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00:00A rapper, record producer, songwriter, and actor, Eminem has a wide range of talents.
00:18I've been writing lyrics since I was like 14 years old, you know, and just the more
00:22I wrote, the better I kept getting at it.
00:24It is widely considered that he is one of the greatest and most influential artists
00:28of all time.
00:29He has been named king of hip-hop by Rolling Stone magazine and one of the 100 greatest
00:35artists of all time.
00:36What Eminem did was just come out and be such an original artist, you know, in terms of
00:40perspective and style.
00:42I still feel like I'm an underground artist, regardless of how many units I sell, the subject
00:48matter and the topics that I rap about are still underground.
00:53I mean, in the simplest way to look at it, he made being a white rapper okay.
00:59But beyond that, he's really redefined hip-hop.
01:02I tell it like it is, when you buy a Slim Shady album, you're going to get Slim Shady.
01:08He released successful albums such as the Slim Shady LP and the Marshall Mathers LP.
01:13I feel like if you want to sue me at this point, just take a number because there's
01:17a lot of people in line.
01:19His legal troubles have been numerous.
01:21He is known for his explicit use of words, often sending out aggressive signals.
01:25A rawness and a keen intelligence and a lyricism and a mastery of the English language that
01:34a few artists, if any, have ever matched and none will surpass.
01:41Despite that, this rap artist has won the hearts of critics and fans alike, earning
01:46more than a dozen Grammy Awards.
01:51People forget that Eminem worked at his use of language.
01:55In terms of like straight up pure skill, he might be the best technician to ever reach
02:01that multi-platinum level.
02:03He worked hard to fall in love with language and to find the immense way in which he was
02:10able to express himself.
02:12He bases most of his songs on his personal struggles and those of his family members.
02:19I think people appreciated that if you come from a poor background and maybe even your
02:26entire life were told that you'd never amount to anything, that that's more reason and more
02:30motivation to make it.
02:32And I can't imagine that there's any rapper in the world who hasn't looked to Eminem and
02:37said if he can do it, I can do it too.
02:41One of the biggest sensations in the rap industry, his albums have all been smash hits.