The Eminem Show

all six members needed an alter ego. The most notable of which came firmly attached to the heels of the infamous Eminem. Eminem himself doesn’t believe too much in ‘pulling punches’ as his raps are often criticized for being heavy in homophobic content and rather misogynistic. While his lyrics are raw, violent and harsh, his counterpart is a different breed. For comparisons sake, if Eminem aggression was analogous to a standard U.S. battle tank, Slim Shady could the red heated war-chariot of…

Is Eminem Indeed a “Rap God”? Since being thrown into the spotlight Eminem has thrived producing countless top tracks and albums becoming a household name. In his Grammy award winning album The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Slim Shady enhances his old persona in the song “Rap God”. Starting his career off as a battle rapper shows in this song as it is bursting with quick witted rhymes but in they way he wove them together shows how he has evolved as a lyricist. Marshall will no doubt go down in…

intended audience. The band Nirvana used metaphors in their song “Rape Me” to show how the media and friends use and abuse their fame. While the song “The Way I am” by Eminem, can be heard as a diary entry into the life of a celebrity trying to live and be a normal person with the media. The song “The Way I am” is very clear with its use of imagism contrary to “Rape Me”, which could keep listeners guessing on who the aslant is. Eminem song did use the elements of non-traditional structure. The…

Early Life Eminem was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III just outside of Kansas City, Missouri. He never knew his father because he abandoned the family when Eminem was still an infant and rebuffed all of his son's many attempts to contact him during his childhood. He was raised along with a younger half-brother by his mother, Debbie Mathers-Briggs, who moved the family to a predominately black neighborhood on the East side of Detroit when Mathers was 11. At the age of 14, he began to get very…

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…

is underdog rapper Machine Gun Kelly, or more commonly known as, MGK. Starting up in 2006, Machine Gun Kelly is getting called “another white rapper” when that is definitely not the case. Of course, he’s automatically getting compared to Eminem, nonetheless. Eminem making his debut in 1999, became one of the most well-known and idolized rappers of all time. Tough to compete with, but MGK is taking a turn down his own road. Through the eyes of the people, these rappers appear to be identical, but…

Eminem was born on October 17, 1972, in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was named Marshall Mathers after his dad. His mother’s name was Deborah Mathers. His father abandoned him, and his mother was a drug addict, who could never hold a job for more than a few months, so they moved constantly from Missouri and Detroit, Michigan. He was constantly bullied and had a rough childhood, failing 9th grade 3 times and dropping out. The only light in his life was his Uncle Ronnie, who would rap with him.…

* 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…

better than others. Some of the best rappers to ever live all have complex lyrics. Eminem is one good example of a great lyricist. This makes Eminem one of the greatest because he's able to put words together and have them make sense like no one has ever done before. Like he said in rap god “ school flunky, pill junky, but look at the accolades, these skills brung me, full of myself, but still hungry.” This shows how Eminem is able to use words that don’t usually go together and have…

Human civilization is like a well made salad. The lettuce, the chunks of carrots and cucumbers don’t necessarily taste the best, but eating them is great for your body and your mind. You feel amazing having eaten your salad; you committed to your goal and you succeeded, sort of. Upon closer inspection, you realize you’ve glazed ranch over the salad, and washed your lunch down with a sugary soft drink, simply to distract from the bitter taste comes with accepting good nutrients in your body. Much…