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\"Marshall Mathers\" redirects here. For other uses, see Marshall Mathers (disambiguation).

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Eminem
Eminem at his restaurant Mom's Spaghetti in 2021
Born	Marshall Bruce Mathers III (1972-10-17) October 17, 1972 (age 52) St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Other names	\n Slim Shady \n Evil (as part of Bad Meets Evil) \n M&M \n MC Double M \n
Occupations	\n Rapper \n songwriter \n record producer \n record executive \n actor \n
Years active	1988\u2013present^[1]
Works	Albums singles production videography
Spouses	\n \n Kimberly Anne Scott \n (m. 1999; div. 2001) \n \n \n (m. 2006; div. 2006) \n
Children	3^[a]
Mother	Debbie Nelson
Awards	Full list records and achievements
Musical career
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Hip-hop
Labels	\n Shady \n Aftermath \n Interscope \n Web \n Polydor^[2] \n \n
Manager	Paul Rosenberg
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Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (often stylized as EMIN\u018eM), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip-hop in Middle America and is widely regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time.^[3] His success is considered to have broken racial barriers to 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 influencing many musical artists. His most successful songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 include \"The Real Slim Shady\", \"Without Me\", \"Lose Yourself\", \"Not Afraid\", \"Love the Way You Lie\", \"The Monster\", \"Godzilla\", and \"Houdini\".^[4]\n

After the release of his debut album Infinite (1996) and the extended play Slim Shady EP (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's 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 nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, the latter becoming the best-selling album worldwide of 2002. After the release of his next album, Encore (2004), Eminem went on hiatus, largely due to a prescription drug addiction.^[5] He returned to the music industry with the releases of Relapse (2009) and Recovery (2010), the latter becoming the best-selling album worldwide of 2010. He then released the U.S. number-one albums The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013), Revival (2017), Kamikaze (2018), Music to Be Murdered By (2020), and The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Gr\u00e2ce) (2024).\n

Eminem was also a member of the hip-hop groups New Jacks, Soul Intent, Outsidaz, and D12, and has collaborated with fellow Detroit-based rapper Royce da 5'9\" as the duo Bad Meets Evil. Eminem starred in the 2002 musical drama film 8 Mile playing a dramatized version of himself. \"Lose Yourself\", a song from its soundtrack, topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks\u2014the most for a solo rap song\u2014and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, making him the first hip-hop artist ever to win the award.^[6] He also co-founded Shady Records, which helped launch the careers of artists such as D12, 50 Cent, and Obie Trice, and established his own Sirius XM Radio channel, Shade 45.\n

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 for the 2000s, placing third for the 2010s. He was the first artist to have ten albums consecutively debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart,^[7] and has had five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.^[8] 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).^[9] He has won numerous awards, including 15 Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, 17 Billboard Music Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and an MTV Europe Music Global Icon Award. Billboard named him the \"Artist of the Decade (2000\u20132009)\", and Rolling Stone named him one of the \"100 Greatest Artists of All Time\" and \"100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time\". In 2022, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.^[10]\n

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Awards\n
Preceded by \"If I Didn't Have You\" from Monsters, Inc. by Randy Newman \n	Academy Award for Best Original Song 2003\n	Succeeded by \"Into the West\" from Return of the King by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox \n
Preceded by Mariah Carey \n	Billboard Artist of the Decade 2000s\n	Succeeded by Drake \n

v t e Eminem
\n Albums \n Singles \n Production \n D12 discography \n Bad Meets Evil discography \n Videography \n Awards and nominations \n Records and achievements \n
Studio albums	\n Infinite (1996) \n The Slim Shady LP (1999) \n The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) \n The Eminem Show (2002) \n Encore (2004) \n Relapse (2009) \n Recovery (2010) \n The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) \n Revival (2017) \n Kamikaze (2018) \n Music to Be Murdered By (2020) \n The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Gr\u00e2ce) (2024) \n
Compilations	\n Curtain Call: The Hits (2005) \n The Re-Up (2006) \n Shady XV (2014) \n Curtain Call 2 (2022) \n
Soundtrack albums	\n 8 Mile (2002) \n Southpaw (2015) \n
EPs	\n Slim Shady EP (1997) \n
Video albums	\n E \n All Access Europe \n The Anger Management Tour \n Live from New York City \n
Books	\n Angry Blonde \n
Concert tours	\n Up in Smoke Tour \n Anger Management Tour \n The Recovery Tour \n The Home & Home Tour \n Rapture Tour \n The Monster Tour \n
Groups	\n Outsidaz \n D12 \n Bad Meets Evil \n
Related articles	\n WEB Entertainment \n Shady Records \n Shade 45 \n Stan Twitter \n Debbie Nelson \n My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem \n Wanted \n Straight from the Lab \n \"Obsessed\" \n \"Rap Devil\" \n \"Boulevard of Broken Songs\" \n Eight Mile Style v New Zealand National Party \n Mom's Spaghetti \n
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v t e D12
\n Bizarre \n Eminem \n Mr. Porter \n Proof \n
Studio albums	\n Devil's Night \n D12 World \n
Compilations	\n The Re-Up \n Shady XV \n
Singles	\n \"Shit on You\" \n \"Purple Pills\" \n \"Ain't Nuttin' But Music\" \n \"Fight Music\" \n \"911\" (with Gorillaz) \n \"My Band\" \n \"How Come\" \n
Related articles	\n Discography \n Shady Records \n

v t e Bad Meets Evil
\n Royce da 5'9\" \n Eminem \n
Compilations	\n Shady XV \n
Extended plays	\n Hell: The Sequel \n
Singles	\n \"Nuttin' to Do / Scary Movies\" \n \"Fast Lane\" \n \"Lighters\" \n
Other collaborations	\n \"Renegade\" \n \"Rock City\" \n \"Writer's Block\" \n \"Throw That\" \n \"Detroit vs. Everybody\" \n \"Caterpillar\" \n \"Not Alike\" \n
Related articles	\n Slaughterhouse \n

v t e Shady Records
Founder(s)	\n Marshall Mathers \n Paul Rosenberg \n
Releases	\n 8 Mile \n The Re-Up \n Shady XV \n Southpaw \n
Singles	\n \"Lose Yourself\" \n \"Wanksta\" \n \"You Don't Know\" \n \"Jimmy Crack Corn\" \n \"Guts Over Fear\" \n \"Detroit vs. Everybody\" \n \"Phenomenal\" \n \"Kings Never Die\" \n
Related articles	\n Aftermath Entertainment \n Interscope Records \n

v t e Aftermath Entertainment
Founder	\n Dr. Dre \n
Releases	\n The Aftermath (1996) \n The Wash (2001) \n Black Panther (2018) \n
Related articles	\n Interscope Records \n

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Title\n	Year\n	Pages\n
Angry Blonde\n	2000\n	148\n
The Way I Am\n	2008\n	208\n

Early life

Music career

1988\u20131997: Early career, Infinite and family struggles

1997\u20131999: Introduction of Slim Shady, The Slim Shady LP and rise to success

1999\u20132003: The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show

2003\u20132007: Production work, Encore and musical hiatus

2007\u20132009: Comeback and Relapse

2009\u20132011: Recovery and Bad Meets Evil reunion

2012\u20132014: The Marshall Mathers LP 2

2014\u20132016: Shady XV and Southpaw

2017\u20132019: Revival and Kamikaze

2020\u20132023: Music to Be Murdered By and Curtain Call 2

2024\u2013present: The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Gr\u00e2ce) and collaborations

Artistry

Influences, style and rapping technique

Alter egos

Collaborations and productions

Comparisons with other artists

Legacy

Other ventures

Shady Records

Shade 45

Mom's Spaghetti restaurant

Acting career

Charity work

Advertising

Books and memoirs

Personal life

Family and relationships

Health problems

Threats

Politics

Faith and beliefs

Feuds

Insane Clown Posse

Canibus

Michael Jackson

Ja Rule

Benzino and The Source magazine

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

Moby

Machine Gun Kelly

From Kamikaze

Controversies

Legal issues

United States Secret Service

Allegations of homophobia

Achievements and honors

Literary works

Discography

Tours

See also

References

Notes

External links

Eminem

Talks

14 June, 1999