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Date of birth
He was born in 1972, October 17. He is from Detroit, Michigan. -
He started to rap
At age 14, Eminem began rapping with high-school friend Mike Ruby. They created the names "Manix" and "M&M", the latter of which evolved into "Eminem" -
His first album
He made his first album "Infinite" in 1996. -
Eminem achieved popularity
Eminem signed with Dr. Dre Aftermath Entertainment and achieved popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP album, which earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. -
Another two grammies
His next two releases, 2000 album - The Marshall Mathers LP and 2002 album - The Eminem Show were worldwide successes and he won two grammies. -
8 Mile
In 2002, he started to act in hip hop film "8 mile" about his life. He made song for this film called "Lose Yourself" and won Academy Award for Best Original Song.
