10 Things You Didn’t Know About Eminem

In 2007, Sony/ATV Music Publishing company purchased Famous Music LLC from Viacom. Because Michael Jackson had a stake in Sony, he owned some of the rapper's songs like 'Without Me' and 'The Real Slim Shady.' In a way, Jackson owning the tracks made for good revenge since Em did a not-so-honorable parody of the late singer in his video for 'Just Lose It.'

Eminem's first arrest was for shooting a police car with a paintball gun. However, the rhymer, who was 20 at the time, wasn't the triggerman -- his friend was -- and the paint ball didn’t even break, according to police. The alleged victim didn’t show up for court so Em's case was dismissed. The initial arrest was recreated in the movie '8 Mile.'

Eminem has a younger brother who was arrested for a DUI back in 2009. He is 14 years younger than the rapper.

When we hear the name Eminem, we often think of M&M's, the colorful chocolate candy with creative and entertaining commercials. The Detroit native wasn't inspired by the sweet treats though when thinking of a rap moniker; it stems from the initials of his name, Marshall Mathers.

Eminem's success as a rap artist is no laughing matter. In 'The Guinness Book of World Records,' he's listed as having the record for most successive U.S. No.1 albums by a solo artist, being the 21st century’s top-selling album act and having the most successive U.S. albums to debut at No.1 by a solo artist. He also once held the record for most likes on a Facebook page, with over 42 million likes.

Eminem was considered for a role in the 2010 movie 'The Fighter,' after Mark Wahlberg thought Matt Damon wasn't too into the part, and it eventually went to Christian Bale. The movie went on to win a few Oscars and Golden Globes.

Who said you need an education to be successful? Eminem attended Lincoln High School in Warren, Mich. He stayed back three times before dropping out at 17, when he was still in ninth grade.

Eminem is known to have done parodies of everyone else in the late '90s and early 2000s, poking fun at Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera and countless others. But in 2003, "Weird" Al Yankovic made a parody of 'Lose Yourself' titled 'Couch Potato.' Don't worry, Eminem did give him permission to do it.

Although '8 Mile' did not win any awards, Eminem’s track 'Lose Yourself,' which was the standout song in the fim, was the first rap song to win an Oscar in 2002.

When Eminem released his very first album, 'Infinite,' in 1996, he earned some criticism for copying other rappers' styles, namely AZ. The rapper never intended to bite anyone's flow and was experimenting on his way to the top.

"Obviously, I was young and influenced by other artists, and I got a lot of feedback saying that I sounded like AZ. 'Infinite' was me trying to figure out how I wanted my rap style to be, how I wanted to sound on the mic and present myself. It was a growing stage. I felt like 'Infinite' was like a demo that just got pressed up."