Eminem has three aliases: Eminem, The Slim Shady, and his original teenage stage name, which was M&M. His real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III. Here is 14 facts that you probably didn’t know about the rap god.
1. The name Eminem was originally spelled “M&M,” which came from his initials Marshall Mathers (not from the candy).
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2. His middle name is Bruce.
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3. He’s left-handed.
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4. He can cook! Before his rapping career took off, he prepared food at St. Clair Shores, Michigan.
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5. Eminem dropped out of high school when he was 17-years-old, after spending three years in 9th grade.
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6. He turned down the lead role in recent flick, Elysium, which ended up going to Matt Damon instead.
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7. Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” was the first rap song to win an Academy Award in 2002 for “Best Original Song.”
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8. Em’s mother was in labor for 73 hours — that’s THREE days! — while giving birth to him.
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9. He was inspired to start rapping after he heard The Beastie Boys for the first time.
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10. When The Real Slim Shady LP was released in 2000, Eminem was still making payments on his trailer home.
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11. Eminem's relatives used to call him 'Mickey' when he was a baby because he had big ears.
12. Eminem cuts his own hair
13. Eminem dropped out of school after failing 9th grade 3 times, mainly because he skipped school too many times to battle kids on the street corners.
14. Eminem is in the Guinness Book of world Records for being fastest selling hip-hop artist.
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