Early career and when signed to FBT Productions, in 1992, led by brothers Jeff and Mark Bass. He also cooked and washed dishes in a small restaurant in St. Clair Shores for some time, where he received a minimum wage. In 1996, their debut album "Infinite" was recorded in the studio "Bassmint" and released through independent label Web Entertainment. In this disc, with the stage name Eminem, talked about the difficulties in sustaining their newborn daughter Hailie Jade Scott, the difficulty of making money and the dream of getting rich. Earlier in his career, Eminem collaborated with MC Royce da 5'9 "in duet called Bad Meets Evil. After the release of" Infinite ", Eminem's personal struggles against alcohol and drug abuse culminated in an unsuccessful attempt to suicide.
1997-1999: The Slim Shady LP
According to Billboard Magazine, at this point in life Eminem had "realized his musical ambitions, which were the only way to escape his unhappy life." After signing with Aftermath Entertainment / Interscope Records in 1998, Eminem released his first major studio album a year later. He became one of the most popular albums of 1999, getting to the end of the year three times platinum certification from RIAA.
Along with the popularity of the album, came several controversies related to the letters submitted. In "'97 Bonnie and Clyde", he describes a trip with his daughter for the disposal of the body of his wife. Another song, "Guilty Conscience", ends with encouragement to a man for murdering his wife and her lover. "Guilty Conscience" marked the beginning of friendship and musical union between Dr. Dre and Eminem.
2000-2001: The Marshall Mathers LP
It was released in May 2000. He went on to sell 1.76 million copies its first week, breaking records for Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle album as the best selling hip-hop. The first single released from this material, called "The Real Slim Shady", was a success and has acquired enormous controversy by insulting celebrities and making dubious claims about them. In his second single, "The Way I Am", he reveals to fans of the label pressure to make "My Name Is" go to the top of the charts. The Q magazine chose the song "Stan" as the best rap song of all time, and it came in tenth in a similar study conducted by Top40-Charts.com. She became so acclaimed that it was in 290 th position of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" Rolling Stone and made Eminem was the first white rapper to be featured on the cover of The Source. He was certified nine times platinum by the RIAA.
2002-2003: The Eminem Show
It is their third major studio album "The Eminem Show" was released in the summer of 2002 and, as previous work has proved to be a success. In the first week, reached number one the charts and sold over a million copies. The lead single is "Without Me," in which Eminem makes derogatory comments about boy bands, Limp Bizkit, Moby, Lynne Cheney and others. The album reflects the impact of his rise to fame, his relationship with his wife and his daughter, and their importance in the middle of hip-hop community. It also discusses the allegations of an assault on a security guard who kissed his wife in 2000.
2004-2005: Encore
"Encore" was released in 2004 and became leader of the other stops, driven by the single "Just Lose It", which violates the pop singer Michael Jackson. On 12 October the same year, a week after the release of "Just Lose It", Jackson was invited to a radio program in Los Angeles where he expressed his displeasure with the video, which parodies the trial for abuse of children, plastic surgery, and the incident in which Michael's hair caught fire while filming a Pepsi commercial announcement in 1984.
The magazine The Source, through its president Raymond "Benzino" Scott, wanted not only the video was removed, but the song of the album, and a public apology to Jackson from Eminem, what did not happen.
Although the issue of the comic first single, Encore had bands along with serious topic, such as the antiwar song "Mosh." On October 25, 2004, one week before the U.S. presidential election, Eminem released the video for "Mosh" on the Internet, music that emphasizes a strong anti-Bush.
2005-2008: Rumors about the end of careerIn 2005 many music industry experts speculated that Eminem was considering ending the career after six years and albums with various certifications. Such speculation began in 2005 when a double album was about to be released under the name of "The Funeral". It was later revealed that the disc was a compilation of greatest hits, and sold under the name of "Curtain Call: The Hits." The album was released in December, sold nearly 441,000 copies in its first week in the U.S. and was the fourth consecutive album of Eminem to be the number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. He was certified double platinum by the RIAA.In July 2005, the Detroit Free Press reported that this would be the final step of the career of Eminem and that he would be more interested in becoming a producer or record company executive. On the same day of the release of its compilation, Eminem denied that he was retiring from radio Mojo in the Morning in Detroit, but said it would pause in his career. In 2006, Eminem released a new compilation "Eminem Presents: The Re-Up", to help the growth of the newly created record label Shady Records.In the summer of 2005, announced a tour called Eminem Anger Management Tour, which would have a cameo of 50 Cent, G-Unit, Lil 'Jon, D12, Obie Trice and others, but in August, the European part of the tour was canceled, Eminem claimed that it had entered a drug rehabilitation clinic to treat an addiction to sleeping pills.
2008-2009: RelapseIn September 2007, Eminem spoke at the radio station Hot 97, New York, in an interview with 50 Cent, who was in "limbo" and would decide when to release a new album. Interscope Records has confirmed the launch of a new album by rapper, that would be released in the spring of 2009. In December 2008, more details were revealed: the album would be called "Relapse" and most of the tracks would be produced by Dr. Dre. In a statement on March 5, 2009, Eminem said he would release two albums this year. The first single "We Made You" was released in April and stood by the comic theme. "Relapse," announced the first of the disks, was officially launched on May 19, but has not achieved the sales success as the four previous albums. Even so, received rave reviews for the restoration of Eminem at the scene of hip-hop world. On November 19, Eminem announced on its website the release of Relapse: Refill for December 21, which was a re-release of Relapse with the addition of seven bonus tracks, including "Forever" and "Taking My Ball".
2010-present: RecoveryOn April 13, 2010, Eminem announced to his fans via Twitter that there would be a "Relapse 2". When he had spoken this, people believed that there would be launching a new album, but it just changed its title to "Recovery". Their seventh studio album, "Recovery", was released on June 21. In the U.S., sold 741,000 copies its first week and reached the top of the Billboard 200. Until November 2010, it had sold 2.9 million copies in the U.S.. His first single, "Not Afraid" was released on April 29 and debuted at the Billboard Hot 100. The second, "Love the Way You Lie" debuted in second and then moved up to first position. He had the presence of R & B singer Rihanna on the chorus and its music video has had 6.6 million hits on the first day, a record for the YouTube.Atualmente, "Love the Way You Lie" has more than 437 million views, turn the most watched clip of Eminem.In June 2010, Eminem announced along with Jay-Z was playing in various places in Detroit and New York on a tour called The Home & Home Tour. Tickets for the first two shows sold out quickly, causing additional shows were marked. Eminem also participated in the second part of the sequel to "Love the Way You Lie," in this studio album Loud Rihanna. The rapper also had a cameo on the album Nicki Minaj Pink Friday. In December 2010, the choice of the top 25 moments of 2010, made by Billboard, The "Great Eminem Recovery" was placed as the main event of the year in music. At the 2011 Grammy Awards, Eminem won for "Best Rap Album" to "Recovery".
article by:
Carina Ferreira (instagram.com/carinagferreira)
e Lurdes Oliveira (instagram.com/lolothemajestic)
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