Original sentence: After his debut album Infinite (1996) and the extended play Slim Shady EP (1997), Eminem signed with Dr.Eminem's global success and acclaimed works are widely regarded as having broken racial barriers for the acceptance of white rappers in popular music.He is credited with popularizing hip hop in Middle America.His lyrics has been criticized throughout his career, being considered heavily homophobic and misogynistic.His next two releases, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2002), were worldwide successes and were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.While much of his transgressive work during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him widely controversial, he came to be a representation of popular angst of the American underclass, and has been cited as an influence for many artists of various genres
Edited sentence: Eminem's commercial success and controversial works are widely regarded as having broken racial barriers for the acceptance of white rappers in popular music.Following his unsuccessful debut album Infinite (1996), which sold about 70 copies, and the extended play Slim Shady EP (1997), Eminem signed with Dr.His lyrics has been criticized throughout his career, being considered heavily homophobic, misogynistic and full of bigotry.His next two releases, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2002), were worldwide successes and were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, but being criticized for contaning lyrics about killing women and homosexuals