His Mother And Apologized To Her For Some Of The Lyrics From His Songs With "Cleanin' Out My Closet" Being Specifically Named.
Health Problems
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".
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 Hailie Alaina And Stevie 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 That Emphasized Running. Elton John Was A Mentor During This Period Calling Eminem Once A Week To Check On Him. Eminem Has Been Sober Since April 20 2008.
Threats
In April 2020 Matthew David Hughes A 26-Year-Old Homeless Man Broke Into Eminem's House In Clinton Township Macomb County Michigan Breaking A Kitchen Window With A Brick Paver. Eminem Woke Up With Hughes Standing Behind Him And He Said That He Was There To Kill Him. In A Plea Agreement In 2021 Hughes Pleaded Guilty To Second-Degree Home Invasion In Exchange For Dismissal Of Other Charges He Was Sentenced To Probation And Time Served 524 Days In The County Jail . In 2019 Hughes Pleaded Guilty To Breaking Into A Rochester Hills Home In Search Of Eminem. On August 23 2023 It Was Revealed That The Perpetrator Of The 2023 Jacksonville Shooting Ryan Palmeter Targeted Eminem And Machine Gun Kelly As His Victims In A Racially-Motivated Attack. Both Have Yet To Respond To These Statements.
Politics
Eminem Has Expressed His Democratic Political Views In Multiple Songs However He Has Refrained From Direct Endorsements Of Politicians Focusing More On Criticisms Instead. The First Was "Mosh" Which Was Released In 2004 A Few Weeks Before The 2004 United States Presidential Election And Heavily Criticized Then-President George W. Bush But Did Not Directly Endorse John Kerry Either. He Would Not Express Political Views Again Until The 2016 United States Presidential Election When He Released His "Campaign Speech" Which Criticized Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. The Following Year He Criticized Trump In A Freestyle Titled "The Storm". In The Freestyle He Expressed Support For Former San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick And The U.S. National Anthem Protests And Expressed His Displeasure For Any Of His Fans Who Support Trump. In His Song "Darkness" He Heavily References The 2017 Las Vegas Mass Shooting And At The End Of The Music Video Expresses His Support For Gun Control. The Week Before The 2020 United States Presidential Election He Approved His Song "Lose Yourself" To Be Used In A Campaign Video For Joe Biden. After The United States Supreme Court Overturned Roe V. Wade Eminem Posted A Tweet To His Twitter Expressing His Displeasure With The Decision Saying "As A Father It Pisses Me Off That Women Have Fewer Rights 2day Than Just A Few Days Ago… We R Fuckin Goin Backward. Here's How 2 Help In Michigan. Sic " And Included A Link To A Pro-Choice Organization In Michigan. In 2023 He Requested That Republican Election Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Stop Rapping His Song "Lose Yourself" At Campaign Rallies Sending Ramaswamy A Cease And Desist Letter.
Faith And Beliefs
Eminem Is A Christian And Has Rapped About His Faith In A Few Songs Including On The Remix To "Use This Gospel".
Interests
Eminem Is A Fan Of The Detroit Lions And Detroit Pistons. He Is Also An Avid Comic Book Collector. His Collection Includes Amazing Fantasy #15 Which Is The Comic Book That Introduces Spider-Man. The Comic Is Worth Over $1 Million. A Former Shady Records Executive Referred To His Collection As "otherworldly". Feuds Eminem Has Had Lyrical Feuds During His Career With Many Recording Artists Including Christina Aguilera Machine Gun Kelly Everlast Cage Insane Clown Posse Will Smith Miilkbone Mariah Carey Nick Cannon Limp Bizkit Benzino Ja Rule Vanilla Ice Canibus Jermaine Dupri Joe Budden Lord Jamar And Charlamagne tha God. Insane Clown Posse
The Feud With Fellow Detroit Hip Hop Duo Insane Clown Posse Began In 1997 When Eminem Was Throwing A Party To Promote His Debut EP Slim Shady EP. He Gave Joseph Bruce Aka Violent J From Insane Clown Posse A Flyer That Stated "Featuring Appearances By Esham Kid Rock And ICP Maybe ". Bruce Asked Why Eminem Was Promoting A Possible Insane Clown Posse Appearance Without First Contacting The Group. Eminem Explained "It Says 'maybe.' Maybe You Will Be There I Don't Know. That's Why I'm Asking You Right Now. You Guys Comin' To My Release Party Or What? Bruce Upset Over Not Being Consulted Responded "Fuck No I Ain't Coming To Your Party. We Might Have If You Would've Asked Us First Before Putting Us On The Fuckin' Flyer Like This. Eminem Took Bruce's Response As A Personal Offense Subsequently Attacking The Group In Radio Interviews. Bruce And Utsler Responded With A Parody Of Eminem's "My Name Is" Entitled "Slim Anus" And Other Tracks Including "Nuttin' But A Bitch Thang" And "Please Don't Hate Me". Eminem Insulted Insane Clown Posse On Various Tracks From His Album The Marshall Mathers LP 2000 Including "Marshall Mathers" And "Ken Kaniff". In 2002 Eminem Briefly Dissed Them On His Single "Business" From The Eminem Show. Insane Clown Posse Talked About The Feud Being Squashed In An Interview With MTV Saying That Proof Squashed The Conflict In 2005 Which Was Followed By A Bowling Game Between Members Of D12 And Psychopathic Records. Violent J Stated "He Contacted Us And We Had A Bowling Game – It Was Really Cool. We're Something Different. They Could Have Skipped Over Us And Said Forget Them But They Included Us And Said Let's Squash It.
Everlast And Limp Bizkit
In The Early 2000s Eminem Was Notified While On The The Anger Management Tour That Former House Of Pain Member Everlast Had Mocked Him On A Song. Everlast Claimed That While Passing By Mathers In A Hotel Lobby Mathers Gave Him A "weird Look". Everlast's Verse From The Dilated Peoples All-Star Track "Ear Drums Pop Remix " Contained A Thinly Veiled Reference To Eminem "Cock My Hammer Spit A Comet-Like Haley/I Buck A .380 On Ones That Act Shady" And Went On To Warn "You Might Catch A Beatdown Out Where I Come From" In His Recounting Of The Incident. Taking Offense To This Eminem And D12 Quickly Began Work On A Retaliatory Song "I Remember" Which Ripped Everlast Several Times In Public And With The Song. Eminem And His Group D12 Responded With "Quitter" The Second Half Of Which Is A Take-Off On 2Pac's Iconic Diss Track "Hit 'Em Up" A Diss Song Aimed At The Notorious B.I.G. . The Track Ends With The Spoken Words "Fuck Him That's It I'm Done I Promise I'm Done That's It." It Was Reported That Long-Time Friends Of Eminem Nu Metal Group Limp Bizkit Were Meant To Be Featured On The Song But Lead Singer Fred Durst Canceled At The Last Moment. The Record Continued It's Release Without The Group Causing The Everlast-Mathers Dispute To Continue. In A TRL Interview Limp Bizkit Member DJ Lethal Made A Statement That If Mathers And Everlast Were To Fight In Real Life Everlast Would Win. This Would Lead To An Insulting Track Aimed At Both Everlast And Limp Bizkit Namely Durst And Lethal Appearing On D12's 2001 Mainstream Debut Album Devil's Night As The Track "Girls". Recently Things Seem To Have Settled And Eminem Has No Longer Been Heard Insulting Everlast Or Limp Bizkit. It Is Currently Unknown If The Dispute Is Resolved.
Canibus
The Animus With Rapper Canibus Started When He And Haitian Musician Wyclef Jean Confronted Eminem And Asked Him If He Had Ghost-Wrote The Track "The Ripper Strikes Back" By LL Cool J. Eminem Denied That He Wrote The Track. After He Was Confronted He Said Canibus Was "rude" To Him. Two Years Later Canibus Went To See Eminem On The Warped Tour And Apologized To Him For His Reactions And Asked Him If He Still Wanted The Track. Eminem Agreed But When He Heard The Track "Phuck U" From Canibus' Album 2000 B.C. He Thought The Track Was Directed At Him And LL Cool J. Shortly Afterward Eminem Released His Third Album The Marshall Mathers LP 2000 And Canibus Decided To Continue The "story" Of Eminem's Single "Stan". He Titled The Track "U Didn't Care" And It Continued To Take Shots At Eminem. Eminem Decided To Take More Shots At Canibus On His Album The Eminem Show 2002 On Tracks Such As "Say What You Say" "When The Music Stops" And "Square Dance". Even Though Canibus Did Not Immediately Respond To The Tracks Eminem Continued To Take Shots At Him Including "My Name" A Track That Eminem Was Featured On Xzibit's Album Man Vs. Machine 2002 . On November 19 2002 Canibus Responded With The Track Titled "Dr.C Ph.D.". Over A Year Later Eminem Released The Track "Can-I-Bitch". He Attacked Canibus In A Humorous Matter. Since Then The Hostilities Have Cooled Down But Canibus Tried To Provoke A Reignition Of It When He Leaked A Track Titled "Air Strike Pop Killer " That Featured Vocal Parts Of D12 Where Canibus Takes Shots At Eminem And His Deceased Friend Proof. D12 Member Swift Responded To The Record Publicly And Had The Following To Say About DZK Another Rapper Featured On The Track . " He Asked Us To Do A Track With Him When He Already Was Teamed Up With Canibus Without Us Knowing. They Dissed Em Took Our Verses And Added Them To The Song So They Could Bring Traffic And Make It Seem Like We Were Turning On Em ... As A Desperate Attempt To Be Heard After Ducking And Dodging Em For 7 Years. It Was A Straight-Hoe Move.
Michael Jackson
The 2004 Music Video For "Just Lose It" Generated Controversy By Parodying Pop Icon Michael Jackson's Child Molestation Trial Plastic Surgery And An Incident In Which Jackson's Hair Caught On Fire While Filming A Pepsi Commercial In 1984. 360 It Was Banned On The BET Channel After Complaints From Benzino And Others But Was Later Reinstated As Critics Of The Ban Argued That Nelly's "Tip Drill" Video Could Be Seen . Both Were Only Seen On BET Uncut. However MTV Did Not Drop It And The Video Became One Of The Most Requested On The Channel. A Week After The Release Of "Just Lose It" Jackson Called Into The Radio Show Steve Harvey To Report His Displeasure With The Video. "I Am Very Angry At Eminem's Depiction Of Me In His Video" Jackson Said In The Interview. "I Feel That It Is Outrageous And Disrespectful. It Is One Thing To Spoof But It Is Another To Be Demeaning And Insensitive." The Singer Continued "I've Admired Eminem As An Artist And Was Shocked By This. The Video Was Inappropriate And Disrespectful To Me My Children My Family And The Community At Large." 361 Many Of Jackson's Supporters And Friends Spoke Out About The Video Including Stevie Wonder Who Called The Video "kicking A Man While He's Down" And "bullshit" And Steve Harvey Who Declared "Eminem Has Lost His Ghetto Pass. We Want The Pass Back.
Ja Rule
Eminem's Conflict With Rapper Ja Rule Started After 50 Cent Signed To Shady Records And Aftermath. Ja Rule Stated That He Had A Problem With Eminem And Dr. Dre Signed Someone He Had A Conflict With. On November 19 Ja Rule And Irv Gotti Were Special Guests On Star And Bucwild's Morning Show On Hot 97 NYC. Gotti Claimed To Have "legal Documents" Referring To An Order Of Protection 50 Cent "has On Him". Ja Rule Threatened That If 50 Cent Released Any Diss Track He Would Take Action Towards His Two Producers. However Dr. Dre Was The One Who Produced 50 Cent's Track "Back Down" In 2003 From The Album Get Rich Or Die Tryin' Which Included Lyrics Insulting Not Only Murder Inc. But Also Ja Rule's Family In The Song He Raps "Your Mami Your Papi That Bitch You Chasin' Your Lil Dirty Ass Kids I'll Fuckin' Erase Them. Fellow Rapper Busta Rhymes Decided To Join The Conflict When He Was Featured On The Track "Hail Mary 2003" With Eminem And 50 Cent. The Feud Intensified When Ja Rule Released A Diss Called "Loose Change" In Which He Took Shots At 50 Cent As Well As Eminem Calling Him "Feminem" And Dr. Dre Accusing Him Of Being "bisexual" And Having A Fetish For Transvestites - "bringing Transvestites Home" . It Includes Also The Lyrics Insulting Eminem's Family Including His Then-Eight-Year-Old Daughter Hailie Jade "Em You Claim Your Mother's A Crack Head And Kim Is A Known Slut So What's Hailie Gonna Be When She Grows Up? Eminem Along With D12 And Obie Trice Responded With The Track "Doe Rae Me" Aka "Hailie's Revenge" . Since Then The Rift Has Allegedly Cooled Down.
Benzino And The Source Magazine
In 2003 Rapper And The Source Co-Owner Benzino Released A Diss Single Titled "Pull Your Skirt Up" Which Took Aim At Eminem. The Track Attacked Eminem's "street Cred" And Accused Him Of Being A Tool Of The Music Industry. Eminem Had Been Discovered By The Source After Writer Rigo Morales Featured Him In The Magazine's Famed Monthly "Unsigned Hype" Column. In The Same Year The Source Released An Article Written By Kimberly Osorio Which Identified And Researched The History Of An Old Demo Tape That The Magazine Discovered Where Eminem Insulted Black Women And Used The Word "nigger". The Demo Featured A Song Called "Foolish Pride" Recorded In The Late 1980s When Eminem Claimed To Have Been "dumped" By His African-American Then-Girlfriend. Eminem Responded With Two Tracks Titled "Nail In The Coffin" And "The Sauce". Benzino Would Later Release More Tracks. As A Result Of The Conflict Shady/Aftermath Ads Were Pulled From The Magazine. XXL Another Hip Hop Magazine That Had Featured Negative Coverage Of Shady/Aftermath Artists Since Eminem Mocked Them In His Song "Marshall Mathers" From His 2000 Album The Marshall Mathers LP Stepped In To Fill The Void Accepting Shady/Aftermath Ads.
Mariah Carey And Nick Cannon
Eminem Has Written Several Songs Referring To A Relationship With R&B Singer Mariah Carey Although She Denies That They Were Ever Intimate. Eminem Has Referenced Her In Many Songs Including "When The Music Stops" "Superman" "Jimmy Crack Corn" "Bagpipes From Baghdad" And "The Warning". While "Superman" Was Released In 2003 Carey Released A Song Entitled "Clown" On Her Album Charmbracelet Released In 2002 Which Makes Similar References In Line With Her 2009 Hit "Obsessed". Eminem's "Bagpipes From Baghdad" From His Album Relapse Disparages Carey And Rapper/then-Husband Nick Cannon's Relationship. Cannon Responded To Eminem By Saying His Career Is Based On "racist Bigotry" And That He Would Get Revenge On Eminem Joking That He May Return To Rapping. Eminem Later Stated That The Couple Misinterpreted The Track And It Was Wishing The Two The Best. Cannon Also Stated That There Were No Hard Feelings And That He Just Had To Express His Feelings About The Song. In 2009 Carey Released "Obsessed" About An Obsessed Man Who Claims To Have Been In A Relationship With Her. Cannon Claimed That The Song Was Not An Insult Directed At Eminem. However Eminem Responded In Late July 2009 By Releasing A Track Titled "The Warning". It Contained Samples Of Voice Mail Recordings That Eminem Claimed Were Left By Carey When The Two Were Dating. Eminem Also Hinted That He Had Other Evidence Of Their Relationship In His Possession. A Little Over A Year Later In September 2010 Cannon Responded With The Song "I'm A Slick Rick" Making Fun Of Eminem.
Moby
After The Release Of Eminem's 2000 Album The Marshall Mathers LP Popular Electronic Music Artist Moby Began Speaking Out Against The Album's Lyrics Citing References To Misogyny And Homophobia As Unacceptable. Eminem Responded Back With Insulting Moby In "Without Me" The Lead Single Off His Next Album The Eminem Show. In 2004 Moby Praised Eminem For Criticizing Then-U.S. President George W. Bush In The Song "Mosh" A Track From Encore. The Feud Has Since Ended.
Machine Gun Kelly
Eminem And Rapper Machine Gun Kelly Have Had An Ongoing Feud For Several Years And Kelly Released A Diss Track In Response To "Not Alike" Titled "Rap Devil" On September 3 Both Songs Were Produced By Ronny J. Kelly Continued The Feud At A Concert Calling It "a Battle Between The Past And The Fucking Future". The Song's Title Refers To Eminem's "Rap God" And Eminem Went Into The Studio Days Later To Record His Own Response As Did Former D12 Associate Bizarre. Eminem Responded With "Killshot" On September 14 And Bizarre's "Love Tap" Was Released On September 20. "Killshot" Garnered 38.1 Million Streams On YouTube In Its First 24 Hours And Over 80 Million Views In Its First Week Making It The Most Successful Debut For A Hip-Hop Song And The Third-Biggest Debut In The Platform's History. The Track Also Debuted At Number 3 On The Billboard Hot 100 Making It Eminem's 20th Top 10 Hit On The Billboard Hot 100. Kelly Has Continued The Feud Publicly.
From Kamikaze
Throughout The 2018 Album Kamikaze Eminem's Lyrics Criticize Other Musicians Primarily Mumble Rappers And Several Have Responded publicly. Ja Rule Responded On Social Media Re-Igniting A Feud The Two Had 15 Years Prior. 6ix9ine Iggy Azalea Joe Budden Die Antwoord Lupe Fiasco And Lord Jamar Have Also Responded Publicly With 6ix9ine Releasing The Skit "Legend" That Raps Over Eminem's "Lose Yourself". Controversies Legal Issues
Eminem Had His First Run-In With The Law At Age 20 When He Was Arrested For His Involvement In A Drive-By Shooting With A Paintball Gun. The Case Was Dismissed When The Victim Did Not Appear In Court. On June 3 2000 Eminem Was Arrested During An Altercation With Douglas Dail At A Car Audio Store In Royal Oak Michigan When He Pulled Out An Unloaded Gun And Pointed It At The Ground. The Next Day In Warren Michigan He Was Arrested Again For Assaulting John Guerra In The Parking Lot Of The Hot Rock Café When He Saw Him Kissing His Wife. Eminem Recreated The Guerra Assault In "The Kiss Skit " On The Eminem Show. He Pleaded Guilty To Possession Of A Concealed Weapon And Assault Receiving Two Years' Probation However Guerra's Assault Charge Was Dropped As Part Of The Plea Agreement. On June 28 2001 Eminem Was Sentenced To One Year's Probation And Community Service And Was Fined About $2 000 On Weapon Charges Stemming From An Argument With An Employee Of Psychopathic Records. In 1999 Eminem's Mother Sued Him For $10 Million Claiming He Was Slandering Her On The Slim Shady LP. Litigation Concluded In 2001 Resulting In An Award Of $1 600 For Her Damages. On July 7 2000 Kim Mathers Attempted Suicide By Slitting Her Wrists Later Suing Eminem For Defamation After Describing Her Violent Death In "Kim". Sanitation Worker DeAngelo Bailey Sued Eminem For $1 Million In 2001 Accusing Him Of Invading His Privacy By Publicizing Information And Placing Him In A False Light In "Brain Damage" A Song That Portrays Him As A Violent School Bully. Although Bailey Admitted Picking On Eminem In School He Said He Merely "bumped" Him And Gave Him A "little Shove". The Lawsuit Was Dismissed On October 20 2003 Judge Deborah Servitto Who Wrote A Portion Of Her Opinion In Rap-Like Rhyming Verse Ruled That It Was Clear To The Public That The Lyrics Were Exaggerated.
On March 31 2002 French Jazz Pianist Jacques Loussier Filed A $10 Million Lawsuit Against Eminem And Dr. Dre Claimed That The Beat For "Kill You" Was Taken From His Instrumental "Pulsion". Loussier Demanded That Sales Of The Marshall Mathers LP Be Halted And Any Remaining Copies Destroyed. The Case Was Later Settled Out Of Court. In 2006 Eminem Was Accused Of Assaulting Miad Jarbou A Resident Of Royal Oak Michigan In The Bathroom Of A Detroit Strip Club But Was Never Charged. Two Years Later Jarbou Sued Eminem For More Than $25 000 In Damages. In 2007 Eminem's Music-Publishing Company Eight Mile Style And Martin Affiliated Sued Apple Inc. And Aftermath Entertainment Claiming That Aftermath Was Not Authorized To Negotiate A Deal With Apple For Digital Downloads Of 93 Eminem Songs On Apple's ITunes. The Case Against Apple Was Settled Shortly After The Trial Began In Late September 2009. 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. 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.
United States Secret Service
On December 8 2003 The United States Secret Service Reported That It Was "looking Into" Allegations That Eminem Threatened U.S. President George W. Bush In "We As Americans" An Unreleased Bootleg At The Time With The Lyrics "Fuck Money I Don't Rap For Dead Presidents. I'd Rather See The President Dead It's Never Been Said But I Set Precedents." The Incident Was Included In The Video For "Mosh" As A Newspaper Clipping On A Wall With Articles About Unfortunate Incidents In Bush's Career. "We As Americans" Eventually Appeared On Encore's Deluxe-Edition Bonus Disc With Altered Lyrics. In 2018–2019 The Secret Service Interviewed Eminem Again Regarding Threatening Lyrics Towards President Donald Trump And His Daughter Ivanka.
Allegations Of Homophobia
Some Of Eminem's Lyrics Have Been Criticized For Being Homophobic And An Australian Politician Attempted To Ban Him From The Country. Eminem Denies The Charge Saying That When He Was Growing Up Words Such As "faggot" And "queer" Were Used Generally In A Derogatory Manner And Not Specifically Toward Homosexuals. During A 2010 60 Minutes Interview Journalist Anderson Cooper Explored The Issue Cooper Some Of The Lyrics Like You Know In The Song "Criminal" You Say "My Words Are Like A Dagger With A Jagged Edge That'll Stab You In The Head Whether You're A Fag Or Lez Or The Homosex Hermaph Or A Trans-A-Vest Pants Or Dress—hate Fags? The Answer's 'yes'".
Eminem Yeah This Scene I Came Up In. That Word Was Thrown Around So Much You Know "faggot" Was Like Thrown Around Constantly To Each Other Like In Battling.
Cooper Do You Not Like Gay People?
Eminem No I Don't Have Any Problem With Nobody. You Know What I Mean? I'm Just Like Whatever. Eminem Was Accused Yet Again Of Using Homophobic Words In His Lyrics In "Rap God" 2013 And Explained "I Don't Know How To Say This Without Saying It How I've Said It A Million Times. But That Word Those Kind Of Words When I Came Up Battle-Rappin' Or Whatever I Never Really Equated Those Words ... To Actually Mean Homosexual ". Eminem Is A Friend Of Gay Singer Elton John And Publicly Supports Gay Rights. When Asked In An Interview With The New York Times About The Subject Of Same-Sex Marriage Being Legalized In His Home State Of Michigan Eminem Responded "I Think If Two People Love Each Other Then What The Hell? I Think That Everyone Should Have The Chance To Be Equally Miserable If They Want" Explaining That His "overall Look On Things Is A Lot More Mature Than It Used To Be.
Canada
On October 26 2000 Eminem Was Scheduled To Perform At Toronto's SkyDome When Ontario Attorney General Jim Flaherty Said That Eminem Should Not Be Allowed To Enter The Country. "I Personally Don't Want Anyone Coming To Canada Who Will Come Here And Advocate Violence Against Women" He Said. Flaherty Also Said That He Was "disgusted" When He Read The Lyrics Of "Kill You" Which Includes The Lines "Slut You Think I Won't Choke No Whore / Till The Vocal Cords Don't Work In Her Throat No More?" Although Public Reaction To Flaherty's Position Was Generally Negative With Barring Eminem From The Country Considered A Free-Speech Issue Liberal MPP Michael Bryant Suggested That Hate Crime Charges Should Be Brought Against Eminem For Advocating Violence Against Women In His Lyrics. Robert Everett-Green Wrote In A Globe And Mail Editorial "Being Offensive Is Eminem's Job Description". Eminem's Toronto Concert Went On As Planned. Legacy Credited For Popularizing Hip Hop To A Middle American Audience Eminem's Unprecedented Global Commercial Success And Acclaimed Works For A White Rapper Are Widely Recognized For Breaking Racial Barriers For The Acceptance Of White Rappers In Popular Music. Rising From Rags To Riches Eminem's Anger-Fueled Music Represented Widespread Angst And The Reality Of The American Underclass. He Has Been Greatly Influential For Artists Of Various Genres. Stephen Hill The Then Vice President Of African American-Themed Television Network BET Black Entertainment Television Said In 2002 Eminem Gets A Pass In The Same Vein That Back During Segregation Black Folks Had To Be Better Than Average Had To Be The Best To Be Accepted ... He Is Better Than The Best. In His Own Way He Is The Best Lyricist Alliterator And Enunciator Out There In Hip-Hop Music. In Terms Of Rapping About The Pain That Other Disenfranchised People Feel There Is No One Better At Their Game Than Eminem. In 2002 The BBC Said That The Perception Of Eminem As A "modern-Day William Shakespeare" Was Comparable To The Reception Of American Singer Bob Dylan "Not Since Bob Dylan's Heyday In The Mid-1960s Has An Artist's Output Been Subjected To Such Intense Academic Scrutiny As An Exercise In Contemporary Soul-Searching. US Critics Point To Eminem's Vivid Portraits Of Disenfranchised Lives – Using The Stark Direct Language Of The Street – As An Accurate Reflection Of Social Injustice." In Addition The BBC Highlighted That "Where Parents Once Recoiled In Horror To His Music There Now Seems A Greater Willingness To Acknowledge A Music That Is Striking Such A Chord Among The American Young Angry White Underclass. Dan Ozzi Of Vice Highlighted That Eminem During The Early 2000s Was "the One Artist High School Kids Seemed To Unanimously Connect With.... He Represented Everything High School Years Are About Blind Rage Misguided Rebellion Adolescent Frustration. He Was Like A Human Middle Finger. An X-Rated Dennis The Menace For A Dial-Up Modem Generation. Writing For Spin In 2002 Rock Critic Alan Light Compared Eminem To The Beatles' John Lennon Eminem Is Even Starting To Bear A Resemblance To One Of Those Rock Icons ... Marshall Mathers Is Becoming Something Like This Generation's John Lennon ... Lennon And Eminem Were Both Subjects Of Pickets And Protests They Both Wrote Songs About Troubled Relationships With Their Mothers They Both Wrote About Their Strange Public Lives With Their Wives They Both Wrote About How Much They Loved Their Kids. Lennon Of Course Was Able To Find Ways To Use His Voice To Advocate For Peace Rather Than Just Blasting Away At Litigious Family Members And Various Pop Stars But Still Few Other Pop Musicians Since Lennon Have Found A Way To Render Their Private Psychodramas Into Compelling Art As Effectively As Eminem. Regarding His Rehearsal With Eminem For The "Stan" Duet At The 2001 Grammy Awards English Singer Elton John Said " When Eminem Made His Entrance I Got Goosebumps The Likes Of Which I Have Not Felt Since I First Saw Jimi Hendrix Mick Jagger James Brown And Aretha Franklin. Eminem Was That Good. I Just Thought 'Fuck This Man Is Amazing.' There Are Very Few Performers Who Can Grab You Like That The First Time — Only The Greats. John Further Praised Eminem Saying "Eminem Is A True Poet Of His Time Someone We'll Be Talking About For Decades To Come. He Tells Stories In Such A Powerful And Distinctive Way. As A Lyricist He's One Of The Best Ever. Eminem Does For His Audience What Bob Dylan Did For His He Writes How He Feels. His Anger Vulnerability And Humor Come Out. Concerning The Controversy Surrounding Eminem Due To His Transgressive Music American Entertainer Madonna Said "I Like The Fact That Eminem Is Brash And Angry And Politically Incorrect ... He's Stirring Things Up He's Provoking A Discussion He's Making People's Blood Boil. He's Reflecting On What's Going On In Society Right Now. That Is What Art Is Supposed To Do. American Musician Stevie Wonder Also Said "Rap To Me Is A Modern Blues – A Statement Of How And Where People Are At ... I Think Art Is A Reflection Of Our Society And People Don't Like To Confront The Realities In Society ... But Until We Really Confront The Truth We Are Going To Have A Tupac Or Eminem Or Biggie Smalls To Remind Us About It – And Thank God. They Force People To Look At Realities In Society. The Previously Mentioned Bob Dylan Praised Eminem Along With Other Artists In A 2022 Interview With The Wall Street Journal. Eminem Has Been Credited With Boosting The Careers Of Hip-Hop Proteges Such As 50 Cent Yelawolf Stat Quo Royce Da 5'9" Cashis Obie Trice Bobby Creekwater Boogie And Hip-Hop Groups Such As D12 And Slaughterhouse. A Number Of Artists Have Cited Eminem As An Influence Including The Weeknd Rae Sremmurd Logic Joyner Lucas Lil Wayne 50 Cent Kendrick Lamar Ed Sheeran J. Cole Chance The Rapper Regina Spektor Lana Del Rey And Juice WRLD. Achievements And Honors With Global Sales Of Over 220 Million Records Eminem Is One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Ever. He Has Had Thirteen Number-One Albums On The Billboard 200 Nine Solo Two With D12 And One With Bad Meets Evil. He Was The Bestselling Music Artist From 2000 To 2009 In The US According To Nielsen SoundScan. He Was Also The Bestselling Male Music Artist In The United States In The 2010s. He Has Sold 47.4 Million Albums In The Country And 107.5 Million Singles In The US. The Marshall Mathers LP The Eminem Show Curtain Call The Hits "Lose Yourself" "Love The Way You Lie" And "Not Afraid" Have All Been Certified Diamond Or Higher By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . Eminem Has Over Ten Billion Views Of His Music Videos On His YouTube Vevo Page And In 2014 Spotify Named Him The Most-Streamed Music Artist Ever. Among Eminem's Awards Are 15 Grammy Awards Eight American Music Awards And 17 Billboard Music Awards Billboard Named Him The "Artist Of The Decade 2000–2009 ". In 2013 He Received The Global Icon Award At That Year's MTV Europe Music Awards Ceremony. His Success In 8 Mile Saw Him Win The 2002 Academy Award For Best Original Song For His Song "Lose Yourself" Co-Written With Jeff Bass And Luis Resto Making Him The First Rapper To Receive The Award. He Also Won The MTV Movie & TV Awards For Best Actor In A Movie And Best Breakthrough Performance And The Critics' Choice Movie Award For Best Song For "Lose Yourself". Eminem Has Also Been Included And Ranked In Several Publications' Lists. Rolling Stone Included Him In Its List Of The 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time And The 100 Greatest Songwriters Of All Time. He Was Ranked 9th On MTV's Greatest MCs Of All Time List. He Was Ranked 13th On MTV's 22 Greatest Voices In Music List And 79th On The VH1 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time List. He Was Ranked 82nd On Rolling Stone's "The Immortals" List. In 2010 MTV Portugal Ranked Eminem The 7th Biggest Icon In Popular Music History. In 2012 The Source Ranked Him 6th On Their List Of The Top 50 Lyricists Of All Time While About.Com Ranked Him 7th On Its List Of The 50 Greatest MCs Of Our Time 1987–2007 . In 2015 Eminem Was Placed Third On "The 10 Best Rappers Of All Time" List By Billboard. In 2008 Vibe Readers Named Eminem The Best Rapper Alive. In 2011 Eminem Was Labeled The "King Of Hip-Hop" By Rolling Stone Based On An Analysis Of Album Sales Chart Positions YouTube Views Social Media Following Concert Grosses Industry Awards And Critical Ratings Of Solo Rappers Who Released Music From 2009 To The First Half Of 2011. Eminem Was Also Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Class Of 2022 Alongside Duran Duran And Dolly Parton. Discography Studio Albums
- Infinite 1996 - The Slim Shady LP 1999 - The Marshall Mathers LP 2000 - The Eminem Show 2002 - Encore 2004 - Relapse 2009 - Recovery 2010 - The Marshall Mathers LP 2 2013 - Revival 2017 - Kamikaze 2018 - Music To Be Murdered By 2020 Collaborative Albums
- Devil's Night With D12 2001 - D12 World With D12 2004 - Eminem Presents The Re-Up 2006 - Hell The Sequel With Bad Meets Evil 2011 - Shady XV 2014 Greatest Hits Albums
- Curtain Call The Hits 2005 - Curtain Call 2 2022 Soundtrack Albums
- 8 Mile Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture 2002 - Southpaw Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture 2014 Reissued Albums
- Relapse Refill 2009 - Music To Be Murdered By – Side B 2020 Extended Plays
- Slim Shady EP 1997 Box Sets
- The Singles 2004 - The Vinyl LPs 2015 - Eminem X Fortnite Radio 2023 Concert Tours As A Headliner
- The Slim Shady LP Tour 1999 - The Recovery Tour 2010–2013 - Rapture Tour 2014 - Revival Tour 2018 - Rapture 2019 2019 As A Co-Headliner
- Up In Smoke Tour Eminem With Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg Ice Cube And Others 2000 - The Anger Management Tour With Limp Bizkit And Papa Roach 2002–2005 - The Home & Home Tour With Jay-Z 2010 - The Monster Tour With Rihanna 2014 Written Works - Angry Blonde 2000 - The Way I Am 2008 read less