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Slim Shady, Eminem, Marshall Mathers. Three names for one person. Marshall Mathers is his given name, Slim Shady is his evil persona, and Eminem is his comedic persona that is commonly known for making fun of popular celebs. When first releasing his album "The Slim Shady LP" in 1999, it was historic. He was one of the very first white rappers to make music in a primarily black-dominated industry.
During the first half of Eminem's career he was known for his shocking, controversial lyrics. He was not accepting of anyone and anything that was "different" from societal norms, consistently took stabs at homosexuality and women, and received major backlash for expressing his opinions so freely. Eminem maintained that all rap contains such vulgarity and it is simply because he is a white rapper that he was getting more heat.
Eminem released "Encore" in 2004 as a sequel to "The Eminem Show" (2002). It did not live up to the expectations that Eminem fans held for him because the rhymes and delivery were weak and predictable. This is mostly in part to the fact that Eminem was coping with drug addiction to sleeping aids and pain killers.
In 2006 one of Eminem's lifelong friends Deshaun "Proof" Holton passed away after being shot outside of a club in Detroit. This was when Eminem's drug use got even worse. From 2005-2008 Eminem was absent from the music industry due to being in-and-out of rehab.
In 2009 he released the album "Relapse" and this was his first album where he rapped completely sober. It was highly criticized because he rapped with a middle eastern accent for some reason. He nixed the accent when he released his most recent album to date, "Recovery"in 2010. The lyrics in every song on this album were explosive. He used complicated rhyme schemes, beats with catchy hooks, and honest lyrics explaining all that he'd been through since going on his three year sabbatical from music. It satisfied Eminem fans because it resembled his music from the early 2000s.
Eminem is not making as much music as he used to because he has been focused on producing, however he maintains his drug free lifestyle. His drug use almost resulted in his death and coming back from that has encouraged him to look at life in a completely new way. He is now much more artistic with his songs. He paints pictures with his lyrics which make the situations he talks about much more vivid, and he still has that same fast paced delivery that every fan loves.
During the first half of Eminem's career he was known for his shocking, controversial lyrics. He was not accepting of anyone and anything that was "different" from societal norms, consistently took stabs at homosexuality and women, and received major backlash for expressing his opinions so freely. Eminem maintained that all rap contains such vulgarity and it is simply because he is a white rapper that he was getting more heat.
Eminem released "Encore" in 2004 as a sequel to "The Eminem Show" (2002). It did not live up to the expectations that Eminem fans held for him because the rhymes and delivery were weak and predictable. This is mostly in part to the fact that Eminem was coping with drug addiction to sleeping aids and pain killers.
In 2006 one of Eminem's lifelong friends Deshaun "Proof" Holton passed away after being shot outside of a club in Detroit. This was when Eminem's drug use got even worse. From 2005-2008 Eminem was absent from the music industry due to being in-and-out of rehab.
In 2009 he released the album "Relapse" and this was his first album where he rapped completely sober. It was highly criticized because he rapped with a middle eastern accent for some reason. He nixed the accent when he released his most recent album to date, "Recovery"in 2010. The lyrics in every song on this album were explosive. He used complicated rhyme schemes, beats with catchy hooks, and honest lyrics explaining all that he'd been through since going on his three year sabbatical from music. It satisfied Eminem fans because it resembled his music from the early 2000s.
Eminem is not making as much music as he used to because he has been focused on producing, however he maintains his drug free lifestyle. His drug use almost resulted in his death and coming back from that has encouraged him to look at life in a completely new way. He is now much more artistic with his songs. He paints pictures with his lyrics which make the situations he talks about much more vivid, and he still has that same fast paced delivery that every fan loves.
