15 Things You Didnt Know About Eminem | Eminem fact 2019
hello a Luxor's this is a special series we're doing here on a Lux where every day we showcase the life and story of some of the most important figures in rap music today we're looking at 15 things you didn't know about Eminem welcome to a lox calm the place where future billionaires come to get inspired hello a Luxor's today we're talking about the talented and one-of-a-kind rapper Eminem one of the first white rappers to come on the scene in the 90s was Marshall Mathers otherwise known as Eminem he was raised in a trailer park known as eight mile near Detroit he had a really rough upbringing but managed to make a career for himself as a white rapper he put out a few top performing records and then started collaborating on other projects and he appeared in a biopic about his own life although he's been in and out of the limelight the last 10 years he's still very involved in the world of rap and hip-hop if you're new here welcome be sure to subscribe and follow us on instagram at a Lux okay how about we dive in and get a closer look at this mega producer shall we with the 15 things you didn't know about Eminem number one Eminem was bullied as a child although he comes across as a badass and his music Eminem was bullied as a child when living in Detroit a young boy beat him so badly he suffered severe injuries to his head and even had some brain damage his mom filed a suit against the school for letting the boy beat her son so badly the case dragged on for a year and was finally dismissed because the judge said you can't sue a school Eminem went on to be beaten up by young black men in its neighborhood all through his teenage years as he was one of very few white kids in the neighborhood number 2 Eminem was the first white rapper to be taken seriously Eminem was a fan of rap and hip-hop all through growing up he listened to the music and made up rhymes with his good friends in high school his first album was a commercial failure he actually had to go back to washing dishes after the record came out because it sold so few copies finally when Eminem created his alter-ego Slim Shady in 1997 his success took off his first single Slim Shady was a big hit and got him an invite to sign with serious record labels it was the first time a solo white rapper was taken seriously aside from the success founded by the rap group of the Beastie Boys in the 1980s and 90s number three Eminem lived in pretty rough conditions as a child and teenager the star's parents broke up when he was young his dad took off to California with his two older brothers and he stayed behind in Detroit with his mom and one other brother they had no money and his mom never kept a job they moved at least once a year and finally ended up in a beaten-down trailer park in eight-mile the young rapper had to work as a line cook and a dishwasher to help put food on the table number four it wasn't until he came second in the rap Olympics in 1998 that Eminem was signed by a record label in 1998 Eminem or slim shadey as he was called went out to Los Angeles California to compete in the RAF Olympics this was a rap battle like the ones he had back home in Detroit but on a much larger scale he didn't win but he did come in second a local talent scout at the battle saw him and sent a tape of his rap to dr. Dre Dr Dre listened to it and realized this white kid had Talent dr. Dre said it was the only time in his career he had found someone with real talent on a demo tape he made them go find Eminem right away so he could bring him to his label he was criticized for signing a white rapper but he said it was absolutely worth it number 5 Eminem has a net worth of one hundred and ninety million dollars eminem earned most of his money early in his career he made multiple albums and starred in a hit movie 8 mile but rather than squander his money like so many others he saved a lot of it and invested wisely he's continued to make about 10 to 15 million dollars a year from his old music and continues to record music to this day he said to be worth at least 190 million dollars a lot of his music came from touring with each album he put out he would go on a world tour earning millions every time he's also started his own record label Shady Records which earns him a nice sum every year as well number 6 the rapper was once fired from his job a week before Christmas before he got his big break Eminem was working at a local restaurant called Gilbert's Lodge he was a cook and a dishwasher when his baby Hayley was born he was working over 60 hours a week to make enough money to pay for diapers and formula when his daughter was only six months old he got fired from his job a week before Christmas he only had $40 to his name to buy her Christmas presents he was surprised he was fired and so are we when reporters spoke to his old boss he said Eminem had a great work ethic and was a great employee number 7 Eminem was a drug addict until 2008 after celebrating ten years of sobriety in 2018 the star finally admitted to just how bad his drug addiction had been early in his career for over 10 years the star used just about any substance he could get his hands on his addiction was to prescription pills all of them he started using vicodin but moved on to oxycodone xanax and anything he could swallow he said his drug addiction was out of control friends and family would tell him he had a problem and he'd tell them they were crazy he said that since he never used heroin or cocaine he didn't think he had a problem but it wasn't until he overdosed and nearly died in 2008 that he realized he need help he went to rehab and has been clean ever since number eight in 2001 Eminem was charged with assault with a deadly weapon back in 2001 Eminem was charged with multiple felonies when he attacked a man outside of a Michigan nightclub the rapper saw another man kissing his wife Kim and he attacked him with a gun he didn't shoot him but he did beat him with the pistol he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and illegal weapons possession most of the charges were dropped but he pled guilty to the possessions charge and was sentenced to two years probation he got off lucky though because he was initially facing up to five years in prison number nine growing up Eminem wanted to become a comic book artist when he was in middle school and in high school Eminem was a big fan of comic books he wanted to be a comic book artist when he grew up he loved English class and he loved rap he realized that by reading and using the dictionary he could come up with some really good song lyrics so he abandoned his hopes of comic books and went on to try his hand at music things didn't turn out too badly for him in the end we think he made the right decision number 10 the musician gave away a four hundred and fifty thousand dollar diamond necklace Eminem enjoys buying nice things in addition to his many Porsche and Ferrari cars he likes nice jewelry he had bought himself a diamond necklace for four hundred and fifty thousand dollars he was wearing it onstage at a concert once when he noticed a fan admiring the necklace out of nowhere Eminem took the necklace off his neck and gave it to the fan he didn't plan it and she had no idea he was about to do it can you imagine not a bad trophy to get from your favorite rapper a necklace worth more than most people's homes number 11 Eminem recently put out a song criticizing Donald Trump in 2018 on his latest album titled kamikaze Eminem wrote his second song attacking Donald Trump this was a follow-up from his album a year before where he made a lot of shots at Donald Trump and Trump supporters when he first posted his song online it got over 49 million views in no time at all he even pissed off some of his fans who were Trump supporters a year later on his new album he said he meant everything he said but he did apologize to his fans for how he said it he said he feels bad for people who are fooled by Trump clearly he's no fan of the president number 12 in 2018 Eminem engaged in rap battle warfare with fellow rapper Machine Gun Kelly over the years rappers always go back and forth with other rappers making fun of each other and calling them out one rapper that Eminem has had long-running problems with is a rapper named a Machine Gun Kelly ironically Kelly is probably the most successful white rapper aside from Eminem Kelly called Eminem out for being old and washed up but then Eminem made headline news last year when he released a song in response to Kelly's rap the battle actually topped posts on Facebook for days with people saying which rappers side they were on number 13 in 2014 Eminem set the world record for most words in a song rappers are known for singing fast and working a lot of Rhymes into their songs Eminem took this to a whole new level with his song rap oh God the song is six minutes and four seconds long and has 1560 words that's an average of 4.28 words per second with this song Eminem actually broke the world record for most words ever recorded in a song he was one of five different musicians to make the Guinness Book of World Records for that year number 14 he doesn't allow cursing in his house despite the fact that most of his songs include many curse and choice words Eminem the father does not allow any cursing in his home he doesn't curse and he doesn't allow his daughter haily to curse either he said if you come into his house obey this rule because he doesn't want anyone cursing near his daughter when asked how he feels about the lyrics to his music being so profane he said it's other parents jobs to decide what they want their kids to listen to not his number 15 Eminem is involved with a lot of charities although he plays the bad boy of music deep down Eminem has a huge heart he's involved with numerous charitable foundations including Save the Children 9 million org and the Marshall Mathers foundation he's involved in 15 other charities as well there are just too many to name here he dedicates his time Fame and money to these causes that are important to him he knew what it was like to grow up with nothing and he wants to do all he can to make sure other kids don't go through the same well a Luxor's that's a wrap on Eminem before you go we're curious what's your favorite Eminem song let us know in the comments and of course for sticking with us until the end here's your bonus number 16 he failed 9th grade three times and dropped out of high school Eminem is a very smart man and he was a smart kid however he had trouble in school and failed the ninth grade three times after that he gave up and dropped out he started working and helped to put food on the table clearly he's great with the English language that's how we came up with so many awesome lyrics for his amazing songs thank you for spending some time with us a Luxor's make sure to LIKE and subscribe so you never miss another blog we also hand-picked these blog which we recommend you watch next thank you for being an a lexer and we'll see you back tomorrow you.....
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