Here are some interesting fact about GOD of RAP , Eminem
1.EMINEM .
We are literally STAN of him. All our playlist is full of his song. We have listened to his almost all song,Had known everything about him from his past to present.And favourite dialogue of him is :-”Will the real slim shady please stand up ??”.
His story of life which inspires me most:-
Below are some of the major misfortunes that have characterized Eminem’s life…
– Father walked out on him when he was only 18 months
– Raised by a drug addicted mother
– Spent his childhood moving between cities
– Dropped out of school for failing the 9th grade three times
– Struggled with money, drugs, alcohol and almost committed suicide
– His own mother and wife filed a lawsuit against him
– Best friend, Proof was shot and killed
– Bullied severely just for being the new kid
– His uncle, the only person he could turn to, committed suicide
– Fell into depression, became addicted to pills and nearly died
Where He stands right now:-
Awards
11 Grammy Awards
10 MTV Europe Music Awards
12 MTV Video Music Awards
2 MTV Movie Awards
7 American Music Awards
1 Academy Award
5 Brit Awards
2 Juno Awards
4 Teen Choice Awards
9 People’s Choice Awards
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8 Mile (Movie)
* Box Office #1
* The film was a financial success, was well received critically, and won an Academy Awards for the Best Original Song for Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” becoming the first film with a rap/hip-hop song to win an Academy Award.
* Made $19,574,765 on its opening day and $51,240,555 over its first three days from only 2,470 theaters for an average of $20,745 per venue, making it one of the biggest opening weekends for an R-rated movie as well being as the biggest opening for a movie released in less than 2,500 theaters.
* The film made a total of $242,875,078 worldwide ($116,750,901 domestically, and $126,124,177 internationally).
* The 8 Mile DVD released in March 2003 grossed $200 million USD in DVD sales.
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Respect For Eminem
Eminem has maximum respect from the hip-hop community and beyond. Rakim, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Nas, LL Cool J, Ice Cube and DJ Premier have all spoke on how they rate Eminem’s skills highly. Obviously Dr.Dre co-signs him aswell, aswell as basically every other rapper.
Excluding hip-hop related fans, here are some other admirers:
The Beatles (Sir Paul McCartney is a fan)
– http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/enter…
Michael Jackson was a big fan of Eminem
– http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/home…
Sir Elton John is a big fan
– http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/enter…
Madonna, Stevie Wonder & Randy Newman are fans and defended him
– http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/enter…
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Seamus Heaney
* Award winning poet, is known worldwide
* Won the nobel prize (in Literature)
Praises Eminem heavily here
– http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/enter…
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Other
Vibe Magazine
* Best Rapper Alive (2008)
* Best Rapper Ever (2009)
Racial Boundaries
- * Eminem broke down the racial boundaries in hip-hop.
He entered an all-black world and achieved hard-won acceptance—————————————————Rolling Stone Cover Appearances12(811, 847, 855, 899/900, 911, 927, 950, 951, 962, 972, 1000)—————————————————All Time Top Rap Films (US Box Office)1. “8 Mile” ($116 million)
2. “Notorious” ($36 million)
3. “Malibu’s Most Wanted” ($34 million)
4. “Get Rich or Die Tryin’ ” ($30 million)
5. “Brown Sugar” ($27 million) - Source:Achievements
