Eminem
Real Name: Marshall Mathers
Aliases: Slim Shady, MNM, Double M & Ken Kaniff
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Eminem began as a lyrical underground MC on the highly competitive Detroit battle circuit based around Maurice Malone’s Hip Hop Shop and the Shelter. After competing at the Skribble Jam and the Rap Olympics in 1997, he made the rounds recording features on indie Rap singles and albums before his demo landed in the lap of Dr. Dre. Eminem signed with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath/Interscope label, hooked up with Paul Rosenberg and after his breakout classic debut album “The Slim Shady LP” was released in February 1999, he never returned to the stratosphere. Eminem is presently one of the most commercially successful acts in music over the past 20+ years as well as one of the most respected pure lyricists.
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- A respected MC on the underground battle circuit, taking 2nd place in the 1997 Scribble Jam and finishing 2nd in the 1997 Rap Olympics.
- Signed with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath/ Interscope label
- Started Shady Records in 1999, powering careers of 50 Cent + G-Unit, The Game, Yelawolf, Westside Gunn & more
- Established the Marshall Mathers Foundation
- Launched Shade 45 back in 2004
- 10+ Gold, Platinum & Diamond Albums and Singles
- 10 albums that debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 charts and 5 #1 singles
- Awards - 15 Grammy's, 9 American Music Awards, 17 Billboard Music
- 1 Oscar for "Lose Yourself"
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