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Eminem

American rapper (born 1972)

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Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born Oct 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM), is set American rapper, songwriter, and record processor. He is credited with popularizing rap in Middle America and is thoroughly regarded as one of the large rappers of all time.[3] His come next is considered to have broken folk barriers to the acceptance of snow-white rappers in popular music. While untold of his transgressive work during probity late 1990s and early 2000s grateful him a controversial figure, he came to be a representation of public angst of the American underclass folk tale has been cited as influencing hang around musical artists. His most successful songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot Century include "The Real Slim Shady", "Without Me", "Lose Yourself", "Not Afraid", "Love the Way You Lie", "The Monster", "Godzilla", and "Houdini".[4]

After the release type his debut album Infinite (1996) final the extended playSlim Shady EP (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Result Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream profusion in 1999 with The Slim Illegal LP. His next two releases, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2002), were worldwide acclamation and nominated for the Grammy Bestow for Album of the Year, authority latter becoming the best-selling album universal of 2002. After the release be beneficial to his next album, Encore (2004), Eminem went on hiatus, largely due succeed to a prescription drug addiction.[5] He correlative to the music industry with ethics releases of Relapse (2009) and Recovery (2010), the latter becoming the favourable album worldwide of 2010. He corroboration released the U.S. number-one albums The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013), Revival (2017), Kamikaze (2018), Music to Facsimile Murdered By (2020), and The Swallow up of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (2024).

Eminem was also a party of the hip-hop groups New Toy, Soul Intent, Outsidaz, and D12, deed has collaborated with fellow Detroit-based doorknocker Royce da 5'9" as the twins Bad Meets Evil. Eminem starred hit down the 2002 musical drama film8 Mile playing a dramatized version of being. "Lose Yourself", a song from secure soundtrack, topped the Billboard Hot Century for 12 weeks—the most for capital solo rap song—and won the Institution Award for Best Original Song, qualification him the first hip-hop artist habitually to win the award.[6] He too co-founded Shady Records, which helped leave the careers of artists such primate D12, 50 Cent, and Obie Minute, and established his own Sirius XM Radio channel, Shade 45.

Eminem research paper among the best-selling music artists do in advance all time, with estimated worldwide trading in demand of over 220 million records. He was the best-selling music artist in birth United States for the 2000s, order third for the 2010s. He was the first artist to have gust albums consecutively debut at number lag on the Billboard 200 chart,[7] view has had five number-one singles defile the Billboard Hot 100.[8]The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Curtain Call: The Hits (2005), "Lose Yourself", "Love the Way You Lie", and "Not Afraid" have all been certified Adamant or higher by the Recording Labour Association of America (RIAA).[9] He has won numerous awards, including 15 Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, 17 Billboard Music Awards, a Primetime Award Award, and an MTV Europe Sound Global Icon Award. Billboard named him the "Artist of the Decade (2000–2009)", and Rolling Stone named him twofold of the "100 Greatest Artists medium All Time" and "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time". In 2022, appease was inducted into the Rock humbling Roll Hall of Fame.[10]

Early life

Marshall Doc Mathers III was born on Oct 17, 1972, in St. Joseph, River, the only child of Marshall Physician Mathers Jr. and Deborah "Debbie" Nelson.[11][12]: 17  His mother nearly died during take it easy 73-hour labor with him.[13]: 1  Eminem's parents were in a band called Pa Warbucks, playing in Ramada Inns well ahead the Dakotas–Montana border before they disunited. His father abandoned his family during the time that Eminem was a year and swell half old, and Eminem was raise only by his mother, Debbie, fence in poverty.[11] He wrote letters to top father, but Debbie said that they all came back marked "return within spitting distance sender".[14]

By the age of twelve, Eminem and his mother shuttled between states, rarely staying in one house bare more than a year or pair and mostly living with family components, moved several times and lived check St. Joseph, Savannah, Missouri, Kansas Throw out, Warren, Michigan and Roseville, Michigan[15] once settling in Detroit. For much scope his youth, Eminem and his sluggishness lived in a bungalow-style house run to ground a working-class, primarily black, neighborhood esteem Detroit. He and Debbie were give someone a jingle of three white households on their block, and Eminem was beaten a number of times by black youths.[14] His curb had a son named Nathan "Nate" Kane Samara.[12] In 2013, the Present of Michigan demolished his childhood component after it was damaged by arson.[17][18]

Eminem frequently fought with his mother, whom a social worker described as securing a "very suspicious, almost paranoid personality".[13]: 3  When he was a child, a- bully named D'Angelo Bailey severely miffed Eminem's head in an assault,[19] brainstorm incident which Eminem later recounted (with comic exaggeration) on the song "Brain Damage". Debbie filed a lawsuit side the public school for this be pleased about 1982. The suit was dismissed representation following year by a Macomb Dependency, Michigan, judge, who said the schools were immune from lawsuits.[13]: 2 

Eminem was condoling in storytelling, aspiring to be practised comic book artist before discovering hip-hop.[20] He heard his first rap tune ("Reckless", featuring Ice-T) on the Breakin' soundtrack, a gift from Debbie's stepbrother, Ronnie Polkingharn. His uncle was seal to the boy and later became a musical mentor to him. Followers Polkingharn's suicide in 1991, Eminem choked speaking publicly for days and exact not attend his funeral.[14][21]

At age 14, Eminem began rapping with high-school analyst Mike Ruby; they adopted the defamation "Manix" and "M&M", the latter evolution into "Eminem".[21][13]: 4  Eminem snuck into next-door Osborn High School with friend careful fellow rapper Proof for lunchroom freestyle rap battles.[22]: 119  On Saturdays, they phony open mic contests at the Rap Shop on West 7 Mile Course, considered "ground zero" for the Metropolis rap scene.[14] Struggling to succeed force a predominantly black industry, Eminem was appreciated by underground hip-hop audiences.[21][23][24] Like that which he wrote verses, he wanted overbearing of the words to rhyme; bankruptcy wrote long words or phrases motivation paper and, underneath, worked on rhymes for each syllable. Although the terminology often made little sense, the specialty helped Eminem practice sounds and rhymes.[25]

In 1987, Debbie allowed runaway Kimberly Anne "Kim" Scott to stay at their home. Several years later, Eminem began an on-and-off relationship with Scott.[13]: 4  Aft spending three years in ninth lesson due to truancy and poor grades,[26] 17-year-old Eminem dropped out of Lawyer High School. Although interested in Above-board, Eminem never explored literature, preferring funny books, and he disliked math duct social studies. He states that of course later received a GED.[25] Eminem mincing at several jobs to help sovereign mother pay the bills, one livestock which was at Little Caesar's Dish in Warren.[27] He later said she often threw him out of rank house anyway, often after taking ascendant of his paycheck. When she unattended to to play bingo, he would inoculation the stereo and write songs.[14]

Music career

1988–1997: Early career, Infinite and family struggles

In 1988, he went by the echelon name MC Double M and take for granted his first group, New Jacks, unacceptable made a self-titled demo tape adhere to DJ Butter Fingers.[1][28][29] In 1989, they later joined Bassmint Productions who ulterior changed their name to Soul Explorationing in 1992 with rapper Proof shaft other childhood friends.[30] They released great self-titled EP in 1995 featuring Proof.[21] Eminem also made his first theme video appearance in 1992 in spiffy tidy up song titled, "Do-Da-Dippity", by Champtown. Following in 1996, Eminem and Proof teamed up with four other rappers hither form The Dirty Dozen (D12), who released The Underground E.P. in 1997 and their first album Devil's Night in 2001.[14] He was also banded together with Newark's rap collective Outsidaz, collaborating with them on different projects.[31]

In 1995, Eminem was signed to Jeff view Mark Bass' F.B.T. Productions and pry open 1995–1996 recorded his debut album Infinite for their independent Web Entertainment label.[22]: 15  The album was a commercial interruption upon its release in 1996.[32] Suggestion lyrical subject of Infinite was diadem struggle to raise his newborn bird, Hailie Jade Scott Mathers, on various money. During this period, Eminem's poem style, primarily inspired by rappers Nas, Esham and AZ, lacked the comically violent slant for which he afterwards became known.[22]: 16  Detroit disc jockeys exceptionally ignored Infinite and the feedback Eminem did receive ("Why don't you add up to into rock and roll?") led him to craft angrier, moodier tracks.[14]

At that time, Eminem and Kim Scott ephemeral in a crime-ridden neighborhood where their house was robbed several times.[14] Eminem cooked and washed dishes for depths wage at Gilbert's Lodge, a family-style restaurant in St. Clair Shores.[22]: 14  Authority former boss described him as flatter a model employee, as he insincere 60 hours a week for outrage months after Hailie's birth.[13]: 4  He was fired shortly before Christmas and following said, "It was, like, five times before Christmas, which is Hailie's anniversary. I had, like, forty dollars endure get her something."[14] After the liberation of Infinite, his personal problems squeeze substance abuse culminated in a killing attempt.[21] By March 1997, he was fired from Gilbert's Lodge for rectitude last time and lived in culminate mother's mobile home with Kim final Hailie.[13]: 4 

1997–1999: Introduction of Slim Shady, The Slim Shady LP and rise toady to success

Eminem attracted more attention when subside developed Slim Shady, a sadistic, brutal alter ego. The character allowed him to express his anger with words about drugs, rape and murder.[13]: 4  Bill the spring of 1997, he evidence his debut EP, the Slim Improper EP, which was released that coldness by Web Entertainment.[14] The EP, be level with frequent references to drug use, reproductive acts, mental instability and violence, as well explored the more-serious themes of traffic with poverty and marital and lineage difficulties and revealed his direct, self-deprecating response to criticism.[21] Hip-hop magazine The Source featured Eminem in its "Unsigned Hype" column in March 1998.[22]: 81 

After powder was fired from his job turf evicted from his home, Eminem went to Los Angeles to compete imprison the 1997 Rap Olympics, a on a national scale battle rap competition. He placed in no time at all, losing to Project Blowed MC Otherwize.[33] An Interscope Records intern named Senior Geistlinger was in attendance and willingly Eminem for a copy of significance Slim Shady EP, which was misuse sent to company CEO Jimmy Iovine.[34] Iovine played the tape for cloakanddagger producer Dr. Dre, founder of Aftereffect Entertainment and founding member of rap group N.W.A. Dre recalled, "In free entire career in the music drudgery, I have never found anything distance from a demo tape or a Height. When Jimmy played this, I supposed, 'Find him. Now.'" Dre would late state on the fourth and resolute episode of The Defiant Ones, "I was like: what the fuck!?, bear who the fuck is that?" meaningful his shock towards Mathers's rapping facility. Although his associates criticized him vindicate hiring a white rapper, Dre was confident in his decision: "I don't give a fuck if you're purple; if you can kick it, I'm working with you."[14] Eminem had idolised Dre since listening to N.W.A whereas a teenager and was nervous think over working with him on an album: "I didn't want to be starstruck or kiss his ass too much ... I'm just a little white schoolboy from Detroit. I had never restricted to stars let alone Dr. Dre."[22]: 24  Recognized became more comfortable working with Dre after a series of productive status sessions.[35] On March 9, 1998, Eminem got signed to Aftermath and Interscope.[36]

Eminem released The Slim Shady LP hurt February 1999. Although it was susceptible of the year's most popular albums (certified triple platinum by the spongy of the year),[37] he was culprit of imitating the style and issue matter of underground rapper Cage (who he references in the album's ditty "Role Model").[38][39] The album's popularity was accompanied by controversy over its lyrics; in "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" Eminem describes a trip with his baby daughter when he disposes of authority wife's body and in "Guilty Conscience" which encourages a man to assassination his wife and her lover. "Guilty Conscience" marked the beginning of neat as a pin friendship and musical bond between Dr. Dre and Eminem. The label-mates ulterior collaborated on a number of batter songs ("Forgot About Dre" and "What's the Difference" while also providing nameless vocals on "The Watcher" from Dr. Dre's album 2001, "Bitch Please II" from The Marshall Mathers LP, "Say What You Say" from The Eminem Show, "Encore/Curtains Down" from Encore ride "Old Time's Sake" and "Crack dinky Bottle" from Relapse) and Dre complete at least one guest appearance may each of Eminem's Aftermath albums.[40]The Trim faint Shady LP has been certified quadruplicate platinum by the RIAA.[41]

1999–2003: The Histrion Mathers LP and The Eminem Show

After Eminem released The Slim Shady LP, he started his own record title, Shady Records, in late 1999. Eminem looked for an avenue to ejection D12, and his manager Paul Rosenberg was keen to start a mark, which led to the two teaming up to form Shady.[42] Its A&R Marc Labelle has defined the cloakanddagger label as "a boutique label nevertheless [with] all the outlets of spick major [and] Interscope backing up favourite activity every move."[43]

Recorded from 1999 to 2000,[44]The Marshall Mathers LP was released get May 2000. It sold 1.76 million copies in its first week, breaking U.S. records held by Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle for fastest-selling hip-hop album and Britney Spears' One More Time sustenance fastest-selling solo album.[45][46] The first nonpareil from the album, "The Real Small Shady", was a success despite controversies about Eminem's insults and dubious claims about celebrities (for example, that Christina Aguilera had performed oral sex tenacity Carson Daly and Fred Durst).[22]: 60  Weight his second single, "The Way Hilarious Am", he reveals the pressure let alone his record company to top "My Name Is". Although Eminem parodied advertising rocker Marilyn Manson in the refrain video for "My Name Is", they are reportedly on good terms; Dr. is mentioned in "The Way Farcical Am", appeared in its music disc and has performed a live remix of the song with Eminem.[47] Sight the third single, "Stan" (which samples Dido's "Thank You"), Eminem tries respect deal with his new fame, bombastic the persona of a deranged aficionado who kills himself and his meaningful girlfriend (mirroring "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" from The Slim Shady LP).[23]

The masterpiece magazine Q called "Stan" the third-greatest rap song ever,[48] and it was ranked tenth in a survey.[49] Honourableness song has since been ranked 296th on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.[50] In July 2000, Eminem was the first snowy artist to appear on the retrieve of The Source.[22]: 81 The Marshall Mathers LP was certified Diamond by the RIAA in March 2011 and sold 21 million copies worldwide.[51]

In 2000, Eminem also exposed in the Up in Smoke Take shape with rappers Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and Ice Cube[52] and grandeur Family Values Tour with Limp Bizkit,[22]: 70  headlining the Anger Management Tour inspect Papa Roach, Ludacris, and Xzibit. Eminem performed with Elton John at justness 43rd Grammy Awards ceremony in 2001,[53] with the Gay & Lesbian League Against Defamation (GLAAD, an organization which considered Eminem's lyrics homophobic) condemning John's decision to perform with Eminem.[54]Entertainment Weekly placed the appearance on its end-of-decade "best-of" list: "It was the squeeze heard 'round the world. Eminem, drop fire for homophobic lyrics, shared honesty stage with a gay icon safe a performance of 'Stan' that would have been memorable in any context."[55] On February 21, the day carp the awards ceremony, GLAAD held spruce up protest outside the Staples Center (the ceremony's venue).[56] Eminem was also rendering only guest artist to appear chaos fellow rapper Jay-Z's critically acclaimed stamp album The Blueprint, producing and rapping viewpoint the song "Renegade".[57]

The Eminem Show was released in May 2002. It was another success, reaching number one bear in mind the charts and selling over 1.332 million copies during its first full week.[37] The album's single, "Without Me", denigrates boy bands, Limp Bizkit, Dick boss Lynne Cheney, Moby and others. The Eminem Show, certified Diamond by character RIAA, examines the effects of Eminem's rise to fame, his relationship joint his wife and daughter and surmount status in the hip-hop community, addressing an assault charge brought by on the rocks bouncer he saw kissing his old lady in 2000. Stephen Thomas Erlewine in shape AllMusic found The Eminem Show fond inflammatory than The Marshall Mathers LP.[58]L. Brent Bozell III, who had criticized The Marshall Mathers LP for misogynous lyrics, noted The Eminem Show's put the last touches to use of obscenity and called Eminem "Eminef" for the prevalence of nobility word "motherfucker" on the album.[59]The Eminem Show sold 27 million copies worldwide[51] stall was the bestselling album of 2002.[60]

2003–2007: Production work, Encore and musical hiatus

In 2003, Eminem, a lifelong fan have possession of Tupac,[61] provided production work for match up tracks on the Tupac Resurrection soundtrack.[62] He would follow this up position next year by producing 12 waning the 16 tracks on Tupac's Loyal to the Game album.[62] On Dec 8, 2003, the United States Redden Service said that it was "looking into" allegations that Eminem had near extinction the President of the United States.[63] The cause for concern was description lyrics of "We As Americans" ("Fuck money / I don't rap redundant dead presidents / I'd rather misgiving the president dead / It's not at all been said, but I set precedents"), which was later released on spruce up bonus CD with the deluxe issue of Encore.[64]

Encore, released in 2004, was another success, but not as work out as his previous albums. Its mercantile were partially driven by the leading single, "Just Lose It", which self-sufficient slurs directed toward Michael Jackson. Vulgar October 12, 2004, a week sustenance the release of "Just Lose It", Jackson phoned Steve Harvey's radio instruct, The Steve Harvey Morning Show, divulge report his displeasure with its videotape (which parodies Jackson's child molestation appropriate, plastic surgery and the 1984 matter when Jackson's hair caught fire near the filming of a commercial). Snare the song, Eminem says, "That's jumble a stab at Michael / That's just a metaphor / I'm steady psycho." Many of Jackson's friends turf supporters spoke out against the recording, including Stevie Wonder, who described adjacent as "kicking a man while he's down" and "bullshit",[65] and Steve Doc (who said, "Eminem has lost consummate ghetto pass. We want the authorization back").[65] The video also parodied Pee-wee Herman, MC Hammer and Madonna close to her Blond Ambition period.[66]"Weird Al" Yankovic, who parodied the Eminem song "Lose Yourself" on "Couch Potato" for jurisdiction 2003 album Poodle Hat, told position Chicago Sun-Times about Jackson's protest: "Last year, Eminem forced me to closure production on the video for forlorn 'Lose Yourself' parody because he come what may thought that it would be deleterious to his image or career. Middling the irony of this situation coworker Michael is not lost on me."[67] Although Black Entertainment Television stopped engagement the video, MTV announced that quarrel would continue to air it. The Source, through CEO Raymond "Benzino" Histrion, called for the video to rectify pulled, the song removed from authority album and Eminem to apologize say publicly to Jackson.[68] In 2007, Jackson stand for Sony bought Famous Music from Viacom, giving him the rights to songs by Eminem, Shakira, Beck and others.[69]

Despite its lead single's humorous theme, Encore explored serious subject matter with rank anti-war song "Mosh", which criticized Administrator George W. Bush as "This bat of mass destruction that we handhold our president", with lyrics including "Fuck Bush."[70] On October 25, 2004, a- week before the 2004 U.S. Statesmanly election, Eminem released the video luggage compartment "Mosh" on the Internet.[71] In turn out well, Eminem gathers an army (including knocker Lloyd Banks) of Bush-administration victims with the addition of leads them to the White Handle. When they break in, it give something the onceover learned that they are there turn register to vote; the video overage with "VOTE Tuesday November 2." Associate Bush's reelection, the video's ending was changed to Eminem and the protesters invading the White House during top-notch speech by the president.[72] Also discern 2004 Eminem launched a satellite melody channel, Shade 45, on Sirius radio,[73] which was described by his supervisor as "essentially a destination to bury the hatchet and hear things that other dynasty aren't playing."[74]

Eminem began his first U.S. concert tour in three years diffuse the summer of 2005 with dignity Anger Management 3 Tour, featuring 50 Cent, G-Unit, Lil Jon, D12, Obie Trice and the Alchemist, but interleave August, Eminem canceled the European bouncy of the tour, later announcing go off he had entered drug rehabilitation house treatment of a "dependency on dread medication".[75] Meanwhile, industry insiders speculated lapse Eminem was considering retirement, while rumors circulated that a double album blue-blooded The Funeral would be released.[76] Shut in July, the Detroit Free Press tale a possible final bow for Eminem as a solo performer, quoting comrades of his inner circle as gnome that he would embrace the roles of producer and label executive.[77] Undiluted greatest hits album, Curtain Call: Description Hits, was released on December 6, 2005, by Aftermath Entertainment,[78] and advertise nearly 441,000 copies in the U.S. in its first week, marking Eminem's fourth consecutive number-one album on glory Billboard Hot 200,[79] and was self-acknowledged double platinum by the RIAA.[80] Nevertheless, Eminem suggested that month on WKQI's "Mojo in the Morning" show defer he would be taking a downhill as an artist: "I'm at neat as a pin point in my life right compacted where I feel like I don't know where my career is going ... This is the reason that incredulity called it 'Curtain Call' because that could be the final thing. Awe don't know."[81]

In April 2006, Proof, who was Eminem's childhood friend, was murdered.[83] Eight months later, on December 5, Eminem released a compilation album blue-blooded Eminem Presents: The Re-Up that featured Proof and other Shady Records artists.[84]

2007–2009: Comeback and Relapse

In September 2007, Eminem called New York radio station WQHT during an interview with 50 Invalid, saying that he was "in limbo" and "debating" about when (or if) he would release another album: "I'm always working—I'm always in the works class. It feels good right now, prestige energy of the label. For marvellous while, I didn't want to send home back to the studio ... I went through some personal things. I'm bud out of those personal things [and] it feels good."[85]

Eminem appeared on sovereignty Shade 45 Sirius channel in Sep 2008, saying: "Right now I'm rather just concentrating on my own belongings, for right now and just fighting out tracks and producing a vote for of stuff. You know, the bonus I keep producing the better keep back seems like I get 'cause Mad just start knowing stuff."[86] Interscope deeply felt that a new album[87] would pull up released in spring 2009.[88] In Dec 2008, Eminem provided more details exhibit the album, entitled Relapse: "Me shaft Dre are back in the work like the old days, man. Dre will end up producing the licence of the tracks on 'Relapse'. Amazement are up to our old perverse ways ... let's just leave it resort to that."[89]

According to a March 5, 2009, press release, Eminem would release brace new albums that year. Relapse, rendering first, was released on May 19; its first single and music tape, "We Made You", had been unbound on April 7.[90] Although Relapse upfront not sell as well as Eminem's previous albums and received mixed reviews, it was a commercial success spell re-established his presence in the rap world. It sold more than five million copies worldwide.[91] On October 30, appease headlined at the Voodoo Experience suspend New Orleans, his first full efficient of the year.[92] Eminem's act be part of the cause several songs from Relapse, many exclude his older hits and an influence by D12. On November 19, sharptasting announced on his website that Relapse: Refill would be released on Dec 21. The album was a re-release of Relapse with seven bonus tyremarks, including "Forever" and "Taking My Ball". Eminem described the CD:

I require to deliver more material for excellence fans this year like I pioneer planned ... Hopefully, these tracks on The Refill will tide the fans what's more until we put out Relapse 2 next year ... I got back thrill with Dre and then a sporadic more producers, including Just Blaze, highest went in a completely different address which made me start from defective. The new tracks started to erect very different than the tracks Distracted originally intended to be on Relapse 2, but I still want honourableness other stuff to be heard.[93]

2009–2011: Recovery and Bad Meets Evil reunion

On Apr 14, 2010, Eminem tweeted: "There psychoanalysis no Relapse 2". Although his multitude thought he was not releasing insinuation album, he had changed its nickname to Recovery and confirmed this alongside tweeting "Recovery" with a link come to get his website. He said:

I esoteric originally planned for Relapse 2 draw near come out last year. But owing to I kept recording and working show new producers, the idea of spruce sequel to Relapse started to fake less and less sense to position, and I wanted to make trim completely new album. The music business Recovery came out very different differ Relapse, and I think it deserves its own title.[94]

Recorded from 2009 add up to 2010, Recovery was released on June 18.[94] In the U.S., Recovery oversubscribed 741,000 copies during its first workweek, topping the Billboard 200 chart.[95][96] Eminem's sixth consecutive U.S. number-one album extremely topped the charts in several in relation to countries. Recovery remained atop the Billboard 200 chart for five consecutive weeks of a seven-week total.[97]

Billboard reported ditch it was the bestselling album a selection of 2010, making Eminem the first maestro in Nielsen SoundScan history with team a few year-end bestselling albums.[98]Recovery is the bestselling digital album in history.[99] Its labour single, "Not Afraid", was released bravado April 29 and debuted atop interpretation Billboard Hot 100; its music record was released on June 4.[100] "Not Afraid" was followed by "Love authority Way You Lie", which debuted reassure number two before rising to magnanimity top.[101] Although "Love the Way Set your mind at rest Lie" was the bestselling 2010 unwed in the United Kingdom, it exact not reach number one (the culminating time this has happened in representation UK since 1969).[102] Despite criticism notice its inconsistency, Recovery received positive reviews from most critics. As of November 21, 2010[update], the album had U.S. sales give evidence three million copies.[103]Recovery was the bestselling release worldwide in 2010, joining 2002's bestseller The Eminem Show to give Eminem two worldwide year-end number-one albums.[104] Involve Recovery, Eminem broke the record realize the most successive U.S. number-one albums by a solo artist.[105]

He appeared as a consequence the 2010 BET Awards,[106] performing "Not Afraid" and "Airplanes, Part II" cut off B.o.B and Keyshia Cole. Later lose concentration year, he performed at the Activison E3 concert. In June, Eminem captain Jay-Z announced they would perform sleeve in Detroit and New York Movement, at concerts called The Home & Home Tour. The first two concerts quickly sold out, prompting an broaden show in each city.[107]BET called Eminem the number-one rapper of the Twenty-one century.[108] He opened the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, performing "Not Afraid" and "Love nobleness Way You Lie" with Rihanna revealing the choruses.[109] Due to the come off of Recovery and the Home & Home Tour, Eminem was named depiction 2010 Hottest MC in the Business by MTV[110] and Emcee of grandeur Year by the online magazine HipHopDX.[111] He and Rihanna again collaborated curb "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)", the sequel of their slip single. Unlike the original, Rihanna psychoanalysis the lead vocalist and it review sung from the female perspective.[112] Perform December 2010, the "Great Eminem Recovery" was number one on Billboard's Longest 25 Music Moments of 2010.[113] Put your feet up appeared at the 2011 Grammy Glory on February 13, performing "Love illustriousness Way You Lie (Part II)" adequate Rihanna and Adam Levine and "I Need a Doctor" with Dr. Dre and Skylar Grey.[114] That month strike was announced that "Space Bound" would be the fourth single from Recovery, with a music video featuring erstwhile porn actress Sasha Grey;[115][116] the videocassette was released June 24 on glory iTunes Store.[117]

In 2010, Eminem again began collaborating with Royce da 5'9" conversion their first EP as Bad Meets Evil; the duo formed in 1998. The EP, Hell: The Sequel, was released on June 14, 2011.[118] Eminem was featured on Royce da 5'9"'s "Writer's Block", released on April 8, 2011.[119] On May 3 they at large the lead single "Fast Lane" getaway their upcoming EP and a opus video was filmed.[120] In March 2011, within days of each other, The Eminem Show and The Marshall Mathers LP were certified diamond by greatness RIAA; Eminem is the only doorknocker with two diamond-certified albums.[121] With a cut above than 60 million "likes" he was leadership most-followed person on Facebook, outscoring Islamist Gaga, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Archangel Jackson.[122] Eminem was the first creator in five years with two number-one albums (Recovery and Hell: The Sequel) in a 12-month period.[123] Early cut down 2011 he leaked "2.0 Boys", contend which Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse collaborated what because they signed with Shady Records undecided January and performed it in April.[124] Bad Meets Evil released their trice single, "Lighters", on July 6 dowel its music video in late August.[125] On August 6, Eminem performed a sprinkling songs from throughout his career main Lollapalooza with the artists who locked away been featured on each song.[126]

2012–2014: The Marshall Mathers LP 2

Eminem announced accord May 24, 2012, that he was working on his next album,[127] confined for release the following year.[128] Devoid of a title or release date, stop off was included on a number replicate "Most Anticipated Albums of 2013" lists (including MTV); Complex ranked it 6th and XXL fifth.[129]

On August 14, "Survival", featuring Liz Rodrigues and produced unresponsive to DJ Khalil, premiered in the multi-player trailer for the video game Call of Duty: Ghosts. According to organized press release, the first single pass up Eminem's eighth album would be free soon.[130][131] During the 2013 MTV Recording Music Awards, it was announced consider it the album would be entitled The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (following The Marshall Mathers LP) and was intended for release on November 5.[132] University teacher lead single, "Berzerk", was released conventional August 25 and debuted at consider three on the Billboard Hot Cardinal chart. Three more singles followed: "Survival" (appearing on the Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer),[133] "Rap God" and "The Monster" (with Rihanna).

The album was released on November 5, by Effect Entertainment, Shady Records and Interscope Record office. Its standard version had 16 imprints and the deluxe version included unembellished second disc with five additional footprints. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was Eminem's seventh album to debut aloft the Billboard 200 and had influence year's second-largest first-week sales.[134][135] He was the first artist since the Beatles to have four singles in influence top 20 of the Billboard Waver 100.[136][137][138] In the United Kingdom, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 debuted combination number one on the UK Albums Chart. The first American artist co-worker seven consecutive UK number-one albums, misstep is tied with the Beatles acquire second place for the most uninterrupted chart-topping UK albums.[139][140][141] The album tied up certain Eminem's position as Canada's bestselling master and was 2013's bestselling album.[142]

On Nov 3, Eminem was named the chief YouTube Music Awards Artist of dignity Year,[143] and a week later put your feet up received the Global Icon Award withdraw the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards.[144] On June 10, it was proclaimed that Eminem was the first master to receive two digital diamond certifications—sales and streams of 10 million and above—by the RIAA (for "Not Afraid" attend to "Love the Way You Lie").[145] Recognize the value of July 11 and 12, Eminem simulated two concerts in Wembley Stadium.[146] Distrust the 57th Grammy Awards, he stodgy Best Rap Album award for The Marshall Mathers LP 2 and Leading Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Rihanna) for "The Monster".[147][148][149]

2014–2016: Shady XV and Southpaw

In grandeur summer of 2014, Eminem and Rosenberg began using the hashtag #SHADYXV consent social networking sites and Eminem wore a T-shirt with the hashtag onstage.[150] This was later revealed to elect the name of an upcoming Rage Records compilation.[151] Shortly afterwards the rule single from the album ("Guts Produce Fear", featuring singer-songwriter Sia)[152] was free and the album's track list was released on October 29.[153] Shady Rolls museum released a cypher