Eminem: Everything About Marshall Bruce Mathers III

Marshall Bruce Mathers III, also know by the stage name, Eminem was born on October 17^th, 1972 at St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. An American Rapper, a songwriter and record producer, Eminem was known as one of the most controversial yet the best-selling artist in the early years of the 21^st century. Eminem has worked as a solo artist and as a member of Detroit-based rap – D12. He made his name from his Hip-Hop music for which he won two Grammy Awards and around four MTV video Music Awards.

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Insights About Eminem

With so many prominently celebrated songs and raps in his kitty, and Global Sales of over 220 million records, Eminem was one of the best-selling artist of all time. He was ranked on the 82^nd position in Rolling Stone Magazine in the list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Eminem had a turbulent childhood with his parents Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. and Deborah Rae who were a part of the band “Daddy Warbucks”. His father then abandoned him and his mother when Eminem was one and a half years old. Post that, he and his mother later moved multiple times and lived in different cities and towns in Missouri, U.S. Many of his songs and raps represented his difficult life experiences like The Slim Shady LP, My Name is and many more.

Education

Eminem didn’t have major interest in subjects like Math and Social studies. He wasn’t very good at studies, so after spending three years in ninth grade, he dropped out of Lincoln High School due to poor grades. Eminem age was 17 when he dropped out the ninth grade.

Career

While in high-school at the age of 14, Eminem began rapping with his friend Mike Ruby. He, along with a few of his friends, used to sneak into a neighboring high-school – Osborn High School for freestyle rap battles during lunchtime.

In 1996, Eminem signed to record his first debut album, Infinite as a solo underground rapper which didn’t perform very well. He gained major popularity after Eminem song The Slim Shady LP in the year 1999, where his song expresses his anger. Then for several years he played a number of fabulous songs, gained popularity along with the controversies around his name.  

Fun Facts About Eminem

Some facts will blow your mind about Eminem disclosed below:

• Eminem was married to Kimberly Anne Scott twice and then they divorced each other
• They have 3 children – one biological child and 2 adopted children
• Billboard named Eminem as the “Artist of the Decade” from the 2000 to 2009
• He was interested in the field of storytelling, a comic book artist and more before entering the rapping domain
• When did Eminem start rapping? – He started rapping at the age of 14 when he was in high school, he used to involve in rap battles with neighboring high-school
• Is Eminem gay? – The rapper has never come out as a gay. So, there are no evidences that can say he is gay.
• Eminem also owns another venture as his own record label along with his manager Paul Rosenberg – Shady Records

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Conclusion

Eminem is known to be the most controversial yet best selling artist of the early 21^st century for his songs. Most of his songs were controversial but were super hit and loved by his audiences.