Eminem's Assassination

If you had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, would you capture it or just let it slip?” (Bio.) This quote was said by Eminem. Eminem’s real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III. All of his life he was misunderstood by many. Eminem was raised by his mother. Growing up, Eminem never knew his father, His father abandoned Eminem and his family when Eminem was an infant. Eminem’s father rebuffed and refused to accept the many attempts all of his sons made to contact him. She never managed to hold down a job for more than several months at a time. They often moved frequently between Missouri and Detroit Michigan. He spent large chunks of time in public housing projects. “ I would change schools, two to three times a year” Eminem said(Bio.) . He later recalled “That was probably the
Although his mom denied such accusations and in 1999 she filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against her son. They settled the case for $25,000.
Eminem has a tattoo that reads “Ronnie R.I.P.” on his upper left arm. It’s a tribute to his earliest influence in rap music. In 1991 Ronnie committed suicide. The suicide of his uncle, Ronnie kept Eminem away from music for awhile (Aretha. Page 18) . Eminem later attempted suicide using a overdose of tylenol (Aretha. Page 19).\ Eminem grew a drug problem which lasted for most of 2000”s. His problem was far more serious than his fans could have imagined. “I was the worst kind of addict, a functioning addict”(Bio.) Eminem stated. He also said that “I was so deep into my addiction at one point that I couldn’t picture myself doing anything without some kind of drug” (Bio.) Eminem went to rehab twice to kick the drug habit he had for many years. “The deeper I got into my addiction, the tighter the lid got on my creativity,” he