How come a white kid from Kansas City got
the best known rapper in the world? Starting from nowhere
and eventually ascending to a billionaire, Eminem on the
The last seven years it has been in the public eye everywhere.
you look. He’s basically gone into a black man’s business and
rose to the top over 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 started the fight for Marshall and
his mother; one that was just the beginning. During the
During 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. Every new
school he attended was bullied because he was the new kid. This
It was something I couldn’t change as it was never destined
in a school for a long period of time. At the age of 12, he and
her mother eventually settled into a house in Detroit. He would do
later he will use the bullying to his advantage to make him come back
to all his bullies through songs.
By the age of 4, Marshall was already beginning to rap and put
words together that rhyme. In school he was quite successful
considering the circumstances, but it was lunchtime when
He enjoyed himself as he often fought schoolmates through freestyle. TO
At the age of 14, Marshall began to get serious about rap and
felt he had a chance in business. When I get to
ninth grade failed him 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 himself for
combining the first letters of your first and last name, which
later it was changed to Eminem. Now that I didn’t have a school like
a distraction, he focused solely on rapping with the goal of
reaching the top. He faced a constant struggle on the way to
stardom as he was continually shunned by most rappers because
of his race, despite his true talent. This grew anger within
the one he uses in his music today. Knowing it wasn’t
it was going to be easy and he would have to work, Marshall forced
himself on radio shows and freestyle battles to prove
all wrong. He finally got a first album titled
“Infinite”, but only sold 1,000 copies. It wasn’t until 1997
that Marshall would make a name for himself.
In 1997 he was married and had a son who was trying to support his family.
with very little cash to do so. Went to rap
Olympics in Los Angeles hoping to win the $ 1,500 cash prize
in the first place, but was instead discovered by some sponsors of
Interscope. Furious at being second, he later found himself
about the sponsors and gave them a copy of the “Infinite”
tape, which was then sent to Dr. Dre. Dre was extremely
impressed with Eminem’s talent and got in touch with him,
where the two recorded their second album; The LP Slim Shady.
This album set the tone for his rap style, as he lashed out at
about everyone who had harassed him throughout his life. Was a
a different style than anyone had ever heard, which led him to
stardom.
Eminem is by far the most popular rapper seen the most in
public. He’s been seen on Rap Pages, VIBE, Rolling Stone,
Spin, The Source, URB and Stress and keep living for
more. He became the first white person to appear on the cover.
from the source. Throughout his life he has starred in the film
“8 Mile”, based on his life growing up, has had more than 20 guests.
television appearances, has appeared on numerous different rappers
CD’s, and has recorded 5 own CD’s. His second LP, “The
Marshall Mathers LP “, sold more than 8 million records in the United States.
States only, 1.76 million copies in the first week establishing a
album for a solo artist. This album became the first rap album.
It was never nominated for “Album of the Year” at the Grammys. Hears
would go on to win 3 Grammy Awards for the album that night. In the
2002 earned $ 29 million in earnings from his fourth album
“The Eminem Show LP” and on tour for him. Then on March 23, 2003
the song “Lose Yourself” from his movie “8 Mile” became the
first rap song to win an Oscar.
Although he is known for his explicit and horrendous behavior
lyrics from his albums and in the eyes of the public, it is
hard to overlook all that he has accomplished. From
where it did and going up to where it is currently, is
remarkable what he has done not only for himself, but for rap
world too. While it is difficult for most to like you, there are
not many who do not respect him at least for what he has
achieved from now on, and what you can do in the future.
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© Jeff Schuman II
http://www.best-mp3-music-downloads.com
