Eminem is one of the most famous rapper in the world. He was born in October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Eminem’s real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III but he is better known by his stage name, Eminem. He is also a record producer and actor.
Eminem first gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His next two releases, 2000’s The Marshall Mathers LP and 2002’s The Eminem Show, were worldwide successes, with each being certified diamond in U.S. sales and both winning Best Rap Album Grammy Awards making Eminem the first artist to win the award for three consecutive LPs.
They were followed by Encore in 2004, another critical and commercial success. Eminem went on hiatus after touring in 2005 due partly to a prescription drug addiction. In 2009, he released Relapse, his first album of new material in five years. Recovery was an international success and earned Eminem several Grammy Awards. Eminem’s 2022 Net Worth: One Of The Richest Rapper.
Eminem’s 2022 Net Worth
Eminem has sold more than 172 million albums, making him one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time. He has won numerous awards, including 15 Grammy Awards and an Academy Award for Best Original Song (“Lose Yourself”). Rolling Stone ranked him 83rd on their list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, calling him the “King of Hip Hop”.
Net Worth | $230 million |
Salary | $20 million per year (estimate) |
Sponsors | Beats by Dre, Lipton’s Brisk Iced Tea, Carhartt, Casio, Chrysler, Jordan Brand |
Profession | Rapper, songwriter, record producer |
Birthday | October 17, 1972 |
Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has achieved ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200. He has also had five number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2009, he was ranked as the second best-selling artist of the 2000s by Billboard behind only Tupac Shakur. They were followed by The Marshall Mathers LP 2 in 2013 and Revival in 2017. Eminem’s eighth album, Music to Be Murdered By, was released on January 17, 2020.
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Eminem’s Awards And Accolades
Eminem is one of the world’s best-selling music artists. Throughout his career, he has had 10 number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. With US sales of 45.1 million albums and 42 million tracks as of June 2014, Eminem is the second best-selling male artist of the Nielsen SoundScan era, the sixth best-selling artist in the United States and the best-selling hip-hop artist. Globally, he has sold more than 172 million albums, making him one of the world’s best-selling artists. Rolling Stone ranked him 83rd on their list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, calling him the “King of Hip Hop”.
Eminem has won numerous awards and accolades, including an Academy Award, 15 Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, and two MTV Video Music Awards. In 2010, he was ranked as the seventh most influential artist of the 2000s by Billboard behind only Tupac Shakur, Jay-Z, Christina Aguilera, Outkast, Maroon 5, and Eminem’s mentor Dr. Dre. They were followed by The Marshall Mathers LP 2 in 2013 and Revival in 2017.
Eminem has had 13 number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100: “Lose Yourself”, “Just Lose It”, “Crack a Bottle”, “Not Afraid”, “Love the Way You Lie”, “No Love”, “The Monster”, “Berzerk”, “Rap God”, “Guts Over Fear”, “Phenomenal” and “‘Till I Collapse”.
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