Eminem
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AKA: Marshall Bruce Mathers III, Marshall Mathers, and Slim Shady

@eminem

About Eminem

A hip-hop icon who started off as an underground battle rapper in Detroit, Marshall “Eminem” Mathers has developed a career full of controversy, wild swings, and some of the most noteworthy raps in the history of the genre.

Produced and co-signed by Dr. Dre, Em had an unprecedented run of success from 1999 up until 2003, releasing three well-reviewed multi-platinum albums, stealingtheshow on countless collaborations, and even starred in a hit movie. However, it all came crashing down around 2004, when a string of problems ranging from drug dependence to depression to the tragic death of best friend Deshaun “Proof” Holton in 2006 led to a long hiatus from music and a pair of what were, by his own admission, sub-par albums.

This led to Em switching his style up from his previously shock-oriented lyrics to more emotional subject matters on 2010’s Recovery. This was a well-received and Grammy-award winning album, and he employed a very similar approach to 2013’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2, the well-received sequel to Em’s magnum opus.

Eminem founded Shady Records in 1999 after the success of The Slim Shady LP and serves as the label’s president along with his manager, Paul Rosenberg.

As of February 8th, 2018, Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” is officially certified diamond in the United States, meaning the song has sold over 10 million copies. It’s Eminem’s third diamond single after “Not Afraid” and “Love The Way You Lie." Eminem is now the first rapper and only the second artist to ever achieve this accolade.