Childhood
Eminem was born on October 17, 1972 in the province of Missouri, the small town of St. Joseph. His real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III. He was the only child in the family.
His father, Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr., born in 1947, was a creative artist and a member of a local band in Kansas City. Deborah Nelson, Eminem’s mother, who was born in 1955, also worked there as a singer. The parents met in 1970, Deborah was only 15 years old, and almost immediately after meeting they got married. Two and a half years later, a boy was born into the family, the birth was very difficult, lasted 73 hours, and Deborah almost died during it. They decided to give their son exactly the same name as his father.
And when the baby was only six months old, the father left them and his mother, went to California and never met his family again. Deborah's relatives helped raise the baby, and as a result, the boy became very attached to Ronnie, his mother's brother. Deborah herself constantly dreamed of improving her financial situation and the life of her small child; in search of a good place to work and live, she moved a lot from one locality to another. So little Marshall traveled with his mother at an early age.
When the boy was 12 years old, he and his mother finally settled in Detroit, Michigan. They settled in a suburban area (eastern part of Detroit), the population there was mainly African-American. Here the boy went to school, but often played truant, and his relationships with dark-skinned peers did not work out. Marshall spent his free time from school at home, watching movies and reading comics.
In the fourth grade, a black high school student began to constantly terrorize him, and others also bullied him; no one wanted to be friends with a white-skinned boy. Due to difficult relationships, I had to change schools several times, but this did not save me from an almost tragic incident. In 1983, Marshall was severely beaten by his peers in the school toilet, his ears even began to bleed, after which the child could not be brought out of a coma for about 10 days. Such suffering, humiliation and a difficult childhood left their mark on Eminem’s future work.
A year after this incident, Marshall and his mother moved to Kansas City. The boy was incredibly happy about this, because he again met his uncle Ronnie, whom he loved very much. Eminem considers him his best friend in life. My uncle was always into rap and taught it to his little nephew. When Marshall was still 4 years old, he was already performing his own rap. And on this visit, Ronnie recorded several of his cassettes with rap music for his nephew and also gave Ice-T’s “Reckless” cassette, which prompted the young boy to finally take the path of a rapper.
Father of many children
In addition to Haley, Eminem also has two other adult daughters, but they are not related to him by blood. Alaina is the daughter of the sister of the musician’s ex-wife Kim, and the second, Whitney, is the daughter of the same ex-wife Kim from a previous relationship. Officially, the rapper adopted the girls and raised them. Eminem also took custody of his half-brother Nathan. So a musician can bear the title of father of many children.
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The beginning of a creative journey
When the boy was 13 years old, he was already inventing and recording his own rap. This music fascinated him more and more every day. He performed rap freestyles in the school cafeteria, and over time gained a reputation as a very capable rapper.
Already at the age of 14, he began performing in local clubs, competing there with other aspiring rappers and came up with the stage name “M&M” (the first letters of his first and last name), later this pseudonym was transformed into “Eminem”.
Rap captivated the young man so much that he could not live even a day without this music. At the age of 17, Marshall made the final decision to leave school and devote his life to creativity. He performed live on local radio every night.
Since 1992, Eminem began performing at the most famous rap club in Detroit. Once a week he took part in rap competitions, which over time he began to win constantly. This could not go unnoticed, and he was invited to perform at the best radio station in Detroit.
In late 1993, Deborah's mother told her son that Ronnie, his uncle and friend, had died. He committed suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun. Eminem went into a deep depression, locked himself in a room, and, without leaving, listened to the records that Ronnie once gave him. The singer quit rapping and stopped writing songs.
He was brought back to creativity by the message that his beloved woman Kim was pregnant and they would soon have a daughter. Inspired by this news, Eminem returned to rap, updated his repertoire and soon began working with a small record company.
In 1996, Marshall's first solo album, Infinite, was released, but he didn't make much money from it. But the respect of the public and several positive reviews about his album in very influential magazines added optimism to the singer.
Nevertheless, her daughter was growing up, and Marshall could barely earn money for diapers for her. He had to change low-paying jobs one after another. When he released his second album, “Slim Shady EP,” he firmly decided that if it did not bring him material means to live, he would quit rapping.
Within 10 months, Marshall performed in hip-hop clubs, the singer was noticed and received an invitation to take part in the annual Rap Olympics competition, where he came second.
A real beauty
Eminem's daughter Hailey is already twenty-four years old. The girl has more than once attracted the attention of journalists with her spectacular appearance, as well as her reluctance to become a public person. While other celebrity offspring enjoyed the big names of their star parents, Hayley modestly remained in her father's shadow.
Everything changed when the girl grew up and became an adult. She graduated from the University of Michigan Department of Psychology and is now involved in career development. A couple of years ago, in an interview with reporters, Haley said that she was attracted to the beauty industry. She also talked about how close she was to her father and how actively he took part in her upbringing after her divorce from her mother.
The pinnacle of glory
The producer, black rapper Dre, heard the tracks from the album “Slim Shady EP” and called Eminem. They met and their fruitful collaboration began. In 1999, the re-released “Slim Shady EP” was released and became an instant hit. The video for the song “My Name Is” turned out to be especially successful; it was played constantly on MTV. This album subsequently went multi-platinum and won two Grammy Awards.
At the end of spring 2000, Eminem's second studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP, was released. Here his talent was revealed from different sides, there are songs funny and sad, self-critical and incredibly cruel. The album sold 19 million copies, won a Grammy, and is currently one of the best rap albums of all time.
In 2001, Eminem became a member of the group "D 12", where he sang with his friends from Detroit. At the same time, he did not give up his solo career and already in 2002 he released a new, again mega-popular album, “The Eminem Show”.
Since then, each of his studio albums has been a worldwide success:
- "Shady XV";
- "Recovery";
- Encore;
- "Relapse".
Other activities and achievements
In 2002, the film “8 Mile” was released, where Eminem played the main role. The film is almost autobiographical, as it tells the story of a young white rapper living in an African-American neighborhood in Detroit.
Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith Jr., played by Eminem, works in a factory and writes rap, trying to start and build a career in such difficult conditions. He has to go through many difficulties: a severe beating, the loss of his beloved girl. But he still won the final rap battle. He won and left, realizing that this life was not for him.
The film turned out to be quite successful both in terms of box office receipts and in terms of how audiences received it. With a budget of $41 million, the film grossed $242 million worldwide. Eminem wrote a song for the film and won an Academy Award for it in 2003.
In addition to this picture, Eminem starred in the following films:
- "Washing";
- "Beauties";
- "Pranksters";
- "Interview".
The singer is the founder of his own charitable foundation, which helps Michigan children born into disadvantaged families.
He has his own radio station and record label. He has received a Grammy Award 15 times. Wesley Gibson based his appearance on Eminem for his main character in the Wanted comics.
Eminem got into the Guinness Book of Records, as in one of his songs he accelerated to 6.5 words per second. In 6 minutes and 4 seconds he performed 1560 words - this, of course, is a record.
Family
Eminem's relationship with his high school sweetheart Kim was widely discussed in the press and among fans thanks to the artist's tracks and various scandals associated with the couple. The young people were married twice and finally separated in 2006. Nevertheless, Eminem always paid maximum attention to raising his daughter and often said in interviews that it was she who became the impetus for his incredible career growth. In his tracks, the rapper apologized to his ex-wife and daughter for not being able to devote much time to them due to his musical career and making many mistakes as a husband and father.
Hailey is the rapper's only biological child, but Eminem is also the adoptive father of Kim's daughter with another man and the daughter of his ex-wife's sister, who died from a drug overdose.
Personal life
In the history of music, there is no more famous white rapper than Eminem. But he became famous not only for his albums, but also for his scandals and love affairs. He married the same woman twice, and also had affairs with the most popular modern singers.
When Marshall was 15 years old, he met the great love of his life, Kimberly Ann Scott. They were both still in school at that time. When Kim had family problems, she and her sister lived at Marshall's house for some time. They dated for 10 years and got married only in 1999, at which time their daughter Haley Jade Scott was already 4 years old, the girl was born in 1995. At that moment, Eminem was just ascending to the pinnacle of fame, and their marriage could not withstand such a test. In 2001, the couple separated.
After 5 years, Kim and Marshall reconciled, got married again and even got married again. This time the marital relationship lasted several months. The couple filed for divorce again, amicably agreeing to share custody of their daughter. This time, the cause of the discord was drugs, alcohol and infidelity, and all this on both sides.
The yellow press attributes Eminem with romances with such pop divas as Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Tara Reid and Beyoncé. The singer has a special passion for representatives of the porn industry, whom he periodically films in videos. For about six months he had a relationship with the flamboyant Brittany Andrews, then an affair with another porn star, Gina Lynn.
In 2002, Eminem had a relationship with the actress who starred with him in the movie 8 Mile, Brittany Murphy. They lived together for some time, but nothing serious came of it.
Despite such a stormy personal life, Eminem is now alone. He still considers Kim Scott a part of his life. Sometimes there are rumors that the couple is about to get back together, but this has not happened yet.
Samantha Mamba
The most popular Irish singer and the world's most famous rapper were most likely dating. This happened at a time when Samantha had just released her cult album called Gotta Tell You. In general, many are sure that the romance between Mamba and Eminem is a myth. Although both belong to the stage, they are such different people in all respects that they could hardly get along together. Actually, they could not get along, as they eventually broke up. However, there most likely was a relationship between them, and it was so serious that they both carefully hid it.
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