The 15-times Grammy award-winning rapper Eminem is still considered as the finest rapper in the history of the music industry. His real name is Marshal Bruce Mathers-III, but when he entered Hollywood, he changed his name to Eminem. His fans also call him The Slim Shady.
He was born in St. Joseph Missouri, United States in 1972. But he was shifted to Detroit and spent most of his childhood with his mother. Eminem was named after his father Marshall Bruce Mathers, Jr. He spent most of his childhood in tackling family issues, but Marshal's determination towards music is beyond limits.
His relationship with the family has always been complicated. That is why most of his songs have written and inspired by his difficult childhood and his strained relationship with his family and his former wife.
He married Kimberly Anne Scott in 1999. They married twice and finally ended their relationship in 2006. His daughter, Hailie Mathers, is a social media influencer who lives in Michigan in her own house.
Despite these problems, Eminem fought hard and became the best rapper in this business. However, his first album "Infinite"(1994) was a commercial flop. It was the lowest point in his career. But in 2000, his song "The Slim Shady" from the album "The Marshall Mathers LP" gave him an overnight success. After that, he got the attention of famous hip-hop star Dr Dre, which changed his life completely.
He collaborated with Dr Dre for the song "My name is" which crossed over 180 million on youtube. This collaboration was the biggest in the music industry. Moreover, it helped Eminem in becoming a revolutionary star.
Marshal has won Grammy Awards for 15 times and also holds the record for winning grammy's for consecutive years twice. He is the only rapper to have three videos who touched 1 billion views on Youtube. His success story doesn't end here, his semi-autobiographical drama movie, "8-miles." became the number 1 film, album and song in 2002. His song "Lose Yourself" won the Oscar for best original song in 2003.
Some of Eminem's famous and award-winning songs are "Mockingbird", "Not Afraid", "Love the way you lie", "Rap God". His recent song "Godzilla" with Juice WRLD has crossed 200 million views on Youtube.
Eminem also runs a foundation by the name "Marshall Mathers Foundation" which is a charitable organization dedicated to assisting to disadvantaged and at-risk youth. The foundation is in Detroit, Michigan,
who is supported by many other organizations.
Despite being in lot controversies and feuds, his fans and supporters always stood by his side. His songs always have an emotion which touched the audience heart. Even though many rappers are famous in today's era, but Eminem is still irreplaceable and considered as the best rapper of the industry.
