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Eminem performing at the DJ hero party at June 1, 2009.

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Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem is an American rapper, record producer, actor and singer. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The following album, The Marshall Mathers LP, became the fastest-selling solo album in history. It brought Eminem increased popularity, including his own record label, Shady Records, and brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition.

The Marshall Mathers LP and his third album, The Eminem Show, also won Grammy Awards, making Eminem the first artist to win Best Rap Album for three consecutive LPs. He then won the award again in 2010 for his album Relapse (Relapse (album)), giving him a total of 11 Grammys in his career. In 2002, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself" from the film, 8 Mile (8 Mile (film)), in which he also played the lead. "Lose Yourself" would go on to become the longest running #1 hip-hop single. Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in 2005. He released his first album since 2004s Encore (Encore (Eminem album)), titled Relapse, on May 15, 2009. Eminem is the best-selling artist of the decade, and has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide to date, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world (List of best-selling music artists).

Eminem was ranked 82nd on Rolling Stone magazines list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All-Time. He was also named the Best Rapper Ever by Vibe magazine. Including his work with D12, Eminem has achieved eight #1 albums on the Billboard Top 200 and 12 number one singles worldwide. In December, 2009 Eminem was named the Artist of the Decade by Billboard Magazine. His albums The Eminem Show, The Marshall Mathers LP, and Encore (Encore (Eminem album)) (in order) ranked as the 3rd, 7th, and 40th best album of the 2000-2009 decade by Billboard Magazine. According to Billboard, Eminem has two of his albums among the top five highest selling albums of the 2000s. In the UK, Eminem is one of the best selling overseas artists ever having sold over 12.5 million records.

Background: solo_singer

Birth Name: Marshall Bruce Mathers III

Allias Name: Slim Shady

Date of birth: 1972-10-17

Birth Location: Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S.

Origin: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Genre: Hip hop (Hip hop music)

Occupation: Rapper, record producer, actor, songwriter

Years Active: 1995-present

Associated Acts: Dr. Dre, D12, Royce da 5'9" The Alchemist (The Alchemist (entertainer)), 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne

Website: www.eminem.com

source: wikipedia.org

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