However, there was one local MC who helped Eminem become one of the greatest rappers in the world Proof. The name Eminem evolved from an earlier stage name taken from Marshall’s initials, M&M when he performed with a local rapper known as Manix. This runaway would become another focal point of Eminem’s music, and his wife, twice. However, the struggling single mum allowed a teenage runaway to seek refuge in their home, a young girl with blonde hair and fiery attitude that had a teenage Marshall smitten. In his music, Debbies portrayed as a less than adequate mother, who popped pills and abused a young Marshall and his half-brother. However, he found a friend in his uncle Ronnie who introduced the young Marshall to hip-hop. This constant moving around coupled with a childhood spent as a victim of teenage bullies, left a young Eminem shut off, and feeling like an outsider.

As a child, Eminem and his single mother, Debbie, lived in various houses throughout the American Midwest before settling in Detroit, Michigan. Eminem’s UpbringingĮminem was born in Missouri, to a 15-year-old mother and a father he claims he’s never met. In 2018, Marshall Mathers released his tenth studio album without warning, sending shockwaves around the world.

Nowadays, a songwriter would find it impossible to repeat the lyrics of the classic Slim Shady persona. Twenty years on from his debut album, everyone knows his name, most know his music, but his lyrical content hasn’t aged as well as the loyalty of his fanbase. (alike)īorn Marshall Mathers, his music inspired an entire generation of kids, but what he encouraged them to do is still up for debate. Idolised by millions across the world, his lyrics would see him attacked by politicians, celebrities and the parents of his fans. ‘Hi kids, do you like violence, wanna see me stick nine-inch nails through each one of my eyelids, wanna copy me and do exactly as I did, try ‘cid, and get fucked up more than my life is?’ Little did he know, but this question would catapult Eminem, and his alter-ego, Slim Shady into a global phenomenon.

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