Eminem

At the age of fifteen, the rapper became friends with Kimberley Anne Scott, who had run away with her sister Dawn, and was living with Eminem's mother. The two young people fell in love, and gave birth to a daughter, Hailie in 1995.

Kim and the talented rap artiste got married in 1999, but the relationship has always been turbulent, with the couple getting divorced and remarried several times.In 2000, this brilliant rapper appeared on the front page of 'The Source' magazine, becoming the first white singer to have the honour.

In 2008, the famous rapper's mother published a book titled 'My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem', which is an autobiographical account of how she raised her son, and saw his rise to fame.

Eminem was born as Marshall Bruce Mathers III in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Marshall Bruce Mathers, Jr and his wife Deborah Rae "Debbie" Nelson, on October 17, 1972.

Marshall's parents were members of 'Daddy Warbucks', a band that used to perform at a hotel named 'Ramada Inns'. Marshall's father Bruce, and mother Debbie separated eventually, and went on to have different partners.

The young boy has three half-siblings, Michael, Sarah, and Nate. Marshall lived with his mother, Debbie, and they often changed cities, before settling down in Detroit, Michigan.

The boy grew up in a predominantly black neighbourhood, where he was often bullied by African-American youngsters. As a child he showed an affinity towards comics and music, particularly rapping.

The young child was never on good terms with his mother, but was close to her half-brother Ronnie. Marshall's education suffered as a result of constant tiffs with Debbie, and he left 'Lincoln High School', when he was seventeen years old.

When Marshall was only fourteen years old, he joined his friend Mike Ruby to practice rapping. The two friends called themselves 'Manix' and 'M&M', the latter becoming 'Eminem' in future.

Marshall also attended rap contests at the 'Osborn High School', along with friend DeShaun Dupree Holton, who later became famous as rapper Proof. The two rappers went to contests held at West 7 Mile, in Detroit. To excel in the art, Eminem practised writing long words and phrases that rhymed with each other.

He initially rapped with a group call the 'New Jacks', but later moved on to 'Soul Intent', a band that brought out a song in 1995, starring Eminem and Proof.

The two friends later separated from ‘Soul Intent’ and formed their own group called 'D12' or 'The Dirty Dozen' in 1996. The members include other famous rappers Kon Artis and Bizarre, and the group has produced several record breaking singles like 'Fight Music', 'Shit on You', and 'How Come'.

The same year, in 1996, Eminem brought out his first album titled 'Infinite'. The album was recorded under the banner of 'FBT Productions', and included songs that spoke about the struggles he faced after the birth of his daughter, at a time when he was financially unstable.

Though this rapper has won awards for almost every single album that he has released, the most famous is ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’, which is credited as the fastest-selling record in the history of rap.