Eminem

"I'm not alone in feeling the way I feel," he says. "I believe that a lot of people can relate to my sh*t--whether white, black, it doesn't matter. Everybody has been through some sh*t, whether it's drastic or not so drastic. Everybody gets to the point of 'I don't give a f**k.'"

Eminem is one of the most controversial rappers to ever blaze the face of the earth. Spitting profanities into every sentence of his songs that are about murder, suicide and rape, it is easy to understand why. To his credit, Eminem's songs are full of lyrical escapades that dive into the mind of an aggressively bent and rough yet extremely talented wordsmith.

All of Eminem's terrible language can be mostly attributed to his bumpy childhood. With changing schools every few years, he was never given a chance to settle in, make friends and graduate. Rapping became his way to release and after dropping out of school and trying to hold onto a few minimum wage paying jobs, he still managed to keep in touch with his musical side.

In 1996 he released an album but was accused of being too much like the already well known rappers Nas and AP.

"My album was me trying to figure out how I wanted my rap style to be, how I wanted to sound on the mic and present myself," he recalls. "It was a growing stage. I felt like it was a demo that just got pressed up."

After much soul-searching, Eminem finally decided on a sound he liked that would soon spin into the 'Slim Shady EP'. Full of jokes about big names and harsh lines about local music personalities, it very quickly made its way to the top.

After hearing Eminem on radio, Dr Dre was so impressed that he sought out the young rapper to sign him up so they could work together on Dre's new album.

By being true to himself and showing the world who he really was, Eminem became the successful famous controversial rapper that he is today.

Keep an eye out for the new Eminem movie and DVD that are currently in the making.