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Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper. He is credited with popularizing  in  and is often regarded as . His 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  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  and has been cited as an influence by and upon many artists working in various genres.

After the release of his debut album  (1996) and the   (1997), Eminem signed with 's  and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with . His next two releases,  (2000) and  (2002), were worldwide successes and were both nominated for the . After the release of his next album,  (2004), Eminem went on hiatus in 2005, largely due to a  addiction. He returned to the music industry four years later with the release of  (2009) and , which was released the following year. Recovery was the bestselling album worldwide of 2010, making it Eminem's second album, after The Eminem Show in 2002, to be the . In the following years, he released the US number one albums  (2013),  (2017),  (2018), and  (2020).

Eminem's best-known songs include "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "" and "". In addition to his solo career, Eminem was a member of the hip hop group . He is also known for collaborations with fellow Detroit-based rapper ; the two are collectively known as .

Eminem starred in the 2002  , playing a dramatized version of himself. "", a track from , topped the  for 12 weeks, the most for a solo rap song, and won the , making Eminem the first hip hop artist ever to win the award. He has made  in the films  (2001),  (2009), and  (2014), and the television series  (2010). Eminem has developed other ventures, including , a joint venture with manager , which helped launch the careers of artists such as , , and , among others. He has also established his own channel, , on .

Eminem is among the , with estimated worldwide sales of over 220 million records. He was the  of the 2000s and the bestselling male music artist in the United States of the 2010s, third overall.  named him the "". He has had ten number-one albums on the —which all consecutively debuted at number one on the chart, making him the first artist to achieve this—and five number-one singles on the . The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show,  (2005), "Lose Yourself", "Love the Way You Lie", and "Not Afraid" have all been certified  or higher by the  (RIAA).  has included him in its lists of the  and the . He has won numerous awards, including 15 , eight , 17 , an , a , and an . In November 2022, Eminem was inducted into the .