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Eminem Biography
A protégé of Dr. Dre, rapper Eminem emerged in 1999 as one of
the most controversial rappers to ever grace the genre. Using his
biting wit and incredible skills to vent on everything from his unhappy
childhood to his contempt for the mainstream media, his success became
the biggest crossover success the genre had seen since Dre's solo debut
seven years earlier. The controversy over his lyrics was the best
publicity any musician could afford, and being the first Caucasian
rapper to make a significant impact in years may have given him a
platform not afforded to equally talented African-American rappers. A
gifted producer as well, his talents always seemed overshadowed by his
media presence, which was a mix between misunderstood genius and
misogynistic homophobe. Both may be true, but his message spoke to
legions of disaffected youth who had few role models in the rap world
who could relate to the white lower-class experience.
He was born Marshall Mathers in St. Joseph, MO (near Kansas City),
spending the better part of his impoverished childhood shuttling back
and forth between his hometown and the city of Detroit. Initially
attracted to rap as a teen, Eminem began performing at age 14,
performing raps in the basement of his high school friend's home. The
two went under the names Manix and M&M (soon changed to Eminem),
which Mathers took from his own initials. Due to the unavoidable racial
boundaries that came with being a white rapper, he decided the easiest
way to win over underground hip-hop audiences was to become a battle
rapper and improv against other MCs in clubs. Although he wasn't
immediately accepted, through time he became such a popular attraction
that people would challenge him just to make a name for themselves.
His uncle's suicide prompted a brief exodus from the world of rap, but
he returned and found himself courted by several other rappers to start
groups. He first joined the New Jacks, and then moved on to Soul
Intent, who released Eminem's first recorded single in 1995. A rapper
named Proof performed the B-side on the single and enjoyed working with
Eminem so much that he asked him to start yet another group. Drafting
in a few other friends, the group became known as D-12, a six-member
crew that supported one another as solo artists more than they
collaborated. The birth of Eminem's first child put his career on hold
again as he started working in order to care for his family. This also
instilled a bitterness that started to creep into his lyrics as he
began to drag personal experiences into the open and make them the
topic of his raps.
A debut record, 1996's Infinite, broke his artistic rut but received
few good reviews, as comparisons to Nas and AZ came unfavorably.
Undaunted, he downplayed many of the positive messages he had been
including in his raps and created Slim Shady, an alter ego who was
unafraid to say whatever he felt. Tapping into his innermost feelings,
he had a bounty of material to work with when his mother was accused of
mentally and physically abusing his younger brother the same year. The
next year his girlfriend left him and barred him from visiting their
child, so he was forced to move back in with his mother, an experience
that fueled his hatred toward her and made him even more sympathetic
toward his brother. The material he was writing was
uncharacteristically dark as he began to abuse drugs and alcohol at a
more frequent rate. An unsuccessful suicide attempt was the last straw,
as he realized his musical ambitions were the only way to escape his
unhappy life. He released the brutal Slim Shady EP, a mean-spirited,
funny, and thought-provoking record that was light years ahead of the
material he had been writing beforehand. Making quite the impression in
the underground not only for his exaggerated, nasal-voiced rapping
style but also for his skin color, many quarters dubbed him the music's
next great white hope.
According to legend, Dr. Dre discovered his demo tape on the floor of
Interscope label chief Jimmy Iovine's garage, but the reality was that
Eminem took second place in the freestyle category at 1997's Rap
Olympics MC Battle in Los Angeles and Iovine approached the rapper for
a tape afterward. It wasn't until a month or two later that he played
the tape for an enthusiastic Dre, who eagerly contacted Eminem. Upon
meeting, Dre was taken back by his skin color more than his skill, but
within the first hour they had already started recording My Name Is.
Dre agreed to produce his first album and the two released Just Don't
Give a Fuck as a single to preview the new album. A reconciliation
with his girlfriend led to the two getting married in the fall of 1998,
and Interscope signed the rapper and prepared to give him a massive
push on Dre's advice. An appearance on Kid Rock's Devil Without a Cause
only helped the buzz that was slowly surrounding him.
The best-selling Slim Shady LP followed in early 1999, scoring a
massive hit with the single and video My Name Is, plus a popular
follow-up in Guilty Conscience ; over the next year, the album went
triple platinum. With such wide exposure, controversy ensued over the
album's content, with some harshly criticizing its cartoon-ish, graphic
violence; others praised its edginess and surreal humor, as well as
Eminem's own undeniable lyrical skills and Dre's inventive production.
In between albums, Eminem appeared on Dre's 2001, with his
contributions providing some of the record's liveliest moments.
The Marshall Mathers LP appeared in the summer of 2000, moving close to
two million copies in its first week of release on its way to becoming
the fastest-selling rap album of all time. Unfortunately, this success
also bred more controversy, and no other musician was better suited for
it than Eminem. Among the incidents that occurred included a scuffle
with Insane Clown Posse's employees in a car stereo shop, a bitter
battle with pop star Christina Aguilera over a lyric about her
fictional sexual exploits, a lawsuit from his mother over defamation of
character, and an attack on a Detroit club goer after Eminem allegedly
witnessed the man kissing his wife. Fans ate it up as his album stood
strong at the top of the charts. But the mainstream media was not so
enamored, as accusations of homophobia and sexism sprung from the
inflammatory lyrics in the songs Kill You and Kim. It was this last
song that ended his marriage, as the song's chosen topic (violently
murdering his real life wife Kim Mathers) drove his spouse to a suicide
attempt before they divorced. Eminem toured throughout most of this,
settling several of his court cases and engaging a mini-feud with
rapper Everlast.
The annual Grammy Awards nominated the album for several awards, and to
silence his critics the rapper called on Elton John to duet with him at
the ceremony. In 2001, he teamed with several of his old Detroit
running buddies and re-formed D-12. Releasing an album with the group,
Eminem hit the road with them that summer and tried to ignore the
efforts of his mother, who released an album in retaliation to his
comments. After getting off of the road, he stepped in front of the
camera and filmed 8 Mile, a film loosely based on his life directed by
an unlikely fan, Curtis Hanson (Wonder Boys). His constant media
exposure died out as well, leaving him time to work on new music.
When he re-emerged in 2002, he splashed onto the scene with Without
Me, a single that attacked Moby and Limp Bizkit and celebrated his
return to music. Surprisingly, the following album, The Eminem Show,
inspired little controversy. Instead, the popular second single,
Cleanin' Out My Closet, told of his dysfunctional childhood and
explained his hatred toward his mother in a mannered, poignant fashion.
And being Eminem, he followed this up with an appearance at MTV's Video
Music Awards that inspired boos when he verbally assaulted Moby.
Targets on his third straight chart-topper, 2004's Encore, ranged from
Michael Jackson ( Just Lose It ) to war-hungry politicians ( Mosh ).
The album was another smash hit for Eminem, but the resulting touring
was fraught with setbacks and controversy. First there was a bus crash
in Missouri that injured protégé Stat Quo. Then there were reports of
the tour being under-attended. There were also rumors of Eminem
retiring, which he quickly quelled. However, the tour's European leg
was eventually canceled due to exhaustion, and Em entered rehab for a
dependency on sleeping pills. However, by the end of 2005 he was back
with a new video. In typical Eminem fashion, the clip for When I'm
Gone riffed on his recent rehab stay. He also issued a chart-topping
greatest-hits set, Curtain Call: The Hits, that December.
The year 2006 was a turbulent one. Mathers remarried Kim on January 14,
2006, but the couple filed for divorce in April. Also in April, D-12
member Proof, Mathers' best friend, was killed in a shooting at a
Detroit nightclub. In August, Eminem resurfaced as producer on Obie
Trice's Second Round's on Me and in October he was rapping on Akon's
hit single Smack That. He capped the year off with Eminem Presents:
The Re-Up, a mixtape featuring artists from his Shady label. ~ Jason
Ankeny & Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide
Written by Jason Ankeny & Bradley Torr