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He was born in 1972, October 17. He is from Detroit, Michigan.
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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"
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He made his first album "Infinite" in 1996.
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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.
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His next two releases, 2000 album - The Marshall Mathers LP and 2002 album - The Eminem Show were worldwide successes and he won two grammies.
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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.
