RARE EARLY " D - 12 " Eminem Hand Signed 10X8 Color Photo Todd Mueller
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:938005 |
ES-958A
MarshallBruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), knownprofessionally as Eminem (/ˌɛmɪˈnɛm/;often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, recordproducer, record executive, film producer, and actor. He... is consistently citedas one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time and has beenlabeled the "King of Hip Hop". Inaddition to his solo career, Eminem was a member of the hip hop group D12. He is also known forhis collaborations with fellow Detroit-based rapper Royce da5'9"; the two are collectively known as Bad MeetsEvil. After his debut album Infinite (1996) and the extended playSlim Shady EP(1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequentlyachieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The SlimShady LP, which earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.His next two releases, 2000's The Marshall Mathers LP and 2002's The EminemShow, were worldwide successes, with each being certified diamond in U.S. sales and bothwinning Best Rap Album Grammy Awards—making Eminem the first artist to win theaward for three consecutive LPs. They were followed by Encore in 2004, another critical andcommercial success. Eminem went on hiatus after touring in 2005 partly due to aprescription drug addiction.He released Relapse in 2009 and Recovery in 2010. Both won GrammyAwards for Best Rap Album and Recovery was the best-selling album of2010 worldwide, the second time he had the international best-selling album ofthe year (after The Eminem Show). Eminem's eighth album, 2013's The Marshall Mathers LP 2, won twoGrammy Awards, including Best Rap Album; it expanded his record for the mostwins in the category. These were followed by 2017's Revival and 2018's Kamikaze, [6] the latter being the best-selling hip hop album of 2018.In November 2002, he starred in the dramafilm 8 Mile playing a semi-fictionalized versionof himself, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Songfor "Lose Yourself", making him the first hip hopartist to ever win the award. Eminem has made cameoappearances in the films The Wash (2001), Funny People(2009), and The Interview (2014), and the televisionseries Entourage (2010). Eminem has developedother ventures, including Shady Records, with manager Paul Rosenberg, whichhelped launch the careers of artists such as 50 Cent, Yelawolfand Obie Trice, among others. Eminem has also established his own channel, Shade 45, on Sirius XM Radio. With over 230 million recordssold globally, Eminem is among the best-selling music artists of alltime. He is the best-sellingmusic artist in the United States in the 2000s. He has won numerousawards including fifteen Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, seventeen Billboard Music Awards, an Academy Award(for Best Original for "Lose Yourself) and a MTV Europe Music Award for GlobalIcon Award. Throughout his career, Eminem has had nine number-onealbums on the Billboard 200, which allconsecutively debuted at number one on the chart making him the only artist toachieve this, and five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.Rolling Stoneplaced Eminem in their list of the 100 GreatestArtists of All Time.