He was described as a loner, and was bullied in school and in his neighborhood, once to the point of sustaining a severe head injury. When he was very young, Eminem was interested in storytelling and maybe becoming a comic-book artist. However, his Uncle Ronnie Polkingham, Deborah’s half-brother, gave him the soundtrack from Breakin’ where he heard his first rap song, “Reckless” by Ice-T. At 14, Eminem and his friend, Mike Ruby, began writing their own verses and rapping together. They called each other “Manix” and “M & M”, which later became simply,
He was described as a loner, and was bullied in school and in his neighborhood, once to the point of sustaining a severe head injury. When he was very young, Eminem was interested in storytelling and maybe becoming a comic-book artist. However, his Uncle Ronnie Polkingham, Deborah’s half-brother, gave him the soundtrack from Breakin’ where he heard his first rap song, “Reckless” by Ice-T. At 14, Eminem and his friend, Mike Ruby, began writing their own verses and rapping together. They called each other “Manix” and “M & M”, which later became simply,