Eminem Biography

Eminem has mastered his talent into a form of reclaiming his pride though his lyrics may seem offensive. Eminem spent his childhood roaming from his birthplace, to Detroit with his mother. As a start of his career, the legendary rap artist/producer Dr. Dre scouted the angry chirpster after hearing him freestyle on the radio to collaborate on Dre's own label, Aftermath. The impressed Dre did not hesitate to include many of Slim's independently released EP tracks as Eminem jumped at the offer to work with him.

Hence he pursued a life and identity in the hip-hop culture by releasing a debut album, Infinite, in1996. The response to his debut stifled his self-expression as he was labeled as a Nas and AZ sound-alike. Ripe for revenge, Eminem bombarded his critics with The Slim Shady EP, which not only gave the rapper a chance at originality but also turn into the stirring controversy with his remorseless tunes of fury.

Eminem personally sent a copy of his overlooked debut album to Wendy Day from the Rap Coalition. Her approval got him into the Coalition's 1997 Rap Olympics in Los Angeles, where he was honored in the freestyle competition with second place. Finally he decided that it was his "time to shine" on his radio debut on the world-famous Wake Up Show. His underground classic "5 Star General" stretched out to New York, Japan, and Los Angeles, which also won him a spot on the inaugural Lyricist Lounge tour.

Before long, Eminem was not only a superstar but also one of music's most controversial figures. His shocking lyrics, his duet with Elton John, his wife and estranged mother these things kept him in the public eye so often. But his music kept his profile high too, as his Slim Shady and Marshall Mathers LPs sold by the millions and latter was even nominated for several Grammys which also including album of the year.

The Eminem Show was just as successful as well with his star turn in the semi-autobiographical film 8 Mile looks like Eminem might rack up an Oscar nomination as well. Eminem, with his fiery eyes and blazing lyrics, has broken into the rap and hip-hop dome by melting the image of the sold-out Vanilla Ice in the age of bored and hungry hip-hopsters. You may hate his anger, but it's his only ammunition, and as long he is who he is, he is going to take nothing back.

In the freestyle competition at the Coalition's 1997 Rap Olympics in Los Angeles he won second place. During that trip only Eminem and his manager gave a few people from Interscope Records his demo and he made his major radio debut on the world famous Wake Up Show with Sway and Tech. He realized it was the opportunity of his lifetime, he delivered a furious medley of lyrics that wowed his hosts and radio audience.