Eminem

Controversial rapper Eminem has rode a roller coaster ride of fame within the three years he has spent in the limelight. With his career, as well as his personal life, in the spotlight, Eminem has managed to create hit records and scandals simultaneously.

Who would have thought a white trash boy from Detroit would eventually evolve into one of the pinnacles of popular rap music and hip-hop culture by the year 2000? The answer: no one. Well, no one believed it was possible until he picked up a microphone and people heard him spew out lyrics expressing his disgruntled view of society.

Born in Kansas City on October 17, 1972, Marshall Bruce Mathers III learned from a young age to escape from his chaotic home life by acting out in school; moving from place to place left him with a shortage of friends which spurred his tendencies to escape, writing down his feelings in the form of rap lyrics. Mathers eventually dropped out of school after failing the ninth grade and held down numerous odd jobs fulltime, fueled by the mere thought of success as a rapper. “I tried to get back to school five years ago,” he said, “but I couldn’t do it. I just wanted to rap and be a star one day” (www.eminemworld.com). After rapping in group

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I feel that we are making racism less and less and less. Despite the 200 people protesting Eminem outside the venue in Los Angeles, the two performers received a standing ovation for their united rendition of the song. Grabbing three awards throughout the night, Eminem performed his song, “Stan,” with Elton John, the openly gay artist, at the 2001 Grammy Awards, censoring his own lyrics (“Eminem’s Grammy Glory”).

You selfish bitch, I hope you fuckin' burn in hell for this shit. My mother was in K-Mart and my brother hit her with a toy, and she said a rack fell on her and sued K-Mart. ” (“Madonna mauls Eminem’s critics”). Instead of thinking of him as a poor white kid from Detroit who makes mistakes, many people put Eminem on a pedestal of perfection and then criticize when he falls.

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