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Eminem Biography
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| Name : | Eminem |
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Birth Name :
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Marshall Bruce Mathers III
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Date of Birth :
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17 October, 1972
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Place of Birth :
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Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Height :
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5' 7''
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Education :
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- Lincoln High School in Warren (1986-1989);
- Osbourne High School.
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Nationality :
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American
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Profession :
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Musician
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Claim to Fame :
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The Slim Shady EP (1999)
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Sometimes Called :
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D12,
M. Mathers,
Marshall Mathers
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Eminem Trivia
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- His 2000 album, "The Marshall Mathers LP", sold 1.76 million copies in the first week of release in the U.S., a record for a solo artist.
- His wife Kimberly Mathers was granted physical custody of their 5-year-old daughter, continued financial support, a personal driver, and reinstatement of her credit cards. [29 August 2000]
- 2000 Album "The Marshall Mathers LP" sold a reported 7 million copies. [January 2001]
- Nominated for 4 Grammy awards on January 3, 2001.
- Featured in "Entertainment Weekly" magazine (December 22/29, 2000) and was voted #3 for Entertainer of the Year.
- Dr. Dre is Eminem's mentor.
- Father of Hailie Jade (b. Christmas Day, 1995)
- Raised in Detroit, Michigan.
- Got joint custody of daughter Hailie Jade. [2001]
- With the band D12, Eminem has had a number 10 hit with S**t on you, and a number 2 hit with Purple Hills (originally titled Purple Pills).
- The name 'Eminem' came from his initials M(arshall) M(athers).
- He has had an operation on his knee, which led to his awkward stance at numerous performances.
- Wanted to be a comic book artist
- His ex-wife, Kim, has a twin sister named Dawn.
- He wears glasses
- Cuts his own hair.
- Parodied on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) by Chris Parnell.
- Has said that he would like his daughter, Haile Jade, to become an actress.
- Has a younger half-brother called Nathan (his mother's son from a later marriage), born in 1986.
- Made $29,000,000 in 2002 with The Eminem Show LP, as the CEO of Shady Records, and the Anger Managment Tour '02.
- On March 23, 2003 his song "Lose Yourself" from the film 8 Mile (2002) became the first rap song to win an Academy Award. He was not in attendance, and one of the song's co-writers, Luis Resto, accepted the Oscar on his behalf.
- Won a Juno Award (Canada's Grammy Awards) for International Album of the Year.
- The only white person to ever be on the cover of "The Source" and "XXL" magazines.
- Is left-handed.
- Adopted niece, Alaina, giving her his last name.
- Was the only guest artist appearing on Jay-Z's album, "The Blueprint."
- Has a tatoo of his daughter on his right lower shoulder
- Born on the same day as Wyclef Jean.
- Released song, "Toy Soldiers", in which he states he no longer want to argue with Ja Rule and other members of Murder Inc.
- Failed the 9th grade three times until finally dropping out. He said that he was not stupid [which is evident from interviews and his obvious success], but said that he lacked an interest in school. All he wanted to do was rap.
- Favorite movie of all time is Scarface (1983).
- Has a half sister and a half brother on his dad's side; Sarah and Michael Mathers.
- He was voted the 82nd Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
- In May 2003 a minor media stir came about when Eminem refused to allow rock parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic to produce a video for his "Lose Yourself" parody "Couch Potato." Although semi-official statements from Eminem's camp stated that the rapper wasn't being malicious and simply did not want a parody to detract from his image as a serious hip-hop artist, most of the press that covered the story sided with Yankovic. Despite the lack of the music video, the album featuring the parody, "Poodle Hat," earned Yankovic his highest chart debut in "Billboard" (#17) and in February 2004 his third Grammy Award.
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Eminem Detailed Biography
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In Eminem's controversial unreleased song, We As America, he says, "I'd rather see the President dead." This invited so many serious political debates that the US Secret Service decided to examine his lyrics to see whether he had threatened President George Bush. Another work of his, the video Mosh, suggests a frontal attack on Bush. Recently many TV stations banned Eminem's latest promo on Just Lose It due to the fact it pokes fun of the celebrities Madonna, Michael Jackson, Pee Wee Herman and MC Hammer. Despite the controversies concerning his lyrics and personal life it is difficult not to take any notice of Eminem's sharp talent in music. He is often considered to be one of the greatest rappers and the struggles in his career have not stopped him from receiving worldwide recognition.
Marshal Bruce Mathers III (Eminem), born on October 17, 1972, in Kansas City, Missouri, was raised in a broken home that relocated several times, finally settling down on the east side of Detroit when Marshal was 12. Because of the constant moves it was difficult to make friends and the boy found himself involved in many fights. Giving up on school in the ninth grade Eminem spent his time working for several minimum-wage jobs. Being abandoned by his father drove Eminem closer to his uncles, Todd and Ronnie Nelson, with Todd becoming a father figure for him. When Ronnie Nelson died of suicide in 1991, Eminem quit rapping for a year. Recently in 2004, Todd Nelson, his father figure, also committed suicide. Left-handed Eminem experienced a very difficult family life including an overdose of drugs in 1996. His marriage to Kimberly Scott did result in the birth of his lovely daughter Hailie Jade and it is to his daughter that Eminem dedicates most of his success. An on and off again relationship, Eminem and Kimberly filed for divorced in March of 2001. Kimberly Scott has been arrested several times for drug possession and for driving without a license. Eminem's interest with rapping began while he was a student of Lincoln Junior High School and Osbourne High School. Earning the reputation of the "only white rapper" he joined groups such as Basement Productions and Sole Intent which took him to a "talent night" in Detroit which finally led him to his record Infinite (1996), a solo independent album. Receiving minor comments and criticism Eminem continued to work on his career, appearing in radio stations as well as a few shows. In 1997 he was awarded the Wake Up Show Freestyle Performance of the Year award and was mentioned in the Source's "Unsigned Hype" column. His participation in the Coalition's 1997 "Rap Olympics" in LA placed him second in the ranks.
Former member of NWA, Dr. Dre, agreed to work with him after hearing Eminem's skills on the radio. Collaborating and then releasing The Slim Shady EP in 1998 raised Eminem to star status in the rap scene enabling him to appear on MC Shabaam Sahdeeq's "Five Star General." Among the songs in The Slim Shady LP, released in 1999, are "My Name Is..." and "Guilty Conscience." The album ranked in the top three on the Billboard album charts and went platinum at least three times. Next came the success of having two million copies sold in the first week after the release of Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP (2000). The LP stayed at the top of the charts for almost two months, making Eminem the rap star of the year. In 2001 Eminem received Grammys for Best Rap Solo Performance for "The Real Slim Shady", Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Forgot About Dre" (in collaboration with Dr. Dre in Dr. Dre's album), and the Best Rap Album of the Year Award. While promoting his group, D12, Eminem also won the 2001 Brit Awards for the Best Male Artist. Not satisfied with just rap, Eminem starred in the movie 8 Mile. His hard work earned praise and the movie soundtrack "Lose Yourself" which would earn him numerous awards including Grammys for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song and an Oscar for Best Music, Original Song. Eminem's show in 2002 produced many hits such as "Without Me" and "Cleaning Out My Closet" and brought him two more Grammys, one for Best Short Form Music Video for "Without Me" and Best Rap Album. Eminem again was seen on the charts in 2004 with the first single of his fourth album, Encore. Furthermore, he invited great controversy with his video "Just Lose It" which makes fun of musician Michael Jackson. "When you get fame and fortune and you make something of your life and become successful. But there is a whole new slew of problems that I never expected that come along with it." Eminem discussing fame.
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