Overview
Eminem
Known For
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
From outrageous stunts to a life-changing cancer battle and his...
Slim Shady vs. Marshall Mathers: THE FACE-OFF
Somewhere in the Detroit multiverse, Slim Shady has escaped his...
Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
"Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central" features the...
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Public Enemy’s Chuck D leads a cast of hip-hop icons...
Biography
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. He attracted 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. Eminem's global success and acclaimed works are widely regarded as having broken racial barriers for 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 a representation of popular angst of the American underclass and has been cited as an influence by and upon many artists working in various genres.
