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Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born in Missouri as an only child. His father left his mother when he was very young. When he was first introduced to hip-hop and rap he worked with and was featured on many songs of different groups. He moved to Detroit in his teenage years. Then his uncle who introduced him to rap committed suicide. His uncle was mentioned in a couple of Eminem's songs. Eventually, after signing to a couple different record labels, Eminem ended up in Dr.Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. When Eminem's debut album was released, it reached the attention of many people becoming 4x platinum by the RIAA. Eminem then proceeded to release more hit albums guaranteeing his popularity in the hip-hop world. Eminem had some issues with some other artists who fought through their lyrics. Eventually all the heat settled and Eminem ended up joining back together with Royce Da 5'9" to reunite the duo Bad Meets Evil who are still currently making hit songs.

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It surprised me that Eminem was put through so many hardships in his life. Having to deal with your uncle committing suicide, and your father leaving you and your mom before you even knew him is pretty tough. I'm glad that Eminem found a way to release this stress, by rapping. He ended up becoming one of the most revered rappers in history. Since the first time I heard one of his songs I instantly became an Eminem fan. For the selection I read the most useful form of notes to take would probably be cause and effect considering how most of the events in his life were results of something else.