Eminem is the stage name of Marshall Bruce Mathers III, an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is recognized as one of the best rappers of all time and is credited with introducing hip hop to middle America.
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Eminem’s Identity
Eminem was born on October 17, 1972, in St. Joseph, Missouri, as the only child of Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. and Deborah Rae “Debbie”. He is of Scottish, Welsh, English, Cherokee, German, Swiss, Polish, and possibly Luxemburgish ancestry.
Eminem’s parents performed in Ramada Inns along the Dakotas-Montana border in a band named Daddy Warbucks. Marshall was raised solely by his mother, Debbie, in poverty when his father left the family when he was just one and a half years old.
With his high school classmate Mike Ruby, Eminem started rapping at the age of 14. They went by the names “Manix” and “M&M,” with the latter becoming “Eminem.” Infiltrating the nearby Osborn High School, Eminem went there with a rapper friend. Evidence for freestyle rap fights in the break room
He dropped out of Lincoln High School at age 17 after failing to attend class for three years in the ninth grade owing to absenteeism and subpar marks. Eminem was interested in English but never read any literature; instead, he focused on comic books. He also found math and social studies to be boring.
What is the American Rappers Career?
Eminem released his debut album Infinite for the independent Web Entertainment label shortly after signing with Jeff and Mark Bass’s F.B.T. Productions. When the album was first released in 1996, it was a commercial failure. His struggle to raise his newborn daughter, Hailie Jade Scott Mathers, on a tight budget was one of the song’s lyrical themes.
Eminem gained more popularity when he created Slim Shady, a violent, nasty alter persona. With lyrics about drugs, rape, and murder, the character gave him a way to vent his rage. His debut EP, the Slim Shady EP, which was published by Web Entertainment that winter, was created in the spring of 1997.
As a fictionalized version of himself, Eminem made his feature debut in the musical drama 8 Mile (2002). The soundtrack’s song “Lose Yourself” received the Academy Award for Best Original Song, making Eminem the first hip-hop artist to ever receive the honor. The movies The Wash (2001), Funny People (2009), The Interview (2014), and the television show Entourage (2010) all feature cameos from Eminem.
With estimated global record sales of over 220 million, Eminem is one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He was the third most popular music artist overall and the best-selling male musician in the United States during the 2000s and 2010s, respectively. He was selected “Artist of the Decade (2000-2009)” by Billboard.
How Tall is Eminem?
Eminem stands at 5 feet 9 inches (approx. 175cm) tall.