Eminem

The next rapper I'm going to talk about Eminem. He is the 6th best overall selling artists in the United States. As of the 2000's, he is the best selling artists in The United States. He has sold more than 96 million albums and over 120 million singles. Eminem was ranked 82nd in Rolling Stones list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Rolling Stones magazine also declared him The King of Hip-Hop. He has had 10 number one albums in Billboard 200. Eminem is the first rapper to ever win an Oscar. He won it for "Best Original Song" "Lose Yourself" from his movie "8 Mile." His first studio album was in 1996 called "Infinite," but that wasn't much of a success. His 2nd studio album was his "Slim Shady EP," which was produced in 1997. This Album introduced his Alter-Ego Slim Shady. Eminem went to LA in '97 to compete in the Rap Olympics. He came in 2nd place losing to rapper MC Juice. After the Rap Olympics, Eminem started working with Dr. Dre and got signed to Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment. Some of his other albums are "The Slim Shady LP," "The Marshal Mathers LP," "The Eminem Show," "Encore," "Relapse," and "The Marshal Mathers LP 2." The "Slim Shady LP" got certified 4x Platinum and won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.Then his album "Marshal Mather LP" was released in 2000 and became the fastest selling album by a solo artist in history. The album won a Grammy for Best Rap Album. and got nominated for Album of the Year, In 2011, the album was certified Diamond, selling 10 million copies in the United States. The album sold more than 21 million copies Worldwide. The album was also ranked in 2010 by "Rhapsody" number one on their list of "The Top Ten Best Albums by White Rappers." The album was ranked 244 on the Rolling Stones list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. One of Eminem's top selling songs is his song "Lose Yourself" from "8 Mile." Some of his other popular songs are "Love The Way You Lie," "Without Me," "Not Afraid," "Cleanin' Out My Closet," "The Real Slim Shady," "My Name Is," "When I'm Gone," "Sing For The Moment," "Stan," and "Mockingbird,"