Although I like to listen to country music, I like to listen to hip hop too. I found that there aren't any country singers, or of any other genre, that are interesting as Eminem. His real name is Marshall Mathers, and his alter ego is Slim Shady. He is the best selling artist of the 2000's, according to wikipedia. He was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri and was an only child. At the age of 18 months his dad left, and they ended up moving to two other cities in Missouri and eventually to Detroit, Michigan.

I started listening to Eminem early on, mostly because my older brother did. Although most of his lyrics are pretty far out there, it is apparent that he has put loads of thought into them. They can be considered creepy but he is still one of the best lyricists there is. In his music videos he is always very animated. My favorite music video to watch is "Without Me".

There have been a few points in his career where Marshall almost stopped making his songs. In 2005 he released an album called Curtain Call because he wasn't sure if he could continue. In the same year, Bernard Goldberg published a book called "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America" in which he was rated at No. 58. Then in December of 2008 he and Dr. Dre let out a new album called Relapse, which contains the songs I referred to as creepy. His next album, Recovery, was much lighter in nature and it kind of made a bigger audience for him. With all of his ups and downs, Eminem remains one of the greatest artists today.