The Untold Truth Of Eminem

Publish date: 2024-04-10

Eminem's birth name is Marshall Mathers III, after his father Marshall Mathers Jr. His dad and mom, Debbie Mathers-Briggs, married when she was 15 years old. And the couple welcomed their first child and future rapper nearly three years later. According to Salon, Eminem's mom "almost died delivering her first son at the end of a 73-hour labor."

 Eminem was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, but the family relocated to North Dakota. His parents were also musicians. The two played "in a band called Daddy Warbucks, playing Ramada Inns along the Dakota-Montana border," per Rolling Stone. But things weren't working out well between Eminem's parents, and Mathers-Briggs returned to Missouri with her son when he was two years old. Allegedly, Eminem's father displayed so much "erratic behavior" that he and his mom left "in a rush, leaving their clothes and car behind," Salon described.

Then as a young boy, Eminem grew up with just his mother and with other family members, like his father's aunt. Reportedly, young Eminem tried to stay in touch with his dad — who lived in California — by writing him letters. But his mom admitted that every letter the boy wrote bounced back, unreceived, per Rolling Stone. Eventually, Eminem and his mom moved to Detroit.

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