His career started between 1996-1999. He was signed by FBT productions and with them he recorded his debut album 'Infinite' in his first album he covered subjects such as raising his newborn daughter Hailie whith limi9ted amounts of money. at this time he was working in a local restaurant called Gilberts Lodge in St. Clair Shores cleaning dishes. His former boss refered to him as a model worker. he was living in a high crime neighbourhood with his girlfriend Kim Scott and their house was burgled many times. he soon started recording his second album 'The Slim Shady EP' things started to pick up for him as he his music got alot angrier. he developed an alter-ego Slim Shady in his rhymes. He used this alter-ego and talked about murder, rape, drugs and constantly breaking the law. This album constantly referes to drugs, sexual acts, mental instability and extreme cases of violence. It dealed with other more serious themes such as poverty, family problems and marital problems. after getting evicted from his home in 1997 he traveled to Los Angeles for the 'Rap Olimpics' where he came second. His album was sent to record producer Dr. Dre. He was offered a record deal by Dr. Dre and with him recorded 'The Slim Shady LP' which was one of the most sold albums of the year. The album went triple platnium withing a year. This was the start of his fame.
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