Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (English: Marshall Bruce Mathers III; October 17, 1972 -), whose stage name is Eminem (English: Eminem /ˌɛmɪˈnɛm/, personalized as EMINƎM), is an American male rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. Eminem is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales estimated at more than 220 million records. He was the best-selling music artist in the United States in the 2000s, with his albums "The Big Bad" and "The Eminem Show" and singles "Lose Yourself", "Love The Way You Lie" and "Not Afraid" all receiving Diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Eminem has also won numerous awards, including 15 Grammy Awards, 8 American Music Awards, 17 Billboard Music Awards, an Academy Award and the MTV Europe Music Global Icon Award. He has ten number one albums on the Billboard 200, all of which have consecutive number one hits on the chart, making him the only artist to achieve this feat, as well as five number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard named him an Artist of the Decade in the 2000s. Rolling Stone also included him in its "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" and "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time" lists. After releasing his debut album Infinite (1996) and mini-album Slim Shady EP (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with the album Slightly Shady. The next two albums, "The Big Brother" (2000) and "The Eminem Show" (2002), were quite successful around the world, and both were nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. After releasing Encore (2004), Eminem took a break from releasing albums in 2005, in part due to an addiction to prescription drugs. Four years later, with "Here We Go Again" (2009)