Biography & Early Wealth Journey

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"Sneakers have always been a huge interest of mine, for at least as long as I've been rapping, and I'm proud of the fact that I've had so many collaborations with Nike and Jordan Brand," said Mathers. "I really like the fact that sneakers are a big part of what StockX is doing. When I found out that they happen to be doing it from downtown Detroit, it made even more sense to get involved."

In addition to allowing people to sell and purchase sneakers on the site, StockX also provides historical price and volume metrics, and analytics on countless amounts of sneakers, which allows users to track the value of their personal collections.

Primary Income Streams & Multi-Million Contracts

In celebration of the announcement of Eminem's investment into the company, StockX is giving away the highly coveted Air Jordan 4 'Eminem Carhartt' sneaker, which has sold for up to $30,000. Every person involved in a trade on StockX and/or refers a new user to StockX from now until June 23 will be entered into the contest.