From Poverty to Stardom

Visit our site to download free pictures on EminemBefore he had the world singing along to "My Name
You can also download Eminem MP3s for free on ourIs …," he was Marshall Mathers, a poor kid growing
siteup in Warren, Michigan. As a child, he and his mother
To learn more about hip hop music visit our blogmoved constantly, staying at relatives' homes in
An urban phenomenon that changed the face ofplaces as disparate as Warren and Kansas City,
popular music, hip hop has certainly stood the test ofMissouri. As a result, Marshall found it difficult to make
time, gaining in popularity while other musical genresfriends, and he retreated into his comic books and
have faded away. Of all the emcees to play thistelevision. When Mathers was 12, his mother finally
special brand of urban music, perhaps the mostsettled down on the east side of Detroit. There, he
popular was Eminem. In 1999, Eminem released theattended Lincoln Junior High School and Osbourne
Slim Shady LP which automatically catapulted himHigh School, hanging out with friends and listening to
from his status as a rap star to massive popularity inartists like LL Cool J and the 2 Live Crew. He
the mainstream pop world. This, in turn, caused evencompeted against other rappers at his high school,
greater acceptance of hip hop as a musical genreand quickly gained a reputation as a gifted rhymer.
that was here to stay.But his penchant for skipping school led him to fail the
Eminem's lyrics, which cover topics such as povertyninth grade.
and single parenthood, reflect a rough upbringing.