Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem,[1] is an American 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......
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