American rapper
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, he is credited with popula ...
has released five video albums and has featured in numerous music videos, as well as in various films and television shows. His first song to have an official music video was his first single "
Just Don't Give a Fuck". Eminem subsequently starred in the music videos for songs such as "
My Name Is", "
The Real Slim Shady
"The Real Slim Shady" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his third studio album ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' (2000). It was released as the lead single a month before the album's release.
The song peaked at number four on the ''Billboard ...
", "
The Way I Am", "
Stan", "
Without Me", "
Lose Yourself
"Lose Yourself" is a song by American rapper Eminem from the soundtrack to the 2002 film '' 8 Mile''. The song was composed and produced by Eminem, longtime collaborator Jeff Bass, one half of the production duo Bass Brothers, and Luis Resto. ...
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Mockingbird
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Not Afraid
"Not Afraid" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his seventh studio album ''Recovery (Eminem album), Recovery'' (2010). It was released as the album's lead single on April 27, 2010, by Interscope Records. "Not Afraid" was first r ...
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Love the Way You Lie
"Love the Way You Lie" is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna from Eminem's seventh studio album ''Recovery (Eminem album), Recovery'' (2010). Skylar Grey wrote and recorded a Demo (music), demo of the song alo ...
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Rap God
"Rap God" is a song by American rapper Eminem. The song premiered via YouTube on October 14, 2013, and was released in the United States on October 15, 2013, as the third single from Eminem's eighth studio album, ''The Marshall Mathers LP 2'' ...
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The Monster", "
River
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" and "
Godzilla
is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films p ...
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After small roles in the 2001 film ''
The Wash
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'' and as an extra in the 1998
Korn
Korn (stylized as KoЯn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, originally formed in 1993 by James Shaffer, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and David Silveria, who were members of the band ...
music video for "
Got the Life
"Got the Life" is a song by American nu metal band Korn. It was released in 1998, as the second single from their third album, '' Follow the Leader'' (1998). The song was recorded in April 1998 at NRG Recording Studios. The band decided they woul ...
" (during which he gave the band a demo tape), Eminem made his Hollywood debut in the semi-autobiographical 2002 film ''
8 Mile''. He said it was a representation of growing up in Detroit rather than an account of his life. Eminem recorded several new songs for the soundtrack, including "
Lose Yourself
"Lose Yourself" is a song by American rapper Eminem from the soundtrack to the 2002 film '' 8 Mile''. The song was composed and produced by Eminem, longtime collaborator Jeff Bass, one half of the production duo Bass Brothers, and Luis Resto. ...
".
He voiced an aging, corrupt,
African American Vernacular English
African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) is the variety of English natively spoken, particularly in urban communities, by most working- and middle-class African Americans and some Black Canadians. Having its own unique grammatical, voca ...
-speaking police officer in the video game ''
50 Cent: Bulletproof'' and guested on the
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American Cable television in the United States, cable television channel, channel owned by Paramount Global through its Paramount Media Networks, network division's Paramount Media Networks#MTV Entertainment Group, MTV Ente ...
television show ''
Crank Yankers
''Crank Yankers'' is an American television sketch comedy show produced by Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison. It features actual prank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests, with on-screen re-enactments by puppets. The sh ...
'' and a Web cartoon, ''
The Slim Shady Show.'' Eminem had a cameo appearance, arguing with
Ray Romano
Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his role as Raymond "Ray" Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005), for which he won three Primetime Emm ...
, in the 2009 film ''
Funny People
''Funny People'' is a 2009 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Judd Apatow, co-produced by Apatow Productions and Madison 23 Productions, and starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann, with Eric Bana, Jonah Hill a ...
''. He played himself in the ''
Entourage
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Arts and entertainment
* L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...
'' season-seven finale "
Lose Yourself
"Lose Yourself" is a song by American rapper Eminem from the soundtrack to the 2002 film '' 8 Mile''. The song was composed and produced by Eminem, longtime collaborator Jeff Bass, one half of the production duo Bass Brothers, and Luis Resto. ...
" with
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera ( , ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and television personality. Recognized as Cultural impact of Christina Aguilera, an influential figure in music and having received Public imag ...
. Eminem had a cameo appearance as himself in the 2014 film ''
The Interview
''The Interview'' is a 2014 American political satire action comedy film produced and directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg in their second directorial work, following '' This Is the End'' (2013). The screenplay was written by Dan Sterling ...
''.
Video albums
Music videos
Filmography
References
{{Eminem singles
Lists of performances by American artists in media