Eminem Interview

Eminem
Eminem performing at the Anger Management Tour in 2005.
Background information
Birth name	Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Also known as	Slim Shady
Born	October 17, 1972 (1972-10-17) (age 35) St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, producer, actor
Years active	1995–present
Label(s)	Bassmint, Mashin' Duck, Web, Interscope, Aftermath, Shady
Associated acts	D12, Dr. Dre, Shady Records, G-Unit
Website	www.eminem.com

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known as Slim Shady and his primary stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor. Having sold over seventy million albums worldwide, Eminem is one of the highest-selling rappers of all time.

Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP. The following album, The Marshall Mathers LP, became the fastest-selling hip hop album in history, followed by an increasing amount of popularity, critical praise, as well as controversy. While Eminem has won many Grammy Awards, been praised for having "verbal energy", high quality of lyricism and been ranked at number nine on MTV's list of The Greatest MCs of All Time,#13 on the MTV's "22 Greatest Voices in Music" and #82 on The Rolling Stones' "Immortal Artists" he has often been infamous for the controversy surrounding many of these lyrics, including allegations of glorifying homophobia, misogyny, and violence.