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    Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 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

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    Marshal Mathers, one of the most unlikely people to make it big let alone become one of the most well renowned rappers of our time. Born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph Missouri. Marshall and his mother were abandoned by his father Marshall B. Mathers Jr. when Marshall was still an infant. Marshall attempted to contact his father through his childhood on multiple accounts, but his father would never speak with him. On the other side of this was was Marshall’s mother Deborah

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    The Changing of Marshall Mathers Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Marshal is better known as his rapper name Eminem. Eminem is known for his powerful messages throughout his music and for telling his life story no matter how embarrassing or painful that it was. Eminem has had many accomplishments throughout his career. He has been nominated 505 times for various awards, winning 340 times. In those awards he has won 13 Grammys and Academy Award. With all

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    Marshall Bruce Mathers III, more commonly known as Eminem, is a prime example of a person who started with hardly anything and ended up being quite successful. The only child born on October 17, 1972 to Marshall Mathers Jr. and Deborah Mathers of St. Joseph, Missouri ("Eminem Biography" Bio.com). Eminem faced many struggles with his family which led to other problems in his early life. In his early life, Eminem struggles began when his father left the family to move to California where he had two

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    pointing to the audience as she helps Radcliffe with the lyrics. Eminem has been nominated for 43 Grammy Awards, 15 of which he took home. One of these was for “Best Solo Rap Performance” in 2001 thanks to “The Real Slim Shady.” Its album, The Marshall Mathers LP, also claimed “Best Rap Album” and was nominated for “Album of the Year” in the same ceremony. The track’s video was also nominated in six categories at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, claiming “Video of the Year” and “Best Male Video.”

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    utter worst possible version of himself – he is completely uncensored and always speaks his mind. The artist behind the music is Marshall Mathers, whose life was not so easy, especially growing up. He had a troubled childhood and an equally troubled adulthood. The frequent changes in his life heavily impacted his work and the style of his music. Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born on

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    Marshall Mathers Marshall Mathers, better known as Eminem, was born on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri to a single mother. He spent the majority of his youth living in various states before eventually settling down in the harsh streets of Detroit at the age of 12. At age nine, Em was first introduced to rap by his Uncle Ronni who played the Breakin’ soundtrack for him and immediately Em loved it. He began obsessively studying and lip-synching LL Cool J‘s and Ice T’s skilled and complex

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    “non-gangsta wing of hip-hop” (Armstrong 335). This is because gangsta rap is rap’s dominant subgenre. Eminem, or Slim Shady, is gangsta rap’s biggest star. Eminem, the professional name of Marshall Mathers III, is a

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    Marshall gave himself his stage name of Eminem after playing on his initials, M&M, which spelled phonetically is Eminem (Billboard 1). Born in 1974, he never knew his father. He was raised completely by his mother, which was a rough upbringing in downtown detroit. He moved often and was bullied in school, an abrasive childhood when accompanied with a mother that was abusive and addicted to drugs. After failing the ninth grade three times, Marshall dropped out when he was 17

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    Eminem's Hip-Hop

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    Eminem's album sales, saying it is a travesty that he is the highest-selling rapper of all-time. Statistically, Eminem is the most successful rapper ever, building his foundations with his first record The Slim Shady EP, and its follow up, The Marshall Mathers LP. In fact, it was Eminem's second-place finish finish at the 1997 Rap Olympics that helped land him on Interscope and, eventually, Dr. Dre's radar. Classic albums and unforgettable singles like "Lose Yourself," "Not Afraid" and "Love the Way

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