At the turn of the millennium, bubblegum pop groups like Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears were dominating the charts, many of them with a Latin beat ( Shakira, Ricky Martin ), and rappers like Jay-Z and Eminem were huge stars.

He released two songs of the character such as " I'm A Slick Rick " in which he dissed Hip-Hop star Eminem.

It was not until Benzino dissed Eminem again with " Pull Up Your Skirt ", that Eminem responded with two blistering diss tracks, first " The Sauce " and then " Nail in the Coffin ".

In 2000, a feud between Everlast and rapper Eminem coincided with the gold-selling Eat at Whitey's, which included minor hits " Black Jesus " and " Black Coffee ", and featured a collaboration with Carlos Santana.

Shortly after both artists contributed tracks to the End of Days soundtrack, a feud erupted between Everlast and Eminem.

Eminem and Everlast crossed paths before a concert in early 1999.

Eminem says he did not greet Everlast because he did not recognize him right away, and said Everlast did not acknowledge him.

According to a 2010 Vibe interview with Eminem, the beef has been squashed since then and there is a mutual respect between Mathers and Everlast.

Throughout his career, B-Real has had an extensive list of collaborations including Kottonmouth Kings, Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Psycho Realm, Eminem, Ice Cube, DJ Quik, Pearl Jam, Chino XL, Dr. Dre, Apathy, Mike Shinoda, Malverde, Fear Factory, Roni Size, Nas, KRS One, Adil Omar, Xzibit, Young De, RBX, LL Cool J, Warren G, Busta Rhymes, Tony Touch, Kool G Rap, Big Pun, OutKast, Prozak, Nina Sky, Fat Joe, Method Man & Redman, RZA, U-God, Raekwon, Kurupt, D12, Proof, Everlast, Dilated Peoples, Guru ( rapper ), MC Eiht, House of Pain, Ill Bill, La Coka Nostra, Deftones, MC Ren, Damian Marley, King Tee, Tom Morello, Ras Kass, Outlawz, Daron Malakian, Sonic Youth, The Transplants, Funkdoobiest, Travis Barker, Slaine ( rapper ), Tim Armstrong, Defari, Slash, Mack 10, Prodigy, Bitza ( from Romania ), Rusko ( musician ) ( from the U. K .) and many more.

It features Everlast, Eminem, N. O. R. E., Christian Olde Wolbers and Dino Cazares of Fear Factory, Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine and Chino Moreno of the Deftones.

He has also produced for other hip hop and pop artists such as Britney Spears, Kurupt, Eminem, Ice Cube, Westside Connection, Lil ' Kim, Hilary Duff, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, Everlast, Cypress Hill, 50 Cent, Justin Bieber, Mobb Deep, and The Doors, as well as non-US acts such as Dizzie Rascal, Qusai, Karl Wolf, and Adil Omar.

* The aforementioned sculpture of Louis's fist ( see Legacy above ) was one of several Detroit landmarks depicted in " Imported from Detroit ," a two-minute commercial for the Chrysler 200 featuring Eminem that aired during Super Bowl XLV in 2011.

Rapper Eminem has referenced Jason in several of his songs.

Eminem is the lead actor in 8 Mile and has had cameo appearances in several films and shows, while Proof also appears in 8 Mile as a freestyle rapper called " Lil ' Tic ".

Over the years, Rawkus has recorded several notable independent hip hop artists, including Reflection Eternal, Company Flow, the High and Mighty, Mos Def and Talib Kweli ( as Blackstar ), Eminem, Common, Pharoahe Monch, and Skillz.

In 2002 and 2003, Shady Records was involved in several controversies with the likes of the inherited Murder Inc. feud that 50 Cent and G-Unit was involved in, on-going problems with the previous co-owners of The Source magazine, namely Benzino, as well as escalating issues with rapper Royce da 5 ' 9 ", who was previously a friend of Eminem and D12.

He has won several MTV Video Music Awards with nominations for Best Video of the Year for Brandy & Monica " The Boy is Mine ", Britney Spears " Toxic ", Chris Brown " Forever ", Pussycat Dolls " When I Grow Up ", Eminem " We Made You ", Britney Spears " Womanizer ", and Eminem " Love the Way You Lie.

On the series, spanning three mixtapes ( later to be spun off into the Armageddon series ), the DJ broke several diss records, furthering the issues between Eminem and Benzino / The Source as well as the entire Shady camp and Ja Rule / Murder Inc.

The song was largely written during the filming of 8 Mile, including several elements written entirely on set by Eminem.

The video is a mixture of several scenarios, largely including several scenes from 8 Mile, however it also contains scenes addressing problems the real life Eminem has addressed, as well as " B-Rabbit "' s difficulties, including the ostracism by rap communities towards him due to his color, and his difficult personal life.

The lyrics are backed by a " cartoonish " beat: one of several Dr. Dre productions on The Eminem Show which, according to CultureDose writer Marty Brown, affords Eminem a " perfect sound-scape " to inspire emotions in the listener, calling the beat " a launchpad equally effective for humor or anger ".

At Interscope Geffen A & M Records, Stoute served as President of the Urban Music division and executive vice president, producing best-selling albums from U2, Eve and Limp Bizkit, as well as Eminem ’ s debut album, “ The Slim Shady LP .” Stoute has also produced several major motion picture soundtracks.

In more recent times, " video game beats " have appeared in popular songs such as Kesha's " Tik Tok ", the best-selling single of 2010, as well as " U Should Know Better " by Robyn featuring Snoop Dogg, and " Hellbound " by Eminem.

Eminem is also the most nominated act in this category, having been nominated six times ( in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009 and 2010 ).

Other famous cover subjects are, Trey Songz, Brandy, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Amerie, Jennifer Lopez, Keyshia Cole, Janet Jackson, Lil Wayne, The Fugees, Eminem, T. I., R. Kelly, Michael Jackson ( whom Quincy Jones ' daughter Kidada had dressed in hip-hop clothing, reportedly for the first and only time in the entertainer's career ), Ciara, who also appeared on the cover numerous times and rap legend Tupac Shakur's famous cover story in which he reveals important details about his non-fatal 1994 NYC shooting ( two years before his death in Las Vegas, Nevada ).

Tough times were seen when its record co-founder, Eminem, along with the artists were involved in very public feuds with one-time former affiliate Royce da 5 ' 9 ", record label Murder Inc. and The Source magazine.

The label has also seen positive times when being part of the successful international Anger Management tours and, in 2006, released an album showcasing its then roster on Eminem Presents: The Re-Up.

The official video ( uploaded by Eminem ) has been viewed over 65 million times on YouTube making it one of Eminem's most popular videos on that site.

Marilyn Manson appears behind Eminem when the song refers to him — and a few more times thereafter.

Eminem has used his real name, Marshall Mathers, in various public events and as an alter ego, as his real name gained recognition as the title of his multi-platinum album, The Marshall Mathers LP.

* Eminem – rap artist ( lived in public housing in the community )

He first received public attention via a freestyle skit on the Devil's Night album, followed by the deliverance of the opening line " Obie Trice-real name, no gimmicks ", off Eminem's The Eminem Show lead single, " Without Me ", as well as the song " Drips ".. Later in 2002, Obie rapped on songs for the 8 Mile soundtrack, and also had a cameo appearance in the film as a rapper in a parking-lot.

Contrary to public belief at the time of the announcement, Trice did not have a falling out with Eminem or Dr. Dre.

Other stunts included disguising himself as well known entertainers such as Ozzy Osbourne and Prince to harass the public, sketch versions of music videos such as Eminem, the creation of Jew Town, a Jewish boy band to compete with Christian pop, and returning to Yeshivah College to pay homage to Kevin Bacon in Footloose.

Marrow's hip hop albums helped shape the gangsta rap style, with music journalist tracing works of artists such as Tupac Shakur, Notorious B. I. G., Eminem and N. W. A to " 6 in the Mornin '".

Billboard magazine named Eminem as the artist with the best performance on the Billboard charts and named Beyoncé as the female artist of the decade.

In keeping with their target market of young males, Red Bull has also enlisted help from celebrities, such as Eminem that would appeal to this group ( sponsoring the Red Bull " EmSee Battle Rap championships ").

Lauper performed a duet with Leona Lewis on VH1 Divas on September 19, 2009, singing " True Colors " and also appeared along side hip hop artist Eminem for a comedy skit at the MTV VMA's in September 2009.

* Ryan " Royce da 5 ' 9 "" Montgomery, Detroit rapper who is well known for his assosciations with Eminem as Bad Meets Evil and Slaughterhouse "

* Paul Rosenberg ( born 1971 ), co-founder of the hip hop record label Shady Records and music manager known for his association with hip hop artists Eminem, Three 6 Mafia, The Knux and Blink-182.

" The song tells the story of the FBI investigation and relates it with song lyrics by Marilyn Manson and Eminem which some blamed for the Columbine High School massacre.

Ja Rule had previously feuded with Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, Eminem and 50 Cent ; all of which had been resolved or faded from significance.

Impressed with the album, Eminem invited Jackson to fly to Los Angeles, where he was introduced to Dr. Dre.

Eminem also managed to walk away with 3 awards out of his four nominations.

As of 2012, Eminem holds the record for the most wins in this category, with five.

WNEW last logo as " Blink 102. 7 " In January 2003, the station dropped this blend of talk and infomercials and stunted for the next couple of months with Contemporary hit radio music, using a limited playlist of approximately 50 songs from artists like Pink, Eminem, Bowling for Soup, and Avril Lavigne, as well as nightly simulcasts of CBS's Late Show with David Letterman.

On the special, Cannon unabashedly reveals his thoughts on his famous marriage ( to music icon Mariah Carey ), pending fatherhood, and how to put an end to his buzzed about Twitter war with hip-hop star Eminem.

Cannon responded with tweets via his Twitter page, while Mariah released a song and video titled " Obsessed ", with lyrics and visuals aimed at Eminem.

Eminem responded with a mixtape-style track called " The Warning " in which he addressed both Cannon and Mariah, and later commented that he was finished talking about the subject.

The feud was thought to have been over until in September 2010 when Cannon responded with the song " I'm a Slick Rick " which in Slick Rick's flow he takes shots at Eminem over the instrumental for Cali Swag District's " Teach Me How to Dougie ".

Cannon fires lyrical shots at Eminem and also featured an audio clip of Eminem with Tim Westwood back in 2009 where Eminem backtracked on the beef saying: “ I had no idea Nick Cannon was going to start wiling out on me " which Eminem referred to Cannon's canceled Wild N Out television show.

Episodes have ranged from Aaliyah to Stryper to Queen, as well as others such as Meat Loaf, MC Hammer, Cher, Oasis, Fleetwood Mac, TLC, " Weird Al " Yankovic, Megadeth, Britney Spears, Selena, Petra, Pantera, and Eminem, with more episodes being produced periodically.