Eminem Awarded Plaque for Artist of the Decade

Guys, it doesn't matter if you don't know who he is. Just know that since his first album has come out, he has sold over 80 million albums worldwide, and, according to this article, has one diamond album and another album that is almost diamond, and all of his albums that were produced by a large label have gone triple platinum. He is considered the best lyricist/rapper alive, no matter what Weezy says.

Eminem is awarded artist of the decade because the 32 million plus people that listen to him realize that he is a talented artist. As he's proven again with newest album that just went platinum this week.

He raps about the craziness, absurdities, ironies and hardships of life. Yes many of his song lyrics are crazy and absurd and can offend - but does that mean we take them all seriously? No we fans write it off as artistic liberties. Do all his naysayers take life so seriously? Lighten up people - its music. Some of the greatest musicians of history wrote offending music. That's what made many famous. Many of his fans also realize that his music/art is not to be taken literally. Isn't sad to know that many of you pass judgment without having ever heard a song by him? Does that mean you also pass judgment on other things in your life without first experiencing it?

I was 20 when the Slim Shady LP came out in '99 - I'm now 31 and my husband and I just bought his newest album "Recovery". We loved his music then and we love it now. Funny how we're a successful upper middle class family and still loving him and his music after all these years. We would love our kids to become fans when they're older and can handle the lyrics (yeah I said it!!).

Here's some of lyrics for the haters....

"Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted-One moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs,
but he keeps on forgettin what he wrote down,
the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's choking now, everybody's joking now
The clock's run out, time's up over, bloah!
Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravity
Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked
He's so mad, but he won't give up that
Easy, no
He won't have it , he knows his whole back's to these ropes
It don't matter, he's dope
He knows that, but he's broke
He's so stagnant that he knows
When he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it's
Back to the lab again yo
This this whole rhapsody
He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him

[Hook:]
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo

The soul's escaping, through this hole that it's gaping
This world is mine for the taking
Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order
A normal life is boring, but superstardom's close to post mortem
It only grows harder, only grows hotter
He blows us all over these hoes is all on him
Coast to coast shows, he's know as the globetrotter
Lonely roads, God only knows
He's grown farther from home, he's no father
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
But hold your nose 'cause here goes the cold water
His hoes don't want him no more, he's cold product
They moved on to the next schmoe who flows
He nose dove and sold nada
So the soap opera is told and unfolds
I suppose it's old partner but the beat goes on
Da da dum da dum da da

[Hook]

No more games, I'ma change what you call rage
Tear this motherfucking roof off like 2 dogs caged
I was playing in the beginning, the mood all changed
I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
But I kept rhyming and stepwritin the next cypher
Best believe somebody's paying the pied piper
All the pain inside amplified by the fact
That I can't get by with my 9 to 5
And I can't provide the right type of life for my family
Cause man, these goddam food stamps don't buy diapers
And it's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life
And these times are so hard and it's getting even harder
Trying to feed and water my seed, plus
Teeter totter caught up between being a father and a prima donna
Baby mama drama's screaming on and
Too much for me to wanna
Stay in one spot, another day of monotony
Has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail
I've got to formulate a plot or I end up in jail or shot
Success is my only motherfucking option, failure's not
Mom, I love you, but this trailer's got to go
I cannot grow old in Salem's lot
So here I go is my shot.
Feet fail me not cause maybe the only opportunity that I got

[Hook]

You can do anything you set your mind to, man"

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how can you say he is a wigger because he raps when you have not listened to any of his music? if you listen to him you can obviously tell he is white. his music videos are funnt and entertaining not cars and naked women moving in slow motion. he is not the typical rapper but then again you dont listen to his music and just decide to make comment you know nothing about because your favorite musician didnt win. darrius rucker is an awesome musician and he is a black country singer but i dont hear any negativity about him. tim mcgraw was in a song with nelly but i wouldnt call him a wigger. aerosmith did a song with run dmc but would you call them wiggers? i think not. i am a country boy but love eminems songs. they are not like other rappers songs they sing about real things and real problems not just cars and bitches. he deserves this award more then anyone. maybe all of you who are talking shit are the problems and not the so called youth.

You fks are all old as shit.. I mean, yeah The Beatles are cool as fck been listenin' to em' since '93(The Grey Album*/White Album)((Google it)) ... But you have no idea about Eminem do you? Slim Shady? Marshall Mathers? No, you probably don't.. Cause you're old as shit.. Just quit being racist like your parents were. That's just not(cool)any more. So just kick back, pop in The Slim Shady LP**(BUY IT) or you could make some life decisions while listening to The Marshall Mathers LP**(BUY IT). I mean what could go wrong? Your old.

*Jay-Z is a great artist.
**Best selling albums of all time. Best selling artist in a decade. ***RECOVERY*** FCK all ya'll

first thing i can say about eminem is he has two sides if you listen to his music. One side is Slim Shady, which is really what has made him popular, with songs like "shady's back" and "will the real slim shady please stand up". The other side is more serious with soungs like mockingbird and when im gone. He is the best thing to come out of detroit(in my opinion)since the motown records. And I love how hes so controversial and people take everything he says so seriously. With eminem you gotta know when to take him seriously and when not too. Congrats eminem!

The award is for ARTIST of the decade, not SINGER of the decade; the thing was up for grabs by whoever sold the most albums, regardless of the genre. He did the best, he deserves the award, period.

thank you @thekrazy88s, thank you

Was there really any doubt? No one in a million years could do what he has! Harpjazz the last time I watched the Grammys, spoken word albums were up for awards, too! It all comes under the same category: Entertainment! If you or anyone else doesn't want to watch, TURN THE FUCKIN' CHANNEL!!!!!

who is she? she have any music played on the radio? who did she pay $2 to for this award for nothings given by nothings?