"The Real Slim Shady" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his third album The Marshall Mathers LP (2000). It was released as the lead single a month before the album's release.
Tobias Vincent Maguire is an American actor and film producer. He starred as the title character in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007),and later reprised the role in Spider-Man:No Way Home (2021).
The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album by the American rapper Eminem. It was released on February 23,1999,through Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Recorded in Ferndale,Michigan following Eminem's recruitment by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine,the album features production from Dr. Dre,the Bass Brothers,and Eminem himself.
Slim Shady EP is the only extended play by American rapper Eminem,released on December 10,1997,through Web Entertainment. Unlike his debut album Infinite,Slim Shady EP helped Eminem gain the interest of CEO Jimmy Iovine and West Coast hip-hop rapper and producer Dr. Dre,who subsequently signed Eminem to his Aftermath Entertainment record label,and served as executive producer on his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP (1999).
Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica,California,owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Music Group and Interscope Communications,it differed from most record labels by letting A&R staff control decisions and allowing artists and producers full creative control. Interscope's first hit records arrived in under a year,and it achieved profitability in 1993. Chair and CEO until May 2014,Iovine was succeeded by John Janick.
Aftermath Entertainment is an American record label founded by hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre in 1996. It operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group,and is distributed through Interscope Records.
Shady Records is an American record label founded by rapper Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg in 1999,following the commercially successful release of The Slim Shady LP that same year. The label's name comes from the last name of Eminem's alter ego,Slim Shady.
Stanley Bernard Benton,better known by his stage name Stat Quo,is an American rapper and record producer. Benton worked his way to college and attended University of Florida,where he majored in economics and international business in 2000. He was contemplating law school,until veteran Southern rapper Scarface encouraged him to rap professionally. In February 2003,Stat Quo released his first installment of the Underground Atlanta Mixtapes and caught the attention of Aftermath Entertainment associate Mel-Man. When Stat Quo was in L.A. performing at Encore,Mel-Man invited him to Record One Studios where he met Dr. Dre. That night at Record One,Stat Quo recorded the song "The Future" with Dr. Dre and released it on the second volume of his Underground Atlanta mixtape in 2004. The tape made its way by a different route to Eminem and led to Stat Quo's record deal with Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment. Stat Quo is currently managing Lil Xan and Young Aspect.
WEB Entertainment was a Detroit-based record label run by the Bass Brothers. It is best known for producing both of Eminem's independent albums,Infinite and the Slim Shady EP,before he signed to Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment.
American rapper Eminem has released 11 studio albums,two compilation albums,and one extended play. His music has been released on record labels Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment,along with subsidiaries Web Entertainment and his own Shady Records. Eminem is the best-selling rapper of all time and the best-selling artist of the 2000s with US album sales at over 32.25 million during the decade. With sales of over 220 million records worldwide,he is among of the best-selling music artists of all time. According to the RIAA,Eminem has sold 227.5 million certified albums and singles in the United States. In his home country,he has earned 50 platinum albums and 10 number one albums.[A]
Marshall Bruce Mathers III,known professionally as Eminem,is an American rapper. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in Middle America and is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. His global success is considered to have broken racial barriers to the acceptance of white rappers in popular music. While much of his transgressive work during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him a controversial figure,he came to be a representation of popular angst of the American underclass and has been cited as influencing many musical artists. His songs include "My Name Is","The Real Slim Shady","The Way I Am","Stan","Without Me","Lose Yourself","Mockingbird","Not Afraid",and "Love the Way You Lie".
"Kill You" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his third album The Marshall Mathers LP (2000). It was released as a promotional single from the album in 2001,and was featured on the deluxe edition of his 2005 greatest hits album,Curtain Call:The Hits. The song peaked at #2 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
"Just Don't Give a Fuck" is the debut single by American rapper Eminem. The original version appears as the only single on his only EP,the Slim Shady EP. A re-recorded version appears on his major-label debut album,The Slim Shady LP. According to the book Angry Blonde,this was Eminem's first "real" song,and was when he first came up with the "Slim Shady" theme.
"Won't Back Down" is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring singer Pink. It is the fourth track on his seventh studio album Recovery (2010). The track features production from Aftermath Entertainment producer DJ Khalil,who helped write the song along with Eminem,Erik Alcock,and Columbus "Rahki" Smith.
Shady XV is a hip hop compilation album performed by various artists of Shady Records. The double disc album was released on November 24,2014,by Shady Records and Interscope Records. The album was released in honor of the label's 15th anniversary and as its 15th project. The compilation consists of two discs,the first featuring new material from Shady Records artists such as Slaughterhouse,Bad Meets Evil,D12 and Yelawolf,as well as the label's founder Eminem. The second disc includes the label's greatest hits,also featuring former Shady Records members. All previous and current members of the label are represented on the album.
American rapper Eminem has released 59 singles as a lead artist and 15 promotional singles. He has also featured in 21 singles as a guest artist,while entering the charts with over 100 additional songs.
Cole Bennett is an American music video director and record executive.
The Death of Slim Shady is the upcoming twelfth studio album by American rapper Eminem. It is set to be released on July 12,2024 through Shady Records,Aftermath Entertainment,and Interscope Records.
"Houdini" is a song by American rapper Eminem. It was released through Shady Records,Aftermath Entertainment,and Interscope Records as the lead single from his upcoming twelfth studio album,The Death of Slim Shady,on May 31,2024. The song was produced by Eminem and Luis Resto. It interpolates multiple previous Eminem works and "Abracadabra" by the Steve Miller Band;Jeff Bass,Anne Dudley,Steve Miller,Trevor Horn,DJ Head,and Malcolm McLaren are credited as songwriters due to the interpolation of the latter.
