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Marshall Mathers is born
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Eminem
Timeline of Eminems life -
His parents divorce
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Marshall gets bullied
His mother sues Dort Elementary School in Roseville, Michigan where De’Angelo Bailey, a classmate, supposedly has beaten her son so bad every day that it has led to him experience severe headaches and to have a tendency toward anti-social behavior. The lawsuit is dismissed. -
Marshall experiences hip hop
His Uncle Ronnie gives him a copy of Ice T’s Reckless and after listening to it, he decides to become a rapper. -
Half brother is born
His mother gives birth to his half-brother, Nathan Kane “Nate Kane” Samara -
Drops out of High School
Drops out of Lincoln High School and gets a job washing dishes at Gilbert’s Lodge, a St. Clair Shores restaurant, where his friend Mike Ruby works. -
Birth of there daughter
Kim gives birth to their daughter Hailie Jade Mathers. -
First album
Releases debut album Infinite but few people notice. Those who do accuse him of ripping off other artists. Those who don’t accuse him of plagiarism, and mock his little-too-late anti-Gulf War lyrics. He sells about five hundred copies from the backseat of his car. -
Eminem releases his second album
Releases his second album The Slim Shady LP. -
Eminem releases his third album
Releases third album The Marshall Mathers LP and in its first week it sells 1.76 million copies. -
Eminem releases fourth album
Releases fourth album The Eminem Show -
8 mile
Stars in 8 Mile. -
Eminem released his fifth album
Releases his fifth album, Encore -
Eminem releases his sixth album
He releases his sixth album, Relapse. It debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart -
Not Afraid
The first single, “Not Afraid,” from his upcoming album Recovery is released. It is downloaded 380,000 times in its first week and is the second hip hop single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to debut at #1. “I’ll Be Missing You” by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 was the first hip hop single to do so