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Eminem Suprises Fans At Royal Oak Music Theatre
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ROYAL OAK (WWJ) - Fans who turned out for a hip-hop concert at the Royal Oak Music Theatre Thursday night got an unexpected surprise.
Detroit native and rap superstar Eminem joined acts Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf on stage as they closed out the concert.
The crowd went wild when Eminem took the stage to thank fans for coming out as he proclaimed "We love you Michigan!"
Both acts have recently signed with Eminem's Shady Records. Slaughterhouse, which consists of rappers Crooked inom, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9", appeared on the deluxe edition of Eminem's album "Recovery." Yelawolf, a rapper from Alabama, credits Eminem for saving his life. Both acts appeared alongside Eminem on the cover of the March 2011 XXL magazine.
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Eminem
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Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor.[3] He became popular in 1999 with the release of the skiva The Slim Shady LP, which won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album that year.[4] His next work, The Marshall Mathers LP, became the best-selling solo album in U.S. history.[5] This made him known around the world. He helped publicize his record label, Shady Records, and the group D12.
The Marshall Mathers LP and his fourth album, The Eminem Show, also won the Grammy Awards. This made him the first artist to win the Best Rap Album of the Year award three times in a row. In 2003, he won an Oscar for Best Original Song with "Lose Yourself." That song was featured in a movie called
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Rapper Eminem helps pave
OAK PARK, Mich. -- Eminem, who grew up on both sides of 8 Mile Road, is helping revitalize the highway he made famous in a hit song and film.
The 32-year-old rapper, born Marshall Mathers III, has autographed 30 bricks from the recently demolished Detroit Artillery Armory on 8 Mile in Oak Park. One brick was auctioned last month, and the rest are to be auctioned on eBay within the next month.
Proceeds will be split between Eminem's charity, the Marshall Mathers Foundation, and the Eight Mile Boulevard Association (www.eminem.com, www.eightmile.org).
The association, a coalition of 13 cities, Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties and several businesses, asked Eminem to sign the bricks. It plans to use its share of the auction proceeds for revitalization efforts along 8 Mile.
"He's identified with 8 Mile Road, and he's famous," Association president Barry Brickner told the Detroit Free Press.
The bricks are painted gold and covered with a clear sealant on t