Eminem

• The Marshall Mathers LP — sold 1 million copies in a week, Stan became a worldwide classic; controversial for its strong lyrics. - The Eminem Show — best-selling album of the year, hits like Without Me, Cleanin' Out My Closet. He made the semi-biographical film 8 Mile, won an Oscar for Best Original Song for Lose Yourself — the first rapper to achieve this feat. - Encore, then a hiatus due to addiction to prescription drugs.

2009: comeback with Relapse; 2010: Recovery, his most awarded album, Love the Way You Lie with Rihanna — the best-selling album of the year in the US. This was followed by: The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013), Revival (2017), Kamikaze (2018), Music to Be Murdered By (2020), and The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (2024). He created Shady Records, launched 50 Cent, recorded with Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Wayne; and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.