Eminem made his Hollywood acting debut with the semi-autobiographical 8 Mile, released in November 2002. He recorded several new songs for the soundtrack, including "Lose Yourself," which won Eminem an Academy Award for Best Song; it was not performed at the ceremony, reportedly because ABC wanted him to perform an edited version. Eminem has done some voice acting, both on Crank Yankers and a web cartoon called "The Slim Shady Show", which has si ...

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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 - 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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With the enormous popularity of Eminem's second album, the controversy surrounding Eminem grew even larger, especially when The Marshall Mathers LP was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Though Mathers had always claimed that his lyrics were not meant to be taken seriously, and that he had nothing against homosexuals or women, the gay rights group GLAAD organized a boycott of the Grammys. Mathers responded to this by singing "Stan" on-stage with openly gay singer Elton John, ending the performance by hugging John to s ...

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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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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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Aftermath Music is a record label based in Norway. Bands on its roster include Runemagick See also. List of record labels List of record labels Aftermath Music - External link. Official site ...

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• Aftermath Music - External link

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Aftermath, is first attested in the 16th century in the meaning "second crop" ("after-mowing", dialectal math, from Anglo-Saxon mæð "mowing" (c.f. meadow), from Proto-Germanic *mæthan. The figurative use now current arises in the mid-17th century. The word is used generally to refer to effects, or consequences, typically those that follow catastrophic events, both man-made and natural. It is almost always used in a negative sense—that is, the deaths from exposure to radiation in Hiroshima are seen as a ...

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• Aftermath - Music
• Aftermath - Gaming

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This article is about the U.S. rapper 50 Cent. For the U.S. currency value, see Half dollar (U.S. coin). Curtis James Jackson (born July 6, 1975[1]), known commonly as 50 Cent, is a popular African-American rapper also known as Fiddy or Fifty who rose to fame following the success of his 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'. 50 Cent - Early history. Originally from Southside Jama ...

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• 50 Cent - Early history
• 50 Cent - Queens shooting
• 50 Cent - Music career
• 50 Cent - Recording label signing
• 50 Cent - G-Unit
• 50 Cent - Commercial products
• 50 Cent - Film Career
• 50 Cent - Literature
• 50 Cent - Disputes and controversy
• 50 Cent - The Original 50 Cent
• 50 Cent - Ja Rule and Murder Inc. Records
• 50 Cent - New York rappers
• 50 Cent - The Game
• 50 Cent - Other controversies
• 50 Cent - Discography
• 50 Cent - Studio Albums
• 50 Cent - Singles
• 50 Cent - Guest Appearances
• 50 Cent - DVDs
• 50 Cent - Note

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Christopher Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), also known as Biggie Smalls (after a stylish gangster in 1975's Let's Do it Again) and Frank White (from the film King of New York), but best known as The Notorious B.I.G. (Business Instead of Game and, since his death, Books Instead of Guns), was a popular Brooklyn-born rapper of the mid-1990s. Following his untimely death in 1997, he has been immortalized as a hip hop icon. The Notorious B. ...

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• The Notorious B.I.G. - Childhood and drug career
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Rap career
• The Notorious B.I.G. - East Coast/West Coast feud and death
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Posthumous career
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Legacy
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Movie
• The Notorious B.I.G. - The Final Chapter
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Facts
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Discography
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Albums
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Singles
• The Notorious B.I.G. - Featured Roles
• The Notorious B.I.G. - B-Sides

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West Coast hip-hop, also known as California hip-hop or West Coast rap, is a style of hip-hop that originated in Los Angeles, California in the 1980s. It has since grown into a subgenre of hip-hop and has developed several creative epicenters, most of which are in California. These epicenters are: The greater Los Angeles area, Long Beach, the greater San Francisco area (also known as the "Yay" Area ), ...

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• West Coast hip hop - Origins and Early Success
• West Coast hip hop - The First Great Divide: East vs. West
• West Coast hip hop - The Second Great Divide: Commercial vs. Underground
• West Coast hip hop - The Third Great Divide: East vs. West again
• West Coast hip hop - West Coast Artists
• West Coast hip hop - West Coast Music Websites and Information

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Hip hop is a cultural movement encompassing four forms of expression: graffiti art, breakdancing, DJing and rapping. The latter two compose hip hop music, a popular style that was developed in the 1970s in New York City, among primarily African American and Puerto Rican audiences. For many years, hip hop remained known only in a few neighborhoods in New York, but it began to spread to nearby urban areas like Philadelphia and New Jersey. By the end of the decade, hip hop was kn ...

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• American hip hop - The East Coast
• American hip hop - Baltimore
• American hip hop - Boston
• American hip hop - New Jersey
• American hip hop - New York City
• American hip hop - Philadelphia
• American hip hop - Washington D.C.
• American hip hop - Midwest
• American hip hop - Chicago
• American hip hop - Cleveland
• American hip hop - Detroit
• American hip hop - Minneapolis
• American hip hop - Pittsburgh
• American hip hop - St. Louis
• American hip hop - The South
• American hip hop - Atlanta
• American hip hop - Houston
• American hip hop - Memphis
• American hip hop - Miami
• American hip hop - New Orleans
• American hip hop - The West and West Coast
• American hip hop - Denver
• American hip hop - Hawaii
• American hip hop - Los Angeles
• American hip hop - Oakland/Bay Area
• American hip hop - Oklahoma
• American hip hop - Phoenix
• American hip hop - Seattle

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Stevie Wonder (born May 13, 1950) is an African-American singer, songwriter, producer, musician, humanitarian and social activist. Although his name at birth was Steveland Judkins, he later changed his name to Steveland Morris, his mother's maiden name. Wonder has recorded more than 30 Top 10 hits, won nearly two dozen Grammys, including one for lifetime achievement, and been inducted into b ...

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• Stevie Wonder - Biography
• Stevie Wonder - Artist career history
• Stevie Wonder - Producer and songwriter
• Stevie Wonder - Impact
• Stevie Wonder - Awards and recognition
• Stevie Wonder - Personal life
• Stevie Wonder - Discography
• Stevie Wonder - US and UK Top Ten singles
• Stevie Wonder - Studio albums

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Aftermath Entertainment - Artists. Dr. Dre- rapper and producer who founded Aftermath Entertainment after leaving Death Row. Under his own label, Dre released the groundbreaking gangsta rap album 2001 (album). Dr. Dre maintained success through his two leading artists Eminem and 50 Cent. Dr. Dre is preparing for his last album Detox. Eminem- Born in St. Joseph, Missouri but raised in Detroit, Eminem became the most famous rapper to be signed under Dr. Dre's label. With four alb ...

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Aftermath Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment - Current roster, Aftermath Entertainment - Artists, Aftermath Entertainment - Producers, Aftermath Entertainment - Former Aftermath Entertainment artists, Aftermath Entertainment - Affiliated Labels

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Aftermath Entertainment - Artists. Dr. Dre- Producer and rapper who founded Aftermath Entertainment after leaving Death Row. Under his own label, Dre released the groundbreaking gangsta rap album 2001 (album). Dr. Dre maintained success through his two leading artists Eminem and 50 Cent. Dr. Dre is preparing for his last album Detox. Eminem- Born in St. Joseph, Missouri but raised in Detroit, Eminem became the most famous rapper to be signed under Dr. Dre's label. With four alb ...

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Aftermath Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment - Current roster, Aftermath Entertainment - Artists, Aftermath Entertainment - Producers, Aftermath Entertainment - Former Aftermath Entertainment artists, Aftermath Entertainment - Affiliated Labels

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Aftermath Entertainment - Artists. Dr. Dre- Producer and rapper who founded Aftermath Entertainment after leaving Death Row. Under his own label, Dre released the groundbreaking gangsta rap album 2001 (album). Dr. Dre maintained success through his two leading artists Eminem and 50 Cent. Dr. Dre is preparing for his last album Detox. Eminem- Born in St. Joseph, Missouri but raised in Detroit, Eminem became the most famous rapper to be signed under Dr. Dre's label. With four alb ...

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Aftermath Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment - Current roster, Aftermath Entertainment - Artists, Aftermath Entertainment - Producers, Aftermath Entertainment - Affiliated Labels

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Aftermath Entertainment music label - Aftermath Entertainment Roster. Dr. Dre- rapper and producer who founded Aftermath Entertainment after leaving Death Row. Since 2003, Dr. Dre maintained success through his two leading artists Eminem and 50 Cent. Dr. Dre is preparing for his last album Detox. Eminem- Born in St. Joseph, Missouri but raised in Detroit, Marshall Mathers became the most famous rapper to be signed under Dr. Dre's label. With four albums and a feature movie, Emi ...

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Aftermath Entertainment music label, 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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50 Cent gained solo success after jointly signing to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Eminem's Shady Records and scoring a multi-platinum hit with his debut Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Following this success, 50 Cent and his manager Sha Money XL founded G-Unit Records, a label distributed through Interscope. His releases since his sophomore album The Massacre have been released under G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope, while his G-Unit rap group and its individual members release their materi ...

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G-Unit, G-Unit - History, G-Unit - Controversy, G-Unit - The feud with The Game, G-Unit - Other Rivalries, G-Unit - Recent Acquisitions

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50 Cent gained solo success after jointly signing to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Eminem's Shady Records and scoring a multi-platinum hit with his debut Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Following this success, 50 Cent and his manager Sha Money XL founded G-Unit Records, a label distributed through Interscope. His releases, starting with the sophomore album The Massacre, have been released under G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope, while his G-Unit rap group and its individual members release their materi ...

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G-Unit, G-Unit - History, G-Unit - Controversy, G-Unit - The feud with The Game, G-Unit - Other Rivalries, G-Unit - Recent Acquisitions, G-Unit - Discography, G-Unit - Albums, G-Unit - Singles

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D12 was initially formed in 1991 by Proof who invited local Detroit rappers such as Bizarre, Eminem and other members who would leave the crew before it achieved success including Eye Kyu, Killa Hawk and Fuzz. The group was a loose collective in the vein of Wu-Tang Clan. Several members began making names for themselves in hip hop during the late 1990s. Bizarre was named Inner City Entertainment's "Flava of the Week". He would also release an album entitled Attack Of The Weirdos and become a member of Tha Outsidaz with Eminem and Rah Digga. Proof won a freesty ...

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D12 hip-hop group, D12 hip-hop group - Early career, D12 hip-hop group - Chart success, D12 hip-hop group - Group members, D12 hip-hop group - Discography, D12 hip-hop group - Albums, D12 hip-hop group - Singles

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See Benzino Article (more information at The Source article). Although it is not clear why Raymond Scott, co-owner of The Source decided to air out his concerns with White multi-platinum MC Eminem, he claims that Eminem's success was hurting Black and Latino artists (hence, he raps under the moniker of Benzino). He started a campaign against the corporations that are controlling and supporting Eminem. Benzino stated that Eminem can talk about dark moody expressions, while Black rappers are f ...

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Hip hop rivalries, Hip hop rivalries - East Coast vs. West Coast, Hip hop rivalries - Nas vs Jay-Z, Hip hop rivalries - Eminem vs Benzino, Hip hop rivalries - Boogie Down Productions vs the Juice Crew, Hip hop rivalries - LL Cool J vs. Kool Moe Dee, Hip hop rivalries - LL Cool J vs Canibus and the Refugee Camp, Hip hop rivalries - Ja Rule vs 50 Cent, Hip hop rivalries - 50 Cent vs The Game, Hip hop rivalries - Other known rivalries not necessarily chronological order

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Dr. Dre - With N.W.A. N.W.A. and the Posse, Ruthless Records, 1987. Straight Outta Compton, Ruthless Records, 1989. 100 Miles and Runnin' , Ruthless Records, 1990. Efil4zaggin ("Niggaz4life" spelled backwards), Ruthless Records, 1991. Dr. Dre - Solo. The Chronic, Death Row Records, 1992 #3 US (3x Platinum) Concrete Roots Hitman Music, 1994 Exec. Prod.DJ Flash Greatest Hi ...

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Dr. Dre, Dr. Dre - Biography, Dr. Dre - Albums Discography, Dr. Dre - With N.W.A, Dr. Dre - Solo, Dr. Dre - Mixtapes, Dr. Dre - Singles Discography

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