Recovery is a song by Marshall Mathers III.
Marshall Bruce Mathers III -LRB- born October 17 , 1972 -RRB- , known professionally as Eminem -LRB- often stylized as EMINƎM -RRB- , is an American rapper , record producer , and actor .. Eminem is the best-selling artist of the 2000s in the United States .. 2000s. 2000s in music. Throughout his career , he has had 10 number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 .. With US sales of 45.1 million albums and 42 million tracks as of June 2014 , Eminem is the second best-selling male artist of the Nielsen SoundScan era , the sixth best-selling artist in the United States and the best-selling hip-hop artist .. Nielsen SoundScan. Nielsen SoundScan. Globally , he has sold more than 172 million albums , thus being one of the world 's best-selling artists .. Rolling Stone ranked him 83rd on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time , calling him the King of Hip Hop .. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. King of Hip Hop. Honorific nicknames in popular music. After his debut album Infinite -LRB- 1996 -RRB- and the Slim Shady EP -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Eminem signed with Dr. Dre 's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP , which earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album .. Aftermath. Aftermath Entertainment. Shady. Shady Records. Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre. Infinite. Infinite ( Eminem album ). Slim Shady EP. Slim Shady EP. Aftermath Entertainment. Aftermath Entertainment. The Slim Shady LP. The Slim Shady LP. Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. His next two releases , 2000 's The Marshall Mathers LP and 2002 's The Eminem Show , were worldwide successes , with each being certified diamond in U.S. sales , and both winning Best Rap Album Grammy Awards -- making Eminem the first artist to win the award for three consecutive LPs .. The Marshall Mathers LP. The Marshall Mathers LP. The Eminem Show. The Eminem Show. certified diamond. RIAA certification#RIAA Diamond certifications. They were followed by Encore in 2004 , another critical and commercial success .. Encore. Encore ( Eminem album ). Eminem went on hiatus after touring in 2005 , releasing Relapse in 2009 and Recovery in 2010 .. Relapse. Relapse ( Eminem album ). Recovery. Recovery ( Eminem album ). Both won Grammy Awards and Recovery was the best-selling album of 2010 worldwide , the second time he had the international best-selling album of the year -LRB- after The Eminem Show -RRB- .. The Eminem Show. The Eminem Show. Recovery. Recovery ( Eminem album ). Eminem 's eighth album , 2013 's The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , won two Grammy Awards , including Best Rap Album ; it expanded his record for the most wins in that category and his Grammy total to 15 .. The Marshall Mathers LP. The Marshall Mathers LP. The Marshall Mathers LP 2. The Marshall Mathers LP 2. Grammy total. List of awards and nominations received by Eminem. In addition to his solo career , Eminem is an original member of the Midwest hip hop groups Soul Intent and D12 .. D12. D12. Soul Intent. Soul Intent ( group ). Midwest hip hop. Midwest hip hop. hip hop. hip hop. He is also known for his collaborations with fellow Detroit-based rapper Royce da 5 ' 9 '' ; the two are collectively known as Bad Meets Evil .. Bad Meets Evil. Bad Meets Evil. Eminem has developed other ventures , including Shady Records , with manager Paul Rosenberg , which helped launch the careers of artists such as 50 Cent .. Shady. Shady Records. 50 Cent. 50 Cent. Shady Records. Shady Records. Paul Rosenberg. Paul Rosenberg ( music manager ). Eminem has also established his own channel , Shade 45 , on Sirius XM Radio .. channel. Channel ( communications ). Sirius XM Radio. Sirius XM Holdings. In November 2002 , he starred in the hip hop film 8 Mile , which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song , for `` Lose Yourself '' , becoming the first rap artist to win the award .. hip hop. hip hop. 8 Mile. 8 Mile ( film ). Academy Award for Best Original Song. Academy Award for Best Original Song. Lose Yourself. Lose Yourself. Eminem has made cameo appearances in the films The Wash -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , Funny People -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , The Interview -LRB- 2014 -RRB- and the television series Entourage -LRB- 2010 -RRB- .. The Wash. The Wash ( 2001 film ). Funny People. Funny People. The Interview. The Interview. Entourage. Entourage ( U.S. TV series )