Nicolae Sfetcu

Soul Intent is a Detroit rap group which was around in the early to mid 1990s. The group consisted of white rapper M&M (now Eminem), and MC Proof, and DJ Butterfingers.

There is little known about the group's releases, although there is one single called F@#!in' Backstabber, with a song called Biterphobia on the b-side. This was released in 1995 on Mashin' Duck Records. The group did not have a lot of money to spend on production, so the two tracks are built primarily on samples of other recordings, particularly F@#!in' Backstabber.

Academy Awards

• 2003 - Best song, for "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile

Golden Globe Awards

• 2003 - Best Original Song in a Motion Picture (Nominee), for "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile

Grammy Awards

In 2005, some industry insiders speculated that Eminem is considering concluding his rapping career after six years and numerous multi-platinum albums. Speculation began in early 2005 about a double-disc album to be released late that year, rumored to be titled The Funeral. The album manifested itself under the name Curtain Call, and was released on December 6, 2005.

Eminem made his Hollywood acting debut with the semi-autobiographical 8 Mile, released in November 2002. He recorded several new songs for the soundtrack, including "Lose Yourself," which won Eminem an Academy Award for Best Song; it was not performed at the ceremony, reportedly because ABC wanted him to perform an edited version.

Eminem has done some voice acting, both on Crank Yankers and a web cartoon called The Slim Shady Show, which has since been pulled offline and is instead sold on DVD.

Album cover of Encore (2004).

A large part of Eminem's popularity is his separation from the over-abundance of "pop-rap", in which rhymes rarely stray from bragging about money and jewelery, fast cars with large rims, huge parties, and constant casual sex. Instead, Eminem's songs typically explore deeper anger, thoughts, questions, and statements about his life and how he is treated. Common topics are: