Eminem

Eminem: Success and Controversy Music has been a vital part of my life. Since I was in elementary school I can remember hanging out in the garage watching my dad work on his car blasting rock music. Now every time I hear Guns n Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle,” it brings me back to those days in the garage with my dad. Music leaves a lasting impact and one artist that has had a great impact on my life is Eminem. Eminem has had much success as an artist not only in music, but on the big screen too…

8 Mile is a movie starring Eminem who plays a white rapper who lives on the streets of 8 Mile. It is loosely based on the lead actor’s life while we were growing up. The movie won an Oscar for best music, making Eminem the first rapper to ever win an Oscar. The movie starts with Eminem’s character, B Rabbit, throwing up in a bathroom before he was going to rap in a freestyle battle. Whenever he goes on stage he chokes and is not able to get any words out. The rest of the movie he is made fun of…

of those cherished names, and among those legendary artists are Kanye West and Eminem. They are two of the most known artists of the 21st century and have long careers that have been rivaled by few. They have plenty of similarities and differences in their childhood and adolescence, their pre-fame reputation and discovery, and first hit singles. Kanye West…

Marshall Mathers known as Eminem, has demonstrated with heart, hustle, aspiration, energy and commitment, anyone can achieve different levels of goals they would like to reach. Eminem was made in the projects of Eastern Detroit. He was tormented and mistreated by other student bullies in the school he attended. He drove to accomplish on what he was aiming for and best part is he was against the probabilities. Because of that hard work he is one of the best white rappers of all time. Marshall…

Marshall Mathers Jr. or Eminem rapped and released the song “Lose Yourself,” in 2002. Brendon Daley asserted, “Eminem was the best-selling artist of the 2000’s, and the 83rd best artist of all time according to Rolling Stone Magazine. He has sold over 155 million albums, and is one of the bestselling artists of all time.” “Lose Yourself” was part of the 8mile soundtrack which was an anecdote to Eminem’s life. Eminem was supposed to be rapping as his character Rabbit in 8mile about his life…

* Introduction In his childhood, Eminem (Marshal Bruce Mathers III) was born into poverty and a broken home, led an itinerant lifestyle with his Mother Deborah Mathers who never held down a job, constantly shifting towns and schools, living in public housing and never grounding themselves. Existing outside of acceptable living conditions and with Marshal receiving an extremely poor education, their lifestyle led to risk of disconnection from social and moral standards. Later his mother (in his…

role models face, Eminem. Eminem was my bestie since the day I was born. Even though he was like 27, we just said age is just a number so we bonded quickly. We did everything together, like going on his music tours, playing football and he even came to school with me, and sometimes we'd just sit there and laugh at each other. Eminem is my best friend and will be forever even though my mom thinks he's a bad influence. But he's been there to catch me when I fall since day one. Eminem has literally…

to write some slick lyrics. To his family he is Marshall Mathers. To us, he is Eminem. The most controversial rock musician of the 21st century. With several Grammy awards and platinum records to his name. Eminem is often a closed book with regards to his personal life (apart from when he is rapping about it in his songs). Here are 10 secrets you didn't know about his life. Number Ten: His Mother Sued Him When Eminem wrote the lyric 'My mother does more dope than I do' in hit single 'My Name…

commonly known as Eminem, is one of the most successful artist in the rap game with almost 150 awards (Wikipedia) to his name - one being the artist of the decade award; this almost certainly has to be accompanied with a sense of pride. During Eminem’s early career, he portrayed asshole like characteristics and would have taken that sense of pride and turned it into offensive pride. It was after his nearly fatal overdose in 2007 (Rolling Stone, 2011) that we saw a different side of Eminem, one…

AP Language & Composition: Song Rhetorical Analysis The song “Not Afraid” by legendary rapper,Eminem, shows the transformation of a troubled soul and also relays a positive message. From the powerful melody to the meaningful lyrics, Eminem and others involved created a sense of togetherness with an audience that has also experienced the ups and downs life has to offer. At the start of the song, Eminem talks over the chorus as if he was reflecting on his life;which in turn creates a…