Eminem Part One
On October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri, Deborah Mathers gave birth to a son. The child never knew the man whose name he would bear, as Marshall Mathers Junior left his wife when their child was only 18 months old. Marshall Bruce Mathers III and his mother lived in various cities in Missouri before finally settling in first Warren, Michigan when he was 12-years-old and then moving to Detroit during his teenage years. Marshall had no contact with his father despite wishing to have him involved in his life. With relocating so often and constantly changing schools, Marshall developed very few friendships growing up and has stated he was often bullied by other kids. Much of his childhood was spent living in public-sector housing as his mother had difficulty keeping employment for extended periods of time. Read more
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Eminem Part Two
After the failed suicide attempt, Eminem continued to work on getting his career as a rapper started while also attempting to reconcile with the mother of his daughter. In 1997 the young rapper released The Slim Shady EP. This EP saw Eminem assume a musical style more consistent with the music that would eventually lead him to massive success. The album eventually caught the attention of Jimmy Iovine (the president of Interscope Records) who then passed it on to former N.W.A. member Dr. Dre. The veteran rapper was so impressed by the rhymes he heard that he was soon in the studio working with Eminem on his first major label album, The Slim Shady LP. Read more
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