The Slim Shady LP

Right from the begining he was already being compared to Naz and Jay Z. Eminem was hurt by the response that Infiniti got and he later began working on the Slim Shady EP. By presenting himself as himself eminems rap career took off.            January of 97 Slim Shady was born, Slim Shady was eminems alterego. After 10 months of performing at underground night clubs he was invited to the 97 rap olymipics in Los Angeles. Battling for first place

Who is Marshall Mathers? Few people’s dreams are bold enough to inspire, motivate, and drive them to overcome circumstances and reach goals that are otherwise deemed unreachable. Many give up and settle into the comfort of their old ways before ever reaching their true potential. The life of Marshall Mathers is one that embodies this “underdog” principle unlike many others. Many know him as Eminem; however, they are unaware of the story behind his success, and how his life speaks to the immense

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

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

Imagine sitting in your friends car, listening to music. Your friend picks a song that you love. “Lose Yourself” by Eminem, you’ve always connected to his music and grasped his passion for music. You understand the struggle in his life and see how far he made it. “Marshall Mathers, who later took the name Eminem, had an unstable childhood, moving repeatedly between Missouri and Michigan. …his mother, Deborah Mathers, raised him. ...After repeating ninth grade three times, he dropped out of highschool

Andre Romelle Young, also known as “Dr. Dre” is a rapper, and producer. Andre grew up in the city of Compton, California, and was generally always exposed to music. Dre never graduated from college, in fact he only graduated from high school before taking off in the business. Dre was apart of the rap group N.W.A which helped boost his career. Dre had a large amount of musical background from his family too. Dre had a large impact on other people, and the rap industry, as he was considered a pioneer

after this album release he came out with another one “Marshall Mathers LP”, this was the fastest selling rap album in history to this day (Robinson W., 2015). After this second album was put out, not only people who typically listened to rap music knew about Eminem but the whole industry of music. Eminem has won many Best Rap Album Grammy Awards and is one of the best selling Rap artists in the World. Today he has his own label Shady Records which has signed many famous rappers and groups such as D12

is using his “My Name Is” video as an approach to solidify his style of rapping and thus create new political and cultural authenticities that entice questions of race representation in the 1990’s and beyond. (Kajikawa). The release of The Slim Shady LP was the beginning of Eminem’s ride to the hip-hop hall of fame and it was with this album that Eminem was truly

Dre got Eminem more famous than he already was. With some help of Dr. Dre Eminem did the rest of the work by making his album called The Slim Shady LP in early 1999. Eminem not only makes rap music he also makes music for people that are having a hard time with a certain situation. He makes motivational music to influence his fans to not give up and to always thrive for greatness. Eminem has

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