In 2001, Eminem brought the rap group he was a member of, D12, to the popular music scene. In 2001, D12 released their hit debut album titled Devil's Night. The first single released off of the album was "Purple Pills," an ode to recreational drug use (although this was preceded in the UK by a song called "Shit On You", which was included on the Special Edition version of the album released in that country). The version of the song released on the radio and music television was heavily rewritten to remove much of the song's offensive ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - Re-marriage, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Samples, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Music videos, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - D12's Albums, Eminem - Popular Bootleg Releases, Eminem - Singles, Eminem - Guest appearances, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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Eminem has sold more records than any other rapper worldwide, with over 65 million albums sold. Eminem - Albums and EPs. Infinite (1996) (Sold roughly 500 copies out of the trunk of his car. It went "copper," as Eminem puts it). The Slim Shady EP (1997) (Demo Release) The Slim Shady LP (1999) #2 US (4x Platinum); #12 UK (Platinum) (9 million worldwide) The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) #1 US (8 weeks) (9x Platinum); #1 UK ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - Re-marriage, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Samples, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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Eminem - Early childhood. Marshall was born in St. Joseph, MO (near Kansas City) to parents Deborah "Debbie" Mathers-Briggs and Marshall Bruce Mathers II, and spent most of his childhood moving back and forth between Kansas City, Detroit and its suburbs, including Warren. His father had abandoned the family before Marshall turned 2 years old, and the two have not had contact since, save some rejected attempts by Marshall's father to contact Marshall after his rise to fame. Incessantly moving from home to h ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Music videos, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - D12's Albums, Eminem - Popular Bootleg Releases, Eminem - Singles, Eminem - Guest appearances, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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Eminem - Early childhood. Marshall was born in St. Joseph, MO (near Kansas City) to parents Deborah "Debbie" Mathers-Briggs and Marshall Bruce Mathers II, and spent most of his childhood moving back and forth between Kansas City, Detroit and its suburbs, including Warren. His father had abandoned the family before Marshall turned two years old, and the two have not had contact since, save some rejected attempts by Marshall's father to contact Marshall after his rise to fame. Incessantly moving from home to home, ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - Re-marriage, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Samples, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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8 Mile is a movie starring Eminem (Marshall Mathers) as the young white rapper Jimmy Smith Jr. Eight Mile Road is a road which forms the boundary between predominantly-African American Detroit, Michigan, United States and the city's mostly white northern suburbs. The term "8 Mile" therefore represents a barrier that is difficult to cross. Besides Mathers, the movie stars Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Omar Benson Miller, Eugene Byrd, Michael Shannon, Evan Jones, Chloe Greenfield, Taryn Manning and De'Angelo ...

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• 8 Mile - Plot outline
• 8 Mile - Debate about biographical nature
• 8 Mile - Soundtracks
• 8 Mile - Guest Spots

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Cultural appropriation, also referred to as cultural theft by its detractors or as a subset of acculturation by others, is the adoption of elements of cultural expression of one societal group, such as forms of dress or personal adornment, music and art, religion, language, or behavior, by an external group, without regard to the underlying aspects of what is being appropriating. It is possible for ...

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• Cultural appropriation - Examples
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Acid rap is a subgenre of hip hop music pioneered by Detroit rapper Esham Attica Smith, also known as Esham the Unholy and referred to as "The Godfather" of Acid Rap. The style of music is best described as a cross between hardcore gangster rap and violent horror films and has been at times mislabeled as Horrorcore. It also features heavy use of samples from rock artists' leading to an influence on nu metal or rap metal and rapcore. Other well known Detroit artists, such as Eminem, D12 and Insane Clown Posse also cross over int ...

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Universal Music Group (UMG) formerly MCA Music Entertainment (see Music Corporation of America). is the largest major label in the record industry, with a 25.5%% market share it is one of the Big Four record labels. It is owned by Vivendi Universal. They have some of the world's biggest artists including Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, Eminem, Luciano Pavarotti, t.A.T.u., Rammstein and U2. It also own one of the largest music publishing bu ...

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• Universal Music Group - Record labels
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Born Again is the name a posthumous album by The Notorious B.I.G.. It was released on December 7, 1999. Unlike Life After Death, this album was created with no input from Biggie himself and was mostly comprised of old and unreleased verses with new production and guest rappers. Along with the usual guest roster of P. Diddy, Lil' Kim, and Junior M.A.F.I.A., the album also featured appearances from Nas, Ice Cube, Eminem, Mobb Deep, Method Man, Redman, Beanie Sigel, Too $hort, Snoop Dogg, and the Hot Boys. This album was not as well rec ...

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• Born Again The Notorious B.I.G. - Track Listing

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Cage Kennylz (real name Christian Palko), commonly known as Cage, is an underground rapper based in New York City, United States. He is known for his acid rap horror-core lyrics, inspired by his experiences in a mental institution as a teenager. He is also notable for a short-lived feud with Eminem (insults directed at him on The Slim Shady LP) in the late 1990s. Cage Kennylz - Biography. Cage made his debut on "Rich, Bring 'Em Back," a track from Pete Nice's solo album Dust to Dust. He then w ...

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• Cage Kennylz - Biography
• Cage Kennylz - Discography
• Cage Kennylz - Albums
• Cage Kennylz - Singles
• Cage Kennylz - DVD's

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Aftermath Entertainment is a record label, specializing in hip hop music, founded by Dr. Dre in 1996. Dre was originally co-owner of Death Row Records with current Death Row CEO Suge Knight, but left that label in early 1996. Aftermath distributes its material through Interscope Records, and has three specialty imprints run by its most successful artists: Eminem's own Shady Records, 50 Cent's G-Unit Records and The Game's Black Wall Street Records. Aftermath Entertainment music label - Current roster. ...

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• Aftermath Entertainment music label - Current roster
• Aftermath Entertainment music label - Aftermath Entertainment Roster
• Aftermath Entertainment music label - Shady Records Roster
• Aftermath Entertainment music label - The Black Wall Street Records Roster
• Aftermath Entertainment music label - G-Unit Records Roster

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There has been considerable debate, in the mainstream press, amongst reviewers, and other viewers, on the extent to which 8 Mile is semi-autobiographical, biographical, or fictional. This has been fueled by the fact that events and characters depicted in the movie appear to parallel events, and people, in Mathers's own life (as presented in the media and in various songs). Some have suggested the character Jimmy Smith mirrors Mathers as a young adult, with an alter ego of "Bunny Rabbit" / "B-Rabbit" / "Rabbit" mirroring Mathers own "Eminem" alter ego, though Eminem never made any allusion to t ...

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8 Mile, 8 Mile - Plot outline, 8 Mile - Debate about biographical nature, 8 Mile - Soundtracks, 8 Mile - Guest Spots

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The magazine is now run by Dave Mays and Benzino, a member of the Boston rap group The Almighty RSO. Benzino and his role at The Source is the subject of much controversy. The rapper was a member of The Almighty RSO when he first meet Dave Mays while at Harvard. He needed support from Mays to get his group some credibility. In a short time, Mays became the RSO's manager. While Mays was gaining support from advertisers willing to invest in The Source, Benzino somehow manage to broker a label deal at Tommy Boy to distribute his group. The Almi ...

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The Source magazine, The Source magazine - History, The Source magazine - The Source Enterprises, The Source magazine - The Source Awards Controversies, The Source magazine - Album Rating System, The Source magazine - Benzino and his role at The Source, The Source magazine - The Source vs. Eminem, The Source magazine - The Beef Controversy, The Source magazine - Benzino's Resignation, The Source magazine - The Future of The Source Magazine

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The feud started with Eminem's 1999 album The Slim Shady LP when Eminem said "I'm a cross between Manson, Esham and Ozzy", as a result both have exchanged swipes at each other in recordings, in particular on Esham's 2001 album Tongues, on the track, "Chemical Imbalance", They won’t let me on MTV I’d beat up Carson Daly/And remind Eminem of D’Angelo Bailey/Hailie’s in a coma, Hailie’s in a coma/I smell the aroma, of a dead body/Chemi-cal imbalance Chemi-cal imbalance/Chemi-cal imbalance Chemi-cal imbalance/Drugs, thugs, slugs, niggaz get plugged/A ...

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Eminem's Enemies, Eminem's Enemies - Eminem vs Everlast & Dilated Peoples, Eminem's Enemies - Eminem vs Cage, Eminem's Enemies - Eminem VS Insane Clown Posse, Eminem's Enemies - Eminem vs. Royce da 5'9, Eminem's Enemies - Eminem vs. Esham, Eminem's Enemies - Diss Songs

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On the Dilated Peoples album The Platform, hip hop/rock musician Everlast (formerly of House of Pain) insulted Eminem in a fairly subliminal and non-specific battle verse. Everlast in later interviews did state that he was targeting Eminem specifically in that verse, apparently behind a perceived slight of him by Eminem at a show. Eminem's response titled I Remember, however, specifically mocked Everlast for many things including the demise of House Of Pain, his conversion to Islam, and his new rock-orientated musical direction ...

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Eminem's Enemies, Eminem's Enemies - Eminem vs Everlast & Dilated Peoples, Eminem's Enemies - Eminem vs Cage, Eminem's Enemies - Eminem VS Insane Clown Posse, Eminem's Enemies - Eminem vs. Royce da 5'9, Eminem's Enemies - Eminem vs. Esham, Eminem's Enemies - Diss Songs

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Currently the future of The Source is uncertain. The publication is losing subscribers due to not delivering magazines on time and is facing numerous lawsuits totaling over a million dollars. Rival magazine XXL is now the best-selling hip-hop magazine, and The Source is losing major advertising from the feuds with Eminem. In 2005, The Source Magazine began a wave of lawsuits. There was 100 million dollar lawsuit filed against BET on behalf of the publication. The publication's awards show was to be featured on BET this year, un ...

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The Source magazine, The Source magazine - History, The Source magazine - The Source Enterprises, The Source magazine - The Source Awards Controversies, The Source magazine - Album Rating System, The Source magazine - Benzino and his role at The Source, The Source magazine - The Source vs. Eminem, The Source magazine - The Beef Controversy, The Source magazine - Benzino's Resignation, The Source magazine - The Future of The Source Magazine

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The movie spawned two soundtracks, one of which featured several new songs by Eminem, along with collaborators 50 Cent and Obie Trice. The second soundtrack featured songs referred to in the movie. These songs are all Hip-Hop tracks from 1995 and earlier, as per the setting of the movie. Some artists on the soundtrack include Mobb Deep, Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan and The Pharcyde. It dosen't, however, feature all of the songs from the film, as songs by Cypress Hill and Mont ...

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8 Mile, 8 Mile - Plot outline, 8 Mile - Debate about biographical nature, 8 Mile - Soundtracks, 8 Mile - Guest Spots

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Benzino - Made Men and The Source. Born to a Puerto rican father and an African American mother.He started his rap career with a group called the Almighty RSO. The RSO were known for their anti-police song "One In The Chamba" from the Forever Doomsday album released through Tommy Boy Records. The single and album were considered controversial for the tone of the rap group using references to invoking murder on local law enforcement. In 1994 The Boston Police and the Fraternal Order of Police union h ...

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Benzino, Benzino - Biography, Benzino - Made Men and The Source, Benzino - Benzino vs. Eminem, Benzino - The Call For Benzino's Resignation, Benzino - Discography

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The story of the film is about a young man living in Detroit who is supposed to be a prodigy of freestyle rap. The movie starts out with Eminem's character ("B. Rabbit"), at a locally (and less professionally) organized music event similar to the Rap Olympics. He chokes his performance (doesn't say a word) and loses the competition. Rabbit's best friend "Future" is the MC of this event and is played by Mekhi Phifer. After the initial scene at the music event, the movie focuses on the life of Rabbit, a poor factory worker who is ...

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8 Mile, 8 Mile - Plot outline, 8 Mile - Debate about biographical nature, 8 Mile - Soundtracks, 8 Mile - Guest Spots

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