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born Oct. 17, 1972, St. Joseph, Mo., U.S.

byname of Marshall Bruce Mathers III American rapper, record producer, and actor, who was known as one of the most controversial and best-selling artists of the early 21st century.

Mathers had a turbulent childhood, marked by poverty and allegations of abuse. At age 14 he began rapping in clubs in Detroit, Mich., and, when unexcused absences kept him in the ninth grade for the third year, he quit…

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>	Eminem American rapper, record producer, and actor, who was known as one of the most controversial and best-selling artists of the early 21st century.
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>	Popular. - United States from the Performing Arts article Hip-hop artist Eminem—Detroit native Marshall Mathers III—in 2002 further advanced his standing as a pop-culture favourite with the release of his third album, The Eminem Show, and a starring role in the movie 8 Mile, about a white rap artist trying to establish himself in the black-dominated idiom. The Eminem Show debuted at number one on Billboard's Top 200 album chart ...
>	United States. from the Performing Arts article In the U.S., urban acts OutKast (seeBiographies) and Alicia Keys began 2004 atop the pop charts, but Janet Jackson's “wardrobe malfunction” at the Super Bowl halftime show on February 1 soon overshadowed all things musical. During a nationally televised dual performance, Justin Timberlake popped off a portion of Jackson's corset, exposing most of her breast and igniting a ...
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