Who would have thought a white trash boy from Detroit would eventually evolve into one of the pinnacles of popular rap music and hip-hop culture by the year 2000? The answer: no one. Well, no one believed it was possible until he picked up a microphone and people heard him spew out lyrics expressing his disgruntled view of society.

Born in Kansas City on October 17, 1972, Marshall Bruce Mathers III learned from a young age to escape from his chaotic home life by acting out in school; moving from place to place left him with a shortage of friends which spurred his tendencies to escape, writing down his feelings in the form of rap lyrics. Mathers eventually dropped out of school after failing the ninth grade and held down numerous odd jobs fulltime, fueled by the mere thought of success as a rapper. "I tried to get back to school five years ago," he said, "but I couldn't do it. I just wanted to rap and be a star one day" (www.eminemworld.com). After rapping in group

So now I'm catchin' the flack from these activists when they raggin', actin' like I'm the first rapper to Smack a bitch, or say faggot

Just try to envision witnessin' your Mama poppin' prescription pills in the kitchen,

And expect them not to know what a woman's clitoris is

Shit, just look at me like I'm your closest pal, the posterchild, the mother fuckin' spokesman now for...

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