He has had an operation on his knee, which led to his awkward stance at numerous performances. Has said that he would like his daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers , to become an actress. Has a younger half-brother called Nathan his mother's son from a later marriage , born in On March 23, his song "Lose Yourself" from the film 8 Mile became the first rap song to win an Academy Award.
He was not in attendance, and one of the song's co-writers, Luis Resto , accepted the Oscar on his behalf. Adopted niece, Alaina Marie Scott , giving her his last name. Was the only guest artist appearing on Jay-Z 's album, "The Blueprint. Has a tattoo of his daughter Hailie Jade Mathers on his right lower shoulder. Failed the 9th grade three times until finally dropping out.
He said that he was not stupid [which is evident from interviews and his obvious success], but said that he lacked an interest in school. All he wanted to do was rap. Favorite movie of all time is Scarface Has a half sister and a half brother on his dad's side; Sarah and Michael Mathers. In May , a minor media stir came about when he refused to allow rock parodist 'Weird Al' Yankovic to produce a video for his "Lose Yourself" parody, "Couch Potato".
Although semi-official statements from Eminem's camp stated that the rapper wasn't being malicious and simply did not want a parody to detract from his image as a serious hip-hop artist, most of the press that covered the story sided with Yankovic. Despite the lack of the music video, the album featuring the parody, "Poodle Hat", earned Yankovic his highest chart debut in "Billboard" 17 and, in February , his third Grammy Award.
Has custody of his niece Alaina Marie Scott , Lainie for short. Lainie and his daughter Hailie Jade Mathers have been brought up together and are considered sisters and he refers to both as his daughters. Lainie was mentioned in the song Mockingbird on the "Encore" album.
Spoofs his character from 8 Mile in his music video "Just lose it". To help support his mother, young Marshall worked as a short-order cook at a Michigan family restaurant called Gilbert's Lodge. Filed for divorce less than 3 months after re-marrying his ex-wife Kimberly Anne Scott. When they shot the "Toy Soldiers" video, Eminem had to be reminded Karli had played his daughter once before. Adopted his ex-wife's, Kimberly Anne Scott , other daughter with another man.
Her name is Whitney b. April 16, Eddie is a big Eminem fan and was actually listening to one of his albums while creating the character.
Volume , pages Son of Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. Nelson later remarried. His maternal grandmother Betty Hixson was married five times. He is her grandson from her first marriage. January - Released from a Detroit hospital after being rushed there during Christmas His publicist attributed this to a bout with pneumonia. His album "Recovery" was the best-selling album in the US in Admitted on 60 Minutes that he would never have imagined writing lyrics about helping others before he became sober based on his song, "Not Afraid on Recovery".
In his interview with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes , he admitted he does not allow the same amount of profanity he uses in his songs in his house.
Released a new album "Relapse" on May 19th after about 5 years since the release of encore. Announced that he isn't retiring from the hip hop industry, but is taking a break to focus on his family. The album is slated for release in December of and is executive produced by Eminem. Released Recovery in which he expresses his disappointment in his last album. Recovery received overall positive reviews.
Released his fourth album, "Encore" on November 12th. Released an album called "Curtain Call: The Hits" which is a collection of his greatest hits, with 3 new songs. Often collaborates with Rihanna because he feels they have similar personalities. Did a spoof interview with Stephen Colbert called "Only in Monroe", set in Michigan, but was thrown off by Stephen's humor. He said the only way he will go back to his angry lyrics is if a rapper called out his daughter Hailie, which isn't likely.
He is a big fan of Elvis Presley and often references him in his songs. Became the first artist to have 10 consecutive No.
At this point, I'm like "Come up with something new. I hate the same old questions. But it seems like "white" magazines such as Spin and Rolling Stone focus on my "whiteness" more than Black magazines" --On his colour.
Why is it so hard for people to believe that white people are poor?! I wouldn't say I lived in a ghetto, I'd say I lived in the 'hood. The same friends I had back then are the same people on tour with me now. There's a difference between realness and an act, and they're an act, and they know they're an act, and they even say they're an act, they even say they're cornballs, they admit it. My family has never been there for me.
They expect things because we're blood. Fucker had an arm like a major league pitcher Don't do drugs, don't have unprotected sex, don't be violent. Leave that to me. I had too much NyQuil and Vivarin again. Lost my stomach all over the place.
Never take ecstasy, beer, baccardi, weed, pepto bismol, vivarin, tums, tagamet hb, xanax, and valium in the same day. It makes it difficult to sleep at night. Sometimes I'm real cool, but sometimes I could be a real asshole.
I think everyone is like that. I don't even want them wondering if I was trying to diss them. I got a lot of love for them. Dre , the legendary rapper and former producer of Eminem's favorite rap group N. Dre was so impressed that he signed Eminem to his Interscope Records label. The heavily hyped record became an instant success, going on to sell over three million copies.
Eminem's first single, "My Name Is," mixed a childish humor and energy with rampant profanity and flashes of violence — a potent and fascinating combination that felt different from anything else in rap. The album showed off Eminem's poetic talents as well as his emotional and artistic range.
The Marshall Mathers LP sold over 19 million copies worldwide, won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, received a nomination for Album of the Year and is widely considered among the greatest rap albums of all time.
Nevertheless, The Marshall Mathers LP also came under a firestorm of criticism for its excessive profanity, glorification of drugs and violence and its apparent homophobia and misogyny. While Eminem attempted to mitigate such criticism by maintaining that his raps simply use the rough language he has been surrounded by since childhood, and later by performing a duet with Elton John at the Grammy Awards to demonstrate his openness to the gay community, Eminem nevertheless remains reviled in some quarters for his offensive lyrical content.
In , Eminem reconnected with several of his friends from the Detroit underground rap scene to form the group D12, recording an album called Devil's Night featuring the popular single "Purple Pills. That same year, the artist was all over the airwaves with the 8 Mile track "Lose Yourself," which went on to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Eminem's next album, 's Encore , was less successful than his previous efforts. It still featured popular songs such as "Like Toy Soldiers" and "Mockingbird.
For the next several years, Eminem recorded very little music and was largely consumed by personal problems. Following his second divorce from Kim in , Eminem slipped further into alcoholism and addiction to sleeping pills and prescription painkillers.
In December , he overdosed and nearly died. By early , Eminem had managed to kick his addictions to drugs and alcohol and returned to recording music. He released his first album of new music in five years, Relapse , in , featuring the singles "Crack a Bottle" and "Beautiful.
In , Eminem released another album, Recovery , a highly autobiographical attempt to come to terms with his struggles with addiction and experience with rehabilitation. His most acclaimed album in years, Recovery struck a somewhat gentler and more inspirational tone than his previous music, with the popular song "Love the Way You Lie. Eminem said, "I don't want to go overboard with it but I do feel like that if I can help people that have been through a similar situation, then, you know, why not?
After 10 years and seven albums, the rapper who shocked, appalled and fascinated the music world with the unbridled rage of his youthful music is reinventing himself as a mature artist.
By doing that, I've become a happier person, instead of all this self-loathing I was doing for a while," Eminem said. I feel like myself again. On the awards show, Eminem leaked a snippet of the first single from the album, entitled "Berzerk. The collection features the label's most popular songs as well as some new material. The single "Guts Over Fear" quickly rose up the charts after its late October debut.
At the end of , Eminem released his ninth studio album, Revival. The album as a whole divided critics and failed to garner the accolades notched by his previous efforts. None of the songs reached the Top 10 on the Billboard , while each of his three previous albums resulted in at least one No.
While nearly four years passed between Eminem's eighth and ninth albums, fans only had to wait a few months before he dropped his next studio effort, Kamikaze , on August 31, All rights reserved. Breadcrumb Home Cite Eminem. See also:. Eminem Biography. Trending Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Is Vatican City a Country? The Languages of Africa.
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