Eminem's first movie 8 Mile holds dear to the wordsmith's heart and to hold a tangible remembrance from the film, Eminem is into negotiations to buy the venue where the rap battle scenes of 8 Mile were filmed.

Eminem wants to buy the St. Andrew's Hall known as The Shelter, which was used as the rap battle club in the film, from Live Nation at an undisclosed amount.

Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg clenched a deal to manage the operations of the club while the current management takes care of the daily operations of the venue.

The highly acclaimed "white" rapper got his first stint in the movies after achieving major success in the hip hop industry.

In 1999, Marshall "Eminem" Mathers released The Slim Shady LP, which propelled Eminem to fame by reaching the triple platinum level.

However, the album's popularity was hounded by controversy and criticisms due to the content of its lyrics, which mostly talks about hate and killing somebody particularly a wife and a lover.

Eminem is the first ever white rapper to have been acknowledged by the majority of the black rappers as a lyric genius including Dr.Dre whom he worked with in most of his follow up tracks.

And if that triple platinum wasn't enough, Eminem's sophomore album The Marshall Mathers LP released in 2000, became his fastest selling album to date.

The interactive format of the lead single "Will the real slim Shady please stand up?" created abuzz in the celebrity world catapulting the single to a massive success.

The Eminem mp3 also contained offensive remarks against celebrities like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Fred Durst, among others earning him backlashing remarks in return. But Eminem couldn't care less.

Eminem's storytelling ways proved to be effective in catching the attention of his fans. In his second single The Way I Am, Eminem bared the pressure his record label is putting on his shoulders to surpass the success of his other single My Name Is.

Meanwhile, the third single of Eminem entitled Stan carries the same message of his previous track "97 Bonnie & Clyde", which talks about a deranged fan who kills himself and his pregnant lover.

In 2002, Eminem released The Eminem Show, which was another smash hit under the rapper's belt selling over a million copies in its first week. The Eminem Show spawned songs by Eminem Without Me, Cleanin' Out My Closet and Superman.

The album reflected the effects of Eminem's fame towards his relationships particularly to his wife Kim, Eminem's daughter and his mother.

The Eminem Show also contained derogatory remarks against celebrities and boy bands, however, it did not stir up much controversies as his first two albums.

The next album of Eminem brought out the rumors about the rappers imminent retirement from the rap industry following the death of his friend Proof.

The cover of Eminem's fourth album entitled Encore, showed Slim Shady taking a bow, hence driving the public to believe Eminem was indeed finally retiring.

Encore was followed by a Greatest Hits compilation entitled Curtain Call: The Hits carrying the lead single When I'm Gone, which further cemented the rumors of his retiring.

However, Eminem's collaborative project with Akon reportedly made the rapper shelved off his retirement plans.

Eminem and Akon worked together on the single Smack That, which is featured on Akon's Konvicted album.

Akon said Eminem admitted getting bored with his life and he plans to take a break, however, his project with Akon made him changed his mind.

Eminem might not come up with another hit album of his own, but he is busy managing and producing records for upcoming rap artists including D12.