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You must have wondered at least once about the net worth of Eminem who is known to be one of the most influential rappers of all time. Eminem is an American Rapper, record producer, songwriter, and also film producer, and actor. But he is majorly known for his Rapping talent which has made him a whopping net worth of a total 230 Million $. Sounds insane, isn’t it?

So, today we will talk about Eminem’s Net worth, his biography, relationships, real estate, and almost everything you must know about him. Another thing you must know about is that Eminem is also on the list of the top 5 richest Rapper in the world. Before diving into the details of net worth Eminem, let’s have a look at some quick facts about him.

Some Quick Facts About Eminem

  Eminem Date of Birth  October 17, 1972
  Age of Eminem  48 years old
  Zodiac Sign of Eminem  Libra
  Gender  Male
  Eminem Height  5 ft 8 inch (1.73 m)
  Profession of Eminem  Record Producer and Executive, Rapper, Song Writer, Film actor and producer
  Nationality of Eminem  United States of America
  Relationship Status  Currently – Single Divorced from Kimberly Anne Scott
Early life of Eminem
The famous Rapper Eminem, Marshal Bruce Mathers III, was born on October 17, 1972, in St. Joseph Missouri. Eminem’s father, Marshal Sr., and his mother Deborah “Debbie” Rae Nelson were singers themselves. They were used to perform in a band, Daddy Warbucks, at Ramada Inns. Later, Eminem’s parents got divorced and he spend his youth moving around his single mother.
Eminem has spent most of his youth moving around because his parents were continuously shuttling back and forth between two states known as Michigan and Missouri. But finally, he and his mother got settled in Warren, Michigan. Due to this continuous moving, Eminem was unable to make friends at school and subject to frequent bullying. He spent most of his youth age as a loner.
In the beginning, he thought to become a comic book artist. But his dram changed after his half-brother Ronnie gifted him an album of Rap songs. The first rap song Eminem heard was Reckless – the soundtrack of the movie” Breakin”. His journey towards a world successful Rapper started right at that moment and he started working on it.
He opted for the “M&M” rap persona and also dropped out of high school. For start, he used to participate in many freestyles rap battles around his town. Below is a picture of Eminem and his mother:

Eminem Career as Rapper

There is no doubt that Eminem is on the list of the top 100 greatest artists of all time. He breaks many records and is also one of the best-selling artists with his record of 220 Million album sales.  He, as a white rapper, breaks racial barriers of all time and makes himself accepted as White Rapper in the music industry.

Marshal, aka Eminem, has been rapping since 1998 but he got famous in the 1990s. In 1996, Eminem released his debut album “Infinite” with the help of record company Web Entertainment. Eminem made his first debut in 1998 with the release of “Slim Shady”. It earned him a lot of respect as well recognition from the local Detroit area hip-hop scene.

He decided to adopt the violent and edgy “Slim Shady” persona. He rapped about critical topics like drugs, sex, violence, rape, and murder. In 1997, he records “the Slim Shady EP” with Web Entertainment.

Meeting Dr. Dre

At the end of the 1990s, he left his home and went to Los Angeles to take part in Rap Olympics. He stood at second place and that was the place where he got noticed by an Interscope Records Staff member.

He passed Eminem’s album “The Slim Shady EP” on to the CEO of company Jimmy Iovine. Jimmy in return played the album for Dr. Dre. In later years, Dre described his first reaction after listening to Eminem’s album as:

“I was like: what the fuck!?, and who the fuck is that? In my entire career in the music industry, I have never found anything from a demo tape or a CD. When Jimmy played this, I said, ‘Find him. Now.”

He was found instantly and signed his first contract with Aftermath Entertainment to modify the Slim Shady EP with Dre as executive producer of this rap.

This album got a lot of critics and commercial success. Not just this, Eminem also won a Grammy for the Best Rap Album and his album certified as 4X platinum in the United States alone. And after this first success, Eminem continues to grow as Rap giant in the music industry. His every album started selling like a piece of cake and his fame rose to an international level.

He released The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000 and it became the first fastest-selling hip-hop album in history. That album alone was sold more than 21 million copies. And then in 2002, his next work The Eminem Show was sold more than 27 million albums.

Overall, approximately, Eminem has sold more than a whopping number of 170 million albums worldwide. This figure alone is enough to make him stand at ninth place in the list of the best-selling musical artists of all time. And after looking at all this, there is no doubt that Eminem has a total net worth of 230 Million $ at this time.

Eminem First Billboard Album

The first album which brought Eminem to the lights of public love and affection was “My Name is” which became his first hot Billboard 100 single. It was the album which helped him launched his career professionally in 1999. That day and this day, he is continuously making record-breaking raps without stopping.

Eminem has collaborated with number of big fish in the musical market. He also remained the part of band D12. Aside from this band he was also the part of famous duo Bad Meets Evil with Royce da 5’9”. “Love the way you lie” in 2010. This song featuring Rihanna is one of his top-three most successful songs of all time.

Shady Records and Signing with 50 Cent

In 1999, under Aftermath entertainment production, Eminem launched his own imprint and named it “Shady Records”. The first contract signer was the D12 band group.

In 2000, during the filming of his movie 8Mile, he met 50 Cent, an underground New York Rapper. Eminem quickly signed the contract with 50 cents and in the same year shady records the soundtrack for the movie 8 Miles which sold more than 11 million copies around the world. 50 cent debut with Shady records was released in 2003 and a total of 14 million copied were sold worldwide.

Eminem Greatest Hits

The musical journey of Eminem has only faced rise and none of his songs receives public hate. He is one of the successful and richest rappers in the world all thanks to his unique way of making raps. Here is the list of Eminem’s top 30 Billboards hit:

StanMy Name is
Lose YourselfThe Way I am
Rap GodCriminal
Sign For The MomentDrug Ballad
Guilty ConsciousSame Song and Dance
The RingerDon’t Front
Without MeStay Wide Awake
Cleanin” Out My ClosetSuperman
Scary MoviesHellbound
Jay-Z Renegade (Feat Eminem)I’m back
Deja VuWhite America
Remember MeSquare Dance
KimThe Real Slim Shady
If I HadRole Model
Brain DamageTill I collapse

Eminem Filmography

Alongside, music industry Eminem also appeared in the TV and Film industry quite a lot of time. Although his movies were not that of success still was enough to earn him recognition in the world of Hollywood. Some of his movies are:

  • The Wash in 2001
  • Eminem: All Acces Europe (2002)
  • Eminem: Live From New York City (2005)
  • Beef IV (2007)
  • I Need A Doctor (2011)
  • Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap ( 2012)
  • How To Make Money Selling Drugs (2012)
  • The Interview (2015)

Eminem Earnings, Awards and Net Worth

Here is an overview of Eminem’s annual earnings:

2004$10,000,000
2005$14,000,000
2006$16,000,000
2007$18,000,000
2008$12,000,000
2009$14,000,000
2010$8,000,000
2011$14,000,000
2012$15,000,000
2013$10,000,000
2014$18,000,000
2015$31,000,000
2016$11,000,000
2017$16,000,000
2018$23,000,000
2019$50,000,000
Total:$280,000,000

The peak years Eminem Musical career is not mentioned here and by peak means 2000 – 2003. In those years, Eminem went on 80 concerts as a part of his ANGER MANAGEMENT TOUR.

Moreover, he sold more than 50 million copies of his albums and as data was not recorded back then that’s why the earnings of that peak era of Eminem couldn’t be recorded. But approximately and looking at some facts it has been declared that Eminem earned a total of 100 Million $ in those three years.

Eminem, throughout his musical career, has won a total of 15 Grammy Awards, seventeen Billboard Awards, eight American Music Awards, and an Academy Award (for his best ever song “Lose Yourself” –8 Mile soundtrack).

Eminem Relationship and Children

The relationship between Eminem and Kimberly Anne Scott was like a rollercoaster ride. The couple married twice and divorced both of the times. They dated for many years and welcomed their first daughter Hailie Jade in 1995. Kim and Eminem got married four years after the birth of their daughter in 1999. But the marriage was not successful and they divorced in 2001.

In those years, Eminem’s career was rising like wildfire and it was the main reason why things went wrong between the two. Kim once opened about their marriage and said:

“He would constantly try to belittle me and make me think, like, I should be grateful, basically, that he was with me”

Eminem also opened up about their relationship:

“Money is great, but it doesn’t make your husband stay at home with you,” Scott explained. “Or sleep in the same bed with you … Him being on the road and on tour … that was like the big one. I mean … constant infidelities, all the time.”

Despite ending things on bad terms, the two remained together to raise their children together. And eventually remarried in 2006 after Eminem proposed to Kim Scott for the second time. Unfortunately, things started getting worse again and they parted their ways in the same year. Both of them shared joined custody of their children. Below is the picture of Eminem daughter Hailie Jade:

Talking about children, Eminem has three daughters. The first one is Hailie, the biological daughter of Eminem and Kim. Eminem also has joint custody of Whitney the daughter of Kim from another relationship, and Eminem’s own niece Alaina.

Real Estate and Where Eminem Lives Now

Eminem has been active in real estate too. He bought his first real estate property, an 8,900 square-foot residence in Clinton Township, Michigan. The property was worth 1.483 Million $ and Eminem spent this money to buy that residence.

Then in 2003, he bought another house which was spread on 15,000 square – foot area.  Eminem spent a total of 4.8 Million $ to buy this property in Oakland County, Michigan. At that time his career’s limit was only sky and reports say that Eminem secured the property with electric fences and 24 hours a day armed man security. Interestingly he didn’t live much there and sold the house in 2017 for 1.9 Million $.

Currently, Eminem is living in his 8,900 square-foot house in Clinton Township, Michigan.

Cars of Eminem

Eminem has a monster and an impressive car collection. He is often seen with different cars and trust me all those are worth million of dollars. Here is a complete list of cars Eminem owned throughout his career:

  • Porsche 996 Turbo (1999)
  • Ferrari 575M Maranello (2003)
  • Porsche Carrera GT (2004)
  • Ford GT (2005)
  • Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2006)
  • Ferrari 430 Scuderia (2008)
  • Audi R8 Spyder (2011)
  • Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 (2011)
  • Ferrari 599 GTO (2011)
  • McLaren MP4-12C (2012)
  • Lamborghini Aventador (2014)
  • Porsche 911 GT2 RS (2019)

Frequently Asked Questions About Eminem

Q: What is Eminem’s Net worth?

A: Eminem has a total net worth of almost 230 Million $.

Q: Who is richer Eminem or Drake?

A: This is quite difficult to compare the net worth of these two artists. But generally, Eminem is considered richer than Drake because of his more than 200 Million $ net worth while the latter has 180 Million $ of net worth.

Q: What was Eminem’s First Car?

A: Eminem’s first car was Ford Mustang in 1999.

Q: Who is in a relationship with Eminem?

A: Currently, Eminem is single and has no wife or girlfriend. In past, he was married twice to Kimberly Anne Scott but got divorced both of the times.

Summary:

So, that’s it for now. This is all we know about rap king Eminem. At the solid age of 48 (soon to be 49 in 2021) his musical career really is going more than just fine. His every new song brought him more fame than the previous one and I think his net worth of 230 Million $ will increase for sure in coming time.

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Hubert Essakow

Is a London based choreographer. His work draws on his background as a classical and contemporary dancer with The Royal Ballet and Rambert Dance Company.

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