Eminem Biography • Marshall Bruce Mathers III • EMINƎM • Slim Shady

Marshall Bruce Mathers III better known by his stage name Eminem (written as EMINƎM) and also as Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, and songwriter. 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.

Eminem released his eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 on November 5, 2013, and is a sequel to The Marshall Mathers LP. Eminem is currently signed to Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records.

Early Life

Eminem is from Detroit, Michigan. He was born on October 17, 1972, in St. Joseph, Missouri, the only child of Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. and Deborah Rae “Debbie” Nelson. His mother nearly died during her 73-hour labor with him. Eminem’s parents were in a band called Daddy Warbucks, playing in Ramada Inns along the Dakotas–Montana border before their separation. Bruce left the family, moving to California and having two other children: Michael and Sarah. Debbie later had son Nathan “Nate” Kane Samara. During his childhood, Eminem and Debbie shuttled between Michigan and Missouri, rarely staying in one house for more than a year or two and living primarily with family members. In Missouri, they lived in several places, including St. Joseph, Savannah, and Kansas City.

He is of English, as well as some German, Scottish, and Swiss-German, ancestry. Marshall spent his early childhood being shoved back and forth from Kansas City and Detroit. He settled on the Eastside of Detroit when he was 12. Switching schools every two to three months made it difficult to make friends, graduate and to stay out of trouble. Marshall attended Lincoln High School in Warren, Michigan, 1986-1989.

Eminem performs "I Need A Doctor" at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles — Eminem performs “I Need A Doctor” at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California February 13, 2011.

Career

In 1996, Eminem released his first studio album, Infinite, under Web Entertainment. In addition to his solo career, he is a member of D12 and half of the hip-hop duo Bad Meets Evil.

Eminem is the best-selling hip-hop artist of all-time and the best-selling artist of the 2000s with US album sales at over 32.2 million during the decade. As of November 2010, Eminem has four songs that have sold over three million downloads in the United States. Eminem has sold more than 42 million track downloads in the United States alone. His worldwide albums and singles sales stand at 172 million. He has earned 42 platinum certifications, five number one singles and six number one albums from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In this discography, music videos and collaborations are included as well.

He was married to Kimberly Anne Scott from June 14, 1999 until their divorce on October 11, 2001. They remarried on January 14, 2006, but divorced again later that year. He has three daughters named Hailie, Whitney and Alaina.

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