How come a white kid from Kansas City has become
the best known rapper in the world starting from nothing
and eventually rise to a billionaire, Eminem on the
past seven years has been in the public eye everywhere
you look. He has essentially gone into the business of a black man and
reached the top in the course of a few years, but how?
On October 17, 1972, Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born in St.
Joseph, MO by his 15 year old mother Debbie. Six months later
his father was gone and this began Marshall’s fight and
his mother; one that was just the beginning. During the
In the course of his childhood, Marshall and his mother moved to numerous
times in different houses from Kansas City to Detroit. Tea
the maximum time spent in a house was only 3 months, which caused
Marshall to attend many different schools, making it difficult
cope with different environments and make friends. each new
school he attended was bullied because he was the new kid. This
it was something that could not change since it was never parked
in a school for a long period of time. At the age of 12 he and
his mother eventually settled in a house in Detroit. He would do
later use bullying to his advantage to get him to come back
to all his thugs through songs.
At the age of 4 Marshall was already beginning to rap and put
rhyming words together At school she was quite successful.
considering the circumstances, but it was lunchtime that he
he enjoyed as he often fought his schoolmates through freestyles. In
Marshall, at the age of 14, began to take rap seriously and
he felt he had an opportunity in the business. When she got to the
ninth grade failed it three times before finally falling
because he felt that school was not for him.
When he turned 17 he came up with the name M&M for
combining the first letters of your first and last name, which
it was later changed to Eminem. Now that he didn’t have school like
a distraction, he focused solely on rapping with the aim of
reaching the top. He faced a constant struggle on the way to
stardom as he was continually rejected by most rappers because
of his race, despite his true talent. This made the anger grow inside
the one he uses in his music today. Knowing that he was not
it was going to be easy and he would have to work, Marshall forced
himself on radio shows and freestyle battles to demonstrate
everyone wrong Over time he got a first album titled
“Infinite”, but it only sold 1,000 copies. it was not until 1997
that Marshall would make a name for himself.
In 1997 he was married with a son trying to support his family.
with very little cash to do so. he went to rap
Los Angeles Olympics in hopes of winning the $1,500 cash prize
for first place, but was instead seen by some sponsors of
interscope. Furious at being placed second, he later found
about the sponsors and gave them a copy of “Infinity”
tape, which was then sent to Dr. Dre. dre was extremely
impressed with Eminem’s talent and contacted him,
where the two recorded their second album; The Slim Shady LP.
This album set the tone for his rap style as he faded
on everyone who had bullied him throughout his life. He was a
different style than anyone had ever heard, which led him to
stardom.
Eminem is by far the most popular rapper who is seen the most on
audience. He has been seen on Rap Pages, VIBE, Rolling Stone,
Spin, The Source, URB and Stress and continues to live on for
further. She became the first white person to be on the cover.
from the source. Throughout her life she has starred in the film
“8 Mile” based on his life growing up, has had over 20 guests
television appearances, he has appeared on numerous different rappers
CD’s, and has recorded 5 of his own CDs. His second LP, “The
Marshall Mathers LP”, sold more than 8 million records in the United States
United States alone, 1.76 million copies in the first week setting a
CD for a soloist. This album became the first rap album.
nominated for “Album of the Year” at the Grammys. Hey
he would win 3 Grammy Awards for the album that night. In it
year 2002 he earned $29 million in profit from his fourth album
“The Eminem Show LP” and on tour. Then on March 23, 2003
the song “Lose Yourself” from his movie “8 Mile” became the
first rap song to win an Academy Award.
While he is known for his explicit and horrible behavior
lyrics on their records and in the public eye, it is
It’s hard to ignore all that he’s accomplished. From
where it did and getting to where it is now, is
remarkable what he has done not only for himself, but for rap
world too. While it’s hard for most to like it, there are
there are not many who at least do not respect him for what he has
achieved as of now, and what you can do in the future to come.
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© Jeff SchumanII
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