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Although he's only been in the public eye since 1999, Marshall Mathers (aka Eminem) has crammed at least a decade's worth
of career highs and lows into those few short, high-profile years. The Detroit-based Dr. Dre protégé has invoked the wrath
of women and homosexuals with his offensive lyrics; become enemies with Moby, Everlast, Fred Durst, and Christina Aguilera
provided tabloids with plenty of gossip fodder regarding his personal life...and in the process become just about the biggest
rock star on the planet. This is because Eminem isn't just about controversy and shock value: This often misunderstood major
talent has actually given white rappers genuine credibility in this post-Vanilla Ice age with his string of dynamic hits
(both solo and with his side group, D12, his plethora of Grammy nominations, his critically acclaimed film 8 Mile, and
his three multiplatinum studio albums, which--once one gets past the hype and hullabaloo that surround them--are some of the
most creative, original, and exciting releases of the rap genre (or any musical genre) in the past decade.
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