Eminem's Career In 2013 Vs. Eminem's Career In 2000

1. 2000: Eminem released 'The Marshall Mathers LP'. His seminal album at the height of his fame.

2. 2013: This year saw Eminem release Marshall Mathers LP 2 - his eighth studio album.

3. 2000: Eminem was at the top of his game releasing tracks such as 'Stan' and 'Real Slim Shady'

4. 2013: With newbies like Drake controlling hip-hop, the rapper was an underdog of sorts this year.

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5. 2000: The artwork

The 41-year-old rapper used a grainy black and white image of the house that he grew up in in Detroit on the first instalment of 'The Marshall Mathers LP'

6. 2013: The artwork

The artwork for LP 2 was of the same house that he grew up in. Eminem shared the cover on his Instagram, posting: 'Welcome home... For the last time. #MMLP2 out now!' Picture: Eminem Twitter

7. 2000: The original 'Marshall Mathers LP' was almost entirely produced by Eminem and Dr Dre.

8. 2013: Although Dre was on hand, Eminem hooked up with Rick Rubin for the first time on 'MMLP2'.

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9. 2000: 'The Marshall Mathers LP' sold 1.76 million copies in its first week.

10. 2013: This year's follow up album sold approximately 779,000 copies in its first week.

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11. 2000: Eminem picked up a 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.

12. 2013: Eminem failed to get nominated for the 2014 Best Rap Album Grammy award.

He lost out on a nomination to Drake, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Picture: Getty

13. 2000: The Marshall Mathers LP was recorded in a two-month-long 'creative binge'.

It's said the Eminem had 20-hour long recording sessions to get the album sounding right.

14. 2013: The making of LP two happened over a much longer time period.

Rap God, for instance, had been in the making for two years prior to its release. Em said inspiration for his other tracks came from the '2000 period'.

15. 2000: All Eminem's songs featured heavy autobiographical lyrics.

He often referenced his rise to fame, and touched on personal relationships such as with his mum and his on/off relationship with Kim.

16. 2013: Although not as intense, Shady's lyrical style has remained quite consistent.

In particular, the video for 'The Monster' heavily focuses on Eminem's life as it shows clips of his most well known past videos.

17. 2000: The original album had possibly his most iconic collaboration, with Dido on 'Stan'.

Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzbit, Nate Dogg and more also featured on his hit album that year.

18. 2013: This year Eminem hooked up with Rihanna to create 'The Monster'.

His album featured less collaborations, but Skylar Grey, Kendrick Lamar and Nate Ruess made appearances.

19. 2000: The album was well recieved, scoring an average of 78/100 from music critics.

20. 2013: 'MMLP2' averaged at 73/100 - not as good as his first album, but still impressive.

21. 2000: Eminem came under fire for controversial lyrics used in many of his songs.

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22. 2013: Unsurprisingly, Eminem is still getting people talking today with some of his lyrics.

Most notably he was criticised for some homophobic lyrics in 'Rap God,' although he insists they are 'tongue-in-cheek'. Picture: Getty