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Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born: October 17, 1972 (1972-10-17) [age 51]), better known by his stage name Eminem (stylized as EMINƎM) or his alter-ego known as Slim Shady, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He released his debut album Infinite in 1996 and Slim Shady EP in 1997. However, he didn't achieve mainstream popularity until 1999, with his 2nd studio album The Slim Shady LP under Aftermath, which earned Eminem his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. His next two albums, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2002) were worldwide successes, both winning Best Rap Album Grammy Awards.

His fifth album, 2004's Encore was also a success. After touring in 2005, Eminem went on a hiatus. In 2009, he released his sixth album Relapse and in 2010, Recovery, which was 2010's best-selling album in the US and worldwide. Eminem's eighth album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was released in 2013 and it won the Best Rap Album Grammy Award. His ninth album Revival was released in 2017. On August 31, 2018, he released Kamikaze, his tenth album, which the album cover referencing the classic 1986 Beastie Boys album Licensed to Ill. On January 16, 2020, he released his eleventh album Music To Be Murdered By.

Eminem is among the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated worldwide sales of over 220 million records. He was the best-selling music artist in the United States of the 2000s and the best-selling male music artist in the United States of the 2010s, third overall. Billboard named him the "Artist of the Decade (2000–2009)". He has had ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200—which all consecutively debuted at number one on the chart, making him the first artist to achieve this—and five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Curtain Call: The Hits (2005), "Lose Yourself", "Love the Way You Lie" and "Not Afraid" have all been certified Diamond or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Rolling Stone has included him in its lists of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.

He has won numerous awards, including 15 Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, 17 Billboard Music Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and an MTV Europe Music Global Icon Award. In November 2022, Eminem was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

On November 8, 2002, Eminem starred in the musical drama film 8 Mile, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself", becoming the first rapper to ever win an Oscar. He was also a member of bands Soul Intent, D12 and duo Bad Meets Evil.

Personal life[]

In high school, Eminem met Kimberly Anne "Kim" Scott while standing on a table with his shirt off rapping "I'm Bad" by LL Cool J. Kim and her twin sister Dawn moved in with Eminem and his mother when he was 15. In 1989, he began an on-and-off relationship with Kim. On Christmas Day 1995, their daughter Hailie was born. In 1999, the couple were married and in 2001, they divorced. Eminem remarried Kim in January 2006, but he filed for divorce in early April.

Eminem was given custody of Alaina (b. 1993), his ex-sister-in-law Dawn's daughter, Stevie (b. 2001), Kim's child from another relationship and his younger half-brother Nathan.

Health Problems[]

Eminem has spoken publicly about his addiction to prescription drugs, including Vicodin, Ambien and Valium. According to friend and fellow D12 member Proof, Eminem first straightened out in 2002. During the production of 8 Mile, Eminem, working 16 hours a day, developed insomnia. An associate gave him an Ambien tablet which "knocked [him] out", encouraging him to obtain a prescription. This was Eminem's first experience of drug addiction, which would affect him for several years. Near the end of production on Encore, he would "just go into the studio and goof off [with] a pocketful of pills". Eminem began taking the drugs to "feel normal", taking a "ridiculous amount ... I could consume anywhere from 40 to 60 Valium [in a day]. Vicodin, maybe 30." The drugs would put him to sleep for no more than two hours, after which he would take more. Eminem's weight increased to 230 pounds (100 kg) and he was regularly eating fast food: "The kids behind the counter knew me — it wouldn't even faze them. Or I'd sit up at Denny's or Big Boy and just eat by myself. It was sad." Eminem became less recognizable due to his weight gain and once overheard two teenagers arguing about whether or not it was him: "Eminem ain't fat".

In December 2007, Eminem was hospitalized after a methadone overdose. He had first bought from a dealer who had told him it was "just like Vicodin, and easier on [your] liver". He continued to buy more until he collapsed in his bathroom one night and was rushed to the hospital. Doctors there told him he had ingested the equivalent of four bags of heroin and was "about two hours from dying". After missing Christmas with his children, Hailie, Alaina and Stevie, Eminem checked himself out of the facility, weak and not fully detoxed. He tore the meniscus in his knee after falling asleep on his sofa, requiring surgery; after he returned home, he had a seizure. His drug use "ramped right back to where it was before" within a month. Eminem began to attend church meetings to get clean, but after he was asked for autographs he sought help from a rehabilitation counselor. He began an exercise program that emphasized running. Elton John was a mentor during this period, calling Eminem once a week to check on him. Eminem has been sober since April 20, 2008

Discography & Studio Albums[]

Studio albums

  • Infinite (1996)
  • The Slim Shady LP (1999)
  • The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
  • The Eminem Show (2002)
  • Encore (2004)
  • Relapse (2009)
  • Recovery (2010)
  • The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013)
  • Revival (2017)
  • Kamikaze (2018)
  • Music to Be Murdered By (2020)

Collaborative albums[]

  • Devil's Night (with D12) (2001)
  • D12 World (with D12) (2004)
  • Hell: The Sequel (with Bad Meets Evil) (2011)

Tours[]

As a headliner[]

  • The Slim Shady LP Tour (1999)
  • The Recovery Tour (2010–2013)
  • Rapture Tour (2014)
  • Revival Tour (2018)
  • Rapture 2019 (2019)

As a co-headliner[]

  • Up in Smoke Tour (with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and others) (2000)
  • Anger Management Tour (with Limp Bizkit and Papa Roach) (2002–2005)
  • The Home & Home Tour (with Jay-Z) (2010)
  • The Monster Tour (with Rihanna) (2014)

Trivia[]

Subscriber Milestones[]

Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.


  • 1 million subscribers: August 6, 2011
  • 2 million subscribers: October 28, 2012
  • 3 million subscribers: February 5, 2013
  • 4 million subscribers: March 5, 2013
  • 5 million subscribers: June 11, 2013
  • 6 million subscribers: September 6, 2013
  • 7 million subscribers: October 28, 2013
  • 8 million subscribers: November 22, 2013
  • 9 million subscribers: December 13, 2013
  • 10 million subscribers: January 6, 2014
  • 11 million subscribers: February 6, 2014
  • 12 million subscribers: April 5, 2014
  • 13 million subscribers: August 5, 2014
  • 14 million subscribers: November 28, 2014
  • 15 million subscribers: March 24, 2015
  • 16 million subscribers: August 6, 2015
  • 17 million subscribers: December 14, 2015
  • 18 million subscribers: April 8, 2016
  • 19 million subscribers: August 7, 2016
  • 20 million subscribers: November 16, 2016
  • 21 million subscribers: February 17, 2017
  • 22 million subscribers: May 18, 2017
  • 23 million subscribers: August 16, 2017
  • 24 million subscribers: November 10, 2017
  • 25 million subscribers: December 23, 2017
  • 26 million subscribers: February 18, 2018
  • 27 million subscribers: April 11, 2018
  • 28 million subscribers: April 11, 2018
  • 29 million subscribers: June 22, 2018
  • 30 million subscribers: September 4, 2018
  • 31 million subscribers: September 14, 2018
  • 32 million subscribers: September 24, 2018
  • 33 million subscribers: October 12, 2018
  • 34 million subscribers: November 9, 2018
  • 35 million subscribers: December 26, 2018
  • 36 million subscribers: February 11, 2019
  • 37 million subscribers: April 14, 2019
  • 38 million subscribers: June 26, 2019
  • 39 million subscribers: September 15, 2019
  • 40 million subscribers: December 15, 2019
  • 41 million subscribers: February 9, 2020
  • 42 million subscribers: March 27, 2020
  • 43 million subscribers: June 8, 2020
  • 44 million subscribers: August 21, 2020
  • 45 million subscribers: November 5, 2020
  • 46 million subscribers: January 14, 2021
  • 47 million subscribers: March 25, 2021
  • 48 million subscribers: June 13, 2021
  • 49 million subscribers: September 19, 2021
  • 50 million subscribers: December 2, 2021
  • 51 million subscribers: February 19, 2022
  • 52 million subscribers: May 17, 2022
  • 53 million subscribers: August 2, 2022
  • 54 million subscribers: November 2, 2022
  • 55 million subscribers: January 18, 2023
  • 56 million subscribers: April 14, 2023
  • 57 million subscribers: July 22, 2023
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