Originally born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph Missouri, he is better known by his stage moniker Eminem. Shortly after his birth, his father abandoned the family and they ended up bouncing around several Missouri towns until they finally settled in Warren Detroit. At the age of twelve years old he procured his first album, the Beastie Boy’s License To Ill. He was immediately drawn in and started practicing rap in his spare time. At the age of 17 he dropped out of High school and worked a string of minimum wage jobs such as a cook and a dishwasher and started rapping full time. In 1996 he released his first album Infinity. Than in 1999 he released his second album, The Slim Shady LP. It hit the charts at the number two position and has to date sold over 9 million copies. His third album, The Marshall Mathers LP became the fastest selling rap album in history moving over 1.7 million units it’s first week. In 2002, he released his fourth album, The Eminem Show which was the best selling album of that year. It eventually went on to become certified platinum eight times over. His last album, Relapse was released in May of 2009.
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