Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.

LIFE:-

Eminem was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, as the only child of Deborah R. Nelson Mathers-Briggs and Marshall Bruce Mathers, Jr. He is of Scottish, English, German, Swiss, Polish, and possibly Luxembourgian ancestry.His father abandoned the family when he was 18 months old, and he was raised solely by his mother in poverty. By the age of 12, Mathers and his mother had moved between various cities and towns in Missouri (including Saint Joseph, Savannah, and Kansas City)before they settled in Warren, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

Mathers was initially signed to FBT Productions in 1992, run by brothers Jeff and Mark Bass. Mathers also held a minimum-wage job of cooking and dishwashing at the restaurant Gilbert's Lodge at St. Clair Shores for some time.

DRUGS & EMINEM

Eminem has spoken openly about his addiction to prescription drugs, including Vicodin, Ambien, Valium and Methadone.His group-mate Proof from D12 stated that Mathers "sobered up" in 2002 from drug and alcohol dependence.

Discography

• Infinite (1996)
• The Slim Shady LP (1999)
• The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
• The Eminem Show (2002)
• Encore (2004)
• Relapse (2009)
• Recovery (2010)

Memoir

On October 21, 2008, Eminem released a tell-all autobiography entitled The Way I Am, which details his struggles with poverty, drugs, fame, heartbreak and depression, along with stories about his rise to fame and commentary on past controversies. This book also contains some of the original lyric sheets from songs such as "Stan" and "The Real Slim Shady."

 

^{Interesting facts about Eminem}

Eminem failed 9th grade a total of three times  and then dropped out of high school
, because he didn't care much about school. All he wanted to do was rap.

Eminem says that he can't stand it when people spell his daughter's name wrong.

He loves South Park, and even calls himself a "twenty-six-year-old skinny Cartman" in the song Marshall Mathers.

Eminem has his own radio station, Shade 45.

In December 2007, he was taken to a Detroit-area hospital for a serious heart condition and severe pneumonia.

In 2006, Eminem filed for divorce from his wife Kimberly again.

Eminem has a tattoo on his right lower shoulder of Hallie.

When Eminem was in fourth grade, he was bullied by an older child. The beating caused a near-fatal brain hemorrhage. In one of his songs, Eminem named the bully and the man sued Eminem for $1 million.

The Eminem Show has sold more than eighteen million albums worldwide.

Eminem had a huge fan who ended up killing his pregnant girlfriend and then himself. This is similar to Eminem's song "Stan". Eminem began performing as early as thirteen.

Eminem is a fan of fast food chain Taco Bell, Wendy's and frequently eats there while on tour and at home with his daughter and niece.