Promotional poster for 8 Mile (2002).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.

Eminem has also been linked to "Songs of Hope" by U2 and supported the
Boys and Girls Club of America and the Leary Fire Fighters Foundation
with various proceeds donated to these causes. In 2004, he held a
political convention of his own in New York City, in response to the
National Republican Convention. In the song "Mosh", Eminem expresses
his support for American troops, but speaks against the Iraq war and
the Bush administration. The Raelians Religious Movement, a religious
group whose beliefs are centered around communication with
extraterrestrial life tried to appoint Eminem as an honorary priest .
In addition, he has raised AIDS and other STD awareness in a number of
songs portraying infected people having promiscuous sex with numerous
partners.


Aftermath Entertainment

Although Eminem owns his own label, he is strictly signed to Dr. Dre's
Aftermath Entertainment as a solo artist. The Aftermath roster
includes 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Stat Quo, Eve, The Game and newcomer
Bishop Lamont.

Shady Records
Dr. Dre's leading protégé succeeded in multi-platinum record sales.
Eminem was granted his own record label, a sublabel of Aftermath
Entertainment. He and his manager Paul Rosenberg created Shady Records
in late 2000. Eminem and Dr. Dre had signed 50 Cent on a joint venture
between Aftermath & Shady Records. His own Detroit collective D12 and
rapper Obie Trice were signed to the Shady Records label. In 2003,
Eminem and Dr. Dre signed on Atlanta rapper Stat Quo to the roster. DJ
Green Lantern, the former deejay for Eminem, was signed to Shady
Records until a dispute with 50 Cent forced him to depart from the
label, and he is no longer associated with Eminem. The Alchemist is
now officially Eminem's tour deejay. In 2005, Eminem officially signed
another Atlanta rapper known as Bobby Creekwater to his label. There
are also plans to sign a rapper by the name of Fizzy B to Shady
Records. Many other rappers have been speculated as possible additions
to Shady Records, including West rappers Ras Kass, Ice Cube, Xzibit,
and Detroit rappers Trick Trick, King Gordy, Marv One, and J Hill.
There have also been rumors that Eminem was interested in signing
Young Zee, a friend of his from the group Outsidaz.

Eminem signed a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio to program a
rap-oriented station called Shade 45, which debuted on October 28,
2004. He also owns a clothing line called "Shady Ltd."