As an underground rapper Eminem released his debut solo album, Infinite in He gained mainstream popularity in after the release of his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP.
This was followed by another studio release in titled Encore. Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in He released his first album in five years titled Relapse , on May 15, In , Eminem released his seventh studio album Recovery.
Eminem has rapped about Hailie throughout his career, including on the song "Mockingbird" and throughout his album Revival. Hailie graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in psychology and has become an Instagram influencer.
As a teenage dropout, Eminem found a way to express his passion for language, as well as to release his youthful anger, through the emerging musical genre of hip-hop. Although at the time rap music was almost exclusively produced by Black people, Eminem, who has pale white skin and bright blue eyes, nevertheless entered into the Detroit rap scene as a frequent competitor in rap "battles"—competitions in which two rappers take turns insulting the other through improvised rap lyrics.
Eminem proved highly skilled at such verbal sparring and, despite his race, quickly became one of the most respected figures in Detroit's underground rap scene.
He recalled, "I finally found something that yeah, this kid over here, you know, he may have more chicks, and he may, you know, have better clothes, or whatever, but he can't do this like me. You know what I mean? He can't write what I'm writing right now. And it started to feel like, you know, maybe Marshall's gettin' a little respect. This period in Eminem's life—working odd jobs to make ends meet while participating in rap battles and desperately attempting to land a record contract—was later dramatized in Eminem's semi-autobiographical film from , 8 Mile.
Eminem went on to become one of the most acclaimed rappers in the genre's brief history. As much as any other individual artist, he is responsible for rap's transformation into a mainstream music genre. Inspired by the birth of his daughter Hailie to make a living as a rapper, Eminem released his first independent rap album, Infinite , in Though the album displayed flashes of his verbal prowess, biting wit and flair for storytelling, the low-budget record failed to turn a profit or attract more than local attention.
Dre , the legendary rapper and former producer of Eminem's favorite rap group N. Dre was so impressed that he signed Eminem to his Interscope Records label. The heavily hyped record became an instant success, going on to sell over three million copies. Eminem's first single, "My Name Is," mixed a childish humor and energy with rampant profanity and flashes of violence — a potent and fascinating combination that felt different from anything else in rap. The album showed off Eminem's poetic talents as well as his emotional and artistic range.
The Marshall Mathers LP sold over 19 million copies worldwide, won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, received a nomination for Album of the Year and is widely considered among the greatest rap albums of all time. Nevertheless, The Marshall Mathers LP also came under a firestorm of criticism for its excessive profanity, glorification of drugs and violence and its apparent homophobia and misogyny. While Eminem attempted to mitigate such criticism by maintaining that his raps simply use the rough language he has been surrounded by since childhood, and later by performing a duet with Elton John at the Grammy Awards to demonstrate his openness to the gay community, Eminem nevertheless remains reviled in some quarters for his offensive lyrical content.
In , Eminem reconnected with several of his friends from the Detroit underground rap scene to form the group D12, recording an album called Devil's Night featuring the popular single "Purple Pills. That same year, the artist was all over the airwaves with the 8 Mile track "Lose Yourself," which went on to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Eminem's next album, 's Encore , was less successful than his previous efforts. It still featured popular songs such as "Like Toy Soldiers" and "Mockingbird.
For the next several years, Eminem recorded very little music and was largely consumed by personal problems. Following his second divorce from Kim in , Eminem slipped further into alcoholism and addiction to sleeping pills and prescription painkillers. In December , he overdosed and nearly died. By early , Eminem had managed to kick his addictions to drugs and alcohol and returned to recording music.
After he was evicted from his home, Eminem went to Los Angeles to compete in the Rap Olympics , an annual, nationwide battle rap competition.
Iovine played the tape for record producer Dr. Dre , founder of Aftermath Entertainment. Dre recalled, "In my entire career in the music industry, I have never found anything from a demo tape or a CD.
When Jimmy played this, I said 'Find him. Dre since listening to N. A as a teenager was nervous about working with him on an album: "I didn't want to be starstruck or kiss his ass too much I'm just a little white boy from Detroit. I had never seen stars, let alone Dr. Although it was one of the year's most popular albums, he was accused of imitating the style and subject matter of underground rapper Cage. Its popularity was accompanied by controversy over the lyrics; in "'97 Bonnie and Clyde", Eminem describes a trip with his infant daughter when he disposes of his murdered wife's body.
Although " Guilty Conscience " encourages a man to murder his wife and her lover, the song marked the beginning of a friendship and musical bond between Dr. Dre and Eminem. Dre made at least one guest appearance on each of Eminem's Aftermath albums. It sold 1,, copies in its first week, breaking records in the United States held by Snoop Dogg 's Doggystyle for fastest-selling hip hop album and Britney Spears' Baby One More Time for the fastest-selling solo album.
The first single from the album, " The Real Slim Shady ", was a success despite controversies about Eminem's insults and questionable claims about celebrities such as that Christina Aguilera had performed oral sex on Fred Durst and Carson Daly. The Eminem Show was released on May It was another success for Eminem, reaching 1 on the charts and selling over 1,, copies in its first week. The album examines the effects of the rapper's rise to fame, his relationship with his wife and daughter, and his status in the hip hop community.
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