Eminem is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career in 1996 with Web Entertainment and has been one of the most popular rap acts in the world since the late 1990s. Eminem is the best-selling artist of the decade on the US Nielsen SoundScan and has sold over 220 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his first studio album The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The following album, The Marshall Mathers LP, became the fastest-selling solo album in United States history.
The Marshall Mathers LP and his third studio album, The Eminem Show, won Grammy Awards, making Eminem the first artist to win Best Rap Album for three consecutive albums. He then won the award again in 2010 for his album Recovery, giving him a total of 15 Grammys in his career. In 2003, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself" from the film 8 Mile, in which he also played the lead role. "Lose Yourself" would go on to become the longest-running No. 1 hip hop single.
Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in 2005. He released his first album since 2004's Encore, titled Relapse, in May 2009. In 2010, he released his seventh album, Recovery. It became his sixth consecutive number-one album in the US and achieved international commercial success, topping the chart in several other countries. It stayed at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart for five consecutive weeks and a total of seven weeks.. Billboard. Retrieved on December 21, 2010. Recovery was also reported by Billboard to be the best-selling album of 2010, making Eminem the first artist in Nielsen SoundScan history to have two year-end best-selling albums.Caulfield, Keith (January 5, 2011). "Eminem's 'Recovery' Is 2010's Best-Selling Album; Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' Top Digital Song". Billboard. Prometheus Media Group.
Eminem was ranked 79th on the VH1 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He was ranked 83rd on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He was also named the Best Rapper Alive by Vibe in 2008. Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has had 13 number-one albums on the Billboard Top 200, ten solo, two with D12, and one with Bad Meets Evil. In December 2009, he was named the Artist of the Decade by Billboard.Artists of the decade, Billboard.com His albums, The Eminem Show, The Marshall Mathers LP, and Encore, ranked as the 3rd,Billboard 200 albums, Billboard.com 7th, and 40thBillboard 200 albums, Billboard.com best-selling albums of the 2000–09 decade by Billboard magazine. According to Billboard, Eminem has two of his albums among the top five highest selling albums of the 2000s decade. In the UK, Eminem has sold more than 13 million records. In 2010, MTV ranked Eminem as the 10th-biggest icon in pop music history.MTV Top 10|Ep. 1|Pop Icons #07|Eminem|MTV Top 10|Vídeo|MTV Portugal . MTV. Retrieved December 21, 2010. During 2010, Eminem's music generated 94 million streams, more than any other music artist.
In November at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards, Eminem became the first rapper to ever receive the global icon award due to his accomplishments and influences in music joining him with Queen, Whitney Houston and Bon Jovi.
As of early 2014, Eminem has sold more than 44 million track downloads and 44.91 million albums in the United States alone and became the second-best male selling artist in US history behind Garth Brooks.
For the decade of 2010 through 2019 Eminem was Spotify's fifth-most-streamed artist (most-streamed male artist).
In 2022, Eminem was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Awards and nominations AwardYearRecipient(s) and nominee(s)CategoryResultAcademy Award2003"Lose Yourself" (from 8 Mile)Best Original Song American Music Awards2001EminemArtist of the YearFavorite Pop/Rock Male ArtistFavorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist2003Fan ChoiceFavorite Hip-Hop/R&B Male ArtistFavorite Pop/Rock Male ArtistThe Eminem ShowFavorite Hip-Hop/R&B AlbumFavorite Pop/Rock Album2003EminemFavorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist8 MileFavorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album2005EncoreEminemFavorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist2006Curtain Call: The HitsFavorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album2009RelapseEminemArtist of the YearFavorite Pop/Rock Male ArtistFavorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist2010Artist of the YearFavorite Pop/Rock Male ArtistRecoveryFavorite Pop/Rock AlbumFavorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album2014The Marshall Mathers LP 2EminemFavorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist2025The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop AlbumEminemFavorite Rap/Hip-Hop ArtistARIA Music Awards2014EminemBest International Artist20182020Barbados Music Awards2011"Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna)Best CollaborationBET Awards2001"Stan" (featuring Dido) Video of the Year2003"Lose Yourself"EminemBest Male Hip-Hop Artist2010"Forever" (with Drake, Kanye West and Lil Wayne)Best Collaboration2012Bad Meets EvilBest GroupBET Hip Hop Awards2009"We Made You"Best Hip Hop VideoRelapseCD of the YearEminemLyricist of the Year2010MVP of the Year"Forever" Reese's Perfect Combo Award"Not Afraid"Verizon People's Champ AwardRecoveryCD of the Year2011"Love The Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna)Best Hip-Hop Video2014EminemLyricist of the Year"The Monster" (featuring Rihanna)Best Collabo, Duo or GroupThe Marshall Mathers LP 2Album of the YearBillboard Music Awards2000"The Real Slim Shady"Maximum Vision VideoBest Rap/Hip-Hop Clip of the Year2002The Eminem ShowAlbum of the YearR&B/Hip-Hop Album of the YearTop 200 Billboard Album2009EminemArtist of the Decade2010EminemMale Artist of the Year2011EminemTop ArtistBillboard Music Awards:
Top Billboard 200 ArtistTop Digital Media ArtistTop Digital Songs ArtistTop Male ArtistTop Rap ArtistTop Social ArtistTop Streaming Artist RecoveryTop Billboard 200 AlbumTop Rap Album"Not Afraid"Top Streaming Song (Video) "Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna)Top Digital SongTop Hot 100 SongTop Radio SongTop Rap SongTop Streaming Song (Audio)Top Streaming Song (Video)Bad Meets EvilTop Social ArtistTop Billboard 200 Artist2014EminemTop Male ArtistTop Rap Artist The Marshall Mathers LP 2Top Billboard 200 AlbumTop Rap AlbumBlack Reel Awards2003 8 MileBest Film Soundtrack2004 Tupac: ResurrectionBest SongBlockbuster Entertainment Awards2000EminemFavorite New Male Artist2001EminemFavorite Male ArtistFavorite Rap ArtistThe Marshall Mathers LPFavorite CDBMI Film/TV Awards2003"Lose Yourself"Best MusicMost Performed Song From A FilmBMI Pop Awards2011"Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna)Award-Winning Songs2015"The Monster" (featuring Rihanna)BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards2014"The Monster" (featuring Rihanna)Most Performed SongsBMI Urban Awards2011"Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna)Award-Winning Songs"Not Afraid"Brit Awards2000EminemInternational Breakthrough ActInternational Male Solo Artist20012003The Eminem ShowInternational Album2005EminemInternational Male Solo Artist20102011RecoveryInternational Album2014EminemInternational Male Solo Artist2019Chicago Film Critics Association Awards20038 MileMost Promising PerformerDetroit Music Awards2001"The Real Slim Shady"Outstanding National SingleDetroit Music Awards:
The Marshall Mathers LPOutstanding National Album2003The Eminem Show8 Mile"Lose Yourself"Outstanding National Single"Without Me"2005EncoreOutstanding National Major Label Recording2006Curtain Call: The HitsOutstanding Anthology/Compilation/Reissue2011RecoveryOutstanding National Major Label Recording"Not Afraid"Outstanding National Single"Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna)Outstanding Video / Major Budget (Over $10,000)"Not Afraid"2014"Berzerk""Rap God"Outstanding National SingleThe Marshall Mathers LP 2Outstanding National Major Label Recording2017"Campaign Speech"Outstanding National Single2018"Walk on Water"Outstanding Video / Major Budget (Over $10,000)RevivalOutstanding National Major Label Recording2019Kamikaze2019"Fall"Outstanding Video / Major Budget (Over $10,000)2021Music to Be Murdered ByOutstanding National Major Label RecordingECHO Awards2001Marshall Mathers LPBest Hip-Hop/Urban Artist (International)2002Devil's Night (D12)2003The Eminem Show2005Encore2007Curtain Call: The Hits2010Relapse 2011Recovery2014The Marshall Mathers LP 22018RevivalBest International Male ArtistGAFFA Awards (Denmark)1999 EminemBest Foreign New Act2002Best Foreign Male Act 2019Best Foreign Artist"River"Best Foreign SongKamikazeBest Foreign AlbumGAFFA Awards (Sweden)2010"Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna) Best Foreign Song2019"River"Grammy Awards2000"My Name Is"Best Rap Solo PerformanceGrammy Awards
"Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre)Best Rap Performance by a Duo or GroupThe Slim Shady LPBest Rap Album2001"The Real Slim Shady"Best Rap Solo Performance"Forgot About Dre" (with Dr. Dre)Best Rap Performance by a Duo or GroupThe Marshall Mathers LPAlbum of the YearBest Rap Album2003"Without Me"Record of the YearBest Male Rap Solo PerformanceBest Music VideoThe Eminem ShowAlbum of the YearBest Rap Album2004"Lose Yourself"Record of the YearSong of the YearBest Male Rap Solo PerformanceBest Rap SongBest Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media2005"Just Lose It" Best Rap Solo Performance2006"Mockingbird""Encore" (featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent)Best Rap Performance by a Duo or GroupEncoreBest Rap Album2007"Smack That" (with Akon)Best Rap/Sung Collaboration"Shake That" (featuring Nate Dogg)2010"Beautiful"Best Rap Solo Performance"Crack a Bottle" (featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent)Best Rap Performance by a Duo or GroupRelapseBest Rap Album2011RecoveryAlbum of the Year"Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna)Record of the YearSong of the YearBest Rap/Sung CollaborationBest Rap SongBest Music Video"Airplanes, Part II" (with B.o.B and Hayley Williams)Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals"Not Afraid"Best Rap Solo PerformanceBest Rap Song2012"I Need a Doctor" (with Dr. Dre and Skylar Grey)Best Rap/Sung CollaborationLoud (as featured artist)Album of the Year2014"Berzerk"Best Rap Performance2015"Rap God""The Monster" (featuring Rihanna)Best Rap/Sung CollaborationThe Marshall Mathers LP 2Best Rap Album2019"Lucky You" (featuring Joyner Lucas)Best Rap Song2025"Houdini"Best Rap PerformanceBest Music VideoThe Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)Best Rap AlbumGolden Globe Awards2003"Lose Yourself"Best Original SongIFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award2006Curtain Call: The HitsTen Best Sales Releases, ForeigniHeartRadio Music Awards 2014"The Monster" (featuring Rihanna)Song Of The YearBest CollaborationItalian Music Awards 2001 Eminem Best International Male Artist 2002 Eminem Best International Male Artist 2003 Eminem Best International Male Artist Japan Radio Popular Disc Awards2001EminemBest Male VocalistJuno Awards2001The Marshall Mathers LPBest-Selling Album (foreign or domestic)2003The Eminem ShowInternational Album of the Year2005Encore2011Recovery2014The Marshall Mathers LP 2Mnet Asian Music Awards2002EminemBest International Artist"2002 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" . MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014.MOBO Awards2000EminemBest Hip Hop Act2010Best International ActMTV Africa Music Awards2010EminemBest International ArtistMTV Asia Awards2002EminemFavorite Male Artist2003"Without Me"Favorite Video2004EminemFavorite Male Artist2006MTV Europe Music Awards 1999EminemBest New ActMTV Europe Music Awards: