Eminem has made history with his 2002 classic, The Eminem Show. The album recently crossed the 40 million equivalent sales mark worldwide, becoming the first hip-hop album to ever achieve this feat.

Another artist’s debut also astonished Eminem. “Nas, too. I remember The Source gave Illmatic five mics,” he said. “I already knew I liked Nas from ‘Live at the Barbeque’ with Main Source, because his ...

Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Eminem's Curtain Call has now spent 650 weeks on the U.K.'s albums chart, more than his next two ... [+] longest-running wins combined.