Well, Eminem has a very large and complex background but I will try shorten in for you.
Eminem's real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III and was born on October 17, 1972 in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Though he is of Scottish, English, German, Swiss, and Polish ancestry. His mother's name is Deborah Nelson Mathers-Briggs and father's is Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. He was raised as an only child by his poverty-stricken mother, as his father had left the family before his son's second birthday and never again came into contact with them. By the age of 12, Mathers and his mother had moved between various cities and towns in Missouri (including Saint Joseph, Savannah, and Kansas City) before they settled in Warren, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
After procuring a copy of the Beastie Boys album 'Licensed to Ill' as a teenager, Mathers became interested in hip hop, performing amateur raps at age 14 under the pseudonym "M&M" and joining the group called "Bassmint Productions" and released their first EP, Steppin' Onto The Scene. They later changed their name to "Soul Intent" and around 1995 they released their first single under the record label Mashin' Duck Records. Although he was enrolled at Lincoln High School in Warren, he frequently participated in freestyle battles at Osborn High School across town, gaining the approval of underground hip hop audiences. After repeating the ninth grade twice due to truancy and near-failing grades, he dropped out of high school at age 17.
In 1991, Mathers' uncle, Ronald "Ronnie" Polkinghorn, committed suicide. Mathers was very close to Polkinghorn, and was devastated at his death; today, he sports a tattoo reading "Ronnie R.I.P." on his upper left arm. He references this in his song "Stan".
Mathers was initially signed to FBT Productions in 1992, run by brothers Jeff and Mark Bass. Mathers also held a minimum-wage job of cooking and dishwashing at the restaurant Gilbert's Lodge at St. Clair Shores for some time. In 1996, his debut album Infinite, which was recorded at the Bassmint, a recording studio owned by the Bass Brothers, was released under their independent label Web Entertainment. Eminem recalled, "Obviously, I was young and influenced by other artists, and I got a lot of feedback saying that I sounded like Nas and AZ. 'Infinite' was me trying to figure out how I wanted my rap style to be, how I wanted to sound on the mic and present myself. It was a growing stage. I felt like 'Infinite' was like a demo that just got pressed up." Subjects covered in Infinite included his struggles with raising his newborn daughter Hailie Jade Scott while on limited funds and his strong desire to get rich. Early in his career, Eminem collaborated with fellow Detroit MC Royce da 5'9" under the stage name Bad Meets Evil. After the release of Infinite, Eminem's personal struggles and abuse of drugs and alcohol culminated in an unsuccessful suicide attempt.
With the release of The Slim Shady EP, Mathers was accused of imitating the style and subject matter of underground rapper Cage.
Jimmy Iovine, CEO of Interscope Records, requested a demo tape of Eminem's after Eminem won second place at the 1997 Rap Olympics. Eminem had also won Wake Up Show's Freestyle Performer Of The Year award helping him acquire a record deal. Iovine played the tape for record producer Dr. Dre, founder of Aftermath Entertainment. The two began recording tracks for Eminem's upcoming major-label debut The Slim Shady LP, and Eminem made a guest performance on the album Devil Without a Cause by Kid Rock. Hip-hop magazine The Source featured Eminem in its "Unsigned Hype" column in March 1998.
According to Billboard Magazine, at this point in his life Eminem had "realized his musical ambitions were the only way to escape his unhappy life". After being signed to Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records in 1998, Eminem released his first major studio album, The Slim Shady LP, heavily based on the production by Dr. Dre, one year later in 1999. Billboard praised the album as "light years ahead of the material he had been writing beforehand". It went on to be one of the most popular albums of 1999, going triple platinum by the end of the year. With the album's popularity came controversy surrounding many of the album's lyrics. In "'97 Bonnie and Clyde", he describes a trip with his infant daughter, disposing of his wife's body. Another song, "Guilty Conscience", ends with his encouraging a man to murder his wife and her lover. "Guilty Conscience" marked the beginning of the friendship and musical bond that Dr. Dre and Eminem would share. The two label-mates would later collaborate on a line of hit songs, including "Forgot About Dre" and "What's the Difference" from Dr. Dre's album 2001, "Bitch Please II" from The Marshall Mathers LP, "Say What You Say" from The Eminem Show, "Encore/Curtains Down" from Encore and "Old Time's Sake" and "Crack a Bottle" from Relapse. Dr. Dre would go on to make at least one guest appearance on all of Eminem's studio albums under the label Aftermath. The album has now been certified 4 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Before The Relapse: slow yo roll, bin laden diss, till i collapse nothing to do, the bad guys always die, my fault wanksta freestyle, can i bitch, what do you got, scary movie, monkey see monkey do, low down dirty, crack a bottle, 8 mile, business, puke,stir crazy, off the wall, crack a bottle (remix) Curtain Call: intro, fack, the way i am, my name is, Stan, lose yourself,shake that ass, sing for the moment, guess who's back, toy soldiers, the real slim shady, mocking bird, guilty conscience, cleaning out my closet,just lose it, when I'm gone, Stan Ft. elton John. these are just a few eminem songs. for more email me at awmclin@yahoo.com
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Eminem - Till I Collapse from The Eminem Show album
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Dr. Dre heard a tape of Eminem rapping at the Rap Olympics, and said he wanted to hear him in the studio, The rest is history.
Yes, He broke the boundaries of racism in raping. he was the first successful white rapper.
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Nick Cannon has expressed frustration with Eminem due to their long-standing feud, which stems from Eminem's lyrics that mention Cannon's then-wife, Mariah Carey. Cannon feels that Eminem's remarks are disrespectful and unnecessary, particularly given their history. This ongoing tension has led Cannon to publicly call out Eminem, seeking to defend his personal life and relationships.
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No, Eminem is not single.
Before The Relapse: slow yo roll, bin laden diss, till i collapse nothing to do, the bad guys always die, my fault wanksta freestyle, can i bitch, what do you got, scary movie, monkey see monkey do, low down dirty, crack a bottle, 8 mile, business, puke,stir crazy, off the wall, crack a bottle (remix) Curtain Call: intro, fack, the way i am, my name is, Stan, lose yourself,shake that ass, sing for the moment, guess who's back, toy soldiers, the real slim shady, mocking bird, guilty conscience, cleaning out my closet,just lose it, when I'm gone, Stan Ft. elton John. these are just a few eminem songs. for more email me at awmclin@yahoo.com
7. Eminem - Stan (2000) Eminem - The Real Slim Shady (2000) Eminem - Lose Yourself (2002) Eminem - Without Me (2002) Eminem - Just Lose It (2004) Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers (2005) Akon ft. Eminem - Smack That (2006)
Eminem! Eminem, but B.O.B. is pretty close.