122-455: The Rapture Tour was a concert tour by American rapper Eminem put together by Australian promoters - TEG Dainty . It was launched in support of his eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013). Initial shows were announced in Australia and New Zealand on October 22, 2013. Eminem was accompanied on the tour by Kendrick Lamar , J. Cole , Jacob Linsley and Action Bronson . On
244-454: A GED . Eminem worked at several jobs to help his mother pay the bills, one of which was at Little Caesar's Pizza in Warren. He later said she often threw him out of the house anyway, often after taking most of his paycheck . When she left to play bingo, he would blast the stereo and write songs. In 1988, he went by the stage name MC Double M and formed his first group, New Jacks, and made
366-501: A cypher to promote the album, in which Eminem did a seven-minute freestyle. " Detroit vs. Everybody " (the album's second single), with Eminem, Dej Loaf, Royce da 5'9", Danny Brown , Big Sean and Trick-Trick , was released on November 11. Shady XV , released on November 24 during Black Friday week, consists of one greatest-hits disc and one disc of new material by Shady Records artists such as D12 , Slaughterhouse, Bad Meets Evil and Yelawolf . The album debuted at number three on
488-463: A Bottle " from Relapse ) and Dre made at least one guest appearance on each of Eminem's Aftermath albums. The Slim Shady LP has been certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA. After Eminem released The Slim Shady LP , he started his own record label, Shady Records , in late 1999. Eminem looked for an avenue to release D12 , and his manager Paul Rosenberg was keen to start a label, which led to
610-467: A January 2020 Rolling Stone feature on the album's making, "Lawrence Jr. has been working sporadically with Dr. Dre since the rapper-producer left Death Row Records in the Nineties; starting in the summer, the drummer went into the studio with the rest of Dr. Dre's team to create a suite of tracks that ended up on the back half of Music to Be Murdered By ." Lawrence Jr. told the magazine, "Dem Jointz
732-469: A March 5, 2009, press release, Eminem would release two new albums that year. Relapse , the first, was released on May 19; its first single and music video, " We Made You ", had been released on April 7. Although Relapse did not sell as well as Eminem's previous albums and received mixed reviews, it was a commercial success and re-established his presence in the hip hop world. It sold more than five million copies worldwide. On October 30 he headlined at
854-613: A chart double with Godzilla debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart . Notes Sample credits Musicians Technical personnel On December 18, 2020, a deluxe edition of the album, titled Music to Be Murdered By – Side B , was released. Similar to Eminem's previous two albums, it was released without any prior announcement. It contains a bonus disc with sixteen new tracks, with guest appearances by Skylar Grey , DJ Premier , Ty Dolla $ ign , Dr. Dre , Sly Pyper, MAJ, and White Gold. The album's release
976-486: A crime". Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX was also positive, and compared the album to Eminem's previous bodies of work, stating in his review that " Music To Be Murdered By is far from the star-studded, commercially sustainable album Recovery was, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. On this album, despite its handful of flaws, Em shows strong signs of adapting to the times through modern musical choices and smarter songwriting." Consequence of Sound ' s Dan Weiss
1098-399: A decade—but his latest boasts enough technical command and generates just enough arresting ideas to hold your attention." The song " Darkness ", about the 2017 Las Vegas shooting and told from the point of view of the shooter Stephen Paddock alternating with Eminem's own, has garnered particular attention and critical acclaim. The lyrics of "Unaccommodating", in which Eminem referenced
1220-490: A family-style restaurant in St. Clair Shores . His former boss described him as becoming a model employee, as he worked 60 hours a week for six months after Hailie's birth. He was fired shortly before Christmas and later said, "It was, like, five days before Christmas, which is Hailie's birthday. I had, like, forty dollars to get her something." After the release of Infinite , his personal problems and substance abuse culminated in
1342-579: A gift from Debbie's half-brother, Ronnie Polkingharn. His uncle was close to the boy and later became a musical mentor to him. When Polkingharn committed suicide in 1991, Eminem stopped speaking publicly for days and did not attend his funeral. At age 14, Eminem began rapping with high-school friend Mike Ruby; they adopted the names "Manix" and "M&M", the latter evolving into "Eminem". Eminem snuck into neighboring Osborn High School with friend and fellow rapper Proof for lunchroom freestyle rap battles. On Saturdays, they attended open mic contests at
SECTION 10
#17327876698261464-465: A little white boy from Detroit. I had never seen stars let alone Dr. Dre ." He became more comfortable working with Dre after a series of productive recording sessions. On March 9, 1998, Eminem got signed to Aftermath and Interscope. Eminem released The Slim Shady LP in February 1999. Although it was one of the year's most popular albums ( certified triple platinum by the end of the year), he
1586-495: A lot of stuff. You know, the more I keep producing the better it seems like I get 'cause I just start knowing stuff." Interscope confirmed that a new album would be released in spring 2009. In December 2008, Eminem provided more details about the album, entitled Relapse : "Me and Dre are back in the lab like the old days, man. Dre will end up producing the majority of the tracks on 'Relapse'. We are up to our old mischievous ways ... let's just leave it at that." According to
1708-418: A music video featuring former porn actress Sasha Grey ; the video was released June 24 on the iTunes Store . In 2010, Eminem again began collaborating with Royce da 5'9" on their first EP as Bad Meets Evil ; the duo formed in 1998. The EP, Hell: The Sequel , was released on June 14, 2011. Eminem was featured on Royce da 5'9 " 's " Writer's Block ", released on April 8, 2011. On May 3 they released
1830-591: A new album by Eminem. This was a departure from his usual process at his company BeatleHustle, which manages sample composers who send their beats to high-profile producers. Eventually, a group of producers had been enlisted for the project, including Eminem's longtime creative partners Royce da 5'9" and Dr. Dre , as well as the latter's colleagues – Dawaun Parker, Lawrence Jr., Dem Jointz, Mista Choc, DJ Silk, and Erik Griggs – and young, burgeoning producers – D.A. Doman (producer of Tyga 's " Taste ") and Ricky Racks (producer of Future 's " Crushed Up "). According to
1952-478: A new song called " Campaign Speech ", a political hip hop song and announced he was working on a new album. On November 17, 2016, Eminem released a remastered version of 'Infinite' on his YouTube VEVO channel. On November 22, 2016, Eminem released a trailer for a 10-minute short documentary called Partners in Rhyme: The True Story of Infinite . In February 2017, Eminem appeared on " No Favors ",
2074-552: A possible final bow for Eminem as a solo performer, quoting members of his inner circle as saying that he would embrace the roles of producer and label executive. A greatest hits album, Curtain Call: The Hits , was released on December 6, 2005, by Aftermath Entertainment, and sold nearly 441,000 copies in the U.S. in its first week, marking Eminem's fourth consecutive number-one album on the Billboard Hot 200, and
2196-465: A remix of "Chloraseptic" featuring 2 Chainz and Phresher were released from Revival . On August 31, 2018, Eminem released his tenth studio album and first surprise album Kamikaze , making it his second full-length studio album in 8 months. The album topped the Billboard 200 , making it his ninth album in a row to do so, after selling 434,000 units in the first week. The album was released as
2318-518: A representation of popular angst of the American underclass and has been cited as influencing many musical artists. His most successful songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 include " The Real Slim Shady ", " Without Me ", " Lose Yourself ", " Not Afraid ", " Love the Way You Lie ", " The Monster ", " Godzilla ", and " Houdini ". After the release of his debut album Infinite (1996) and
2440-590: A response to criticism of Revival , his worst rated album. The album was promoted with three singles: " Fall ", " Venom " from the 2018 film of the same name , and " Lucky You ". During the October 15, 2018, episode of the late-night television show Jimmy Kimmel Live! , Eminem performed the song " Venom " at the 103rd floor of the Empire State Building in New York City as a promotion of
2562-707: A second disc with five additional tracks. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was Eminem's seventh album to debut atop the Billboard 200 and had the year's second-largest first-week sales. He was the first artist since the Beatles to have four singles in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart . The first American artist with seven consecutive UK number-one albums, he
SECTION 20
#17327876698262684-562: A self-titled demo tape with DJ Butter Fingers. In 1989, they later joined Bassmint Productions who later changed their name to Soul Intent in 1992 with rapper Proof and other childhood friends. They released a self-titled EP in 1995 featuring Proof. Eminem also made his first music video appearance in 1992 in a song titled, "Do-Da-Dippity", by Champtown . Later in 1996, Eminem and Proof teamed up with four other rappers to form The Dirty Dozen ( D12 ), who released The Underground E.P. in 1997 and their first album Devil's Night in 2001. He
2806-508: A shovel, wearing a suit and a fedora . The album's alternate cover features Eminem pointing a gun and holding an axe to his head. The physical CD cover features Eminem, hatless, posing with his hands behind his back. In the packaging, Eminem dedicates the album to rapper Juice Wrld , who died from an accidental drug overdose on December 8, 2019, and Eminem's former bodyguard CeeAaqil Allah Barnes who also died. Juice Wrld's feature on "Godzilla" marked his first posthumous release. The album
2928-485: A speech by the president. Also in 2004 Eminem launched a satellite music channel, Shade 45 , on Sirius radio, which was described by his manager as "essentially a destination to get and hear things that other people aren't playing." Eminem began his first U.S. concert tour in three years in the summer of 2005 with the Anger Management 3 Tour , featuring 50 Cent , G-Unit , Lil Jon , D12 , Obie Trice and
3050-477: A suicide attempt. By March 1997 he was fired from Gilbert's Lodge for the last time and lived in his mother's mobile home with Kim and Hailie. Eminem attracted more attention when he developed Slim Shady , a sadistic, violent alter ego . The character allowed him to express his anger with lyrics about drugs, rape and murder. In the spring of 1997, he recorded his debut EP, the Slim Shady EP , which
3172-493: A third verse that broke the record for the fastest verse on a charted track, rapping 10.65 syllables per second. Eminem surpassed his own records held by his featured verse on Nicki Minaj 's 2018 song " Majesty ", where he rapped 10.3 syllables per second, and his 2013 single " Rap God ", where he rapped 9.6 syllables per second. The album's title and alternative cover art are taken from the 1958 album Alfred Hitchcock Presents Music to Be Murdered By , which interspersed audio of
3294-485: A track from Big Sean 's album I Decided . In the song, Eminem calls the newly elected President Donald Trump a "bitch" and also raps about raping conservative social and political commentator Ann Coulter , who is a Trump supporter, with a variety of foreign objects. Coulter responded to the lyrics, stating, "I think it's unfortunate that the left, from Berkeley to Eminem with his rap songs, has normalized violence against women, as Eminem has done." Eminem participated in
3416-412: A whole sandcastle of cocaine and Vyvanse . If only a single minute of it was as hilarious or bracing as Chris D'Elia's impression of him." Similarly, Fred Thomas of AllMusic opined, " Music to Be Murdered By sees Eminem pulling himself out of Kamikaze ' s wreckage somewhat, though he still falls victim to moments of willful dumbness and a tedious self-obsession that's become par for the course. On
3538-481: A working-class, primarily black, Detroit neighborhood. He and Debbie were one of three white households on their block, and Eminem was beaten several times by black youths. Eminem frequently fought with his mother, whom a social worker described as having a "very suspicious, almost paranoid personality". When he was a child, a bully named D'Angelo Bailey severely injured Eminem's head in an assault, an incident which Eminem later recounted (with comic exaggeration) on
3660-431: Is a producer, Eric Griggs plays keys, bass, and guitar, Dawaun Parker is a keyboard player and producer, myself, I'm a drummer. We know Dre's instincts, and he's the coach, the orchestrator." Other collaborators for the album included Black Thought , Q-Tip , Juice Wrld , Ed Sheeran , Young M.A , Skylar Grey , Don Toliver , Anderson .Paak , Kxng Crooked and Joell Ortiz . On the track " Godzilla ", Eminem recorded
3782-475: Is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in Middle America and is regarded as among the greatest rappers of all time. His success is considered to have broken racial barriers to the acceptance of white rappers in popular music. While much of his transgressive work during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him a controversial figure, he came to be
Rapture Tour - Misplaced Pages Continue
3904-535: Is tied with the Beatles for second place for the most consecutive chart-topping UK albums. The album secured Eminem's position as Canada's bestselling artist and was 2013's bestselling album. On November 3, Eminem was named the first YouTube Music Awards Artist of the Year, and a week later he received the Global Icon Award at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards . On June 10, it was announced that Eminem
4026-407: The 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards ' annual cypher, using his verse, a freestyle rap called "The Storm", to further criticize Trump and the administration for, among other things, Trump's focus on National Football League players' protests during "The Star Spangled Banner" over Hurricane Maria recovery efforts and lack of gun control reform in the wake of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting . Eminem ended
4148-481: The Academy Award for Best Original Song , making him the first hip hop artist ever to win the award. He also co-founded Shady Records , which helped launch the careers of artists such as D12, 50 Cent , and Obie Trice , and established his own Sirius XM Radio channel, Shade 45 . Eminem is among the best-selling music artists of all time , with estimated worldwide sales of over 220 million records. He
4270-479: The Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 138,000 copies in the United States. The Official Eminem Box Set , a career-spanning, 10-disc vinyl box set, was released on March 12, 2015. The set includes seven of Eminem's eight studio albums (excluding Infinite ), the 8 Mile soundtrack, the compilation Eminem Presents: The Re-Up and the greatest hits collection Curtain Call: The Hits . Early in
4392-527: The Billboard Hot 100; its music video was released on June 4. "Not Afraid" was followed by " Love the Way You Lie ", which debuted at number two before rising to the top. Although "Love the Way You Lie" was the bestselling 2010 single in the United Kingdom, it did not reach number one (the first time this has happened in the UK since 1969). Despite criticism of its inconsistency, Recovery received positive reviews from most critics. As of November 21, 2010 ,
4514-525: The Canadian Albums Chart with 33,000 album-equivalent units. The album remained at the top spot in Canada for four straight weeks, the longest for an Eminem album since Recovery . It also entered at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of 36,000 album equivalent units, making Eminem the first artist to release 10 consecutive number one albums in the UK. He also achieved
4636-588: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He has won numerous awards, including 15 Grammy Awards , eight American Music Awards , 17 Billboard Music Awards , a Primetime Emmy Award , and an MTV Europe Music Global Icon Award . Billboard named him the " Artist of the Decade (2000–2009) ", and Rolling Stone named him one of the " 100 Greatest Artists of All Time " and " 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time ". In 2022, he
4758-583: The United States Secret Service said that it was "looking into" allegations that Eminem had threatened the President of the United States. The cause for concern was the lyrics of "We As Americans" ("Fuck money / I don't rap for dead presidents / I'd rather see the president dead / It's never been said, but I set precedents"), which was later released on a bonus CD with the deluxe edition of Encore . Encore , released in 2004,
4880-809: The Up in Smoke Tour with rappers Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg , Xzibit , and Ice Cube and the Family Values Tour with Limp Bizkit , headlining the Anger Management Tour with Papa Roach , Ludacris , and Xzibit . Eminem performed with Elton John at the 43rd Grammy Awards ceremony in 2001, with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD, an organization which considered Eminem's lyrics homophobic ) condemning John's decision to perform with Eminem. Entertainment Weekly placed
5002-537: The Voodoo Experience in New Orleans, his first full performance of the year. Eminem's act included several songs from Relapse , many of his older hits and an appearance by D12. On November 19, he announced on his website that Relapse: Refill would be released on December 21. The album was a re-release of Relapse with seven bonus tracks, including " Forever " and "Taking My Ball". Eminem described
Rapture Tour - Misplaced Pages Continue
5124-491: The extended play Slim Shady EP (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre 's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP . His next two releases, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2002), were worldwide successes and nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year , the latter becoming the best-selling album worldwide of 2002 . After
5246-423: The 1984 incident when Jackson's hair caught fire during the filming of a commercial). In the song, Eminem says, "That's not a stab at Michael / That's just a metaphor / I'm just psycho." Many of Jackson's friends and supporters spoke out against the video, including Stevie Wonder , who described it as "kicking a man while he's down" and "bullshit", and Steve Harvey (who said, "Eminem has lost his ghetto pass. We want
5368-411: The 2017 Manchester Arena bombing , drew significant criticism, with many critics finding the lyrics objectionable. The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham denounced the song's lyrics, describing them as "unnecessarily hurtful and deeply disrespectful." The lyrics also drew widespread criticism from victims' relatives and others involved in the attack. Roisin O'Connor of The Independent gave
5490-528: The Activison E3 concert. In June, Eminem and Jay-Z announced they would perform together in Detroit and New York City, at concerts called The Home & Home Tour . The first two concerts quickly sold out, prompting an additional show in each city. BET called Eminem the number-one rapper of the 21st century. He opened the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, performing "Not Afraid" and "Love
5612-632: The Alchemist , but in August, Eminem canceled the European leg of the tour, later announcing that he had entered drug rehabilitation for treatment of a "dependency on sleep medication". Meanwhile, industry insiders speculated that Eminem was considering retirement, while rumors circulated that a double album titled The Funeral would be released. In July, the Detroit Free Press reported
5734-468: The CD: I want to deliver more material for the fans this year like I originally planned ... Hopefully, these tracks on The Refill will tide the fans over until we put out Relapse 2 next year ... I got back in with Dre and then a few more producers, including Just Blaze, and went in a completely different direction which made me start from scratch. The new tracks started to sound very different than
5856-467: The Hip-Hop Shop on West 7 Mile Road, considered "ground zero" for the Detroit rap scene. Struggling to succeed in a predominantly black industry, Eminem was appreciated by underground hip hop audiences. When he wrote verses, he wanted most of the words to rhyme; he wrote long words or phrases on paper and, underneath, worked on rhymes for each syllable. Although the words often made little sense,
5978-473: The Oceania dates he was also accompanied by local rappers 360 and David Dallas . In 8 shows (including two dates at Wembley Stadium ), Eminem sold over 315,000 tickets. Darren Levin of The Guardian gave a positive review, calling the show a "half-day showcase of top-notch hip-hop talent" and commenting that Eminem has "lost none of the potency that made him such a revelation to teenagers coming of age in
6100-480: The United States, Music to Be Murdered By debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 279,000 album-equivalent units (including 117,000 copies as traditional album sales) in its first week. This became Eminem's tenth US number-one album and made him one of six artists to have released at least ten number-one albums. The album also accumulated a total of 217.6 million on-demand streams for
6222-513: The Way You Lie" with Rihanna singing the choruses. Due to the success of Recovery and the Home & Home Tour, Eminem was named the 2010 Hottest MC in the Game by MTV and Emcee of the Year by the online magazine HipHopDX . He and Rihanna again collaborated on " Love the Way You Lie (Part II) ", the sequel of their hit single. Unlike the original, Rihanna is the lead vocalist and it is sung from
SECTION 50
#17327876698266344-420: The Way You Lie" with Skylar Grey. On November 28, Dr. Dre posted a video confirming the album's release date as December 15, 2017. On December 8, Eminem released a promotional single titled " Untouchable ", which featured a sample from the duo Cheech & Chong . Despite an online leak of the album two days prior, Revival was released as planned on December 15. On January 5, 2018, the second single " River "
6466-529: The album a negative review, and criticized the album by saying, "Eminem belittles the trauma of a then 26-year-old Ariana Grande for kicks on 'Unaccommodating' by comparing himself to the Manchester Arena bomber . The sour taste of this track lingers well beyond the album's centrepiece, 'Darkness', which is intended as a searing critique of America's toxic gun culture . Instead, his use of gunfire and explosion samples feels grossly exploitative." In
6588-480: The album had U.S. sales of three million copies. Recovery was the bestselling album worldwide in 2010, joining 2002's bestseller The Eminem Show to give Eminem two worldwide year-end number-one albums. With Recovery , Eminem broke the record for the most successive U.S. number-one albums by a solo artist. He appeared at the 2010 BET Awards , performing "Not Afraid" and " Airplanes, Part II " with B.o.B and Keyshia Cole . Later that year, he performed at
6710-474: The album received an average score of 64, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? assessed the critical consensus with an average score of 5.8 out of 10. Reviewing for The Daily Telegraph , Neil McCormick said Music to Be Murdered By "offers over an hour of the world's greatest rapper blasting away on all cylinders", hailing it as "the first great album of 2020, so lethally brilliant [that] it should be
6832-401: The album's best tracks, there are still hints of the fire that made Eminem a rap legend." Entertainment Weekly ' s Christopher R. Weingarten was more critical, stating that, "As a whole, Music to Be Murdered By is as hit-and-miss as anything Eminem has released this side of the millennium. But remove the skits, the relationship songs, the family songs, the morose gun control song, and
6954-410: The album's tracks. As of December 2020, Music to Be Murdered By had sold over 1,053,000 equivalent units, including 249,000 in pure sales. Eventually, Music to Be Murdered By was the 9th best-selling album (in pure sales) of 2020 in the United States, with 287,000 copies. The album debuted at number-one in other countries. It became Eminem's 11th number-one album in Canada, while debuting atop
7076-401: The album, " The Real Slim Shady ", was a success despite controversies about Eminem's insults and dubious claims about celebrities (for example, that Christina Aguilera had performed oral sex on Carson Daly and Fred Durst ). In his second single, " The Way I Am ", he reveals the pressure from his record company to top " My Name Is ". Although Eminem parodied shock rocker Marilyn Manson in
7198-428: The album, named Music to Be Murdered By – Side B , without any prior announcement. It includes the original album's 20 tracks along with 16 new ones. It includes a variety of features, with guest appearances from Skylar Grey , DJ Premier , Ty Dolla $ ign , Dr. Dre , Sly Pyper, MAJ, Moe Men-E and White Gold . In 2019, A&R representative Mike "Heron" Herard of Shady Records pursued production contributions for
7320-407: The album. Music to Be Murdered By Music to Be Murdered By is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Eminem . It was released on January 17, 2020, through Shady Records , Aftermath Entertainment , and Interscope Records . Just like his previous studio album, Kamikaze , it is executive produced by Eminem and Dr. Dre and was released with no prior announcement . The album
7442-496: The album. On December 1, Eminem released an 11 minute freestyle to his YouTube channel titled 'Kick off'. Eminem collaborated with several artists throughout early 2019, including Boogie , Logic , Ed Sheeran, 50 Cent and Conway the Machine . On February 23, 2019, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, Eminem released a re-issue of The Slim Shady LP , including acapellas, instrumentals and radio edited versions of tracks from
SECTION 60
#17327876698267564-575: The appearance on its end-of-decade "best-of" list: "It was the hug heard 'round the world. Eminem, under fire for homophobic lyrics, shared the stage with a gay icon for a performance of 'Stan' that would have been memorable in any context." On February 21, the day of the awards ceremony, GLAAD held a protest outside the Staples Center (the ceremony's venue). Eminem was also the only guest artist to appear on fellow rapper Jay-Z 's critically acclaimed album The Blueprint , producing and rapping on
7686-434: The artists who had been featured on each song. Eminem announced on May 24, 2012, that he was working on his next album, scheduled for release the following year. Without a title or release date, it was included on a number of "Most Anticipated Albums of 2013" lists (including MTV ); Complex ranked it sixth and XXL fifth. On August 14, " Survival ", featuring Liz Rodrigues and produced by DJ Khalil , premiered in
7808-510: The beginning of a friendship and musical bond between Dr. Dre and Eminem. The label-mates later collaborated on a number of hit songs (" Forgot About Dre " and " What's the Difference " while also providing uncredited 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 and " Old Time's Sake " and " Crack
7930-411: The beginning of the track "Little Engine". Both the 1958 and 2020 albums end with Hitchcock stating, "If you haven't been murdered, I can only say better luck next time. If you have been, goodnight, wherever you are." Mark Beech of Forbes magazine connected the alternate cover to this album's concept of murder and violence. The album has three covers; the digital cover features Eminem posing with
8052-506: The charts in several other countries. Recovery remained atop the Billboard 200 chart for five consecutive weeks of a seven-week total. Billboard reported that it was the bestselling album of 2010, making Eminem the first artist in Nielsen SoundScan history with two year-end bestselling albums. Recovery is the bestselling digital album in history. Its first single, " Not Afraid ", was released on April 29 and debuted atop
8174-417: The comically violent slant for which he later became known. Detroit disc jockeys largely ignored Infinite and the feedback Eminem did receive ("Why don't you go into rock and roll?") led him to craft angrier, moodier tracks. At this time Eminem and Kim Scott lived in a crime-ridden neighborhood where their house was robbed several times. Eminem cooked and washed dishes for minimum wage at Gilbert's Lodge,
8296-568: The cypher by giving an ultimatum saying that Trump supporters cannot be his fans. The verse received wide praise among other rappers following its release. In October 2017, Eminem appeared on " Revenge ", a track from Pink 's album Beautiful Trauma . It was reported that the Secret Service interviewed Eminem in 2018–2019, regarding threatening lyrics towards President Trump and daughter Ivanka . Starting in late October 2017, Eminem and Paul Rosenberg began teasing what fans speculated
8418-422: The director Alfred Hitchcock 's wry, dark humor into easy listening instrumentals arranged by Jeff Alexander . Eminem tweeted an image of the 1958 album cover featuring Hitchcock holding an axe and a gun to his head and stated that his album's alternative cover was "inspired by the master, Uncle Alfred!" Audio of Hitchcock's voice from the 1958 album is sampled in the interludes "Alfred" and "Alfred (Outro)" and
8540-565: The drill helped Eminem practice sounds and rhymes. 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. After spending three years in ninth grade due to truancy and poor grades, 17-year-old Eminem dropped out of Lincoln High School . Although interested in English, Eminem never explored literature, preferring comic books, and he disliked math and social studies. He states that he later received
8662-509: The early-2000s". Chris Schulz from The New Zealand Herald felt the show was "a breathless, exhilarating and seriously loud show from start to finish", though complained about 360's "ridiculous Aussie rave-rap ". Michael Dwyer of The Canberra Times gave the show 3 1/2 out of 5 stars, praising Eminem's ability to remain "brilliantly in character" throughout his career. Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (stylized as EMINƎM ),
8784-514: The episode Eminem sang snippets of Bob Seger songs at Colbert's prompting and briefly discussed Southpaw . In June 2015, it was revealed that Eminem would serve as the executive producer and music supervisor on the TV series Motor City whose premise was based upon the 2002 film Narc . In September 2016, Eminem was featured on Skylar Grey 's song, "Kill For You", which appears on her album, Natural Causes . On October 19, 2016, Eminem released
8906-425: The female perspective. In December 2010, the "Great Eminem Recovery" was number one on Billboard ' s Top 25 Music Moments of 2010. He appeared at the 2011 Grammy Awards on February 13, performing "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" with Rihanna and Adam Levine and " I Need a Doctor " with Dr. Dre and Skylar Grey . That month it was announced that " Space Bound " would be the fourth single from Recovery , with
9028-451: The first artist to have ten consecutive number-one albums in the US and one of six artists to have released at least ten US number-one albums. Music to Be Murdered By reached number one in 16 countries. The album was met with mixed reviews from music critics, some highlighted its production, while others criticized Eminem's performances. On December 18, 2020, Eminem released a deluxe version of
9150-447: The fuck is that?" expressing his shock towards Mathers's rapping talent. Although his associates criticized him for 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." Eminem had idolized Dre since listening to N.W.A as a teenager and was nervous about working with him on an album: "I didn't want to be starstruck or kiss his ass too much ... I'm just
9272-407: The hip hop community, addressing an assault charge brought by a bouncer he saw kissing his wife in 2000. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found The Eminem Show less inflammatory than The Marshall Mathers LP . L. Brent Bozell III , who had criticized The Marshall Mathers LP for misogynistic lyrics, noted The Eminem Show ' s extensive use of obscenity and called Eminem "Eminef" for
9394-458: The idea of a sequel to Relapse started to make less and less sense to me, and I wanted to make a completely new album. The music on Recovery came out very different from Relapse , and I think it deserves its own title. Recorded from 2009 to 2010, Recovery was released on June 18. In the U.S., Recovery sold 741,000 copies during its first week, topping the Billboard 200 chart. Eminem's sixth consecutive U.S. number-one album also topped
9516-418: The irony of this situation with Michael is not lost on me." Although Black Entertainment Television stopped playing the video, MTV announced that it would continue to air it. The Source , through CEO Raymond "Benzino" Scott , called for the video to be pulled, the song removed from the album and Eminem to apologize publicly to Jackson. In 2007, Jackson and Sony bought Famous Music from Viacom , giving him
9638-486: The lead single " Fast Lane " from their upcoming EP and a music video was filmed. In March 2011, within days of each other, The Eminem Show and The Marshall Mathers LP were certified diamond by the RIAA; Eminem is the only rapper with two diamond-certified albums. With more than 60 million "likes" he was the most-followed person on Facebook, outscoring Lady Gaga , Justin Bieber , Rihanna and Michael Jackson. Eminem
9760-403: The multi-player trailer for the video game Call of Duty: Ghosts . According to a press release, the first single from Eminem's eighth album would be released soon. During the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards , it was announced that the album would be entitled The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (following The Marshall Mathers LP ) and was scheduled for release on November 5. Its lead single, " Berzerk ",
9882-494: The music video for "My Name Is", they are reportedly on good terms; Manson is mentioned in "The Way I Am", appeared in its music video and has performed a live remix of the song with Eminem. In the third single, " Stan " (which samples Dido 's " Thank You "), Eminem tries to deal with his new fame, assuming the persona of a deranged fan who kills himself and his pregnant girlfriend (mirroring " '97 Bonnie & Clyde" from The Slim Shady LP ). The music magazine Q called "Stan"
10004-592: The pass back"). The video also parodied Pee-wee Herman , MC Hammer and Madonna during her Blond Ambition period. "Weird Al" Yankovic , who parodied the Eminem song " Lose Yourself " on "Couch Potato" for his 2003 album Poodle Hat , told the Chicago Sun-Times about Jackson's protest: "Last year, Eminem forced me to halt production on the video for my 'Lose Yourself' parody because he somehow thought that it would be harmful to his image or career. So
10126-439: The point of view of the perpetrator Stephen Paddock alternating with Eminem's own, garnered appraisal but controversy too. On January 31, 2020, "Godzilla" was released as a single, with a music video directed by Cole Bennett later being released on March 6. Music to Be Murdered By was met with positive-to-mixed reviews. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications,
10248-487: The prevalence of the word " motherfucker " on the album. The Eminem Show sold 27 million copies worldwide and was the bestselling album of 2002. In 2003, Eminem, a lifelong fan of Tupac , provided production work for three tracks on the Tupac Resurrection soundtrack. He would follow this up the next year by producing 12 of the 16 tracks on Tupac's Loyal to the Game album. On December 8, 2003,
10370-489: The quirky Ed Sheeran club goof and you still have 36 solid minutes of the daffy, one-of-a-kind rap genius that keeps captivating true-school heads and longtime fans. Or, if you'd like, keep it all and you still have the most solid work he's done in a few years." NME ' s Jordan Basset was ambivalent towards the album's lyrical themes and stated, "He splits the difference on Music To Be Murdered By , indulging his immature ego (griping at bad reviews, stirring controversy for
10492-475: The release as "more proof that Eminem loves rhyme as compulsively as MF DOOM ". Rolling Stone wrote that on the reissue Eminem "covers everything from Covid-19 to Colin Kaepernick but the results feel superfluous rather than subversive". The Guardian argued that "The music is less interesting than on its predecessor", saying that the project is "one for the stans". Exclaim! stated that "Once he accepts
10614-506: The release of his next album, Encore (2004), Eminem went on hiatus, largely due to a prescription drug addiction. He returned to the music industry with the releases of Relapse (2009) and Recovery (2010), the latter becoming the best-selling album worldwide of 2010. He then released the U.S. number-one albums The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013), Revival (2017), Kamikaze (2018), Music to Be Murdered By (2020), and The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (2024). Eminem
10736-416: The rights to songs by Eminem, Shakira , Beck and others. Despite its lead single's humorous theme, Encore explored serious subject matter with the anti-war song " Mosh ", which criticized President George W. Bush as "This weapon of mass destruction that we call our president", with lyrics including "Fuck Bush." On October 25, 2004, a week before the 2004 U.S. Presidential election , Eminem released
10858-408: The sake of it) even as he offers salient social criticism and admits his missteps. He's ready to pass on hard-earned wisdom before running his mouth like he hasn't learned his own lessons. And he offers casual fans a hook or two before embarking on another lyrical work-out." Paul A. Thompson of Pitchfork said that the album "is not, strictly speaking, a good record—Eminem hasn't made one of those in
10980-531: The song " Brain Damage ". Debbie filed a lawsuit against the public school for this in 1982. The suit was dismissed the following year by a Macomb County, Michigan , judge, who said the schools were immune from lawsuits. Eminem was interested in storytelling, aspiring to be a comic book artist before discovering hip hop . He heard his first rap song (" Reckless ", featuring Ice-T ) on the Breakin' soundtrack,
11102-526: The song "Renegade". The Eminem Show was released in May 2002. It was another success, reaching number one on the charts and selling over 1.332 million copies during its first full week. The album's single, " Without Me ", denigrates boy bands, Limp Bizkit , Dick and Lynne Cheney , Moby and others. The Eminem Show , certified Diamond by the RIAA, examines the effects of Eminem's rise to fame, his relationship with his wife and daughter and his status in
11224-468: The studio. It feels good right now, the energy of the label. For a while, I didn't want to go back to the studio ... I went through some personal things. I'm coming out of those personal things [and] it feels good." Eminem appeared on his Shade 45 Sirius channel in September 2008, saying: "Right now I'm kinda just concentrating on my own stuff, for right now and just banging out tracks and producing
11346-437: The summer of 2014, Eminem and Rosenberg began using the hashtag #SHADYXV on social networking sites and Eminem wore a T-shirt with the hashtag onstage. This was later revealed to be the name of an upcoming Shady Records compilation. Shortly afterwards the first single from the album (" Guts Over Fear ", featuring singer-songwriter Sia ) was released and the album's track list was released on October 29. Shady Records released
11468-402: The tape for record producer Dr. Dre , founder of Aftermath Entertainment and founding member of hip hop group N.W.A . Dre recalled, "In my entire career in the music industry, I have never found anything from a demo tape or a CD. When Jimmy played this, I said, 'Find him. Now. ' " Dre would later state on the fourth and last episode of The Defiant Ones , "I was like: what the fuck!?, and who
11590-483: The third-greatest rap song ever, and it was ranked tenth in a Top40-Charts.com survey. The song has since been ranked 296th on Rolling Stone 's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. In July 2000, Eminem was the first white artist to appear on the cover of The Source . The Marshall Mathers LP was certified Diamond by the RIAA in March 2011 and sold 21 million copies worldwide. In 2000 Eminem also appeared in
11712-468: The tracks I originally intended to be on Relapse 2 , but I still want the other stuff to be heard. On April 14, 2010, Eminem tweeted : "There is no Relapse 2". Although his followers thought he was not releasing an album, he had changed its title to Recovery and confirmed this by tweeting "Recovery" with a link to his website. He said: I had originally planned for Relapse 2 to come out last year. But as I kept recording and working with new producers,
11834-528: The two teaming up to form Shady. Its A&R Marc Labelle has defined the record label as "a boutique label but [with] all the outlets of a major [and] Interscope backing up our every move." Recorded from 1999 to 2000, The Marshall Mathers LP was released in 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 ' ...Baby One More Time for fastest-selling solo album. The first single from
11956-527: The video for "Mosh" on the Internet. In it, Eminem gathers an army (including rapper Lloyd Banks ) of Bush-administration victims and leads them to the White House . When they break in, it is learned that they are there to register to vote; the video ends with "VOTE Tuesday November 2." After Bush's reelection, the video's ending was changed to Eminem and the protesters invading the White House during
12078-418: The year, it was announced that he would appear on Tech N9ne 's "Speedom (Worldwide Choppers 2)". The song, also featuring Krizz Kaliko , was released on April 20. Eminem also appeared on Yelawolf's "Best Friend", the single from Love Story . Eminem is the executive producer of the soundtrack on the sports drama Southpaw , with Shady Records . The first single from the soundtrack called ' Phenomenal '
12200-424: Was Eminem's childhood friend, was murdered. Eight months later, Eminem released a compilation album titled Eminem Presents: The Re-Up that featured Proof and other Shady Records artists. In September 2007, Eminem called New York radio station WQHT during an interview with 50 Cent, 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
12322-731: Was a year and a half old, and Eminem was raised only by his mother, Debbie, in poverty. He wrote letters to his father, but Debbie said that they all came back marked "return to sender". His mother later had a son named Nathan "Nate" Kane Samara. By the age of twelve, Eminem and his mother shuttled between states, rarely staying in one house for more than a year or two and mostly living with family members, moved several times and lived in St. Joseph, Savannah, Missouri , Kansas City , Warren, Michigan and Roseville, Michigan before settling in Detroit . For much of his youth, Eminem and his mother lived in
12444-409: Was accompanied by a music video for " Gnat ", directed by Cole Bennett . The music video for " Higher " premiered on January 23, 2021. Lyric videos for "Alfred's Theme" and "Tone Deaf" were also released, in the latter song Mathers pays tribute to the late Chicago rapper King Von . In May 2021, a remix of " Killer ", featuring Jack Harlow and Cordae , was released. The week the deluxe edition
12566-437: Was accused of imitating the style and subject matter of underground rapper Cage (who he references in the album's song "Role Model"). The album's popularity was accompanied by controversy over its lyrics; in " '97 Bonnie & Clyde " Eminem describes a trip with his infant daughter when he disposes of his wife's body and in " Guilty Conscience " which encourages a man to murder his wife and her lover. "Guilty Conscience" marked
12688-413: Was also a member of the hip hop groups New Jacks, Soul Intent, Outsidaz , and D12 , and has collaborated with fellow Detroit-based rapper Royce da 5'9" as the duo Bad Meets Evil . Eminem starred in the 2002 musical drama film 8 Mile playing a dramatized version of himself. "Lose Yourself", a song from its soundtrack , topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks—the most for a solo rap song—and won
12810-584: Was also affiliated with Newark's rap collective Outsidaz , collaborating with them on different projects. In 1995 Eminem was signed to Jeff and Mark Bass ' F.B.T. Productions and in 1995–1996 recorded his debut album Infinite for their independent Web Entertainment label. The album was a commercial failure upon its release in 1996. One lyrical subject of Infinite was his struggle to raise his newborn daughter, Hailie Jade Scott Mathers, on little money. During this period, Eminem's rhyming style, primarily inspired by rappers Nas , Esham and AZ , lacked
12932-452: Was another success, but not as successful as his previous albums. Its sales were partially driven by the first single, " Just Lose It ", which contained slurs directed toward Michael Jackson . On October 12, 2004, a week after the release of "Just Lose It", Jackson phoned Steve Harvey 's radio show, The Steve Harvey Morning Show , to report his displeasure with its video (which parodies Jackson's child molestation trial , plastic surgery and
13054-565: Was certified double platinum by the RIAA . However, Eminem suggested that month on WKQI 's " Mojo in the Morning " show that he would be taking a break as an artist: "I'm at a point in my life right now where I feel like I don't know where my career is going ... This is the reason that we called it 'Curtain Call' because this could be the final thing. We don't know." In April 2006, Proof , who
13176-466: Was fired from his job and evicted from his home, Eminem went to Los Angeles to compete in the 1997 Rap Olympics , a nationwide battle rap competition. He placed second, losing to Project Blowed MC Otherwize. An Interscope Records intern named Dean Geistlinger was in attendance and asked Eminem for a copy of the Slim Shady EP , which was then sent to company CEO Jimmy Iovine . Iovine played
13298-409: Was generally positive, and, about the album's themes, he said that "If he's figuring out from scratch how to be a compelling artist again, Eminem's improved the caliber of his beats and guests, taking stands against the right day-to-day injustices, toning down the tasteless (with the exception of the already-infamous Ariana line, of course), and rapping with the manic precision of someone who just snorted
13420-646: Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born on October 17, 1972, in St. Joseph, Missouri , the only child of Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. (1952–2019) and Deborah Rae "Debbie" (née Nelson). His mother nearly died during her 73-hour labor with him. Eminem's parents were in a band called Daddy Warbucks, playing in Ramada Inns along the Dakotas – Montana border before they separated. His father abandoned his family when Eminem
13542-542: Was produced by many producers, with Dr. Dre returning to produce songs for Eminem for the first time since 2010's Recovery . Guest appearances include Skylar Grey , Young M.A , Royce da 5'9" , White Gold , Ed Sheeran , the late Juice Wrld , Black Thought , Q-Tip , Denaun , Anderson .Paak , Don Toliver , Kxng Crooked , and Joell Ortiz . The album's title, cover art, and concept are inspired by Alfred Hitchcock and Jeff Alexander 's 1958 spoken word album Alfred Hitchcock Presents Music to Be Murdered By . The album
13664-516: Was released on August 25 and debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Three more singles followed: " Survival " (appearing on the Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer), " Rap God " and " The Monster " (with Rihanna). The album was released on November 5, by Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records and Interscope Records. Its standard version had 16 tracks and the deluxe version included
13786-414: Was released on January 17, 2020 by Shady Records , Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records . It was released as a surprise with no prior announcement, similarly to his previous and tenth studio album Kamikaze (2018). Alongside the album's release, Eminem also released a music video for " Darkness ", directed by James Larese. The video, which revolves around the 2017 Las Vegas shooting from
13908-644: Was released on June 2, 2015. Another single, " Kings Never Die " by Eminem featuring Gwen Stefani , was released on July 10, 2015, on YouTube via Eminem's Vevo account. Eminem was the first interview of Zane Lowe in Beats 1. The interview streamed online on the Beats 1 radio on July 1, 2015. Eminem appeared on the public access show Only in Monroe , produced in Monroe, Michigan and was interviewed by guest host Stephen Colbert for an episode that aired July 1, 2015. In
14030-411: Was released that winter by Web Entertainment . The EP, with frequent references to drug use, sexual acts, mental instability and violence, also explored the more-serious themes of dealing with poverty and marital and family difficulties and revealed his direct, self-deprecating response to criticism. Hip hop magazine The Source featured Eminem in its "Unsigned Hype" column in March 1998. After he
14152-458: Was released, the album saw a 1,125% boost in sale units from the previous week, moving 94,000 units. This brought the album back up to the 3rd spot on the Billboard 200 album chart in its 48th week, a 196 spot jump from the week previous, breaking a 50-year-old Billboard 200 record previously held by Bob Dylan with Self Portrait (1970) which made a 193 spot jump. Side B was met with mixed to positive reviews. Robert Christgau appraised
14274-447: Was released, which featured Ed Sheeran . It became Eminem's eighth consecutive album to top the U.S. Billboard 200 upon release with 197,000 copies sold in its first week. As a result, he became the first musical act to have eight entries in a row debut atop the chart. The album was met with mixed reviews from music critics and is generally considered his worst album. In 2018, an extended edition of "Nowhere Fast" with Kehlani and
14396-444: Was supported by two singles: " Darkness " and " Godzilla ". Alongside the album's surprise release, Eminem also released the music video for "Darkness", which revolves around the 2017 Las Vegas shooting from the point of view of the perpetrator Stephen Paddock alternating with Eminem's own. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , selling 279,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Subsequently, Eminem became
14518-461: Was the best-selling music artist in the United States for the 2000s, placing third for the 2010s. He was the first artist to have ten albums consecutively debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and has had five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. 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 Diamond or higher by
14640-592: Was the first artist in five years with two number-one albums ( Recovery and Hell: The Sequel ) in a 12-month period. Early in 2011 he leaked "2.0 Boys", on which Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse collaborated when they signed with Shady Records in January and performed it in April. Bad Meets Evil released their next single, " Lighters ", on July 6 and its music video in late August. On August 6, Eminem performed several songs from throughout his career at Lollapalooza with
14762-486: Was the first artist to receive two digital diamond certifications—sales and streams of 10 million and above—by the RIAA (for " Not Afraid " and " Love the Way You Lie "). On July 11 and 12, Eminem played two concerts in Wembley Stadium . At the 57th Grammy Awards , he received Best Rap Album award for The Marshall Mathers LP 2 and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Rihanna) for " The Monster ". In
14884-491: Was the title of a new album titled Revival , in the form of advertisements for a fake medication of the same name. Later in November, the first single " Walk on Water " was released, which featured Beyoncé . The song was first performed, by Eminem, at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 12, featuring Skylar Grey . He appeared on Saturday Night Live on November 18, performing "Walk on Water", "Stan" and "Love
#825174