17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem,[1] is an American rapper, record producer and actor from Detroit, Michigan. Having sold seventy million albums worldwide,[2] Eminem is one of the highest-selling musicians of the early 2000s and one of the highest-selling rap artists of all time.[2] Eminem was discovered by rapper and producer, Dr. Dre. When Dr. Dre first heard Eminem's mixtape, he thought Eminem was black.[3] Dr. Dre later signed Eminem to his record label, Aftermath Entertainment
created a new term in the English language: "Stan." When the term was first coined, the definition was strictly an obsessive Eminem fan. However, the meaning of the term changed to a more general meaning: an obsessed fan. For example, a Dr. Dre Stan is an obsessive Dr. Dre fan, a Kanye Stan, an obsessive Kanye fan and so on. “Stan” was released in 2000, and during this time, Eminem was being blamed for all sorts of atrocities, like fans committing suicide and teenagers self-harming themselves. The blame
prestigious accolade list puts rap artist "Eminem" at the top of his game, but his life on the other hand, became a dark, drug-ridden path in 2006 following the death of his best friend. The fatal shooting of D12 recording artist, and long time best friend of Eminem, DeShaun Holton or "Proof", came on April 11th, 2006 in a club in Detroit. Following the loss of Proof, Eminem soon turned to a life of drugs and alcohol in hopes of coping with his loss. Eminem did not produce a single album for years
Bruce Mathers the third also know as Eminem after being arrested for carrying a concealed weapon without a license and assault with a deadly weapon. The night in question is June 4th 2000 in Michigan at the Hard Rocks Cafe. Eminem became aggravated after witnessing his wife Kim Mathers kissing another man by the name of John Guerra on the cheek. Eminem was taken into custody after the incident and was later release on bond. (Craughwell, 2011, p. 137) Eminem was abandoned by his father as a newborn
Marshall Mathers Jr. or Eminem rapped and released the song “Lose Yourself,” in 2002. Brendon Daley asserted, “Eminem was the best-selling artist of the 2000’s, and the 83rd best artist of all time according to Rolling Stone Magazine. He has sold over 155 million albums, and is one of the bestselling artists of all time.” “Lose Yourself” was part of the 8mile soundtrack which was an anecdote to Eminem’s life. Eminem rapped as his character Rabbit in 8mile about his life struggles and how he needs
Eminem was born Marshall Mathers III on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Marshall Mathers Jr. and Deborah Mathers. His father abandoned the family when Marshall was just a baby. His mother raised him by herself. He grew up very poor, going from school to school every time his mother would get a new job. He didn’t have many friends and would constantly get bullied throughout his childhood. He was always fond of English and would read the dictionary in his spare time just to expand his
pair of eyes, there is a couple with a “no” sign on it. This prove how Eminem and his wife can’t go back to the way they were as teenagers. The houses are to represent the difference between him and their mother. How she moved to a poorer home while he flew across the country. The final picture in the far right is to show how they missed a chance for a better life and how their kids. The first lyric captures the life that Eminem had. He didn’t have anything growing up and he wanted to change that
Eminiem's Life Marshall Mathers (also known as Eminem) is negotiability the best and the most famous rapper in the world. Although he didn't start out that famous, actually the opposite. When Eminem (a.k.a. Em) was young his dad left him and his mom. On top of that he had a hard time growing up. Em is a role model to me because he had a troubling past and came out famous. Like I said before Em's past wasn't the best. "We kept getting kicked out of every house we were in" (Ruffner 153). This
also known as Eminem. I chose to write about Eminem because he deeply impact the music industry, and people’s lives. When Eminem was 9 years old he was in a coma. He was put in a coma by a bully at school. He was in a coma for one straight week. Eminem would also get bullied at home not just at school. His mom was a drug addict that didn’t really care much about him. Eminem’s best friend Proof died. Eminem’s new best friend became Andre Romelle Young. Andre is known as Dr. Dre. Eminem met Dr. Dre in
Yale Lash Dr. Josh Moon SEMN 105 Music and Freedom 22 November 2016 Eminem: The Doors He Opened and The Doors Which Still Remain Closed Turn on the radio in 1990 and you won’t hear a song by NWA, Ice Cube, or Snoop Dogg playing as the number one song in America, no, that title belonged to Vanilla Ice with his hit single “Ice, Ice Baby”. White rap artists, such as Vanilla Ice or the Beastie Boys, contributed a lot to rap during the late 80s and 90s, but that all changed in 1999 when Vanilla Ice