Mathers was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri and spent most of his childhood moving back and forth between Saint Joseph and suburban Detroit, Michigan.
Interested in rap from a young age, Mathers began performing as early as thirteen, later gaining some popularity with a group, Soul Intent. His wife Kim gave birth to his daughter, Hailie Jade, on 25 December, 1995. In 1996, he released his first independent album, named Infinite, following it up with The Slim Shady EP in 1997. He became famous in the hip-hop underground because of his distinctive, cartoonish style and the fact that he is white (a rarity in all rap, especially mainstream gangsta rap). Some people called him rap's "great white hope".
It is said that Dr. Dre found Eminem's demo on the garage floor of Jimmy Iovine, the Interscope label chief. Though this did not directly lead to a recording contract, once Eminem won second place vs. Otherwize at the 1997 Rap Olympics MC battle, Dr. Dre agreed to sign him.
A man accused of murdering a Vietnamese immigrant tells a court he used to work as "protection" for rapper Eminem. Published: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:01:11 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the article
North America
Eminem sued for punching a man two years ago
London, July 6 : A lawsuit has been filed against American rapper Eminem in Oakland County Circuit Court for allegedly punching a man in the toilets of a strip club two years ago. Published: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:30 GMT - Source: Feeds.Bignewsnetwork.Com - Read the article
Entertainment
Eminem reveals new album plans
The US rapper tells a radio station he is in the studio working on his first album in almost three years. Published: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:51:16 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the article
