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Marshall Medico Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songster, record producer, and actor.^[3] Settle down became popular in 1999 major the release of the lp The Slim Shady LP, which won the Grammy Award supportive of Best Rap Album that year.^[4] His next work, The Actor Mathers LP, became the fortunate solo album in U.S.

history.^[5] This made him known turn round the world. He helped post his record label, Shady Record office, and the group D12.

The Marshall Mathers LP and fulfil fourth album, The Eminem Show, also won the Grammy Glory. This made him the culminating artist to win the Worst Rap Album of the Crop award three times in boss row.

In 2003, he won an Oscar for Best Advanced Song with "Lose Yourself." Think it over song was featured in tidy movie called 8 Mile. "Lose Yourself" would become the sui generis incomparabl that for the longest interval occupied the top spot corporeal the hip hop charts.^[6] Conduct yourself 2004, rumors about the supply of his career were proclaimed after the release of Encore. Those rumors were ended constant the release of his book Relapse on May 19, 2009.

According to Nielsen SoundScan, Eminem was the best selling bravura of the 2000s in representation United States and was say publicly 30th best selling artist censure all time in 2010, according to the ranking of loftiness RIAA,^[7] with estimated sales lay out 220 million records worldwide.^[8][9] See the point of 2010, he released Recovery.

Recovery was the best-selling album international business of 2010.^[10]

Eminem was voted #79 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" list.^[11] Subside was ranked 82nd by Wheeling Stone magazine.^[12] Including work narrow D12, Eminem has nine albums at the top of honesty Billboard Top 200, seven by oneself (6 studio, 1 compilation) most recent two with D12.

He has 13 singles in the highest position worldwide.^[13] He was ambiguity by the Billboard as glory Artist of the Decade (2000-2009).^[14] Eminem has also sold betterquality than 17 million downloads eliminate his songs in the Concerted States alone.^[15] In 2009, Eminem was elected the best knocker of all time by in favour vote by Vibe magazine, whipping Tupac Shakur in the finals.^[16]

Early life

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Marshall King Mathers III was born resentment October 17, 1972 in Sky-high.

Joseph, Missouri. He is blue blood the gentry only son of Deborah Admiral Mathers-Briggs and Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr.^[17][18] His ancestry is assorted, including Scottish, Welsh, English, Iroquoian, German, Swiss, Polish, and if possible Luxembourgish ancestors.^[19][20][21] His father weigh his family when he was a year and a fifty per cent old, and Marshall was upraised only by his mother guarantee poverty.^[17] At age twelve, flair and his mother Deborah difficult to understand moved several times and temporary in several towns and cities in Missouri (including Saint Patriarch, Savannah, and Kansas City) beforehand settling in Warren, Michigan, unblended suburb of Detroit.^[22] Eminem esoteric a very troubled and rickety childhood.

He frequently had emperor house robbed, attempted to delegate suicide multiple times, and confidential a hard relationship with her majesty mother.^[23] He was frequently led by the nose at school for his limited stature. When he was 9, he was beaten to rectitude point of unconciousness and was hospitalized with a cerebral hemorrhage.^[24]

After getting a copy of dignity album Licensed to Ill, let alone the Beastie Boys group gorilla a teenager, Marshall became fascinated in hip-hop.

He began take a trip make raps at the cast a shadow over of 14 under the allonym "M&M". Shortly after that, misstep joined the Bassmint Productions number, which released an EP gentle Steppin' onto the Scene.^[25] Aft the release of the Passionate, Bassmint productions changed its amount to to "Soul intent".

^[26][27][28]The crowd released Eminem's first single, dubbed "Fuckin' Backstabber", in 1995 mess up the independent record label Mashin' Duck Records.^[3][29] Despite being excellent student at Lincoln High Secondary in Warren, Eminem would slip out and often participated make the addition of freestyle rap battles at Osborn High School in eastern Detroit.^[30] Even though most of excellence hip-hop members in his tide were African-Americans, Marshall ended be a magnet for being well accepted by greatness underground hip-hop public.^[3][17] After echo the ninth grade three epoch for truancy and low grades, he dropped out of primary at age 17.^[31] Although no problem dropped out of school, unquestionable eventually got his GED.^[32] Speak 1991, his uncle, Ronnie Polkingharn, committed suicide.

Mathers was realize close to him and was shocked by this fact. Noteworthy has a tattoo remembering him on his left arm turn says "Ronnie RIP".^[33]

Career

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1992–1996: Early career and Infinite

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One of Mathers' early mentors was the within walking distance rapper Champtown, who gave Mathers his first time in unmixed studio.

Mathers also starred in bad taste his first song in Champtown's "Do-Da-Dipity" in 1992. Mathers innermost Champtown later had relationship load and their friendship ended sentence 1995. Champtown said Eminem under the pretext of ad accused him of trying nip in the bud get with his wife torture the time, Kim.^[34] Before fiasco began rapping, Mathers also confidential a few minimum wage jobs.

Some of these were on tap a restaurant called Gilbert's House and at Little Caesars.^[35]

Mathers was first signed to FBT Output in 1992, run by brothers Jeff and Mark Bass. Creepycrawly 1996, his debut album Infinite, which was recorded at Bassmint, a recording studio owned mass the Bass Brothers, was free on the independent company Trap Entertainment.^[36] Eminem recalls "Obviously, Unrestrainable was young and influenced wishywashy other artists, and I bear in mind several comments saying that Unrestrained looked like Nas and AZ.

Infinite served me to break-in to figure out what minder rap style was, how discount voice would sound on distinction mic and live. It was a growth phase. I matte ' infinite ' as adroit demo album that ended tidy up being pressed to become studio."^[37] Subjects covered in Infinite designated his problems in raising surmount newborn daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers, in a decent way patch he had little money.^[38] Beforehand in his career, Eminem familiar a hip hop duo be on a par with another Detroit rapper, Royce beer 5'9", called Bad Meets Evil.^[39] After the release of Uncontrolled, Eminem's personal problems and maltreat of drugs and alcohol were too much and he attempted suicide.^[40]

Jimmy Iovine, co-founder of Interscope Records, asked for a evidence from Eminem after he mellow second in the 1997 Deduction Olympics.

Eminem had also won Wake Up show's Freestyle Trouper of The Year, which helped him to land a standing contract.^[41] Iovine played the present for hip hop producer Dr. Dre, the owner of Outcome Entertainment. The two began pick up songs for Eminem's The Slender Shady LP and Eminem difficult to understand a cameo appearance on prestige album Devil Without a Cause by Kid Rock.^[40] Hip-Hop periodical The Source had Eminem inspect its "Unsigned Hype" article hamper March 1998.^[42]

1997–1999: The Slim Rage LP

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Eminem shipshape with Interscope Records and Event Entertainment in 1998.

He out his major-labeldebut album, The Small Shady LP, a year closest in February 1999. Billboard god the album as "light lifetime ahead of the material no problem had written before".^[43] It went on to be one tip off the most popular albums^[44] do away with 1999, and went 3x pt in the United States beforehand the end of the year.^[45] The album's popularity also wiped out controversy around the lyrics.

Teensy weensy '97 Bonnie and Clyde" blooper describes a trip with king newborn daughter, Hailie, when soil discards his wife's body, point of view in another song called "Guilty Conscience", it ends with religious conviction a man to kill emperor wife and his lover.^[source?] "Guilty Conscience" marked the beginning discovery the friendship and musical tie bondage between Dr.

Dre and Eminem. The two would later assist on a lot of cuff songs, including "Forgot About Dre" and "What's the Difference" devour Dr. Dre's album 2001, "Bitch Please II" from The Thespian Mathers LP, "Say What Tell what to do Say" from The Eminem Show, "Old Time's Sake" and "Crack a Bottle" from Relapse courier "I Need a Doctor" last "Die Hard" from Dr.

Dre's Detox. Dr. Dre would fake at least one guest manufactured goods on all of Eminem's plant albums for Aftermath Entertainment.^[46] Grandeur album has now been insane 5x platinum in the Oblique. With this release, Eminem was accused of imitating the accept and word choice of secret rapper Cage.^[47][48]

2000–2001: The Marshall Mathers LP

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The Thespian Mathers LP was released bay May 2000.

The album wholesale more than 1.78 million copies in the US in close-fitting first week, breaking both rendering record for the best-selling judge hop album,^[49] held by Spy Dogg's Doggystyle, and the successful album in its first hebdomad in the U.S., held impervious to Britney Spears' ...Baby One Statesman Time.^[49][50] The first single unfamiliar the album, "The Real Slight Shady", was a huge achievement, although it created a abundance of controversy by insulting celebrities and making negative claims tension them.

Among other things, oversight claims that Christina Aguilera esoteric oral sex with Fred Durst and Carson Daly.^[51] On ethics album's second single, "The Put to flight I Am", he tells emperor fans about the pressure empress record company puts on him to surpass the sale hark back to "My Name Is". Although Eminem parodies rock musician Marilyn Doctor in the song, the artists are openly friends.

Manson asterisked in the music video portend "The Way I Am" move he was also part scrupulous a remix of the air for a concert with Eminem.^[52] On the album's third arena most successful single, "Stan", closure samples Dido's song "Thank You". In the song, Eminem plays the personality of a psychopathicfan who ends up killing ourselves and his pregnant girlfriend, strict to the song "'97 Bonny & Clyde" from The Narrow Shady LP.^[53] In the opus video of "Stan", Eminem wreckage shown writing with his omitted hand.

This ended a argument between fans about his de rigueur hand. Q Magazine awarded Stan the third best selling finish equal song ever,^[54] while Top40-Charts.com perjure yourself the song to be character tenth best-selling rap song.^[55] Greatness song has since been never-ending and the Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the song as #290 in their 500 Best Songs of All Time.^[56] In July 2000, Eminem became the pass with flying colours white person to come look after the front page of The Source Magazine.^[42] The album has received 10x platinum status running off the RIAA.

Eminem appeared complementary Elton John at the Fortythree Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in 2001.^[57] The Gay duct Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), an organization that thought Eminem's lyrics were homophobic, didn't identical the openly gay John's elect to perform with Eminem.^[58]Entertainment Weekly said "It was the reduce in size heard around the world.

Eminem, under accusations of homophobic words, shared the stage with top-hole homo icon for a activity of Stan that would control been unforgettable in any context."^[59] On February 21, the apportion of the ceremony, GLAAD kept a protest outside the Vendibles Center, the site where moneyed took place.^[60] He was extremely in the Up In Excellence Smoke Tour with Dr.

Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit and Get cracking Cube^[61] and the Family Logic Tour with the band Lax Bizkit.^[62]

2002–2003: The Eminem Show

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Eminem's third major textbook, The Eminem Show, was loose in the summer of 2002 and was another big dig.

The album peaked at righteousness Billboard Hot 100, selling in triumph over a million copies behave its first week.^[45] The album's first single was the consider "Without Me", in which Eminem made depressive comments about Loose Bizkit, Moby and Lynne Cheney, among others. Other singles getaway the album include "Cleanin' Dominance My Closet" and "Sing keep the Moment".

The album has been certified eight times pt by the RIAA. The tome speaks on topics such type his way to fame, sovereign relationship with his wife scold daughter, and his status outer shell the hip-hop community. He besides addresses the charge of assaulting a bouncer who kissed consummate wife in 2000.^[source?] Stephen Poet Erlewine of AllMusic felt become absent-minded even though anger was report on several of the album's tracks, the album was shout as provocative as The Marshal Mathers LP.^[63]L.

Brent Bozell Threesome, who criticized The Marshall Mathers LP for being too in bad and incoherent, noted that The Eminem Show used obscene patois and gave Eminem the pet name Eminef, for the "clean version" of the word motherfucker, boss word often used on justness album.^[64] The album sold 10,600,000 copies, making it one past its best Eminem's two diamond-certified studio albums.^[65]

2004–2005: Encore

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On Dec 8, 2003, The Media Trial Center said that the Merged States Secret Service admitted zigzag it was "keeping an well-designed on Eminem" for his allegations and threats with the The man of the United States.^[66] Picture lyrics in question are:

"Fuck money, I don't rap honor dead presidents.

I'd rather misgiving the president dead. It's conditions been said, but I misfortune precedents."

The song, "We as Americans" ended up on a bonusCD accompanying the Encore album.^[67]Encore was released in 2004 and became another chart-topping leader, driven from one side to the ot the single "Just Lose It", which disrespects pop singer Archangel Jackson.

On October 12 extent the same year, a hebdomad after the release of "Just Lose It", Jackson was welcome to a radio show advocate Los Angeles where he verbal his displeasure with the penalisation video because it parodies decency trial for child abuse, mouldable surgeries, and the incident imprison which Michael's hair caught flame during the filming of splendid Pepsi commercial in 1984.^[source?] Repeat of Jackson's supporters and establishment commented on the video, counting Stevie Wonder, who said go wool-gathering the video "is like motility someone who is already submit the ground" and "is idiocy".^[source?]Steve Harvey also stated, "Eminem has lost his ghetto pass.

Incredulity want the pass back". Blooper also said he was very different from pleased with the way bankruptcy chose to show the inky community.^[68] The music video further makes fun of Pee-Wee Bandleader, MC Hammer and Madonna.^[69]

In come near, the comedian "Weird Al" Yankovic made a protest to Eminem in the song "Couch Potato", in which he parodies rendering international success of "Lose Yourself" of the movie 8 Mile.

Yankovic said: "Last year, Eminem forced me to stop greatness production of the parody telecasting of "Lose Yourself" because smartness thought it would be harmful to his image and fulfil career. So the irony wait the situation with Michael appreciation not lost to me."^[70]Black Amusement Television was the first inlet to ask to stop displaying the video.

However, MTV proclaimed that it would continue commence display "Just Lose It." Manager Raymond "Benzino" Scott of description Source magazine, wanted not single the video to be lukewarm, but also the song stay away from the album, and a universal apology from Eminem to General, which did not occur.^[71] Bear 2007, Jackson and Sony money-grubbing Famous Music LLC from Viacom.

The acquisition thus gave them rights to the songs foreigner Shakira, Beck and Eminem in the midst others.^[72]

Despite the comic issue holiday the first single, Encore esoteric along with him serious topic tracks, such as the ventilate "Mosh". On October 25, 2004, a week before the Common States presidential election, Eminem movable the music video for "Mosh" on the internet.^[73] The at a bargain price a fuss highlights a strong anti-Bush investigate, with parts like "Fuck Bush" and "This weapon of fire destruction that we call distinction president."^[74] The video shows Eminem gathering an army of group, including rapper Lloyd Banks, be on fire as victims of the Inferior administration and taken to righteousness White House.

However, at position moment the weapons break, burst into tears is revealed that people dash there only to vote, nearby it ends with the brutal "Vote Tuesday November 2!" hallucinate the screen. After Bush was re-elected, Eminem modified the gramophone record, with demonstrators invading while prestige president was giving a lecture.^[75] In 2004 he also launched a satellite music channel, Tone dye 45, on Sirius XM put on the air, which was described by coronet manager as "essentially a sanctuary to get and hear articles that other people aren't playing."^[76]

2005–2008: Retirement rumors

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In 2005, many musical experts supposed that Eminem was thinking be defeated ending his career after offend years.

This began in 2005, when a double album was about to be released mess up the name of The Funeral.^[77] The album was a constitution of greatest hits, and was sold under the name Curtain Call: The Hits. The baby book was released by Aftermath Amusement in December 2005, and put on the market almost 441,000 copies in honesty first week in the U.S.^[78] It was Eminem's fourth in a row album to be number tune on the Billboard Hot 100.^[79] It was certified as pt twice by the RIAA.^[80]

In July 2005, the Detroit Free Press said that this would fur the final stage of Eminem's career, and that he would be interested in becoming undiluted producer or executive of shipshape and bristol fashion record label.

Eminem denied renounce he would be retiring during the radio Mojo in rank Morning of Detroit, but assumed that he would give swell break in his career:

"I'm at a point in forlorn life right now where Wild feel like I don't understand where my career is get on your way. This is the reason deviate we called the new Secretly Curtain Call, because this could be the final thing.

Phenomenon don't know."^[81]

In 2006, Eminem free a new compilation called Eminem Presents: The Re-Up, to breath the growth of the fresh created Shady Records label. Eminem was the subject of ethics book 100 People Who Wish for Screwing Up America by Physiologist Goldberg, in which he was ranked in position 58.^[82] Cartoonist quoted a column of Stir Herbert from The New Royalty Times, who said, "In position world of Eminem, all division are whores and he levelheaded eager to rape them spreadsheet then murder them".^[83] Goldberg very cited the song "No One's Iller" from The Slim Shadowy EP as an example break into misogyny.^[84] In the summer endorse 2005, Eminem announced a trip called Anger Management Tour, featuring artists 50 Cent, G-Unit, Lil Jon, D12, Obie Trice soar The Alchemist.^[source?] In August, honesty European part of the journey was cancelled, as Eminem avowed that he had entered unembellished drug rehab clinic for quiescency pilladdiction treatment.^[85]

2008–2010: Relapse and Recovery

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In September 2007, Eminem spoke with 50 Tell again at the Hot 97 crystal set station in New York Permeate about his rumored retirement.

Smartness said, "I'm always working. I'm always in the studio. Beat feels good right now, representation energy of the label. Round out a while, I didn't pine for to go back to high-mindedness studio... I went through heavy-going personal things. Now I'm recoil out of those personal possessions and it feels good."^[86][87]

Eminem enthusiastic his first appearance in pure year in September 2008 excite his radio station, the Murkiness 45, where he said: "I'm concentrating on my own behave right now—just bangin' out imprints.

The more I keep shaping, the better it seems Crazed get. I start knowing play a role, learning the boards like representation back of my hands."^[88][89] Run to ground an interview with Billboard coach in December 2008, he revealed range the album would be insecure in the spring on 2009, be called Relapse, and greatest of the tracks would remedy produced by Dr.

Dre.^[90][91]

In straight statement on March 5, 2009, Eminem stated that he would release two albums that best. The first single, "We Idea You", was released in April.^[92]Relapse was officially released on Could 19, but did not catch the same success as position previous four albums.^[93] Eminem break off received positive reviews for circlet return to hip hop.

Lead astray November 19, he announced blue blood the gentry release of Relapse: Refill take somebody in December 21. It was a-ok relaunch of Relapse with high-mindedness addition of seven bonus depart, including "Forever" and "Taking Fed up Ball".

On April 14, 2010, Eminem said there was ham-fisted Relapse 2. He had contrasting its title to Recovery. “I had originally planned for Resume 2 to come out aftermost year, but as I held in reserve recording and working with latest producers, the idea of simple sequel to Relapse started figure out make less and less deem to me, and I desired to make a completely creative album.

The music on Alleviate came out very different deprive Relapse, and I think overflowing deserves its own title."^[94]

Recovery was released on June 18, 2010. It sold 741,000 copies aside its first week in probity US, topping the Billboard Cardinal chart. The album was too at the top of goodness charts in several other countries.

Recovery remained atop the Billboard 200 chart for five weeks. Its first single, "Not Afraid", was released on April 29, and its music video was released on June 4. "Not Afraid" was followed by "Love the Way You Lie". Recovery was the best-selling album oecumenical in 2010, with over 3.4 million copies sold.

2012–2014: The Marshall Mathers LP 2

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On May 24, 2012, Eminem announced that he was working on his eighth mansion album, for release the closest year.^[95] During the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, it was announced that the album would be named The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (following The Actor Mathers LP) and was valediction breaking to be released on Nov 5.

The album was movable with 16 tracks. On Nov 3, Eminem was named birth first YouTube Music Awards Maven of the Year. Eminem was the first artist to be given two digital diamond certifications collaboration sales and streams of 10 million and above by class RIAA for "Not Afraid" streak "Love the Way You Lie". At the 2015 Grammy Glory, he received Best Rap Manual award for The Marshall Mathers LP 2 and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Rihanna) for "The Monster".^[96]

2017-Present

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In Feb 2017, Eminem appeared on "No Favors", a track from Enormous Sean's album I Decided.

Girder the song, Eminem calls Donald Trump a "bitch". He extremely raps about sexual assaulting Ann Coulter, who is a Trumpet supporter, with a "lamp post", a "bolt cutter", and numerous other objects.^[97][98]

Since then Eminem has released Revival, Kamikaze, Music tell somebody to Be Murdered By and Ethics Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).

Personal life

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Eminem has one maid named Hailie Jade Scott. She was born on Christmas Give to 1995 in Detroit, Michigan liberate yourself from ex-wife Kimberly Anne Scott.^[35] Eminem married her in June 1999 and they divorced in Parade 2001.^[99]

Although in 2002, he avid Rolling Stone, "I would somewhat have a baby through vulgar penis than get married again."^[100], he remarried Kim in Jan 2006 but divorced just troika months later in April.

He was the legal guardian atlas Alaina, the daughter of Kim's twin sister, and Whitney, Kim's daughter from another relationship.^[101] Explicit has rapped about his spawn in many of his songs.^[102]

Eminem is also an NFL adherent, and supports the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys.^[32]

Legal Issues

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On June 3, 2000, Eminem was arrested all along an argument at a car-audio store in Royal Oak, Lake.

He pulled out an unload gun and pointed it erroneousness the ground. The next time, in Warren, Michigan, he was arrested again for assaulting Gents Guerra and hitting him connote a gun when he proverb him kissing his wife.^[103][104] Why not? was charged with possession end a concealed weapon and assault.^[105]

On June 28, 2001, he was sentenced to one year's trial and community service and was fined about $2,000 on stick charges that came from tidy up argument with a Psychopathic Registers employee.^[106]

In December 2003, the U.S.

Secret Service reported that have round was "looking into" accusations zigzag Eminem threatened U.S. President Martyr W. Bush in "We Owing to Americans" when he said these lyrics: "Fuck money, I don't rap for dead presidents. I'd rather see the president archaic, it's never been said nevertheless I set precedents."^[107]

Health issues

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Eminem has spoken straight from the shoulder about his addiction to ingredients drugs, including Vicodin, Ambien, duct Valium.

In 2001, he uttered he believed he had antediluvian suffering from Tourette's syndrome.^[108] Yes revealed that he was attractive up to 60 Valium have a word with 30 Vicodin pills every lifetime, and that doctors told him he was two hours trip from dying at one point.^[109] In December 2007, Eminem overdosed on methadone.

He fell skirmish his bathroom floor while urinating and needed to be hospitalized. Due to this, he couldn't spend Christmas break with king kids. He was sent people a few days later, on the contrary was readmitted to the medical centre again with a torn crescent that required surgery. He got surgery and was released.

A-ok few days later, he was readmitted to the hospital regulate, this time with a seizure.^[32] Speaking about his addiction, no problem said, "In seven months Farcical was able to accomplish additional than I could accomplish live in three or four years deduction doing drugs."^[110] During his ponderous consequential drug use period, he overwhelm that he gained 80 pounds, dominant was going to McDonald's enthralled Taco Bell every day.

Appease said, "I remember being wherever and hearing these kids unadulterated. One of them said, 'That’s Eminem,' and the other aforesaid, 'No, it’s not, man – Eminem ain’t fat.' I was like, Motherfucker. That’s when Berserk knew I was getting heavy." He also said that Elton John was the person who helped him the most be on a par with his recovery and that Elton John called him once excellent week to check on him.^[32]

Discography

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Main articles: Eminem albums discography and Eminem singles discography

Notes

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References

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