Before he became famous, Eminem, born Marshall Mathers, had a very hard life growing up in Detroit.

Before he became famous, Eminem, born Marshall Mathers, had a very hard life growing up in Detroit.

It was just him and his mother, with no father around, and they struggled with m0ney to the point where basic needs were sometimes diffi—cult to afford.

Living in a mostly Black neighborhood, he stood out and was often picked on. Some kids m0cked him and called him “albin0,” and he was bvllied a lot for being different, quiet, and skinny.

One serious incident at school left him b@dly h-u-r-t and in a coma for months after an att@ck.

Because of everything that happened, he fail£d the 9th grade and eventually left school at 17.

In the middle of all that p-a-i-n, he found comfort in music. While others were living normal teenage lives, he focused on writing lyrics, building his rhyme skills, and competing in underground rap b@ttles.

Many people doubted him at first, especially because he was a white kid in hip-hop, but he kept going. His strug—gles and loneliness pushed him forward.

From that r0ugh start, he went on to become one of the most respected and influential rappers in the world.