Eminem

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Eminem
Eminem in 2021
Born	Marshall Bruce Mathers III (1972-10-17) October 17, 1972 (age 52) St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Other names	Slim Shady Evil (as part of Bad Meets Evil) M&M MC Double M
Occupations	Rapper songwriter record producer record executive actor
Years active	1988–present[1]
Works	Albums singles production videography
Spouses	Kimberly Anne Scott ​ ​ (m. 1999; div. 2001)​ ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2006)​
Children	3[a]
Awards	Full list records and achievements
Musical career
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Labels	Shady Aftermath Interscope Web Polydor[2]
Member of	Bad Meets Evil
Formerly of	D12 Outsidaz Soul Intent
Website	eminem.com

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor.^[3] He became popular in 1999 with the release of the album The Slim Shady LP, which won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album that year.^[4] His next work, The Marshall Mathers LP, became the best-selling solo album in U.S. history.^[5] This made him known around the world. He helped publicize his record label, Shady Records, and the group D12.

The Marshall Mathers LP and his fourth album, The Eminem Show, also won the Grammy Awards. This made him the first artist to win the Best Rap Album of the Year award three times in a row. In 2003, he won an Oscar for Best Original Song with "Lose Yourself." That song was featured in a movie called 8 Mile. "Lose Yourself" would become the single that for the longest time occupied the top spot of the hip hop charts.^[6] In 2004, rumors about the end of his career were announced after the release of Encore. Those rumors were ended with the release of his album Relapse on May 19, 2009. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Eminem was the best selling artist of the 2000s in the United States and was the 30th best selling artist of all time in 2010, according to the ranking of the RIAA,^[7] with estimated sales of 220 million records worldwide.^[8][9] In 2010, he released Recovery. Recovery was the best-selling album worldwide of 2010.^[10]

Eminem was voted #79 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" list.^[11] He was ranked 82nd by Rolling Stone magazine.^[12] Including work with D12, Eminem has nine albums at the top of the Billboard Top 200, seven solo (6 studio, 1 compilation) and two with D12. He has 13 singles in the top position worldwide.^[13] He was recognized by the Billboard as the Artist of the Decade (2000-2009).^[14] Eminem has also sold more than 17 million downloads of his songs in the United States alone.^[15] In 2009, Eminem was elected the best rapper of all time by popular vote by Vibe magazine, beating Tupac Shakur in the finals.^[16]

1. ↑ "Eminem: his very first mixtape leaked on the internet". HuffPost (in French). October 1, 2015. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
2. ↑ "Polydor Records Artists". Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
3. ↑ Ankeny, Jason; Torreano, Bradley (2006). "Eminem – Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
4. ↑ Basham, David (February 22, 2001). "Eminem, Elton's 'Stan' Duet Proves Anticlimactic". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
5. ↑ "Eminem Bounces Britney From Top Spot". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
6. ↑ "ACTUAL ARTICLE TITLE BELONGS HERE!". Lefalaja.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
7. ↑ "Top Selling Artists". RIAA. Retrieved November 25, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
8. ↑ Montgomery, James (December 8, 2009). "Eminem Is The Best-Selling Artist Of The Decade". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
9. ↑ "MTC.co.uk". MTV. November 5, 2009. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
10. ↑ Kreps, Daniel. "Eminem's 'Recovery' Tops Chart for Fifth Week". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2008.
11. ↑ "Michael Jackson, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones Top VH1's '100 Greatest Music Artists of All Time' List". PR Newswire. New York: VH1. August 25, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
12. ↑ "The Immortals: The First Fifty". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone Issue 946. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
13. ↑ "Eminem Will Score Biggest Sales Week of 2010". Rolling Stone. June 24, 2009. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
14. ↑ "Artists of the decade". Billboard.
15. ↑ "2009 U.S. Music Purchases up 2.1% over 2008; Music Sales Exceed 1.5 Billion for Second Consecutive Year". January 6, 2010. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
16. ↑ Reid, Shaheem (October 7, 2008). "Eminem Is The Best Rapper Alive, According To Vibe Poll". MTV News. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-06-05.