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Nickname - When Eminem was young, his relatives called him Mickey because of his big ears.

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Artistic name - Eminem is made up of the rappers initials. His birth name is Marshall Mathers, and he originally started rapping under the name M&M. He eventually changed it to Eminem, which was probably for the best due to potential future copyright issues.

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High school dropout - The rapper failed ninth grade three times before finally dropping out completely at the age of 17. 

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Bullying - When he was only nine years old, the rapper was beaten up so badly that he was in a coma for over a week.

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Captured the attention - Eminem was discovered after placing second in the Rap Olympics. Someone from Interscope records brought his demo tape in, with Dr. Dre eventually giving it a listen. Eminem was then signed to Dr. Dre's label, Aftermath.

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Influences - Eminem has revealed that he looks up to the band Beastie Boys. He even used them as inspiration for his song 'Kamikaze.'

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Comic books - The rapper is a huge comic book fan, and his collection has been called "otherworldly," containing numerous rare comics.

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Comic books - In a combination of business sense and fandom, the rapper has his own comic book called 'Eminem/Punisher: Kill You,' which served as a promo for the release of 'Relapse.'

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Addictions - The rapper revealed that, before becoming sober, he used to take about 20 tablets of Valium, Ambien, and Vicodin per day.

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Addictions - Eminem fought for several years against his addiction to Vicodin, Ambien and Valium. When he decided to get sober, the rapper called Elton John, who helped him beat the addiction.

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Slim Shady - Reportedly, the rapper thought up his alter ego, Slim Shady, while he was on the toilet!

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Going up -

His first album 'Infinite' reportedly sold less than a thousand copies, while his second album, 'The Slim Shady LP,' hit no. 2 on the US Billboard charts.

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'The Eminem Show' - His 2002 album was his third album in four years that won a Grammy for Best Rap Album.

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'8 Mile' - Reportedly, Universal and Interscope wanted the main theme of '8 Mile' movie to be 'Cleanin Out My Closet.' However, the rapper thought it was too personal and wrote 'Lose Yourself' instead.

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Oscar - The song chosen by Eminem eventually won the Oscar for Best Original Song, and it became the first rap song to win a golden statuette.

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The Oscars ceremony - Supposedly, the rapper refused to perform at the Oscars ceremony that year because the Academy wanted him to sing a censored version of the song 'Lose Yourself.' So you can imagine everyone's shock when he finally performed the song at the 2020 Oscars.

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'Recovery' - His 2010 album was one of the best-selling albums of the year, second only to Lady Gaga's 'The Fame Monster.'

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King of Hip-Hop - Rolling Stone dubbed Eminem the King of Hip-Hop back in 2011.

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Rap battles - Rumor has it that all those who want to join the production company Shady Records have to do a rap battle against Eminem.

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Bullying - Eminem was sued by his childhood bully for US$1 million after the rapper mentioned a beating he gave him in his song 'Brain Damage.' The Michigan court did not approve DeAngelo Bailey's lawsuit and Eminem won.

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Relationship - The rapper has alleged that he had a relationship with Mariah Carey, even claiming it in some of his songs. However, the singer has always denied it.

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Grammys - The rapper has won 15 Grammys throughout his career.

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'The Marshall Mathers LP' - The rapper revealed that the title of one of his most critically acclaimed albums could have been different. He considered the title 'Amsterdam,' because he wrote much of the album in that city.

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Study - Eminem told Anderson Cooper that one of the ways that he widens his vocabulary is by reading a dictionary.

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Fake deaths - Over the years, the rapper has been the target of several fake news stories about his death. One of the ways people have claimed he's "died" is by car accident.

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'Southpaw' -

The role of Billy Hope in 'Southpaw' was written with Eminem in mind, and he even initially accepted it, but he ended up pulling out to work on his album. Jake Gyllenhaal ended up with the role.

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Another rejected film - Eminem was also supposed to be the main character in the movie 'Elysium,' but he declined as the director couldn't film in his hometown of Detroit.

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Technology - As of 2010, Eminem claimed that he didn't know how to use a computer. However, considering he has a Twitter account now, we think he's probably figured it out since.

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Daughters -

Eminem sings about his daughter, Hailie, in many of his songs. But he also has two adopted daughters, who are Hailie's half-sisters.

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