1. Presented by: Christina Roy

2. Introduction to Eminem  Eminem is a rapper  He has starred in 8 mile, Southpaw and Before I Self Destruct  Albums: Recovery, The Slim Shady LP, The Marshal Mathers LP, The Eminem Show and Relapse  When he was really young he wanted to make comic books for a living  At the age of 14 Eminem wrote his first rap song called “I’m Bad”, this song is what inspired him to become a rapper  Won 31 awards from the years 1997-2001

3. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (Better known as Eminem)

4. Biography  Was born on October 17 1973  Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri USA  Schools that Eminem attended: Dort Elementary School Osborne Junior High School Lincoln High School  Failed 9 th grade 3 times  Dropped out of school in 1989  Dropped out of school mainly because he was always beat up  Didn’t have a lot of money growing up

5. Top Selling Albums 1. The Marshall Mathers LP 2. The Eminem Show 3. Recovery 4. Slim Shady LP 5. Curtain Call: Hits 6. Relapse 7. Encore 8. 8 Mile

6. Top Selling Songs  Lose Yourself  Not Afraid  Stan  When I’m Gone  Beautiful  Till I Collapse  Love The Way You Lie  Sing for the Moment  Mockingbird  The Real Slim Shady

7. My personal favorite song: When I’m Gone Brings back memories of my grandparents and what they are probably saying Helps me feel better about the passing away of someone/something Great beat Well thought out Not to slow or boring

8. Important Information  1999- mother sued for 10 million dollars  Best friend “Proof” was killed by a gunshot in the head  Mother was into drugs  Starred in 2 commercials for the Super Bowl  The Marshall Mathers Foundation: assists troubled/disadvantaged teens

9. Important Information  Part of the band D12 and Bad Meets Evil  Is 5’9”  Daughters: Alaina Mathers + Whitney Mather  As a child moved back and forth from Kansas City to Detriot

10. Web Citied  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem  http://www.eminem.com/ http://www.eminem.com/  http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/TopE minemSongs.htm http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/TopE minemSongs.htm  http://music.aol.com/artist/eminem http://music.aol.com/artist/eminem