Eminem
...rapper, record producer and actor from Detroit, Michigan. Having sold seventy million albums worldwide,[2] Eminem is one of the highest-selling musicians of the early 2000s and one of the highest-selling rap artists of all time.[2] Eminem was discovered by rapper and producer, Dr. Dre. When Dr. Dre first heard Eminem's mixtape, he thought Eminem was black.[3] Dr. Dre later signed Eminem to his record label, Aftermath Entertainment.
Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney has praised Mathers for his "verbal energy" and for arousing popular interest in poetry and lyrics.[4] Eminem is infamous for the controversy surrounding many of his lyrics. With the success of his highly acclaimed album,[5] The Marshall Mathers LP and its subsequent nomination for four Grammy awards including Album of the Year,[6] critics such as GLAAD denounced his lyrics as homophobic and misogynist, while others claimed that it promoted violence. In 2003, he starred in the hit 8 Mile[7]
Contents
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* 1 Biography
o 1.1 Early life
o 1.2 Rise to fame
o 1.3 Drug use
o 1.4 Eminem in D12
o 1.5 Recent events
* 2 Ventures
o 2.1 Acting career
o 2.2 Shady Records
o 2.3 Eminem as a producer
* 3 Controversy
o 3.1 Alleged homophobia
o 3.2 Violence towards women
o 3.3 Criticism from other artists
o 3.4 Criticism of George W. Bush
o 3.5 Michael Jackson
* 4 Discography
* 5 Filmography
* 6 Awards
* 7 References
* 8 External links
Biography
Early life
Eminem was born in St. Joseph, Missouri to Deborah (née Nelson) and Marshall Bruce Mathers II, of Scottish, German, and English descent.[8] He was partially raised in Roseville/Sterling Heights, Michigan and was reportedly interested in hip hop from a young age. He...
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