“I wish I had a camera as a kid to show people what I went through.” [“Eminem” 1] As a child, Eminem went through difficult times, and believes that people don’t understand the extent of how ruthless it was. Stemming from Detroit in 1999 Eminem rose to fame quite quickly thanks to his rap career. Despite growing up in a tough environment, Marshall Mathers, better known as Eminem has become an icon in the music and film industries. Marshall Mathers was born October 17, 1972 in Saint Joseph, Mo to Debbie Mathers. [“Biography” 1]
As a child, Eminem experienced several obstacles due to his parents divorce and getting bullied to the point of having to have surgery. Eminem was born October 17, 1972 in Saint Joseph, Mo to …show more content…
Eminem’s mother was one of his biggest influences, from the constant moving, to her prescription drug abuse whether or not her influence on him was beneficial or unfavorable could be agrued upon. When Eminem was a baby, his father left him and went to California to start a new life. [“Eminem Biography” 3] Ice T was one of the first rappers that Eminem heard, and instantly Eminem knew what he wanted to do. Eesham and L.L also influenced his career as he picked up a lot of his style from them.[“Biography”] His influences helped him hone his rapping style to earn a major record …show more content…
Hundreds of thousands of adolescents listen to Eminem’s music either for enjoyment or when they have a bad day. Slim Shady wanna be’s are prominent figures in the rap culture either they rap or are just look alike. Among the younger generations Eminem has become a huge figure head of the rap industry.[Eminem 1] Young adults are a huge part of his sales some say it accounts for almost 50% of all sales. Eminem helps people get through their personal struggles through his music.[“Eminem Biography”