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Eminem (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA), a Grammy Award and Oscar-winning musician, is one of today's most controversial and popular rappers. He currently lives in Michigan in

Eminem (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA), a Grammy Award and Oscar-winning musician, is one of today's most controversial and popular rappers. He currently lives in Michigan in the outskirts of Detroit.

Brought to fame by rapper producer Dr. Dre, Eminem is known by many as one of the most skillful, successful, and controversial rappers in the industry. He is noted for his ability to change his own verbal pace ("flow") and style multiple times within one song without losing the beat. Eminem is also praised for his skill in assonance and alliteration. He is also infamous for the controversy surrounding many of his lyrics. With the enormous success of his sophomore album The Marshall Mathers LP following its release in May 2000, and its subsequent nomination for four Grammy awards including Album of the Year, critics such as GLAAD denounced his lyrics as homophobic, while others complained that it was also extremely misogynistic and violent. However, he has received a great deal of praise within the hip-hop community for his lyrical ability.