The second single was 50 Cent's " Wanksta", which was released as a buzz track and became popular in 50 Cent's home town. The first single was " Lose Yourself", which earned multiple nominations and became a surprise win of an Academy Award for Best Original Song, the first time a hip hop song had ever won the award. The 8 Mile soundtrack was the second Shady LP to be released. 50 Cent became the first solo artist signed to Shady and Aftermath. Dre and offered him the chance to work together on the artist. Eminem had heard 50 Cent's early mixtapes, taken them to Dr. While working on the film 8 Mile, Eminem had a meeting with then underground rapper 50 Cent. Obie Trice first got public attention via a freestyle skit on the Devil's Night album.
Eminem signed him in June 2001 as the second Shady act. Obie Trice was introduced to Eminem through D12's Bizarre. In June 2001, D12 released Devil's Night, peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200. Its A&R Marc Labelle has defined the record label as "a boutique label but all the outlets of a major Interscope backing up our every move." ĭ12 was the first act signed by Shady as they had been rapping together since the 1990s, and the members had made a promise that whoever became successful would come back and sign the others. Eminem looked for an avenue to release D12, and Rosenberg was keen to start a label, which led to the 2 teaming up to form Shady. After Eminem released The Slim Shady LP, he started his own record label in late 1999.