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Born as Marshall Bruce Mathers in St. Joseph, Missouri. -
His father abandoned him when he was only a baby, leading to a tough childhood just with his mother. -
He said his mother, Deborah, was physically and emotionally abusive. She was mentally ill. Something that really affected him and his music.
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With only nine years old he was beaten up at school and ended up in a coma for ten days.
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Him and her mother Devorah moved frequently until settling in a rough neighborhood in Detroit. He struggled a lot in school and suffered bullying.
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With fourteen he started rapping under the name of "MM" and participated in underground battles, proving himself in a mostly black rap scene. -
He had a daughter which was always a motivation to overcome his struggles. He mentions her in many songs. -
He released his first album but it was unsuccessful, this led him to depression, drug use and a suicide attempt. -
Eminem got the attention of Dr. Dre through this album and he was signed to Aftermath records. -
His mother, Debbie, sued him for defamation because of the way she was represented in his songs. -
His first mainstream success. He won his first grammy. -
Eminem dated Kim Scott for many years, even having a kid with her, Hailie Mathers. But their toxic, inmature and troubled releationship let them to several break ups (after getting married) and issues that were after relfected in his music.
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During the “Eminem Show” and “Encore” he battled with addiction to prescription pills.
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Semi-autobuographical film about his success in battle rap. The song "Lose yourself" in the movie won an Oscar for best original song. -
In "Encore" his addiction worsened and people saw how he was losing edge. -
Eminem had a near-fatal methadone overdose which was a wake-up call. This inspired him to get sober and pushed him to have "fun with music again" for the first time in years. -
He went to rehab, making a turing point in his life and getting sober. When he returned to music he released his album "Relapse" wich was quite cotroversial due to its dark themes. -
Released "Recovery" talking about his struggles and rehab. He won a Grammy. -
The album "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" was one of his major successes, he won two grammys. -
An album to respond to criticsm was "Kamikaze", marking his return to aggressive rap. -
An unexpected release was the album “Music to Be Murdered By” talking about horror themes with real-world issues like gun violence (in the song Darkness) and mental health. Debuted at number 1. (He released a -side B with 16 new tracks) -
This album talks about Eminem killing his alter ego, Slim Shady. It features songs like Houdini, Tobey, and Somebody Save Me. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200.