赢得著名 Rap 电台节目 Wake Up Shou 的1997年年度最佳自由式表演者称号，并最终获得在洛山矶举行的饶舌奥运会的自由式比赛的亚军，Eminem 狠狠的回击了从前那些对他吹毛求疵的人。在第二年发行的 The Slim Shady EP 中，Eminem 对他的诽谤者进行了讽刺和攻击。单曲 Just Don't Give A Fuck 在地下音乐圈中成为了一首极受欢迎的热门曲，他也因此受邀在 MC Shabaam Sahddeq 的单曲 Five Star Generals 和 Kid Rock 的专辑 Devil Without A Cause 中和这些著名艺人合作。
随后，Eminem 被 Aftermath 唱片公司签下，公司老板、Rap 音乐界的传奇人物 Dr.Dre 很重视这位年轻的饶舌歌手，全程参与了 Eminem 新专辑的制作。专辑 The Slim Shady LP 明显的有着 Dre 的节奏，是刺激的暴力的大聚会，充满了扭曲的歌词以及 Eminem 自己对道德的见解。
1999年是属于 Eminem 的。他以单曲 My Name Is 向世人宣告了自己的到来，歌曲的节奏确保了人们决不会搞错演唱者是谁。这首歌非常有趣，歌中猛烈抨击了 Pamela Anderson 以及他的父母令人作呕的行为。这首歌的“电台编辑（radio edit）版”在各地疯狂播出，连摇滚乐电台也不例外，这甚至引起了 Hip Hop 音乐团体的谴责。
专辑 The Slim Shady LP 获得巨大成功，发行第一周就登上了 Billboard 专辑榜的亚军位置。唱片中的歌词招来不少麻烦，人们指责 Eminem 助长了对同性恋的憎恶、对女人的厌恶、强奸以及毒品泛滥。歌曲 '97 Bonnie & Clyde 也引起了人们的义愤——它描述了 Eminem 幻想谋杀自己妻子的情节。专辑中有意无意的透露出他对自己母亲的不负责任的厌恶。
在英国，专辑中的第二首单曲也以“电台编辑版”的形式发行，并获得了成功。进行首次巡演、在所到之处引发混乱的同时，Eminem 也一直在找机会和许多人合作，包括 DJ Spinna 和 Missy Elliott 等。夏天时，他代替 Cypress Hill 参加了 American Warped 巡演。
第二张专辑 The Marshall Mathers LP 2000年五月与人们见面，发行首周即空降至美国专辑榜榜首，大获成功，使他成为90年代中期说唱乐的黄金时期后继 2Pac 和 Snoop Doggy Dogg 最成功的说唱艺人。Eminem 在单曲 The Real Slim Shady 中谴责了众多模仿他的人，同时大肆讽刺、指责了 Britney 和 Christina 。这张专辑比起第一张来节奏更加强劲、愤怒，只有歌曲 Stan 和其他歌曲的阴暗气氛形成了对照——这首歌里引用了英国女歌手 Dido 的作品 Thank You 中一段令人难忘的片段。这张专辑依然保持了对人性中的一些缺点的有力控诉。
整个夏天，你都不可能打开收音机却听不到 Eminem 的声音。电台里不仅有 The Real Slim Shady 整天播放，还有他和 Dr. Dre 合作的 Forgot About Dre 。2000年剩下的日子里也全都是他的新闻，包括：两项非法持有武器的指控（这导致他不得不缺席 Carling 音乐节）、闪电般的和妻子 Kim 复婚、被自己的母亲指控因在专辑 the Slim Shady LP 中胡言乱语而使她情绪低落、损害了她的名誉和自尊等等。
2001年他举行了饱受争议的英国巡演，并在伦敦和 Dido 同台献艺。二月，他横扫葛莱美，获得三项大奖，并令人惊讶的和英国摇滚老将 Elton John 一起在领奖台上合唱了 Stan ，别看大痞子 Eminem 对 Britney 、Christina 等当红偶像可以毫不顾忌的臭骂，在 Elton John 这位老前辈面前却也会老实的象个乖孩子。这一段时间里，他还一直受到官司的困扰。
不管以后如何，现在的音乐界是大痞子 Eminem 的天下
艺人简历:埃米纳姆从小家境贫寒，6岁时父亲便和母亲离婚，他至今不知道父亲是谁，母亲带他奔波于底特律和堪萨斯城，他转过二十多所学校。他从小营养不良，长得比同龄人瘦小，常常成同学欺负、凌辱对象，所以在他幼小心灵里看到这个世界就是暴力。埃米纳姆开始喜欢说唱乐，他喜欢2 Live Crew和N.W.A.这两支爱惹事生非的说唱乐组合。据美国有关部门作的调查统计，90%左右的说唱乐歌曲都含有性、暴力等不良内容，埃米纳姆就是在这类说唱乐熏陶下畸形成长。他最好的朋友都是黑人，是黑人音乐给了他信心和出路，但这个恨透了白人的明星仍是不停地把“黑鬼”一词挂在嘴边，在他新专辑中“黑鬼”一词就出现过24次。他歌中的暴力足以让每个人震惊，但他对别人横竖看不过：“《拯救大兵瑞恩》可能是我看到的最病态、最恶心的电影，我没有看到一个人去批评其中的暴力。”没受过多少教育的他在很多方面不辨是非。他口无遮拦，言辞刻薄，连英国首相布莱尔也逃不过他的羞辱。
stan——enimem&dido
chorus: dido
my tea's gone cold i'm wondering why i..
got out of bed at all
the morning rain clouds up my window..
and i can't see at all
and even if i could it'll all be gray,
but your picture on my wall
it reminds me, that it's not so bad,
it's not so bad..
1st chorus: volume gradually grows over raindrop background
2nd chorus: full volume with beat right after "thunder" noise
dear slim, i wrote but you still ain't callin
i left my cell, my pager, and my home phone at the bottom
i sent two letters back in autumn, you must not-a got 'em
there probably was a problem at the post office or somethin
sometimes i scribble addresses too sloppy when i jot 'em
but anyways; **** it, what's been up? man how's your daughter?
my girlfriend's pregnant too, i'm bout to be a father
if i have a daughter, guess what i'ma call her?
i'ma name her bonnie
i read about your uncle ronnie too i'm sorry
i had a friend kill himself over some ***** who didn't want him
i know you probably hear this everyday, but i'm your biggest fan
i even got the underground shit that you did with skam
i got a room full of your posters and your pictures man
i like the shit you did with rawkus too, that shit was fat
anyways, i hope you get this man, hit me back,
just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan
this is stan
{chorus: dido}
dear slim, you still ain't called or wrote, i hope you have a chance
i ain't mad - i just think it's ****ed up you don't answer fans
if you didn't wanna talk to me outside your concert
you didn't have to, but you coulda signed an autograph for matthew
that's my little brother man, he's only six years old
we waited in the blistering cold for you,
four hours and you just said,"no."
that's pretty shitty man - you're like his ****in idol
he wants to be just like you man, he likes you more than i do
i ain't that mad though, i just don't like bein lied to
remember when we met in denver - you said if i'd write you
you would write back - see i'm just like you in a way
i never knew my father neither;
he used to always cheat on my mom and beat her
i can relate to what you're saying in your songs
so when i have a shitty day, i drift away and put 'em on
cause i don't really got shit else so that shit helps when i'm depressed
i even got a tattoo of your name across the chest
sometimes i even cut myself to see how much it bleeds
it's like adrenaline, the pain is such a sudden rush for me
see everything you say is real, and i respect you cause you tell it
my girlfriend's jealous cause i talk about you 24 7
but she don't know you like i know you slim, no one does
she don't know what it was like for people like us growin up
you gotta call me man, i'll be the biggest fan you'll ever lose
sincerely yours, stan -- p.s.
we should be together too
{chorus: dido}
dear mister-i'm-too-good-to-call-or-write-my-fans,
this'll be the last package i ever send your ass
it's been six months and still no word - i don't deserve it?
i know you got my last two letters;
i wrote the addresses on 'em perfect
so this is my cassette i'm sending you, i hope you hear it
i'm in the car right now, i'm doing 90 on the freeway
hey slim, i drank a fifth of vodka, you dare me to drive?
you know the song by phil collins,"in the air of the night"
about that guy who coulda saved that other guy from drowning
but didn't, then phil saw it all, then at a a show he found him?
that's kinda how this is, you coulda rescued me from drowning
now it's too late - i'm on a 1000 downers now, i'm drowsy
and all i wanted was a lousy letter or a call
i hope you know i ripped +all+ of your pictures off the wall
i love you slim, we coulda been together, think about it
you ruined it now, i hope you can't sleep and you dream about it
and when you dream i hope you can't sleep and you scream about it
i hope your conscience eats at you and you can't breathe without me
see slim;{*screaming*} shut up *****! i'm tryin to talk!
hey slim, that's my girlfriend screamin in the trunk
but i didn't slit her throat, i just tied her up, see i ain't like you
cause if she suffocates she'll suffer more, and then she'll die too
well, gotta go, i'm almost at the bridge now
oh shit, i f***ot, how'm i supposed to send this shit out?
