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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 - 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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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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In 2005, some industry insiders speculated that Eminem is considering concluding his rapping career after six years and numerous multi-platinum albums. Speculation began in early 2005 about a double-disc album to be released late that year, rumored to be titled The Funeral. The album manifested itself under the name Curtain Call, and was released on December 6, 2005. In July 2005, the Detroit Free Press broke news of a potential final bow for Eminem as a solo performer, quoting members of his inside circle who said that ...

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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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Grammy Stats Career Wins: 9 Career Nominations: 21 Album of the Year The Eminem Show Nominated 2003 The Marshall Mathers LP Nominated 2001 Song of the Year "Lose Yourself" w/ L. Restro & J. Bass Nominated 2004 Record of the Year "Lose Yourself" Nominated 2004See also:

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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 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). Soul Intent Demo (1997) 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 w ...

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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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Academy Awards 2003 - Best song, for Lose Yourself from 8 Mile Golden Globe Awards 2003 - Best Original Song in a Motion Picture (Nominee), for Lose Yourself from 8 Mile Grammy Awards 2000 - Best rap solo performance, for My Name Is from The Slim Shady LP 2000 - Best rap album, for The Slim Shady LP 2001 - Best rap solo performance, for The Real Slim Shady from The Marshall Mathers LP ...

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Eminem remarried Kim on the 14th of January 2006 in Michigan. Eminems best man was long time friend Proof and Kims maid of honour was their daughter Hallie-Jade. They walked down the aisle to Eminems song 'Mockingbird' which was a tribute to Hallie Jade and his neice Alaina or 'Lanie'. Guests at the wedding were 50 Cent, G-Unit Soldiers and D12. Kim's mother had attended the wedding while Eminem's mother hadn't. It seemed that most of his family were not in favor of his re-marriage including Eminem's grandmother. 50 Cent revealed later that Eminem looked like he was going to get cold feet at the altar and described him as 'pale' but ...

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Academy Awards 2003 - Best song, for "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile Golden Globe Awards 2003 - Best Original Song in a Motion Picture (Nominee), for "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile Grammy Awards 2000 - Best rap solo performance, for "My Name Is" from The Slim Shady LP 2000 - Best rap album, for The Slim Shady LP 2001 - Best rap solo performance, for "The Real Slim Shady" from The Marshall Mathers LP 2 ...

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Hailie Jade Scott (Mathers) is the daughter of Eminem and his wife Kimberly Ann Scott. She was born on December 25, 1995. The songs "Mockingbird" on Eminem's album Encore and "Hailie's Song" on The Eminem Show are dedicated to her. Hailie joins her father in the hook for "My Dad's Gone Crazy." She also features prominently in a number of his other songs, most notably in "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" on The Slim Shady LP, which is a fictional account of Eminem dumping the dead body of his wife into the ocean, accompanied by Hailie. She is also referenced in Em ...

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Once he joined Interscope, Eminem released The Slim Shady LP, which went on to be one of the most popular records of 1999, going triple platinum by the end of the year. With the album's enormous popularity came controversy surrounding many of the album's lyrics. In "'97 Bonnie and Clyde", Eminem describes a trip with his infant daughter, disposing of the body of his wife. Another song, "Guilty Conscience," ends with Eminem e ...

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Eminem remarried Kim on the 14th of January 2006 in Michigan. Eminem's best man was long time friend Proof and Kim's maid of honor was their daughter Hallie Jade. They walked down the aisle to Eminem's song 'Mockingbird' which was a tribute to Hallie Jade and his niece Alaina or 'Lanie'. Guests at the wedding were 50 Cent, G-Unit Soldiers and D12. Kim's mother attended the wedding while Eminem's mother didn't. It seemed that most of his family was not in favor of his re-marriage including Eminem's grandmother. 50 Cent revealed later that Eminem looked like he was going to get cold feet at the altar and described him as 'pale' but ...

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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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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 show that he didn't have anything against homosexuals. Though it shocked a lot of people, this gesture ...

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Once he joined Interscope, Eminem released The Slim Shady LP, which went on to be one of the most popular records of 1999, going triple platinum by the end of the year. With the album's enormous popularity came controversy surrounding many of the album's lyrics. In "97 Bonnie and Clyde", Eminem describes a trip with his infant daughter, disposing of the body of his wife. Another song, "Guilty Conscience," ends with Eminem e ...

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Interested in rap from a young age, Mathers began performing as early as thirteen, later gaining some popularity with a group, Soul Intent. In 1996, he released his first independent album, named Infinite (of which he sold about 500 copies out of the back of his car), which received a mixed critical response. Drawing on the negative experiences of his life, in 1997 Eminem followed Infinite up with The Slim Shady EP demo, which saw his lyrics take a decidedly darker turn. He became famous in the hip-hop underground becaus ...

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In 2005, some industry insiders speculated that Eminem is considering concluding his rapping career after five years and numerous multi-platinum albums. Speculation began in early 2005 about a double-disc album to be released late that year, rumored to be titled The Funeral. The album manifested itself under the name Curtain Call, and was released on December 6, 2005. In July 2005, the Detroit Free Press broke news of a potential final bow for Eminem as a solo performer, quoting members of his inside circle who said that ...

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