Mercedes - sorry if you think I'm an idiot, but you are wrong about a couple of things in your post.Dido was NOT nothing before Eminem made her a hit, she was already known for being the younger sister of Rowland "Rollo" Armstrong from Faithless, who had several hits between 19 - she occasionally recorded with Faithless and in fact it was her connection to Rollo that landed her the chance to record the song "Thank Yuo" for the film "Sliding Doors", and it was this that led to her being invited to record "Here With Me" as the theme to Roswell, which was completed in 1999 - a whole year before she ever collaborated with Eminem, let alone before Stan became a hit - so that actually had nothing to do with Eminem at all.Debuting in 1996, with his first studio album, , the Detroit representative would face disinterest before an impressive showing at the Rap Olympics a year later and a record deal with Dr.Dre's Aftermath Records would make him one of the hottest commodities in rap, as well as one of its biggest earners.

During her teenage years Dido was known to sneak some of her brothers' records, like ones by punk-rock band The Clash or pop group Duran Duran.

So it doesn't seem too far-fetched to think that the Brit - who celebrates her 40th birthday tomorrow - was paying tribute to the man who made her a star.

Well, it's better than calling him Slim Shady anyway.

Em shattered stereotypes as a Caucasian MC with exceptional rhyme skills while churning out quality material and besting some of the greatest MCs of all time when pitted against them.

As a result, he's built a legacy as one of the more formidable wordsmiths in the history of hip-hop.