Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 , 1972), better known by his stage names Eminem and Slim Shady , is an Oscar ,and multiple Grammy Award winning rapper , record producer , and actor from Detroit , Michigan . Having sold over 70 million albums worldwide, Eminem is one of the highest-selling musicians of the early 2000s thus, making him one of the highest-selling rap artists of all time.
Eminem was discovered by rapper and producer Dr. Dre . 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 claimed that it promoted violence. [7] In 2002, he starred in the semi-autobiographical movie 8 Mile