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Eminem was born.
Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri. http://rs274.pbsrc.com -
Bullied as a youth.
Eminem was bullied when he was young.He liked the rebellious rap groups like N.W.A. Eminem has said "that hearing the ideas of groups like N.W.A helped him develop a personality and confidence to defend himself against local bullies". https://imgix.ranker.com -
He attended school.
Eminem attended school at Lincoln High School but he failed the 9th grade three times and eventually just dropped out. https:lincolnroboticsteam3657.weebly.com -
Eminem started a family.
Eminem's daughter Hailie was born in 1993. He has two other adopted daughters, Alaina and Whitney. http://www.etonline.com -
First live performance.
Eminem performed his first live concert. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4i8jpO86c0s/hqdefault.jpg -
Dropped first album.
Eminem made his first album, Infinite. It was produced by FBT Productions, The album was a commercial failure. It sold only 1000 copies. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_Ci6LhAmYJk/maxresdefault.jpg -
Eminem was discovered.
Dr. Dre was given a mixed tape of Eminem and was so impressed that he signed Eminem to his Interscope Records label. In 1999, after two years of working with Dre, Eminem released The Slim Shady LP. The record became an instant success. https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com -
Eminem got married.
The rapper was married twice to Kimberly Anne "Kim" Scott. He met Kim in high school while he stood on a table with his shirt off rapping LL Cool J's "I'm Bad". http://i.dailymail.co.uk -
Eminem awarded first Grammy.
Eminem's major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP, won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. vibe.com -
Abuse song became a hit.
Münchausen syndrome by proxy is a mental disorder where the affected person pretends to see illness in others. Eminem says his mother had this, he references this in his 2002 hit “Cleaning Out My Closet”… This disease inflicts physical or psychological stress. It is said to be most common for single mothers wanting attention. It is considered a form of child abuse. Eminem says that his mother used to do this to him, but more so to his little brother, Nate. genius.com -
Eminem starred in movie.
Eminem starred in 8 mile, a semi-autobiographical movie about growing up in Detroit. He also wrote several songs for the movie's soundtrack. jennyackland.files.wordpress.com -
Eminem was divorced.
After divorcing in 2001 he and his wife remarried in 2006. They divorced again later that same year. https://i.ytimg.com -
Newest album released.
Revival is Eminem's newest album. It is his ninth studio album. https://i.ebayimg.com -
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At this point, I'm like "Come up with something new. I hate the same old questions. But it seems like "white" magazines such as Spin and Rolling Stone focus on my "whiteness" more than Black magazines" --On his color http://www.imdb.com -
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"My family has never been there for me. They expect things because we're blood." --On his family http://www.imdb.com
