1. EMINEM
By: Delainey Van Horn

2. Early Life
Born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972 in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
He was the first and only child for Deborah Nelson Mathers-Briggs and Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr.
His father abandoned him and his mother when he was only 18 months old.
By age 12, Eminem and his mother had moved between various cities in Missouri before settling down in Warren, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

3. Early Life
At age 14 he became a battle rapper, competing against other Detroit MC’s.
In 1995 he made his recording debut with a group called Soul Intent, which introduced him to a rapper named Proof.
Eminem and Proof soon started a new group called D12 with four other rappers.
Eminem was simultaneously launching his solo career at the same time.

4. Early Important Events
In 1996, he debuted his first solo album called, Infinite.
Jimmy Lovine, CEO of Interscope Records requested a demo tape of Eminem’s after Eminem placed 2nd at the 1997 Rap Olympics.
Eminem also won the Wake Up Show’s Freestyle Performer of The Year award, helping him acquire a record deal.
Jimmy Lovine played the tape for record producer Dr. Dre.
Eminem and Dre began recording tracks for Eminem’s upcoming major-label debut, The Slim Shady LP.

5. Important Events Slim Shady LP debuted in 1998.
It went on to be one of the most popular albums of 1999, going triple platinum by the end of the year.
His next album was The Marshall Mathers LP which was released in May 2000.
It sold 1.76 million copies in its first week.
Breaking the records set by Snoop Dogg’s Doggy Style as the fastest selling hip hop album and Britney Spear’s Baby One More Time as the fastest selling solo album in the United States history.
In July 2000, Eminem became the first white person to be featured on the cover of Source magazine.
The Marshall Mathers LP has been certified 9x platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)

6. Important Events
Eminem’s third major album, The Eminem Show was released in summer 2002.
It proved to be another hit for the rapper. Reaching number one on the charts and selling well over 1 million copies in its first week of release.
Eminem made his official Hollywood acting debut with the semi-autobiographical movie, 8 Mile.
He has said the movie is not an account of his life, but a representation of growing up in Detroit.
The song, “Lose Yourself”, from the soundtrack to 8 Mile, won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and Grammy Awards for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song.

7. Important Events
In 2004, Eminem released his 4th major album, Encore. The album was another chart topper.
In 2005, some industry insiders speculated that Eminem was considering ending his rapping career after six years and several multi-platinum albums.
In December 2005, Eminem denied that he was retiring, but implied that he would at least be taking a break as an artist.

8. Important Events
In the early summer of 2005, he embarked on his first US tour in 3 years.
It was called The Anger Management Tour.
In August 2005, he cancelled the European leg of the tour and subsequently announced he had entered rehab for, “dependency on sleep medication”.

9. The Comeback
On March 5, 2009, after being off the map for about four years, Eminem reported in a press release that he would be releasing two new albums that year.
Relapse was the first album to be released on May 19, 2009.
It didn’t manage to sell as well as Eminem’s previous albums, but it was still a commercial success and received critical acclaim.
It also re-established his presence in the hip hop world.

10. The Comeback
On June 21, 2010, Eminem released his 7th studio album called Recovery.
In the U.S. it sold 741,000 in its first week.
The first single, “Not Afraid”, was released on April 29th and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
The next single released was, “Love The Way You Lie”, which debuted number two and then rose.
Recovery was the 5th best selling album of 2010 in the U.S. as of July 15th
As of August 1st the album had sold million copies.

11. Family Life
Eminem was married twice to Kimberly Anne Scott, whom he met in highschool.
They began their on-and-off again relationship in 1989, getting married by 1999.
In 2000, Kim attempted suicide and sued Eminem for defamation after he depicted her violent death in his song “Kim”.
The couple first divorced in 2001, but remarried in January 2006.
Their second divorce was finalized in December of 2006.

12. Family Life
Eminem has one daughter with Kim, her name is Hailie Jade Scott.
He also has two adopted daughters Alaina “Lainey” Mathers who is Kim’s sister’s daughter & Whitney, Kim’s daughter from a previous marriage.
He is also a legal guardian of Nathan, his younger half-brother.
Eminem with his daughter Hailie.

13. Work Cited
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