::Eminem's real name is Marshall Bruce
Mathers III:: born on 17 October 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.. living with his mother in
various other states
before ending up in Detroit at the age of 12::
::Eminem is a Grammy & Academy Award-winning Rapper:: discovered by rapper and producer Dr. Dre.. and noted for his ability
to change his vocal pace and style multiple times within one song
without losing the beat:: "My Name Is" becameEminem's debut single::
::Eminem has sold over 65 million
albums worldwide::
::Eminem is the fastest-selling rap
artist
in the Worldaccording to the Guinness World Records::
::The
Mathers family was extremely poor:: constantly moving.. living in public housing & mobile homes..
and under the care of relatives..while his mother, Debbie Mathers was
legally on Valium whichEminem later claimed that his
mother was abusing the drugs..
to which she retaliated with a lawsuit::
::Eminem's
Uncle Ronnie introduced him to hip-hop:: Mathers was very
close to his uncle Ronald Dean
Polkingham, who was born 3
months before himon July 27,
1972.. they were best friends.. but on the 14th December 1991 Ronald Polkingharn committed
suicide at the age of 19years.. devastating Mathers.. so distraught abandoning his musical career for a year..references to Ronnie's death appear
in the song.. ::Stan::::Cleaning Out My Closet::::Mockingbird::::My Dad's Gone Crazy:: Mathers has a tattoo on his upper
left arm that says "Ronnie R.I.P."::
::Eminem
fails 9th grade three times and drops out of Lincoln High School at 17..
where he meet the late rapper Proof(one of his closest friends) &Kim.. Kimberley Ann Scott(his future wife)..