Everyone's favourite rapper, Eminem aka Marshall Mathers, turns 48 today. The American rapper, over the years,, is one of the fewer white rappers to have attained so much love and success. Eminem's music and rap are celebrated as best music and lyrics. Perhaps that's why the rapper's influential songs have found him prominence and love from fans. Interestingly, Eminem also wrote a song about the fanaticism that takes place in a song called Stan. He plays his own fan in the song and raps about how the commoner never received love and attention from the King of Hip Hop (as labelled by Rolling Stone magazine) never wrote back. Eminem has also worked as an actor and starred in the rap drama, 8 Mile where he played his own fictional self. Rapper Eminem Slams Netflix Over Cancellation of 'The Punisher'

The fact that Eminem's raps are very personal and relatable, they make for great music. Not to mention how some of the songs penned down by him really piece through the heart. Slim Shady hasn't received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for no reason, right? In fact, Eminem also took home an Academy Award for Best Original Song, Love Yourself. A lot of Eminem's songs have made it big thanks to the depth and emotions involved. Hence, we believe that on his birthday, you shake up your playlist a little for today and listen to some Eminem rap. We are certain that you will be left feeling a lot of things with each song. Check them out below. Ranveer Singh's Gully Boy is COPIED From Eminem's 8 Mile? Zoya Akhtar Reveals The Truth!

Stan

Lose Yourself

The Real Slim Shady

Mockingbird

Sing For The Moment

The Monster

When I'm Gone

Love The Way You Lie

Not Afraid

Space Bound

Eminem is an asset to the Hollywood music industry with over fifteen Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, seventeen Billboard Music Awards, an Academy Award for Best Original Score and an MTV Europe Music Award for Global Icon. The rapper continues to share music and raps with fans and is working on making original scores for movies. His latest album Kamikaze is already a hit! Hope his birthday would be one too!

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