Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Oct. 17, 1972. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and went on to become Eminem, one of the best rappers of all time.
Eminem is one of the favorite topics of Yibada. As tribute to the Detroit rapper on his 44th birthday, here are his top 44 solo songs:
44. "Marshall Mathers"
43. "Stimulate"
42. "Déjà vu"
41. "Role Model"
40. "White America"
39. "Brain Damage"
38. "Any Man"
37. "Criminal"
36. "I'm Back"
35. "Rock Bottom"
34. "Kim"
33. "If I Had"
32. "Till I Collapse"
31. "'97 Bonnie & Clyde"
30. "Kill You"
29. "Bad Influence"
28. "8 Mile"
27. "25 to Life"
26. "Insane"
25. "Music Box"
24. "Cold Wind Blows"
23. "Elevator"
22. "A** Like That"
21. "Stan" featuring Dido
20. "Phenomenal"
19. "My Name Is"
18. "Like Toy Soldiers"
17. "3am"
16. "Hell Breaks Loose"
15. "Beautiful"
13. "Survival"
12. "Sing for the Moment"
11. "Mockingbird"
10. "We Made You"
9. "When I'm Gone"
8. "Rap God"
7. "Just Lose It"
6. "Cleanin' Out My Closet"
5. "The Real Slim Shady"
4. "Berzerk"
3. "Without Me"
2. "Lose Yourself"
1. "Not Afraid"
Released on April 29, 2010, "Not Afraid" is from Eminem's seventh studio album titled "Recovery." He co-wrote the song with Luis Resto, Matthew Samuels, Matthew Burnett and Jordan Evans.
Directed by Rich Lee, the music video of "Not Afraid" featured Nike shoes and Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, which was criticized. Watch it here:
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