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| | friends and listening to artists like LL
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| | Cool J and the 2 Live Crew. He competed
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| | against other rappers at his high school,
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| | and quickly gained a reputation as a
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| | gifted rhymer. But his penchant for
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| An urban phenomenon that changed the face
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| | skipping school led him to fail the ninth
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| of popular music, hip hop has certainly
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| | grade.
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| stood the test of time, gaining in
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| | After dropping out of high school,
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| popularity while other musical genres
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| | Mathers held down several odd jobs, while
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| have faded away. Of all the emcees to
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| | continuing to work on his music. He
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| play this special brand of urban music,
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| | rapped in several groups such as Basement
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| perhaps the most popular was Eminem. In
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| | Productions, the New Jacks, and Sole
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| 1999, Eminem released the Slim Shady LP
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| | Intent, before deciding to go solo. In
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| which automatically catapulted him from
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| | 1998, Eminem put out The Slim Shady EP,
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| his status as a rap star to massive
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| | which contained the original version of
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| popularity in the mainstream pop world.
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| | "Just Don't Give A ...". A copy of the
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| This, in turn, caused even greater
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| | album made its way into the hands of Dr.
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| acceptance of hip hop as a musical genre
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| | Dre, the legendary creator of The Chronic
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| that was here to stay.
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| | and N.W.A., and then president of
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| Eminem's lyrics, which cover topics such
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| | Aftermath Entertainment. Dr. Dre quickly
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| as poverty and single parenthood, reflect
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| | signed Eminem to his label. The Slim
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| a rough upbringing. Before he had the
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| | Shady LP debuted at No. 3 on the
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| world singing along to "My Name Is ...,"
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| | Billboard Album Chart and Eminem became a
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| he was Marshall Mathers, a poor kid
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| | national phenomena.
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| growing up in Warren, Michigan. As a
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| | Today, the rapper retains his large fan
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| child, he and his mother moved
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| | base. They revel in all things Eminem,
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| constantly, staying at relatives' homes
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| | including his favorite drink (Mountain
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| in places as disparate as Warren and
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| | Dew), favorite food (Taco Bell), favorite
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| Kansas City, Missouri. As a result,
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| | actor (Denzel Washington) and favorite
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| Marshall found it difficult to make
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| | comic (Chris Rock). Eminem voted for the
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| friends, and he retreated into his comic
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| | first time in the 2004 election. He never
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| books and television. When Mathers was
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| | indicated for whom, but we suspect it
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| 12, his mother finally settled down on
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| | wasn't for a candidate, but for the hip
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| the east side of Detroit. There, he
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| | hop music he loved.
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| attended Lincoln Junior High School and
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