(ThyBlackMan.com) Who Is The Real Slim Shady? written by: Wulf43 Who hasn’t heard of the real slim shady? So who could be the man behind this alter ego and the most sought after rap music? It’s no other than Marshall Bruce Mathers III, or better known as the Rap God Eminem!
This highly talented American rapper is also songwriter, record producer, and actor. Infinite was his debut album back in 1996, after which his success was also infinite with the second album The Slim Shady LP in 1999, earning him his first ever Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Both were followed by worldwide success in 2000 for Marshall Mathers LP and in 2002 for The Eminem Show, each garnering US Diamond Certification in sales and both achieving the Best Rap Album too. By this time, he’s received a total of 15 Grammy Awards, so to all Eminem fans, please stand up! The 
stream goes forth with Encore, Relapse, Recovery, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, and the latest album, Shady Classics in 2014.
He’s famed in the US as the best-selling artist of 2000s, and throughout the world as one of the best-selling artists for all time. Ranked 83rd by Rolling Stone among the Top 100 Greatest Artists of all time and declared as the King of Hip Hop, Eminem is also a member of the group D12, and is one half of Bad Meets Evil hip hop duo. His achievements include 10 astounding #1 albums on the Billboard 200, selling over 155 million albums and singles.
Positioning as 6th-best overall selling artist in the US as of June 2014 and having sold more than 45 million albums and 31 million digital singles, Eminem arrives as the second best-selling male artist of the Neilsen SoundScan era. This time also marked the #SHADYXV hashtag on social networking sites, and August 2014 marks the date when it was revealed that it’s an upcoming compilation album of Shady Records, his own record label on its 15th anniversary and was out in November 2014.
Recently released this March 12, 2015 is a prized possession you’ll ever have, the 10-Disc Box Set inclusive of 8 studio albums and Eminem Presents: The Re-Up and Shady XV. Eminem ventured as well into his own radio channel Shade 45 and Sirius XM Radio. He starred in the movie 8 Mile and also made a few appearances in some films namely The Wash, Funny People, and The Interview, and the TV series Entourage.
Staff Writer; Greg G.