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Eminem (born 1972) is an American rapper and actor, composer and music producer, King of Hip-Hop. He is engaged in a solo career, and is also a member of the group "D 12" and the hip-hop duo "Bad Meets Evil". Ranked among the world's best-selling artists. Many magazines have included him in the list of the greatest musicians of all time. More than 100 million of his albums have been sold worldwide.
Childhood
Eminem was born on October 17, 1972 in the province of Missouri, the small town of St. Joseph. His real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III. In the family, he was the only child.
His father Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr., born in 1947, was fond of creativity and was a member of the local musical group in Kansas City. Deborah Nelson, Eminem's mother, she was born in 1955, also worked there as a singer. Parents met in 1970, Deborah was only 15 years old, almost immediately after they met, they got married. Two and a half years later, a boy was born in the family, the birth was very difficult, it lasted 73 hours, and Deborah almost died during them. They decided to give the son exactly the same name as his father.
And when the baby was only six months old, his father left them with his mother, went to California and never met his family again. Deborah's relatives helped raise the baby, as a result, the boy became very attached to Ronnie, his mother's brother. Deborah herself was constantly burning with a dream to improve her financial situation and the life of a small child, in search of a good place of work and residence, moved a lot from one settlement to another. So little Marshall traveled with his mother in early childhood.
When the boy was 12 years old, he and his mother finally settled in Detroit, Michigan. They settled in a suburban area (eastern Detroit) with a predominantly African American population. Here the boy went to school, but often skipped, relations with black peers did not work out. During his free time from school, Marshall spent at home, watching films and reading comics.
In the fourth grade, a dark-skinned high school student constantly began to terrorize him, and others offended him, no one wanted to be friends with a white-skinned boy. Due to difficult relationships, I had to change schools several times, but this did not save me from an almost tragic incident. In 1983, Marshall was severely beaten by peers in the school toilet, he even bled from his ears, after which the child could not be brought out of a coma for about 10 days. Such suffering, humiliation and difficult childhood left their mark on the future work of Eminem.
A year after this incident, Marshall and his mother moved to Kansas City. The boy was incredibly happy about this, because he again met his uncle Ronnie, whom he loved very much. It is him that Eminem considers his best friend in life. Uncle was always fond of rap and taught this to his little nephew. When Marshall was still 4 years old, he was already performing rap of his own composition. And on this visit, Ronnie recorded several of his tapes with rap music for his nephew and also presented the Ice-T "Reckless" cassette, which prompted the young boy to finally take the rapper's path.
The beginning of the creative path
When the boy was 13 years old, he was already inventing and recording his rap. This music fascinated him every day more and more. In the school cafeteria, he arranged rap freestyle, eventually acquired a reputation as a very capable rapper.
Already at the age of 14, he began performing in local clubs, competing there with other novice rappers and invented a stage name for himself "M&M" (the first letters of his name and surname), later this pseudonym was transformed into "Eminem".
Rap captivated the young man so much that for a day he could not exist without this music. At the age of 17, Marshall made the final decision to leave school and devote his life to creativity. Every night he performed on local radio in live.
Since 1992, Eminem began performing at the most famous rap club in Detroit. Once a week, he became a participant in rap competitions, which over time he began to win constantly. This could not go unnoticed, and he was invited to speak at the best radio station in Detroit.
At the end of 1993, Deborah's mother told her son that Ronnie, his uncle and friend had died. He committed suicide, shot himself with a shotgun. Eminem went into a deep depression, locked himself in the room, and, without leaving, listened to the records that Ronnie had once given him. The singer gave up rap and stopped writing songs.
He was returned to his work by the message that his beloved woman Kim was pregnant, and they would soon have a daughter. Inspired by this news, Eminem returned to rap, refreshed his repertoire and soon began working with a small record company.
In 1996, Marshall's first solo album, Infinite, was released, he didn't make much money on it. But the respect of the audience and several positive reviews about his album in very influential magazines added optimism to the singer.
Nevertheless, my daughter was growing up, and Marshall could barely earn money for diapers for her. He had to change low-paying jobs one after another. When he released his second album, Slim Shady EP, he firmly decided that if he did not bring him the material means of subsistence, he would quit rapping.
For 10 months, Marshall performed in hip-hop clubs, the singer was noticed and received an invitation to take part in the annual Rap Olympics competition, where he became the second.
The pinnacle of glory
The tracks from the album "Slim Shady EP" were heard by the producer, black rapper Dre and called Eminem. They met and their fruitful cooperation began. In 1999, the re-released composition "Slim Shady EP" was released and became an instant hit. The video for the song "My Name Is" was especially successful, and it was played on MTV all the time. Subsequently, this album went multi-platinum, won two Grammy awards.
In late spring 2000, Eminem's second studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP, was released. Here his talent was revealed from different angles, there are songs that are funny and sad, self-critical and incredibly cruel. The album has a 19 million circulation, a Grammy award, and to date it is one of the best rap albums of all time.
In 2001, Eminem became a member of the group "D 12", where he sang with his friends from Detroit. At the same time, he did not give up his solo career and already in 2002 released a new, again mega-popular album "The Eminem Show".
Since then, each of his studio albums has been marked by worldwide success:
- Shady XV;
- Recovery;
- "Encore";
- Relapse.
Other activities and achievements
In 2002, the movie "8 Mile" was released, where Eminem played the main role... The film is almost autobiographical, as it tells the story of a young white rapper who lives in the African American district of Detroit.
Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith Jr., played by Eminem, works in a factory and writes rap, trying to start and build a career in such difficult conditions. He has to go through many difficulties: a severe beating, the loss of his girlfriend. But he still won the final rap battle. He won and left, realizing that this life was not for him.
The film turned out to be quite successful both in terms of box office and in terms of how it was received by the audience. With a budget of $ 41 million, the film grossed $ 242 million worldwide. Eminem wrote a song for the film and won an Oscar for it in 2003.
In addition to this picture, Eminem also starred in films:
- "Washing";
- "Handsome";
- "Funny";
- "Interview".
The singer is the founder of his own charitable foundation, he helps children of Michigan, who were born in dysfunctional families.
He has his own radio station and record label. He has won 15 Grammy awards. Wesley Gibson copied Eminem's appearance for his Wanted comic book protagonist.
Eminem got into the Guinness Book of Records, as in one of his songs he accelerated to 6.5 words per second. In 6 minutes and 4 seconds, he performed 1560 words - this, of course, is a record.
Personal life
In the history of music, there is no more famous white rapper than Eminem. But he became famous not only for his albums, but also for scandals and love affairs. He married the same woman twice and had affairs with the most popular contemporary singers.
When Marshall was 15 years old, he met the greatest love of his life - Kimberly Ann Scott. Both of them were still in school at that time. When Kim had problems in the family, she and her sister lived at Marshall's house for some time. They met for 10 years and got married only in 1999, at that moment their daughter Haley Jade Scott was already 4 years old, the girl was born in 1995. At this moment, Eminem was just ascending to the top of fame, and their marriage could not stand such a test. In 2001, the couple broke up.
After 5 years, Kim and Marshall reconciled, got married again and even got married again. This time the spousal relationship lasted several months. The couple again filed for divorce, peacefully agreeing to jointly patronize their daughter. This time, drugs, alcohol and adultery became the cause of the discord, and all this from both sides.
The tabloid press attributes Eminem to romances with pop divas such as Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Tara Reed and Beyonce. The singer has a special passion for the representatives of the porn industry, whom he periodically removes in clips. For about six months he had a relationship with the bright Brittany Andrews, then an affair with another porn star ─ Gina Lynn.
In 2002, Eminem had a relationship with the actress who starred with him in the movie 8 Mile, ─ Brittany Murphy. For a while they lived together, but nothing serious happened further.
Despite such a stormy personal life, Eminem is now alone. He still considers Kim Scott to be a part of his life. Sometimes there are rumors that the couple is about to get back together, but so far this has not happened.
Rolling Stone magazine called Eminem "the king of hip-hop" and gave him 83 places in the 100 greatest artists on the planet. The most influential chart company Nielsen Sound Scan proclaimed the musician the sales leader of the 2000s, because in 10 years the singer's fans bought 100 million albums, which was not possible for any of the artists.
The American rapper, producer, composer and actor has 15 Grammy and Oscar awards. MTV ranked Eminem 9th on the list of "Greatest MCs of All Time" and 13th on the list of "22 Greatest Voices in Music."
Childhood and youth
Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born in the provincial town of St. Joseph, Missouri on October 17, 1972. The day the future rap star was born fell on the Libra zodiac sign. He is the only child of singer Debbie Mathers-Briggs, who married at the age of 15, the oldest musician by 8 years. Eminem has Scottish, English, German, Swiss and Polish blood in his veins.
When the son was six months old, the father left his 18-year-old wife with the baby. Marshall never saw Dad again. Wanting to get out of poverty, Debbie moved with the boy from state to state. We stopped in a suburb of Detroit with an African American population, where the future star went to school. Children regularly beat a white-skinned classmate. In the winter of 1983, Marshall got so bad that doctors brought him out of a coma for 10 days.
In the mid-80s, the family returned to Kansas City, where Eminem became close to Ronnie's mom's sibling. In 1987, an uncle, a rap fan, gave his nephew a cassette tape of American musician Tracy Murrow, known as rapper Ice T. Murrow's music changed Marshall Mathers' ideas about rap.
Eminem fell so in love with the musical direction that he never dreamed of anything else. The musician participated in battles and conquered the audience, overcoming the attacks of black MCs. They argued that rap is the musical direction of blacks, and whites a priori are not capable of becoming rappers.
A huge role in Eminem's creative biography was played by his friend and member of the D-12 Proof group. The 17-year-old has a collection of compositions of his own composition, with which he performed in nightclubs. At this time, he took the pseudonym "M&M", which transformed into Eminem ("Em-and-Em").
At the age of 17, Eminem put an end to his school studies and devoted himself to music. To make a living, the musician washed dishes in the restaurant kitchen and performed on the nightly broadcasts of a local radio station.
Music
In 1995, the rapper made his debut with the group Soul Intent, which was left by Proof and DJ Butterfingers. With the collective, Eminem recorded the disc Biterphobi, which became a rarity: due to the lack of money and sponsors, it came out in scanty circulation. The musicians dedicated the Fucking backstabber track to the African American rapper Champtown.
In 1996, the musician released his debut solo album Infinite, which fans did not notice due to the oversaturation of Detroit with rap. The failure plunged Eminem into depression - for two years alcohol and drugs occupied the main place in his life. The singer was in charge of his wife and one-year-old daughter, whom he could not even buy diapers for. The artist admitted that he was on the verge of suicide and was looking for a "normal" job.
The black rapper Dr. Dre (), Eminem's idol since childhood. The musician found Marshall's demo disc and became interested in the young performer.
In 1999 Dr. Dre forced Eminem to re-release Slim Shady EP, and it became a hit.
The singer took second place in the Rap Olympics superbattle held in Los Angeles. The informal "white" rapper received an award from Word Up! and signed a contract with Dr Dre. The venerable musician worked with a young colleague on his first full-length studio album The Slim Shady LP (1999), which turned Eminem into a world star.
Eminem - Go To SleepIn the early 2000s, the singer was at the peak of popularity: the albums The Marshall Mathers LP (2000), The Eminem Show (2002), Encore (2004), Curtain Call: The Hits (2005) broke sales records. The most striking hits were Guilty Conscience, 97 Bonnie & Clyde, My Name Is, Role Model, The Way I Am, I "m Back, White America and Mosh.
The sharp lyrics of the compositions caused heated debate: some believed that Eminem exposes the ulcers of society, others that incite hatred of women, sexual minorities and humanity. The singer admitted that he speaks shocking words, but does not do anything shocking and does not dream of becoming -2.
Eminem - Im Sorry MamaThe Marshall Mathers LP is oversaturated with lyrics that sparked controversy. The hit was The Real Slim Shady. Eminem also sang the track "Stan" with the singer. A provocative clip was recorded for the composition.
Eminem and Daido - StanIn one of the songs on the album, the musician spoke unflatteringly about his mother, and she sued her son. The Gay Association has said it will boycott the artist's Grammy nomination. But in 2001, the musician was presented with the award three times.
In the same year, Eminem became a member of the group D12, which released the album Devil's Night in 2002. The compositions Fight Music and Purple Pills instantly became wildly popular.
In 2002, the video Without Me appeared and the album The Eminem Show was released. The disc became brilliant: 20 million copies were sold worldwide.
Due to a 7-year hiatus in creativity, rumors appeared that the rapper had stopped his career. But in 2009, the artist delighted fans with two solo albums, Relapse and Refill. In 2010, the album Recovery was released, which included a joint composition with Love The Way You Lie, which gained 1 billion 300 million views on YouTube.
In 2013, Eminem worked on the 8th album The Marshall Mathers LP 2, which he presented in November. All this time, the musician has successfully performed with concerts.
In the third single of the 8th studio album Rap God, the rapper speaks 1560 words in 6 minutes and 4 seconds. Eminem is the first person in history to have more than 78 million likes on Facebook.
Movies
In 2001, the singer played a cameo role in the film Sink, but his full-length film debut is the 2002 film 8 Mile, which he called semi-biographical. The film should not be taken as a biography of the artist, the picture gives an idea of the adolescence. Fans saw the star in the form of beggar rapper Jimmy Smith. The soundtrack to Mile 8 Lose Yourself brought Eminem an Oscar.
In the video game 50 Cent: Bulletproof, the actor voiced the corrupt cop McVicar. As a doll, Eminem has appeared in Talking Dolls and the web animated series The Slim Shady Show, aired on television and later on DVD.
The musician performed a cameo in Judd Apatow's tragicomedy "Funny People", starred in the finale of the 7th season of the TV series "Handsome", called Lose Yourself.
Eminem - BeautifulIn 2012, the actor starred in two documentaries- "Rap as an Art" and "How to Make Money Selling Drugs." Two years later, the action comedy "Interview" was released, in which Eminem appeared as himself. Internet sales of the film brought Sony Pictures $ 40 million.
In October 2008, the rapper released his autobiography "The Way I Am", talking frankly about the fight against poverty, drug addiction, depression and fame. Debbie Nelson's mother also wrote an autobiography entitled My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem.
Personal life
Eminem has been married to Kimberly Ann Scott twice. Marshall met his future wife at school - at one time, due to problems in the family, Kim lived with her twin sister in the musician's house. The young people met for ten years, after which they got married in 1999. Start family life coincided with the rise of the rapper's career - the marriage lasted until 2001.
Five years later, Marshall and Kim were married again. This time they managed to live together for six months. The couple divorced and failed to keep the family together. They agreed to jointly raise their daughter Hayley, who appeared with the couple in 1995. The rapper tried to show paternal responsibility towards the girl. Interestingly, later the artist also took two more children under the care - the daughter of Kim's sister Alaina Scott and Whitney, a girl born to his ex-wife in other respects. Eminem also took care of his half-brother Nathan Kane.
In the early 2000s, the rapper was credited with novels with actresses, singers, and models. An attractive musician of athletic build (with a height of 173 cm, his weight did not exceed 68 kg) aroused the interest of many women. There were rumors of dating the controversial singer with, but the stars deny the connection with Eminem. The artist's romance with the porn star Brittany Andrews lasted six months.
In 2002, the rapper dated the actress who played in the movie 8 Mile. The lovers tried to live together, but the relationship was not crowned with marriage.
Eminem and Brittany Murphy (still from the movie "8 Mile")
Marshall, like all members of the hip-hop community, loves to decorate his body with various tattoos. During his creative career, Eminem has had a lot of them. This is a tattoo dedicated to the memory of his beloved uncle and deceased friend, daughter and ex-wife. There are also images that do not carry any semantic meaning.
Eminem's daughter - Haley Jade Scott - started an Instagram page on which she uploads interesting photos.
The singer's only biological child is not going to follow in her father's footsteps and has not yet decided on a profession. Hayley is tipped into a model, but the girl is in no hurry. She graduated with honors from high school and entered the University of Michigan.
In 2017, fans of the star welcomed the release of the official biography of the idol “Eminem. At the limit of the possible. " The book was presented by the writer Elizaveta Buta, whose authorship belongs to the biographies,.
Scandals
Eminem is a controversial personality and the hero of dozens of scandals. 90% of scandalous situations were caused not by actions, but by the words of songs.
In 1999, Marshall's mother was opposed by Debbie Nelson. She was upset that in his songs her son spoke of her as an alcoholic, insane and drug addict. For the offensive lines of the track My Name Is, Debbie demanded $ 10 million in compensation for moral damages, but the court refused the woman.
In 2001, the world followed the skirmish between rapper and singer Mariah Carey. Eminem claimed that he had a sexual relationship with the sweet-voiced diva and now the girl demands attention, but Mariah denied the connection. In the composition Superman, the rapper dedicated several unpleasant lines to the singer. Eminem once again mentioned Carey on the track Bagpipes From Baghdad.
In one of the songs, the musician insulted about, with whom he had previously maintained friendly relations. The friendship of the stars is over.
Marshall's wife Kimberly Ann fell under the aggressive flurry of her husband's creativity: being married to her, the rapper repeatedly “killed” his wife. Having broken off relations with her, the musician beat the new boyfriend Kim with a pistol, for which he received a suspended sentence of 2 years in prison.
Eminem and Christina Aguilera had a falling out
In 2009, a scandal involving the rapper erupted at the MTV Movie Awards. Then, disguised as Bruno (TV presenter with a gay), he hovered with angel wings above the stage, after which he "accidentally" landed on Eminem's head, clasping his head with his legs. The rap artist left the event, scattering in foul language. It turned out that the incident was planned, but no one warned the rapper about the half-naked Baron Cohen.
In the lyrics, Eminem spoke unflatteringly about Britney Spears and. Among the rapper's enemies were performers Whitey Ford, Jah Rul and members of the Limp Bizkit group.
Eminem now
Eminem is the founder of the independent non-profit hip-hop radio station Shade 45. The date of the beginning of its work was 2004. In addition to broadcasting recordings of Eminem himself, the uncensored radio station provides subscribers with the opportunity to listen to modern rap music, including foreign artists.
In 2017, the Russian rapper visited New York, where he gave a great interview on the air of Shade 45. He reported about his visit from his personal page
Marshall Bruce Mathers III- rapper, actor, producer, composer, writer, songwriter.
Eminem was born on October 19, 1972, in St. Joseph, Missouri. Mother - Debbie Nelson, a little-known singer, who at the age of 15, having married a fellow musician, gave birth to his son. The baby was named after his father - Marshall Bruce Mathers.
The father left the family when the baby was only six months old. The mother and the boy constantly moved and left him to live with relatives. For some time the family stayed in Detroit, where Marshal went to school. However, he studied poorly, often skipped lessons. And when I went to school, I constantly arranged rap freestyle and won them all the time. Later, a certain high school student began to terrorize the guy, so the school had to be changed again.
In 1983 11-year-old Marshall was severely beaten, which left him in a coma for ten days. A year after that, she and her mother return to their native land - to Kansas City.
Now, recalling the past, the famous rapper notes that it was his difficult childhood and years of suffering that influenced him so much and shaped his work. And listening to other people's rap compositions in his youth, the future Eminem already knew then that he could do much better.
Since 1985 The 13-year-old boy is already starting to record his own rap, but he is so fond of rap music that he cannot live a day without it. Therefore, he already at school earned a reputation as a capable rapper. It was then that the name Eminem appeared.
In 1987 Eminem, 15, is starting his own rap group. At the same time, he meets his future wife, Kim Scott.
In 1989 Eminem, 17, is dropping out of school, starting various low-paying jobs. He even then performs live at night on one of the local radio stations.
In 1995 Eminem will debut with the band "Soul Intent", which also features DJ Butterfingers and Proof, Eminem's best friend and future member of "D-12". Little is known about this release today. Their CD featured the track "Fucking Backstabber", which was dedicated to the African American rapper Champtown. There was also the track "Biterphobia", which some call one of the best tracks of an aspiring rapper. The disc of the group today is almost impossible to find, because its circulation was negligible, due to the lack of sponsors of the group.
In 1996 Eminem made his solo debut with the album "Infinite". However, the album was received rather coldly due to the oversaturation of Detroit's hip-hop. The guy was also accused of copying famous rappers. Today Eminem views this disc as a demo.
This year the rapper had a daughter. Their young family lived in a terrible lack of money, and only by an effort of will, the rapper continued to work on the album "The Slim Shady EP", hoping that his work will finally lead to success.
In 1997 Eminem's demo tape accidentally found in the garage of the "Interscope" chief by the eminent producer, black rapper Dr. Dre. He will be interested in a young talented beginner. As the rapper recalls, Dr. Dre literally saved his life, because his daughter was one year old, and she had nothing to buy diapers for. Out of despair, Eminem began to take drugs.
But the producer does not immediately sign a contract with Eminem. He is waiting for the rapper to win the battle of Los Angeles.
In 1999 Dr. Dre insists on re-releasing "The Slim Shady EP", which becomes a bestseller. His success was bolstered by the music video for "My Name Is", which exploded on music channels.
So the first popularity came to Eminem, and with it the constant disputes about his work, which many considered quite contradictory. Some listeners also noted that the rapper's lyrics are aimed at burning hatred towards certain segments of society.
This year, Eminem, together with his manager, creates his own record label "Shady Records".
In 2000 Eminem's second studio album "The Marshall Mathers LP" was released, which immediately caused a lot of controversy. The entire rap of the album was read by the author not from a third person, but from his own name. Video clips for the composition also caused a lot of criticism and discontent among certain categories of the population. By the way, for one of the compositions where Eminem spoke unflatteringly about his mom, she sued him.
Various public organizations took up arms against the rapper. For example, the gay and lesbian association has threatened to boycott the rapper's Grammy nomination.
In 2001 Eminem receives three Grammy awards at once. From the stage, the musician will thank all those who perceived his album as quality music, and not a reason for a scandal.
In the same year, Eminem became a member of the group "D12", releasing with her the first album of the group "Devils Night". Some of the group's singles are getting wildly popular, which provides further prospects for the group.
In the same year, Eminem's book is published, which the singer calls "Angry Blonde". It included the lyrics of almost all of his songs written at that time.
In 2002 the rapper's video for the promo single "Without Me" is released. In it, Eminem pounces on "Limp Bizkit" and "Moby".
Already in July, "The Eminem Show" is released, the rapper's third studio album, which has sold over 20 million copies and is becoming a diamond.
In October, the autobiographical film "The Eight Mile" is released, in which the rapper portrays the impoverished rapper Jimmy Smith. The film was received warmly by the public, and the soundtrack for the film brought Eminem an Oscar.
In 2004 Eminem appears only with "D12", which releases the CD "D12 World", which has become very popular with the public.
In November of this year, the rapper's next studio album, "Encore", is released, but he has not received a single Grammy award. Eminem in all nominations bypasses new hip-hop star Kanye West. The album will also be considered unsuccessful by critics, after which there will be rumors that the rapper was the last album.
In 2005, at the end of the year, Eminem will release "Curtain Call: The Hits", a collection of his best songs, including three new songs.
In 2006 Eminem releases on his behalf a compilation of the best tracks and introduces new musicians: Boby Creekwater and Cashis.
In 2007, together with T.I. Eminem is recording the song "TouchDown". After that, the white rapper will leave show business for more than 1.5 years.
In 2008 the second book "The Way I Am" is published. This is Eminem's autobiography, a kind of rapper's confession in many things. The book becomes a bestseller. It also comes with a bonus disc.
In 2009 Eminem returns to the show business world, recording with 50 cent and Dr. Dre track "Crack A Bottle", which in a short time conquers the "Billboard Chart". It also becomes known that the rapper's new album will be released in May. Since Eminem left the stage due to drug addiction, the promo for "Relapse" was completely devoted to the topic of drugs. In the wake of the album's success, the collection of clothes of the same name will also be released.
The rapper also promises that "Relapse 2" will be released by the end of the year, which will include collaborative tracks with Jay-Z, Stat Quo and TI. collaborative tracks with Kanye West, Drake and Lil Wayne.
In 2010 year Eminem's new album "Recovery" is released, which debuts at the top of the US charts and instantly becomes gold. The rapper's popularity is reviving. He was voted "Hottest MC of the Year".
In 2011 The rapper receives two Grammy Awards: Best Rap Album ("Recovery") and Best Solo Performance ("Not Afraid" single).
year 2012 Eminem is busy preparing for the release of his new, eighth, album. The album name and release date are still unknown. But for the record, the rapper has already recorded several compositions, two of which are joint compositions with Lady Gaga and Pink.
In January 2018, the luminary of rap in an interview with French radio Skyrock spoke about the sources of his inspiration. First of all, he greatly respects and appreciates those who made hip-hop what it is today. It is the forefathers of hip-hop who are responsible for rap to exist. Among them are Rakime, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Masta Ace, Trecha from Nauchty by Nature and others.
On January 25, Eminem's daughter Hayley Jade Scott posted a photo on Instagram with a naked belly and part of her chest on her 22nd birthday. It clearly shows the perfectly pumped up abs and slender waist of the girl. In the first days, the picture got more than 100 thousand "likes".
But attention to the singer's daughter was riveted not only because of her figure. At the end of 2017, Eminem released a new album, Revival, in which one of the tracks was dedicated to his daughter. Castle's lyrics are reminiscent of a confession in which the rapper apologizes to Haley for the excessive publicity of his scandalous relationship with her mother.
Haley herself, the daughter of Eminem and Kimberly Ann Scott, lives in Michigan and is busy pursuing higher education. In her free time from studies, the girl loves to play volleyball and is engaged in social work at her university. He's other of Eminem's marriages; she has half-sisters Whitney and Alaina.
In early February, Eminem erupted in fierce criticism of those who reacted negatively to his latest album, Revival. By the way, the disc really was worth criticism, showing a rather sluggish start of sales, despite the fact that eminent musicians took part in its recording, and Eminem's fans have long been waiting for new songs from him.
Criticism is expressed in a remix of the song Chloroseptic and recorded in collaboration with 2 Chainz and Phresher. The text, almost entirely consisting of obscene language, contains an answer to criticism of Eminem's latest album, abuse of modern rappers and advises everyone who is dissatisfied with his work to go where they should.
For Valentine's Day, Eminem, together with Ed Sheeran, made a cruel gift to all the lovers of the world by recording a video dedicated to the reverse side of the relationship between lovers: quarrels, partings, unwanted pregnancies, psychological problems. The text of the song tells about a quarrel between two lovers after a woman unexpectedly became pregnant by a man, and he began to force her to have an abortion.
The clip was posted on Youtube and gained more than 4 million views per day.
On March 1, 2018, Forbes magazine published a list of the wealthiest hip-hop artists this year. American rapper Eminem took fourth place on this list. The first went to Jay-Z, the second to Sean Combs (Diddy), the third to Dr. Dre. According to the article, Eminem made about $ 100 million in 2017.
Also in March, in an interview with Vulture magazine, he spoke about the details of his worries about the last divorce from Kim Scott. According to the artist, he sought solace at the gay dating site Grindr, and then at strip clubs and regular dating sites. Most often, he uses the Tinder portal, hoping that he will meet his soul mate there.
After such confessions, his fans were divided into those who were disappointed in what they heard and those who took it all as a joke.
In mid-March, Eminem criticized a number of American politicians and the US National Rifle Association for refusing to ban the free movement of weapons in America. The video came out immediately after the sensational incident involving a shootout at a school in Florida.
The song was performed in Los Angeles at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, which was headlined by Eminem. The composition was dedicated to the seventeen victims of the shooting at the Parkland school.
Moreover, to the same ceremony, Eminem brought his friend, a pacifist student, who, after the singer's speech, made a whole speech against the free sale of arms.
In April 2018, Eminem entered the list of fifty best-selling musicians and bands of all time according to Business Insider, although he did not even make it into the top ten.
In mid-April, Marshall Mathers headlined the Coachella Festival for an augmented reality show. Visitors to his concert with smartphones had the opportunity, through a special application in augmented reality, to see a giant copy of the performer, and then - a head in a terrifying mask, hacking the audience with a chainsaw and an ax. At the end of the horror film, an American flag appeared and rockets with nuclear charges were launched, which exploded right there, near the stage.
On April 23rd, Eminem celebrated his 10th anniversary of sobriety. In addition to freedom from alcohol, the rapper also noted freedom from drugs and psychotropic drugs. In honor of this event, the performer presented his fans with a commemorative coin dedicated to this event.
Plans for 2018 include the release of its own line of skin care products. Surely everyone noticed that the rapper at 45 looks pretty young! The line will include an anti-aging cream, sun protection lotion with a factor of +100 and other products in a porcelain palette rich in shades. The formula is still a secret, but, most likely, journalists will find out the secret ingredient anyway.
Also in 2018, a new album by the singer Rihanna will be released, in the recording of which Eminem will also participate.
Marshall Bruce Mathers III is better known to the general public as an American rapper, producer and composer Eminem
Date of Birth: October 17, 1972
Place of Birth: Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Zodiac sign: scales
They called him "Mister Controversy", heartthrob, Slim Shady, renegade. Speaking about his ability to rhyme texts and quick work of the mind, critics exclaimed with admiration: "Yes, he is a genius!", "He personifies the whole of America!" Eminem became the first white rapper to surpass blacks in their musical style.
“They said to me:“ You are white, you have no place in rap, you cannot achieve anything, because you are of the wrong color ”. And I wanted to prove to people that I can, that I will do. "
Eminem's biography
When he was born near Kansas City, rap as such did not even exist. Less than a year later, the father of the future artist left the family. Marshall grew up without a father and did not even know what it was like to grow up in a complete family. He quietly envied those children who had both parents.
In 1980, 8-year-old Marshall and his mother, Debi Mathers, moved to the "motor city" Detroit.
His childhood cannot be called stable: his mother constantly moved with her son from place to place, from trailer to trailer. And his entourage, too, could not be called prosperous: he lived in a world of racial enmity and according to the laws of street gangs.
He could not live with his mother, because she could not even feed herself, let alone a child, so for some time Marshall lived with his grandmother. He was constantly beaten at school. Once he was beaten so badly that he almost died, even fell into a coma. The guy recovered, but feeling even more isolated, he plunged into the world of comics and TV shows.
The boy stayed in this world until his uncle Ronnie Polkinghorn came to his aid. Maybe thanks to him, Marshall became interested in rap.
Carier start
The guy started participating in rap battles. He had a girlfriend, Kim, and success in local clubs, but at home there was poverty. To help his mother pay the bills, Marshall got a job as a cook at one of the local restaurants. And he was no longer dependent on his mother, but she was on him.
In 1986, Debi Mathers gave birth to another son, Nathan, who was also supposed to be fed by Marshall.
To fully surrender to what he loves, Marshall even dropped out of school in 1989 and performed from stage in clubs with his group Bassmint Productions.
In the late 1980s, he was accepted into the Detroit hip-hop community. At this time, he came up with his pseudonym - Eminem.
Life was gradually getting better. He met a team of producers - brothers Jeff and Mark Bass, who provided the musician with a studio so that he could work and bring his talent to perfection. Then Marshall came up with a rapper, his alter ego Slim Shady.
In 1995, Eminem / Slim Shady joined a community called Dirty Dozen (D12). The group consisted of six guys (five black and one white), but each had their own alter-ego: a total of 12. And already in 1996 the musician's first album Infinite was released.
In 1999, the voice of a white rapper came from every radio. I must say that before Eminem there was not a single white rapper who could become popular and earn the respect of critics. It was like the discovery of America or the end of the world.
In 2000, Eminem's second studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP, was released, in which the rapper sang on his own behalf.
In early 2001, the rapper received three Grammys, but was still not satisfied.
In the same year, Eminem accepted an offer to shoot in "8 Mile" - a partially autobiographical film about a white rapper from Detroit who is trying to achieve something. And the rapper wanted to make a really good movie. In addition, in 2001, together with fellow musicians (Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, rappers Xzibit and Ice Cube), he went on a tour.
In parallel with the tour, filming at 8 Mile, Eminem was preparing for the release of his third album, The Eminem Show. This album was a success with both the public and critics, and became his best work.
In 2004, Eminem released two albums as a member of Dirty Dozen - D12 World and Encore.
Then there was a long break of five years, and the rapper released the next solo collection of songs only in 2009 (Relapse). In 2018, Eminem's tenth solo album Kamikaze was released. Moreover, the rapper himself carefully concealed the fact of the release of the album.
And the composition Killshot, posted on September 14, 2018 on Eminem's Youtube channel, gained 38 million views in the first 24 hours.
Personal life
Kim Scott and Marshall Mathers met at school when they were 15. They lived together for many years, but their family was not exemplary, because Kim and Marshall constantly quarreled. In 1995, they had a daughter, Hayley Jade. By the way, his daughter was the main motivating factor for him in the work on several albums.
The couple divorced in 2001, but in 2006 they reunited for the sake of their daughter. And in the same year, Kim and Marshall divorced again. In 2010, there were rumors that they decided to be together again, but Eminem flatly denied this gossip.
The film "8 Mile" was recognized by the Film Academy and was nominated for an Oscar for "Best Song" (Lose Yourself). But Eminem, following the image, skipped the ceremony - he slept at home. He doesn't give a damn about being appreciated in Hollywood.
Discography
1996 - Infinite
1999 - The Slim Shady LP
2000 - The Marshall Mathers LP
2002 - The Eminem Show
2004 - Encore
2009 - Relapse
2010 - Recovery
2013 - The Marshall Mathers LP 2
2017 - Revival
2018 - Kamikaze