Eminem’s Life Story: The Way He Is

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Eminem’s Life Story: The Way He Is

For many years people have been associating young adult’s violent behavior to rap music. Artists such as Eminem, Jay Z, 2 Pac, and many others are being blamed for the acts that teenagers commit, but why do these artists have such an influential impact on us? In our research of Eminem, our group is studying three main controversies; his upbringing, his attacks against family members and other artists, and his political views, in hopes to understand why his words influence millions of children and young adults. As Eminem said in an interview, “They portrayed me as a vicious, vile, evil person, but I wouldn’t have gotten anywhere in this business if I was just a complete a**hole” (“Eminem on His”).

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He is a man who revolutionizes the hip-hop and the pop culture eternally, he epitomizes cultural interbreed, he rules the rap world and creates a bizarre perception, and his name is Eminem, otherwise known as Marshal Bruce Mathers III (Eminem: Biographical”maybe introduce the source at the start of the information). He changed his name to one of the most well known rap stars in 1996. Eminem was born on October 17, 1972 in Missouri (“Eminem:mm52”). He moved to a town named Warren and grew up there as a poor child with no real guidance. He was constantly staying with his relatives while his mom was jobless or too into her pill habits to take care of him. When Eminem was twelve, his mother finally settled down in Detroit, Michigan. As a teenager, Eminem mainly found himself on streets by his high school, Osburne High, listening to rap music by LL Cool J and Run DMC. At school he would start fighting with other school mates, and he quickly received the reputation of a witty free styled writer ...

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