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Born
17 October 1972 (age 51)
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Born In
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (known by his primary stage name “Eminem”, or by his alter ego “Slim Shady”), is an 11 time grammy winning, multi-platinum rapper, record producer, actor, and The Artist of the Decade (2000-2010). Eminem quickly gained popularity in the underground scene in 1995 with his album Infinite (Officially released in 1996). In 1999, 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 hip hop album in history. It brought Eminem increased popularity, including his own record label, Shady Records, and brought his group project D12 to mainstream recognition. D12 was formed before Eminem achieved solo success but many critics think that Eminem was the lead singer of the band D12 inspiring the song My Band.
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 LP’s. In 2002, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Lose Yourself from the film 8 Mile, in which he also played the lead. Making the it the first rap song to ever win an Academy Award. Lose Yourself would go on to become the longest running #1 rap single.
Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in 2005. He released his first album since 2004’s Encore, titled Relapse, on May 15, 2009. It earned him another Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, giving him a total of 11 Grammys in his career to date. In December, 2009 Eminem was named the Artist of the Decade by Neilson SoundScan & Billboard Magazine, which recognized him for having sales exceeding 32 million units domestically. Worldwide the Artist has sold more than 80 million albums to date, and is one of the best-selling music artists in the world.
Born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA on October 17, 1972, Mathers currently resides in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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