New Eminem photo reveals legendary rapper’s huge milestone

The famed rapper has celebrated a “big deal” in his life – sharing a photo which revealed his incredible milestone.

Eminem has marked 16 years sober.

Eminem is celebrating 16 years of sobriety.

The Lose Yourself rapper took to Instagram this week to share a photo of himself holding a sobriety chip in his hand to celebrate the milestone.

The coin featured the number 16 written inside a triangle with the words “Unity,” “Service” and “Recovery” written in a circle.

Eminem — born Marshall Mathers III — was congratulated by several stars and fans in the comments section of his post.

Eminem has marked 16 years sober.

“Sweet 16. So proud of you,” wrote Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg.

“Greatest Influence and Mentor,” added Eminem’s brother Nathan Samra-Mathers.

“Well done brother. Huge,” commented Oscar-nominated filmmaker Matthew Cooke.

“BIG DEAL. Congrats man thanks for being an example,” said musician Ekoh.

Eminem has long been vocal about his past struggles with substance abuse and alcohol. In 2007, the Real Slim Shady rapper, 51, suffered a near-fatal overdose after ingesting a massive dose of methadone.

Eminem has been candid about his substance abuse issues in the past. Picture: Monica Schipper/Getty Images

The close call with death forced Eminem to give up his pill-popping lifestyle and get in shape.

During a 2015 interview with Men’s Journal, the Detroit MC revealed he weighed over 104kg when he was addicted to Vicodin, Valium, Ambien and methadone.

“The coating on Vicodin and Valium I’d been taking for years leaves a hole in your stomach,” he explained at the time. “So to avoid stomach-ache, I was constantly eating — and eating badly.”

Eminem shared that after he got out of rehab, he figured out a way to lose weight and “function sober.”

“So I started running,” he explained. “It gave me a natural endorphin high, but it also helped me sleep, so it was perfect.”

The Godzilla rapper called himself a “f***ing hamster” for how much he ran on the treadmill during his massive weight loss journey, which included 25km a day.

Eminem at the Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2022. Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

In 2022, Eminem also got candid about his 2007 overdose during his acceptance speech as he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

“Music basically saved my life … I’ll keep this as painless as possible. I’m f***ing stuttering and s**t. I’m probably not supposed to actually be here tonight because of a couple of reasons,” he said.

“I almost died from an overdose in 2007, which kind of sucked.”

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