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Although he's only been in the public eye since 1999, Marshall Mathers (aka Eminem) has crammed at least a decade's worth
of career highs and lows into those few short, high-profile years. The Detroit-based Dr. Dre protégé has invoked the wrath of women and homosexuals with his offensive lyrics; become enemies with Moby, Everlast, Fred Durst, and Christina Aguilera; provided tabloids with plenty of gossip fodder regarding his personal life...and in the process become just about the biggest
rock star on the planet. This is because Eminem isn't just about controversy and shock value: This often misunderstood major
talent has actually given white rappers genuine credibility in this post-Vanilla Ice age with his string of dynamic hits (both solo and with his side group, D12), his plethora of Grammy nominations, his critically acclaimed film 8 Mile, and his three multiplatinum studio albums, which--once one gets past the hype and hullabaloo that surround them--are
some of the most creative, original, and exciting releases of the rap genre (or any musical genre) in the past decade.
Mathers was born into a poor, working-class family on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri, though he spent much of
his youth in Detroit, the city he would eventually put on the rap map. Originally taking on the stage name M&M (later
changed to its current spelling), at age 14 he became a battle rapper, competing against other Detroit MCs in local clubs.
After a short stint with a rap act called New Jacks, in 1995 he made his recording debut with a group called Soul Intent,
which introduced him to a rapper named Proof, who appeared on that single's B-side. Eminem and Proof soon started a new group
called D12 with four other MCs (Bizarre, Kon Artis, Swift, and Kuniva), while Eminem simultaneously launched his solo career
with two independent releases, 1996's Infinite and 1997's The Slim Shady EP, which featured his trademark dark,
disturbing, angry lyrics. Eminem drew from his troubled personal life when penning such bleak words: He had just had a daughter
with his on/off girlfriend, Kim, with whom he had a very tumultuous relationship; he was estranged from his mother, with whom
he also frequently butted heads; he was abusing alcohol and drugs with alarming frequency; and he had attempted suicide on
at least one occasion. Though these harrowing experiences provided inspiration for some brilliant if nasty and offensive lyrics,
Mathers was at such a low point in his life that it seemed there was nowhere to go but up.
Enter Interscope Records honcho Jimmy Iovine, who--impressed by Eminem's fresh and bold style--approached the struggling
rapper after seeing him take second place in the freestyle category at 1997's Rap Olympics. Iovine later played Eminem's demo
tape for super-producer and former Death Row Records chief/NWA member Dr. Dre, who immediately liked what he heard, contacted Eminem, and started a fruitful creative partnership with Eminem
that exists to this day. (Legend has it that the two recorded Eminem's first big hit single, "My Name Is," within an hour
after first meeting each other.) Interscope quickly signed Mathers, and Dre produced his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP, which was released in February 1999 to both massive acclaim and derision, eventually going triple-platinum.
Eminem's follow-up, 2000's Marshall Mathers LP, was an even bigger phenomenon, selling almost 2 million copies in its first week of release alone, thus becoming the
fastest-selling hip-hop album of all time. However, the album stirred up even more of an uproar than its predecessor, making
Mathers the target of much public hatred. Among other conflicts and controversies, the album created a feud with pop princess
Christina Aguilera (the single "The Real Slim Shady" alleged that she had performed oral sex on both Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst and MTV's Carson Daly); led his mother to file a defamation lawsuit against him (a judge later dismissed the
case); and generated accusations of homophobia and sexism mostly centering around the songs "Kill You" and "Kim" (the latter
a rant about the mother of his child, whom he had recently married but would soon divorce, and later reconcile with yet again).
But Eminem thrived on the controversy, becoming an even bigger superstar and racking up a surprising number of Grammy nominations
in 2001, much to the chagrin of his many outspoken detractors. And he kept people guessing about how much of the Slim Shady
"character" was really the real deal, when he performed a duet version of his single "Stan" with the openly gay Elton John at the Grammys ceremony, even warmly hugging Elton onstage. Mathers won three Grammys that night--Best Rap Solo Performance
(for "The Real Slim Shady"), Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group (for his work on the Dr. Dre duet "Forgot About Dre"),
and Best Rap Album (for The Marshall Mathers LP)--adding to the two statuettes he'd won the previous year for "My Name
Is" (Best Rap Solo Performance) and The Slim Shady LP (Best Rap Album).
There seemed no stopping Eminem--not even convictions on weapons and assault charges (stemming from separate incidents
involving his estranged wife with another man and rival Detroit rap act Insane Clown Posse). Eminem was sentenced to community service and kept on recording, releasing Devil's Night with old group D12 in 2001 and then The Eminem Show, one of the most critically heralded albums of 2002 and his most personal work yet. He also revealed more of his real-life
persona in 8 Mile, a Rocky-style feelgood flick lensed by L.A. Confidential/Wonder Boys director Curtis Hanson that presented a sort of cleaned-up version of Eminem's rags-to-riches life story. Eminem put
on such an impressive performance in the film that there was actually speculation that he would receive a best actor nomination
at the Oscars in 2003. Although the best actor nod failed to materialize, Eminem was nominated and won best song with "Lose
Yourself" over stiff competition from U2 and Paul Simon.
While Eminem may have seemed like a novelty act at first--with his shocking, four-letter lyrics, cartoonish bad-boy image,
and, of course, pale skin color (a real anomaly in hip-hop)--he has since established himself as one of the most important
artists of his time and a true force to be reckoned with, continuing to cross both color boundaries and genre boundaries with
his edgy, rock-tinged raps. With his turbulent personal life, powder-keg temper, and tendency to tangle with the law, it is
still uncertain how long his career will last before he burns out, but it's already obvious that his music had made history
and will long outlast any controversy that dogs him.
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Jackson Angry With Eminem Over New Video
(AP, 10/13/2004 7:41 AM)
Michael Jackson is angered by the way he is mocked in rapper Eminem 's recently released video "Just Lose It" and has asked
cable music stations to remove the video from their rotations.
In the video, Eminem is costumed as Jackson and is seen with a group of boys in the background, jumping around as he sings
about Jackson's child molestation allegations: "Come here, little kiddie, on my lap. Guess who's back with a brand new rap."
Jackson has pleaded not guilty in Santa Barbara County to child molestation, conspiracy and administering alcohol to an
underage companion.
"I am very angry at Eminem's depiction of me in his video," Jackson said Tuesday in an interview with comedian Steve Harvey
on Los Angeles radio station 100.3 FM. "I feel that it is outrageous and disrespectful. It is one thing to spoof, but it is
another to be demeaning and insensitive."
Also in the video, Eminem ridicules plastic surgery done on Jackson's nose, and an accident in which Jackson's hair caught
fire while he was filming a Pepsi commercial in 1984.
Only Black Entertainment Television has agreed to pull the video. The network's president and founder, Robert Johnson,
said he felt it was inappropriate to disparage a celebrity.
Eminem's Ex-Wife to Begin Rehab in Minn.
(AP, 09/15/2004 1:22 PM)
The ex-wife of rapper Eminem on Wednesday was to begin treatment for drug abuse at a facility in Minnesota, a spokesman
for the Michigan corrections department said.
Earlier this week, Macomb County Circuit Judge Edward Servitto released Kim Mathers from jail early so she could go to
the Hazelden drug treatment center in Center City, Minn., corrections spokesman Russ Marlan said.
Mathers had been sentenced to 120 days in jail and was not scheduled to leave until December, Marlan said.
She is scheduled to be in drug treatment for 30 days. If she successfully completes it, Marlan said Mathers will continue
her two-year probation, which is set to end in January 2006.
It's not the first time Mathers has tried treatment. She twice has dropped out of a court-ordered drug treatment program
and served some jail time earlier this year after dropping out.
She was placed on probation after pleading guilty to charges of possessing 25 grams or less of cocaine and failing to give
adequate space to an emergency vehicle. The charges stemmed from a 2003 traffic stop in St. Clair Shores.
Mathers and Eminem, whose legal name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, have a daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers.
Eminem's "Encore" All Set
(E! Online, 08/31/2004 12:15 PM)
Eminem is ready for an Encore.
The rap superstar will release his long-awaited fourth album, Encore, on Nov. 16, Interscope Records has announced.
Eminem's last official studio effort was 2002's The Eminem Show, which debuted at number one on the Billboard
charts and went on to sell 9.2 million copies in the U.S. and more than 19 million copies worldwide. It won two Grammys ,
including Best Rap Album, and spawned the smash singles "Without Me" and "Cleaning Out My Closet."
He followed that up with the mega-selling soundtrack to his hit movie, 8 Mile, which moved 9 million copies worldwide
and included his hard-charging rap hit "Lose Yourself"--a track that spent 12 weeks atop Billboard's Hot 100 and garnered
him the Oscar for Best Song and two more Grammys, for Best Rap Song and Best Male Rap Performance.
More recently, he reteamed with his Detroit rap crew D12 for D12 World, which hit stores in April and has since
racked up 3 million in worldwide sales.
Interscope did not disclose details regarding the specific tracks for Encore--or vitually anything else (guest rappers,
first single, etc.) about the disc--in the five-sentence press release announcing the album.
But Billboard reports the disc will hit stores about the same time two other projects by Eminem come out--a compilation
of unreleased Tupac tracks that Slim Shady helped produce and a remix of the country song "Lean Back," on which he contributed
a verse.
If recent history is any indication, the November date might not be be set in stone. Interscope and Eminem decided to move
the drop date of The Eminem Show up nine days--with the album debuting on a Sunday, instead of the typical Tuesday--after
it was leaked to file-sharing sites. To combat piracy, and potential lost revenue, the label would surely pull an encore if
Encore wound up online.
Even then, industry analysts predict such leaks will hardly put a dent in the album's first-week sales.
"If there's ever an album that can break a million in the digital age, it's this guy," says David Adelson, editor of Hits
magazine and E! News Live's music correspondent. "Even with an Internet leakI think the record's gong to be a smash."
For most of 2004, Eminem's avoided the spotlight, content to work on new songs in his Detroit studio and spending time
with daughter Hailie Jade. He did turn up at last June's MTV Movie Awards to perform with D12 and bare his butt for the camera--a
shot the network subsequently edited out the shot for broadcast in the wake of Boobgate.
Adelson says that by making himself scarce, Eminem only stokes more interest in what he's going to do next.
"He's smart. He plays it right and disappears for a long time," Adelson says. "The D12 thing was good for him. It was a
one-off. He took care of his band, made fun of himself, put out the single, and then went away."
But that doesn't mean Em's been slacking.
Eminem teamed up with Sirius Satellite Radio in July to launch an "uncut" 24-hour hip-hop music channel. The controversial
rapper plans to emcee some shows on the music station, plug acts from his Shady Records and offer some exclusive tracks of
his own. The channel debuts in the fall.
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In the world of hip-hop music, white rappers don't really seem to cut it.
3rd Bass, the Beastie Boys and Everlast of House Of Pain fame have done it, even though the latter two have gone on to pursue other formats of music. But remember Vanilla Ice, Marky Mark, Lord Scotch, Jesse James, Chilly Tee, Blood Of Abraham? Where are they now?
However, with the new millennium quickly approaching, things are beginning to change.
There is a whole new crop of MCs, all white, all looking to change the face of rap music. Check the lineup. The biracial
underground favorite Company Flow is led by rapper El Producto. Wu-Tang Clan protégé Remedy is of Jewish lineage. RA The Rugged Man was recently signed to Priority Records, and a long-overdue 3rd Bass reunion record
is in the works.
With Detroit's Eminem, the controversial protégé of Dr. Dre, leading this pack of new musical hopefuls, rap music had just better start bracing itself. It's about to be on.
"My sh-t goes against the grain of the typical sh-t you hear nowadays," explains the rapper, whose real name is Marshall
Mathers. "Something that someone else won't say, I'll say. So, if people buy this album, don't think that there's something
that I won't say. I'm gonna say whatever it is I'm feeling."
Eminem isn't concerned about people becoming offended by some of the wild things he says in his songs. He's just being
honest.
"A lot of the sh-t I say is from the heart," Eminem explains, "but some of it is just like vulgar humor. It's just sick
comedy. Anybody with half a brain is gonna be able to figure out when I'm serious and when I'm joking."
Some may have taken the scenes in Eminem's "My Name Is" video as a joke. But there's some truth to the clip's portrayal
of a channel-surfing trailer-park couple that excitedly watches Eminem on TV, as that couple represents a portion of the audience
the rapper hopes to attract.
"I think that lower-class America is really gonna feel it, 'cause it's some sh-t that I went through," says Eminem, explaining
how those who've experienced hardship will relate to his music. "A lot of it is really sh-t that I went through, and a lot
is sh-t that other people went through...I'm not the only one who's been through a lot."
As for the cynics and critics who constantly question his rhyming ability solely because of his race, Eminem bluntly suggests,
"Eat a d--k."
He does admit that the taunting used to bother him. "But something just clicked in my head," he begins. "I think it was
built up from everybody always testing me, or just hearing sh-t [people said] behind my back. I got tired of people telling
me that because I was white I should go into rock 'n' roll or something. I just got fed-up, like, 'F--k you! How can someone
tell me that I can't do a music that I have f--king supported since I was eight or nine years old? I f--king helped make everyone
else rich by buying their sh-t, and now you're telling me I can't do what I love? I grew up on this sh-t. That's f--king bananas.'"
As one of the most animated rappers next to Busta Rhymes, Eminem's squeaky voice, elaborate concepts and outrageous caricatures in the "My Name Is" video suggest that he's interested
in taking on the silver screen.
"I want to be up in that spotlight and be at that forefront," Eminem says, "so I can get a chance to speak my mind. I want
my chance to tell my sh-t. I feel like the bigger I am, whether it be through movie, TV, or whatever, the more of a chance
I get to speak."
He may talk a big game, but with all of the hype surrounding the release of his first project, is Eminem somewhat taken
aback by the immense response?
"I don't know if it's fair to say I'm surprised," he says unashamedly. But still, he isn't quick to take things for granted,
realizing a big ego doesn't automatically mean big record sales.
Landing an opportunity of a lifetime to work with producer Dr. Dre was more of a surprise to Eminem. Eminem is currently
aiding the good Dr. in finishing up his long-awaited sophomore solo album, Chronic 2000 (Still Smokin'), spending anywhere
from two to five days a week in the studio preparing for a summer 1999 release. Recent releases from Dr. Dre may not have
made much of an impact on the music scene, but Eminem feels the founding member of N.W.A. is still at the top of his game.
"Personally, I don't really feel like nobody could f--k with Dre beatwise," Eminem offers. "I had other offers on the table--I
won't say which ones--but the Dre one seemed the most realest. He was the most serious about it. It was like he wanted to
get in [the studio] and knock sh-t out." The self-proclaimed "studioholic" says he recorded four songs with Dr. Dre during
their first recording session.
The excitement of having "I Just Don't Give A F--k" and "My Name Is," the first two songs released from The Slim Shady LP, achieve top 10 rap positions has kept Eminem focused on his gift of gab.
"I don't know what's gonna happen," Eminem says of what's in store for him. "I really can't say. It really depends on where
this rap sh-t takes me. I'm gonna go wherever this rap takes me, even if it takes me to the grave."
Eminem Spaces Out
(E! Online, 07/13/2004 6:10 PM)
By Sarah Hall
So the FCC wouldn't let him be, wouldn't let him be he...and now Eminem is making the move to satellite radio.
On Monday, the Grammy-winning rapper announced his plans to team up with Sirius Satellite Radio to "deliver an uncut hip-hop
radio station like never before" beginning this fall.
"Once upon a time not too long ago, the feds wanted all my music off the air," Eminem said in a statement. "Now we'll be
on Sirius 24 hours a day, playing the best hip-hop...not just from Shady Records, but from everywhere.
"I can't wait to start dropping new material, exclusive tracks and uncensored hip-hop featuring me and everyone else freely
saying whatever the hell we want."
Though Eminem has never exercised much restraint when expressing himself in his lyrics, getting his point of view on the
air has long presented a problem. Since Sirius is available only by subscription, the rapper will not be governed by the regulations
that restrict public airwaves.
And the real Slim Shady wants to make sure his uncut voice is heard--he and other Shady Records artists such as 50 Cent
and Obie Trice are set to host occasional specialty shows on the as-yet unnamed station, giving fans the opportunity to call
in and chat with their favorite hip-hop talents.
The program selection will be designed by top artists and deejays. In addition, Eminem's DJ Green Lantern is slated to
host a weekly slot showcasing the latest hip-hop mixes.
Interscope Records Chairman Jimmy Iovine and Shady Records Vice-President/Eminem manager Paul Rosenberg will co-executive
produce the channel with the Real Slim Shady.
"Our partnership with Sirius gives us the unique opportunity for nationwide exposure of our new and existing artist roster,"
Rosenberg said in a statement. "While our channel will not be solely limited to Shady artists, we plan on delivering exclusive,
obscure and/or hard to find music from our acts."
While Eminem will be free to say whatever he wants on the channel, moving to satellite won't resolve the latest
incident of censorship faced by the rapper. After he pulled down his pants and mooned the audience at the MTV Movie Awards
last month, Em's buns were edited out of the telecast.
Eminem raps Bush in scathing new video
Badboy hip-hop star unlikely critic
With his history of homophobia and his long-running beef with MoveOn supporter Moby, Eminem
is an even less likely lefty hero than Howard Stern. But the just-released video for his new anti-Bush song "Mosh" makes Fahrenheit
9/11 look like a GOP campaign spot, and it will almost certainly reach an audience that wouldn't think of shelling out
for a documentary.
The beautifully animated video, which is directed by Ian Inaba, opens with a classroom. At the front is a man in a blue
suit, his face buried in an upside down children's book that says My Pet, with a picture of a bush.
Just as the man is revealed to be Eminem, the scene changes, and we see the singer taping up newspaper stories to a wall:
"Sick Wounded Troops Held in Squalor," says one; "Civil Liberties at Stake," says another; "Bush Knew," says a third.
In five minutes, Eminem manages a furious indictment of the administration that will likely resonate among many troops
in Iraq as well as disaffected kids at home.
In one scene, a smiling soldier returns home from Baghdad only to be handed a notice announcing that he has to go back.
As Eminem sings "f--- Bush," the soldier mouths the words.
Then we see a woman walking home in the rain, carrying groceries and an envelope. Inside is an eviction notice. As she
reads it, we hear Eminem saying, "Maybe this is God just saying we're responsible for this monster, this coward that we have
empowered."
The woman looks at her TV, where Bush is speaking over a banner that says "Tax Cuts." She looks at her terrified children,
then back at the screen, which says, "Breaking News ... Terror Alert."
It all ends amazingly earnestly, with Eminem leading a black-clad army to the voting booth.
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