Won't the real Slim Shady please stand up?
IMO, Eminem is a phenomenal talent (and I really, really don't like rap) and, one damn smart cookie to boot. He persevered. He conquered through perseverance, which is the differnece between:
A massively talented and smart musician, who's now not only one of the biggest stars in the world, but a cultural bench mark.
and
A massively talented and smart musician, who now works in a bank and plays in a Metallica cover band once a month or, as and when the harpy he married, and the incubi he sired, let him.