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Eminem began rapping in clubs in Detroit at age 14. He quit high school to pursue a career in hip-hop and performed as a solo artist and as a member of the Detroit-based rap sextet D12 (also known as the Dirty Dozen). Eminem’s first album, Infinite, was released in 1996.