"was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in March 2011 for shipping 10 million copies in the United States. It has sold over 11 million copies in the United States and over 35 million copies worldwide. A sequel to the album titled ""The Marshall Mathers LP 2"" was released on November 5, 2013. Inspired by the disappointment of his debut album, ""Infinite"" (1996), Eminem created the alter ego Slim Shady, whom he introduced on the ""Slim Shady EP"" (1997). After placing second in the annual Rap Olympics, Eminem was noticed by the staff at Interscope Records and"
"Exchange), filed to issue an IPO under SEC Regulation A+ to raise money with the intent of purchasing either 15% or 25% of Eminem's former production team's (The Bass Brothers, aka FBT Productions) share of his sound recording royalties. As a headliner As a co-headliner Works cited Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, film producer, and actor. He is consistently cited as one of the greatest and most influential artists of all time in any genre, with ""Rolling Stone"""
"Murs (rapper) Nicholas Carter (born March 16, 1978), better known by his stage name Murs, is an American rapper. His name is an acronym (or backronym) for which he himself has created multiple meanings, such as ""Making the Universe Recognize and Submit"" or ""Making Underground Raw Shit."" Murs is a former member of hip hop groups such as Living Legends along with Luckyiam, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch, Scarub, Eligh, Aesop, Bicasso and Arata, and current member of 3 Melancholy Gypsys along with Scarub and Eligh, Felt along with Slug, and Melrose along with Terrace Martin. He is also a lead"
"Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, film producer, and actor. He is consistently cited as one of the greatest and most influential artists of all time in any genre, with ""Rolling Stone"" placing him in its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and labelling him the ""King of Hip Hop"". After his debut album ""Infinite"" (1996) and then ""Slim Shady EP"" (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999"
"advocate for gay rights; the video for his song ""Animal Style"" features his character kissing another man. Murs (rapper) Nicholas Carter (born March 16, 1978), better known by his stage name Murs, is an American rapper. His name is an acronym (or backronym) for which he himself has created multiple meanings, such as ""Making the Universe Recognize and Submit"" or ""Making Underground Raw Shit."" Murs is a former member of hip hop groups such as Living Legends along with Luckyiam, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch, Scarub, Eligh, Aesop, Bicasso and Arata, and current member of 3 Melancholy Gypsys along with Scarub"
"Walter Murphy and ""Soana"", written by Gian Piero Reverberi and Laura Giordano; as well as ""Ode to Billie Joe"", as performed by Lou Donaldson. ""Bad Guy"" was met with universal acclaim from music critics, with the most praise going towards the song's storytelling. It debuted at number 38 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, upon the album's release. In ""Bad Guy"", Eminem plays the role of Matthew Mitchell, the little brother of the character Eminem portrayed in ""The Marshall Mathers LP"" single, ""Stan"". The song ""Stan"" recounts the story of a crazy fan named Stan, who kills himself, his"
"Cantrell, Sean Paul, Silk, Az Yet, Traci Spencer, FatBoy Slim, Chico Debarge, Ray J, Changing Faces, Tomcraft, Xcape,The Braxtons, Immature, City High, Another Level, Jody Watley, Eric Sermon and Bette Midler. Many of his songs have been featured worldwide on MTV, BET, VH1, NBC, FOX, ABC,CBS, BBC, ITV & performed on AMERICAN IDOL, X FACTOR (around the world), DANCING WITH THE STARS, THE VOICE,THE EMMY AWARDS, R&B DIVAS & SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and many other commercial placements. Matias was signed to Warner/Chappell Music at the age of 19 making him one of the youngest and longest running"
"Mathis Mootz Mathis Mootz is a prolific German electronic musician and DJ. Mootz is best known as The Panacea (until 2005, simply as Panacea), his drum and bass stage name and main musical project, and as m (pronounced ""Squaremeter""), his dark ambient side project and alter-ego. Born August 18, 1976 in Wetzlar, Germany, Mootz served an apprenticeship in classical music and was a member of the boy's choir of Windsbach. After studying music engineering at the SAE Institute, Mootz worked with the experimental hip hop/illbient label Chrome, an offshoot of Force Inc Music Works. Over the course of several drum"
"his professional name as a legal name, changed it back to his birth name in 1986. Another example is Marvin Lee Aday, known by his stage name, Meat Loaf. In a similar way, actress and singer Miley Cyrus was born Destiny Hope Cyrus, but found ""Miley"" more comfortable, making it her legal name. Entire musical groups have been known to adopt a common stage surname, the most notable arguably being the Ramones. Recent examples include Those Darlins and Los Campesinos!. Notes Stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers, such as actors, comedians, singers and"
"MATH (band) MATH is an American Improv/experimental band formed in Woodstock, New York in the mid-1990s. The band's shifting personnel has included members of various other bands, most notably Billy Riker and Joey Eppard of 3 and Dave Bodie of Time of Orchids and Kayo Dot. MATH was born in 1996 when Billy Riker, Joey Eppard and Eddie Cercone got together to jam in Gram's Basement. Early on they used the name ""The Ed Hot Billy Eppards"" but eventually settled on MATH. The first rehearsal was recorded live to cassette via boombox and was all improvisation with no preconceived ideas"
"Attlas Jeff Hartford, better known by his stage name Attlas (stylized as ATTLAS), is a Canadian DJ, producer and musician. The stage name Attlas, comes from the name of a villain in a video game called Bioshock""."" In 2015, Hartford released the singles ""Scarlett"", ""Wastaga"" and ""Beside"". He released an EP trilogy consisting of ""Siren"", ""Scene"" and ""Sin"" through Mau5trap in 2015. Hartford sent his music to Mau5trap who then signed him. In 2016, he released ""Ryat"", a single from his ""Bloom"" EP. He also released the songs ""Aspen"", ""Blood Work"" and ""Frost"". Attlas' identity was not known until Pete"
"Marty Baller Milton Delano Martin III (born October 6, 1990), better known by his stage name Marty Baller, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor and model from the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. Aside from his solo career, he is a member of the hip-hop group A$AP Mob and the official tour hype man to RCA Records recording artist ASAP Ferg. Marty Baller is often referred to as “Ferg’s protégé"" and the “Face of Traplord”. Marty Baller gained recognition after releasing his debut single, Big Timers featuring ASAP Ferg, and the track ‘I’m A Dog’ in"
"by publications such as ""Rolling Stone"" and Pitchfork. Marshmello's highest-charted song on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and in the United Kingdom was released in August titled ""Happier"" with British indie pop band Bastille. He was named by ""Forbes"" in their annual ranking of the world's highest-paid DJs in 2017 as he earned $21 million in the 12 months prior to June 2017. His stage name, Marshmello, is a misspelling of marshmallow. He wears a custom helmet loosely based on a marshmallow for public appearances. He covers his identity similarly to other electronic music artists such as Deadmau5 and Daft Punk,"
"with some of his regular production partners, he also enlisted the help of some notable guests artists whom he had met over the years. These include Devin The Dude, Classified, Pigeon John, indie rock band Mother Mother, Sleep and Awol One. Touring the world, Martinez has shared the stage and road with acts such as Sage Francis, Sole and Alias of Anticon. Martinez currently resides in Portland, Oregon. Josh Martinez Matthew Edward Kimber (born August 6, 1977), better known by his stage name Josh Martinez, is a Canadian rapper, record producer and record label executive. In the early 2000s, Martinez"
"supposed to release an eight-track album titled ""Margaret"" on 28 March 2014. The album leaked before release date forcing L kat and his management to postpone the album release. L kat launched his own record label, Kats Music Group in November 2014. L kat also released ""Rudo Ma1"" which features Maskiri and ""The Golden Episode"" EP album under the label. On November 19, 2015 L kat received a Nomination for Best Hiphop Music with his single ""Zita Rako"" from Zimbabwe Music Awards. L kat Lovejoy Matare (born 13 September 1991), popularly known by his stage name L kat, is a"
"label deal with Four Music (owned by Sony Music Entertainment). He also founded an own label called Green Berlin. In addition to his stage name Marteria, he is also known under the pseudonym Marsimoto. Marsimoto originated as a tribute to Quasimoto - the alter ego of rapper Madlib - with an altered high pitched voice. The sound differs considerably from the Marteria sound, as he uses more experimental hip hop, electronic, reggae music and dubstep elements as Marsimoto. This alter ego resulted from a jam session and was later used by Marten Laciny at performances. Due to the positive response,"
"Mars (rapper) Mario Delgado (born April 18, 1980), better known by his stage name Mars, is a Mexican American rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, photographer, and actor from the San Francisco Bay Area city of Pittsburg, California, who often performs with a Hannibal Lecter-style mask. He specializes in horrorcore music. Mars was born in Antioch, California, and raised throughout East Contra Costa County, primarily in the city of Pittsburg. He attended Liberty High School and Pittsburg Adult Education before dropping out of his regular curriculum and enrolling in various college courses, including photography, marketing and communication, and publication design. Mars has"
"Flosstradamus Flosstradamus is the stage name of American DJ and musician Curt Cameruci. From 2007 until 2016, Flosstradamus consisted of Cameruci and Josh Young from Chicago. The duo announced they would both be pursuing solo careers, with Cameruci to continue using Flosstradamus as a stage name. Cameruci is also known as Autobot and Young is also known as J2K and YehMe2. Flosstradamus is known for being one of the early pioneers of the trap genre, made popular by their remix of Major Lazer's hit single ""Original Don"". Flosstradamus, as a duo, have worked alongside artists including Kid Sister (Young's sister),"
"Peter Marshall (entertainer) Ralph Pierre LaCock (born March 30, 1926), better known by his stage name Peter Marshall, is an American television and radio personality, singer, and actor. He was the original host of ""The Hollywood Squares"" from 1966 to 1981 and has almost fifty television, movie, and Broadway credits. His stage name reportedly derived from the college in his home town (Marshall College, which became Marshall University in 1961). Peter Marshall was born Ralph Pierre LaCock on March 30, 1926, to Ralph and Jean LaCock, a show business family, in Huntington, West Virginia. Following his father's death when Marshall"
"MC Hammer Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American hip hop recording artist, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s, until the early 1990s. Remembered for his rapid rise to fame, Hammer is known for hit records (such as ""U Can't Touch This"" and ""2 Legit 2 Quit""), flashy dance movements, choreography and eponymous Hammer pants. A multi-award winner, M.C. Hammer is considered a ""forefather/pioneer"" and innovator of pop rap (incorporating elements of ), and is"
"Aston Matthews Matthew Lopez (born October 30, 1989), known professionally as Aston Matthews (styled as A$ton Matthews), is a Guatemalan-American rapper from Los Angeles, California. In 2014, he began to gain recognition following the release of his second mixtape, ""A$ton 3:16"". Matthews is also a part of the Los Angeles hip-hop trio Cutthroat Boyz alongside fellow Californian rappers Vince Staples and Joey Fatts. Matthew Lopez was born October 30, 1989 in the city of Los Angeles, California. Born of Guatemalan immigrants, Lopez spent much of his formative years between Los Angeles, Hawaiian Gardens, Gardena, and Carson, California. Lopez, a self"
"2011, Eminem was called the King of Hip-Hop by ""Rolling Stone"", which analyzed album sales, R&B, hip-hop and rap chart positions, YouTube views, social media, concert grosses, industry awards and critical ratings of solo rappers who released music from 2009 to the first half of 2011. His second major-label album, ""The Marshall Mathers LP"", was the fastest-selling solo album in US history and was ranked one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time by ""Rolling Stone"", ""Time"" and ""XXL"". ""Rolling Stone"" ranked it the seventh-best album of the first decade of the 21st century. The album's third single (""Stan"")"
"Josh Martinez Matthew Edward Kimber (born August 6, 1977), better known by his stage name Josh Martinez, is a Canadian rapper, record producer and record label executive. In the early 2000s, Martinez started his own label, Camobear Records, to which fellow rap artist Moka Only is signed. Josh Martinez was once named by Urb Magazine as one of its ""Next 100 Rising Stars"". In addition to pursuing a solo career, Josh is a founding member of both the Chicharones and the Pissed Off Wild. The Chicharones is an underground pop and hip hop project in collaboration with rapper Sleep of"
"the 1997 Rap Olympics, he placed in 2nd, and his EP got into the hands of Dr. Dre, who immediately wanted to sign him. He signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, and in 1999 he released his major-label debut album ""The Slim Shady LP"". His second album, ""The Marshall Mathers LP"", became the fastest selling hip hop album in history, breaking Snoop Dogg's record. He has gone on to have significant mainstream success with all his albums and is now one of the best selling and most highly ranked rappers of all time, making him Detroit's most widely recognizable hip-hop"
"Mabel Matiz Fatih Karaca (born 31 August 1985) better known by his stage name Mabel Matiz, is a Turkish pop music singer-songwriter. He chose his stage name from 2 different words that he was inspired by. ""Mabel"" is from the Turkish novel ""Kumral Ada Mavi Tuna"" by Buket Uzuner. It is the nickname of Tuna who is one of the main characters. ""Matiz"" is a slang word in the old Greek language meaning ""drunk"". ""Mabel Matiz"" reflects his point of view about the world and life. He has released 4 studio albums. He began releasing his own songs via Myspace"
"Bruno Mars Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and dancer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship and for performing in a wide range of musical styles including R&B, funk, pop, soul, reggae, hip hop and rock. Mars is accompanied by his band, The Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums and horns, and also serve as backup singers and dancers. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mars moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a"
"go more in depth, but at the risk of ruining the surprise for those who haven’t yet heard it, I’ll just leave it at that."" Julia Leconte of ""Now"" cited ""Bad Guy"", as one of the examples for Eminem being, ""one of the best all-time storytellers in rap."" Erika Ramirez of ""Billboard"" said, ""Eminem introduces ""The Marshall Mathers LP 2"" by bringing his dark side to light and calling out his transgression through the voice of Stan’s vengeful brother, Matthew Mitchell. One of the best songs on the album for its shifting storytelling, Eminem comes face-to-face with his worst enemy"
"whose full name is Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, wrote his biggest instrumental hit ""Alley Cat"" under the name Frank Bjorn. For a time, the musician Prince used an unpronounceable ""Love Symbol"" as a pseudonym (""Prince"" is his actual first name rather than a stage name). He wrote the song ""Sugar Walls"" for Sheena Easton under the alias ""Alexander Nevermind"" and ""Manic Monday"" for The Bangles as ""Christopher Tracy"" (he also produced albums early in his career as ""Jamie Starr""). Many Italian-American singers have used stage names as their birth names were difficult to pronounce, or considered too ethnic for American tastes. Singers"
"was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. In 1988, Johnny appeared as a guest vocalist, accompanied by Henry Mancini, on ""Late Night with David Letterman"" to sing Henry's theme to the ""Viewer Mail"" segment. In 2017, Mathis's alma mater San Francisco State University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Mathis attended San Francisco State for three semesters before withdrawing in 1956 to pursue his music career. Johnny Mathis John Royce ""Johnny"" Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular"
"Marcus Montana Marcus Montana was the stage name of an Australian pop performer, who was arguably a one hit wonder. While he is only remembered for one song, it was not a commercial hit. He has been long remembered in the Sydney area, being extensively covered in the local papers during and long after his debut and the subject of a long retrospective in 2005 in the Sydney Morning Herald. Marcus Montana's real name was Marcus Lagudi, the son of an Australian-Italian immigrant greengrocer from Sydney's eastern suburbs. Lagudi was the middle of three brothers; all attended the prestigious private"
"Marteria Marten Laciny (born 4 December 1982), better known by his stage name Marteria, is a German hip hop artist from Rostock. His stage name is derived from his first name, and also the Latin word ‘materia’ meaning ‘matter’ or ‘substance’. He has met with success in Germany (his 2012 collaboration with Yasha and Miss Platnum, ""Lila Wolken"", reached Number 1 in the German music charts) and the single ""Verstrahlt"", featuring Yasha, was included in the console game ""FIFA 12"". His alternative stage name and alter ego is Marsimoto (see section). Before his music career, he was a successful football"
"Vegas. In November 2013, Marshall was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. He was introduced by his friend, Nick Clooney. Peter Marshall (entertainer) Ralph Pierre LaCock (born March 30, 1926), better known by his stage name Peter Marshall, is an American television and radio personality, singer, and actor. He was the original host of ""The Hollywood Squares"" from 1966 to 1981 and has almost fifty television, movie, and Broadway credits. His stage name reportedly derived from the college in his home town (Marshall College, which became Marshall University in 1961). Peter Marshall was born Ralph Pierre LaCock"
"Johnny Mathis John Royce ""Johnny"" Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the ""Billboard"" charts to date. According to Guiness Music Chart historian Paul Gambacini, Johnny Mathis has sold well over 360 Million Records Worldwide making Mathis the 3rd biggest selling artist of the 20th Century. Mathis has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for"