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Marshall Bruce Mathers III , known professionally as Eminem , is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is consistently cited as one of the greatest and most influential artists of all time in any genre, with Rolling Stone placing him in its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and labelling him the "King of Hip Hop".After his debut album Infinite and then Slim Shady EP , Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP, which earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. His next two releases, 2000's The Marshall Mathers LP and 2002's The Eminem Show, were worldwide successes, with each being certified diamond in U.S. sales and both winning Best Rap Album Grammy Awards—making Eminem the first artist to win the award for three consecutive LPs. They were followed by Encore in 2004, another critical and commercial success. Eminem went on hiatus after touring in 2005, releasing Relapse in 2009 and Recovery in 2010. Both won Grammy Awards and Recovery was the best-selling album of 2010 worldwide, the second time he had the international best-selling album of the year . Eminem's eighth album, 2013's The Marshall Mathers LP 2, won two Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album; it expanded his record for the most wins in that category and his Grammy total to 15. These were followed by 2017's Revival and 2018's Kamikaze.In addition to his solo career, Eminem is an original member of the Midwest hip hop groups Soul Intent and D12. He is also known for his collaborations with fellow Detroit-based rapper Royce da 5'9"; the two are collectively known as Bad Meets Evil. Eminem has developed other ventures, including Shady Records, with manager Paul Rosenberg, which helped launch the careers of artists such as 50 Cent. Eminem has also established his own channel, Shade 45, on Sirius XM Radio. In November 2002, he starred in the hip hop film 8 Mile, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself", becoming the first rap artist to ever win the award. Eminem has made cameo appearances in the films The Wash , Funny People , and The Interview , and the television series Entourage .

Eminem is the best-selling artist of the 2000s in the United States. Throughout his career, he has had 10 number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. He is the only artist to have nine albums consecutively debut at number one on the Billboard 200. With over 220 million records sold globally, Eminem is among the world's best-selling artists of all time.

✵ 17. October 1972
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Eminem Quotes

“When it rains, guess it pours—yes, it does
Wish there wasn't any pain, but I can't pretend there ain't
I ain't placin' any blame
I ain't pointin' fingers, Heaven knows I've never been a saint”

Eminem

"Going Through Changes"
2010s, Recovery (2010)

Pain

“This time around it's different, them last two albums didn't count
Encore I was on drugs, Relapse I was flushin' 'em out”

Eminem

"Talkin' 2 Myself"
2010s, Recovery (2010)

Time

“But then of course everything always happens for a reason
I guess it was never meant to be
But it's just something we have no control over and that's what destiny is”

Eminem

"Mockingbird"
2000s, Encore (2004)

“It's all political; if my music is literal and I'm a criminal, how the fuck can I raise a little girl?
I couldn't, I wouldn't be fit to”

Eminem

"Sing For The Moment"
2000s, The Eminem Show (2002)

Girl , Music

“They say music can alter moods and talk to you
Well, can it load a gun up for you and cock it too?
If it can, then the next time you assault a dude
Just tell the judge that it was my fault, and I'll get sued”

Eminem

"Sing For The Moment"
2000s, The Eminem Show (2002)

Mood , Time , Music

“Entertainment is changin', intertwinin' with gangsters
In the land of the killers, a sinner's mind is a sanctum
Holy or unholy, only have one homie
Only this gun, lonely ‘cause don't anyone know me”

Eminem

"Sing For The Moment"
2000s, The Eminem Show (2002)

“(I'm a soldier) These shoulders hold up so much
They won't budge, I'll never fall or fold up
(I'm a soldier) Even if my collarbones crush or crumble
I will never slip or stumble”

Eminem

"Soldier"
2000s, The Eminem Show (2002)

“If I could capture the rage of today's youth and bottle it
Crush the glass from my bare hands and swallow it
Then spit it back in the faces of you racists
And hypocrites who thinks the same shit but don't say shit”

Eminem

"Fight Music"
2000s, Devil's Night [with D12] (2001)

Youth , Rage , Thinking

“And all of this controversy circles me
And it seems like the media immediately points a finger at me
So I point one back at 'em, but not the index or pinky or the ring or the thumb
It's the one you put up when you don't give a fuck
When you won't just put up with the bullshit they pull”

Eminem book The Way I Am

"The Way I Am"
2000s, The Marshall Mathers L.P. (2000)

“And I am whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news everyday I am
Radio won't even play my jam”

Eminem book The Way I Am

"The Way I Am"
2000s, The Marshall Mathers L.P. (2000)

“It hurts but I never show
This pain you'll never know
If only you could see just how lonely and how cold and frostbit I've become
My back's against the wall
When push come to shove I just stand up and scream: "Fuck 'em all!"”

Eminem

"Drop the World" (featured on Lil Wayne's Rebirth, 2009)
2000s

Hurt , Pain

“Have you ever loved someone so much you'd give an arm for?
Not the expression, no, literally give an arm for?
When they know they're your heart and you know you are their armor
And you will destroy anyone who would try to harm her”

Eminem

"When I'm Gone" (2005)
2000s

Heart , Love

“I don't rap for dead presidents, I'd rather see the president dead”

Eminem

"We As Americans" (2004)
2000s

Dead

“They took away my right to bear arms
What I'm 'posed to fight with, bare palms?
Yeah right, they're comin' with bombs, I'm comin' with flare guns”

Eminem

"We As Americans" (2004)
2000s

Fight

“I tried to show you art, but you just pick it apart”

Eminem

"Don't Push Me" (featured on 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin', 2003)
2000s

Art

“Oh, no. Not me, not Marshall. You want to see Marshall? I'll show you Marshall!”

Eminem

"Don't Push Me" (featured on 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin', 2003)
2000s

“With every artist comes the image he portrays and the picture that he paints”

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"One Day at a Time" (featured on Tupac: Resurrection, 2003)
2000s

Painting

“But you can't just stand there and try to judge
It hurts but your jealousy probably tears you up inside as much
And it's such a pleasure every button that I touch
I treasure every glutton that I punish in my lust”

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"Stimulate" (from 8 Mile, 2002)
2000s

Hurt , Pleasure , Tear , Jealousy

“Like a flame in the night
Like a ghost in the dark
There's a ray, there's a light
There's a hope, there's a spark”

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"Stimulate" (from 8 Mile, 2002)
2000s

Night , Light , Hope

“His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already—Mom's spaghetti”

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"Lose Yourself" (from 8 Mile, 2002)
2000s

Moms

“Maybe it's hatred I spew, maybe it's food for the spirit
Maybe it's beautiful music I made for you to just cherish”

Eminem

"Renegade" (featured on Jay-Z's Blueprint, 2001)
2000s

Music , Food , Beauty

“Bitch, I ain't no fucking G, I'm a cannibal!
I ain't trying to shoot you, I'm trying to chop you into pieces and eat you!”

Eminem

"Hellbound" (featured on Yosumi Records' compilation album Game Over, 2000)
2000s

Bitch

“Remember me? I'm the one who burned your house down
…But I'm out now
And this time I'm coming back to blow your house up
And I ain't gonna leave you with a window to jump out of!”

Eminem

"Bad Meets Evil"
1990s, The Slim Shady LP (1999)

Time , Housing

“Extortion, snortin', supportin' abortion
Pathological liar, blowin' shit out of proportion
The looniest, zaniest, spontaneous, sporadic
Impulsive thinker, compulsive drinker, addict
Half animal, half man”

Eminem

"Just Don't Give A Fuck"
1990s, The Slim Shady LP (1999)

Animals

“I want the money, the women, the fortune and fame
That means I end up burnin' in Hell, scorchin' in flame
That means I'm stealin' your checkbook and forgin' your name
This lifetime bliss for eternal torture and pain”

Eminem

"Rock Bottom"
1990s, The Slim Shady LP (1999)

Money , Pain , Hell , Women

“I rock a beat harder than you could beat it with rocks”

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"313"
1990s, Infinite (1996)

“I'm usin' smarter tactics to overcome this slum
I won't become as dumb as some and succumb to scum
It's cumbersome, I'm tryin' to do well on this Earth
But it's been hell on this Earth since I fell on this Earth”

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"It's O.K."
1990s, Infinite (1996)

Hell

“You heard of Hell—well, I was sent from it
I went to it, servin' a sentence for murderin' instruments
Now I'm tryin' to repent from it
But when I hear the beat, I'm tempted to make another attempt at it
I'm infinite”

Eminem

"Infinite"
1990s, Infinite (1996)

Hell

“Got my faith, where's yours? Do you still believe in me?
Didn't I give everything I had to give you to make you see?”

Eminem

"Believe"
2010s, Revival (2017)

Faith

“I'm just a man, but as long as I got a mic, I'm godlike.”

Eminem

"Walk on Water"
2010s, Revival (2017)

“It's true, I'm a Rubik's—a beautiful mess”

Eminem

"Walk on Water"
2010s, Revival (2017)

Beauty