2000: Eminem releases his second album, "The Marshall Mathers LP," in May.
It goes on to sell more than 1.7 million copies its debut week, becoming the fastest selling rap album ever, according to "Guinness World Records."
Eminem's vitriol sparks controversy, but the sales don't
... more flag, and singles include "The Real Slim Shady," "Stan" and "The Way I Am." Is it all a put-on? A persona? Or is he crazy like a fox?
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2001: Grammy's oddest duet: Marshall Mathers and Reg Dwight (aka Eminem and Elton John) sing a duet at the Grammy Awards in February to put to rest controversies that Eminem's lyrics are homophobic (though many still think they are). The duet is a highlight of the performance
... moreand appears to bring Mathers back into good graces with Hollywood.
The collaboration is the foundation for a friendship that would later, in 2009, help see Mathers through rehab and recovery from pill addiction. "He understands like the pressure and any other reasons that you wanna come up with for doing drugs, you know," he would tell a Detroit paper in '09. "Me and him have had similar lives and stuff. So I reached out to him and told him, 'Look, I'm going through a problem and I need your advice.'
(Mam........2000 was a great year
)what do ya'll think about this, i remember the day when the mmlp came out. Fuckin A
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