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Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 , 1972 ) is an American rapper best known by the Stage Name '''Eminem'''. He is one of today's most popular and controversial Rappers , and a Grammy and Oscar -winner. He is of mostly Scottish-American descent, and currently lives in Metro Detroit . Discovered by rapper/producer Dr. Dre , Eminem is known as one of the most skillful and controversial rappers in the industry, becoming a Crossover sensation with his second single " My Name Is " while simultaneously earning respect from the hip-hop community for his lyrical talent. He is noted for his ability to change his own verbal pace (flow) and style multiple times within one song without losing the Beat , and has been praised for his skill in Alliteration and Assonance . He is infamous for the controversy surrounding many of his lyrics. With the enormous success of his sophomore album '' The Marshall Mathers LP '' following its release in May 2000, and its subsequent nomination for four Grammy awards including Album of the Year, critics such as GLAAD denounced his lyrics as Homophobic , while others complained that it was also extremely Misogynistic and violent. However, he has received a great deal of praise within the hip-hop community for his lyrical ability. In America he is the second-highest selling rapper of all time, behind Tupac Shakur , though the latter has had several posthumous albums released. However, Eminem currently stands at the top of worldwide sales for a rapper selling over 65 million records which was stated on his official site when announcing his greatest hits album. While generally avoiding overtly political tones previously (or if they were mentioned it was in passing), in late 2004 before the presidential election, Eminem released the song "'', a compilation which covers many of his past hit songs, and includes three new tracks. Eminem has stated that he is taking a break from solo work but is in no way retiring, but he continues to produce for and collaborate with Shady/Aftermath artists, his latest collaboration being with Trick-Trick, an up-and-coming Detroit rapper, in the song "Welcome 2 Detroit". BIOGRAPHY Early childhood Mathers was born in and Privacy Infringement , which were eventually dismissed in court. His childhood was further marred by his family's meager financial status, which was the primary reason for their continuous moving, during which Marshall and his mother Debbie would often find themselves living in , adding that "my whole life I was made to believe I was sick when I wasn't... it makes you sick to your stomach, doesn't it?". This was not the first time someone had suggested Debbie had the disorder; a social worker had made similar comments following a 1996 investigation of her mistreatment of Nathan Samra-Mathers, her second child. Life before fame Before dropping out of Lincoln High School Warren as a 9th grader at the age of 17 (after failing ninth grade three times), Marshall made a number of significant acquaintances at the school. This included fellow rapper , 1999 in St. Joseph, Missouri. The couple's daughter, Hailie Jade Scott , born December 25 , 1995 would grow to become an important part of Marshall's life, as he became dedicated to giving her everything he himself was deprived of in his childhood, including a father figure and financial security. He would go on to mention her extensively in some of his songs, including "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" (''The Slim Shady LP'', 1999), which takes the form of a one-sided Dialogue with Hailie, as well as "Hailie's Song" (''The Eminem Show'', 2002), "Mockingbird" (‘‘Encore’’, 2004), and "When I'm Gone" (''Curtain Call: The Hits'', 2005), all of which are proclamations of his love and dedication to her. In addition, he samples her voice in the less serious upbeat track "My Dad's Gone Crazy" (''The Eminem Show'', 2002). Legal troubles The year 1999 was marked by a rise to celebrity status for Marshall, but it also ushered the beginning of his numerous legal troubles. The first of these was his mother Debbie's lawsuit against him in September of that year. The lawsuit was motivated by comments on Debbie's drug use made by Marshall on the song ''My Name Is'' (''The Slim Shady LP'', 1999), specifically the lyric "Ninety-nine percent of my life I was lied to/I just found out my mom does more dope than I do", and similar accusations in numerous interviews. Debbie refuted the statements and demanded more than $ 10 million in damages for defamation in two lawsuits. After rumors of Debbie dropping the suit, she and Marshall reached a settlement in 2001 for $25,000, with over $23,000 of it going to Debbie's former attorney Fred Gibson by a court order. A request for reconsideration of the settlement by Debbie was denied by a judge.[http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1444814/06272001/eminem.jhtml Marshall's resentful reflections on the case can be heard on the song "Marshall Mathers" (''The Marshall Mathers LP'', 2000) in the lyrics "my fuckin' bitch mom is suing for 10 million/ she must want a dollar for every pill I've been stealin'" and the self-censored line "your attorney Fred Gibson's a faggot". With Marshall's rise to stardom, new disputes arose between him and his wife, centered around Kim's dissatisfaction over the graphic fictional account of Marshall murdering her and dumping her body in a lake in the songs "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" (''The Slim Shady LP'', 1999) and "Kim" (''The Marshall Mathers LP'', 2000). The tension between the couple came to a climax when Marshall witnessed Kim kissing another man, one John Guerrera, outside the Hot Rocks Café in Warren on "The Kiss". While the trials were in the beginning stages, things were only getting worse for Marshall, when on song "Don't Approach Me" ('' Restless '', 2000), expressing anger and frustration with the media's constant prying into his life, and with public attention towards him in general. The reconciliation, however, would not last, as Kim filed for divorce in 2001, which was finalized in October of that year, granting joint physical and legal custody of Hailie to both parties, as well as requiring Marshall to make for cocaine while still on probation. {Link without Title} Marshall makes numerous references to Kim's cocaine use on the ''Encore'' album, including the quotes "you're a fucking cokehead slut" and "mama developed a habit" in the songs "Puke" and "Mockingbird" respectively. Their relationship since their divorce was subject to many contradictive rumors and statements in Marshall's music and remained in an indecisive "on-again, off-again" state for a long time. The aftermath Mathers was no stranger to drugs and alcohol, as suggested by a large number of his songs, including "Drug Ballad" (''The Marshall Mathers LP'', 2000) and "These Drugs" ('' Sleeping Pills for relief. His use of the drug eventually became so severe, that in August 2005, he cancelled the European leg of his ongoing tour, and checked into a Drug Rehabilitation clinic for treatment. The decline of Marshall's drug use during his probation was in line with the growing demands for responsibility in his role as a parent to Hailie. In addition, he is also known to take care of the daughter of Kim's twin sister Dawn, Alaina "Laney", whom he mentions in the song "Mockingbird" (''Encore'', 2004), referring to himself as her "daddy" and stating "it's almost like and Hailie are sisters now". He also cares for his younger half-brother Nathan, who makes appearances in the Music Video s for "The Way I Am" (''The Marshall Mathers LP'', 2000) and "Without Me" (''The Eminem Show'', 2002). Marshall currently resides with the aforementioned members of his extended family in Clinton Charter Township , Michigan in the outskirts of Detroit . Remarriage and Second Divorce Eminem remarried Kim on , 2006 , the news was leaked to the Detroit Free Press and MTV 's Total Request Live . EARLY CAREER Interested in rap from a young age, Mathers began performing as early as thirteen, later gaining some popularity with a group, Soul Intent . In 1996, he released his first independent album, named '' Infinite '' (of which he sold about 500 copies out of the back of his car.) The album received no airplay and a mixed critical response, with people claiming Eminem's rapping style sounded too similar to Nas and AZ . Drawing on the negative experiences of his life, in 1997 Eminem followed ''Infinite'' up with '' The Slim Shady EP '' demo, which saw his lyrics take a decidedly darker turn, in songs like "No One's Iller" and "Murder Murder," the latter in which he talks about having to commit crimes to feed his daughter. He became famous in the hip-hop underground because of his distinctive, cartoonish style and the fact that he was White in a predominantly black genre. Fellow rapper Snoop Dogg referred to him as rap's "great white American hope" in the song "Bitch Please II". It is said that rap artist and producer Dr. Dre found Eminem's demo on the garage floor of Jimmy Iovine , the Interscope label chief. Though this did not directly lead to a recording contract, Dr. Dre agreed to sign him when Eminem won second place versus MC Juice at the 1997 Rap Olympics Freestyle Battle (although confusingly the rapper Otherwize is credited with this victory on some websites). Other sources state that an executive at the offices of Interscope handed the demo to Iovine who passed it to Dre, which resulted in a contract. ENTERING THE MAINSTREAM At Interscope, Eminem released ''The Slim Shady LP'', which went on to be one of the most popular albums of 1999, going Triple Platinum by the end of the year. With the album's enormous popularity came controversy surrounding many of the album's lyrics. In "'97 Bonnie and Clyde", Eminem describes a trip with his infant daughter, disposing of the body of his wife. Another song, "Guilty Conscience," ends with Eminem encouraging a man to murder his wife and her lover. ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' was released in May 2000, quickly selling 2 million copies. The first single released from the album, '' The Real Slim Shady '', was a huge hit— thanks in part to the catchy rhythm and chorus line, "So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up, please stand up, please stand up?" (adapted from the catch phrase of the TV quiz show '' To Tell The Truth ''). It also created some buzz by trash-talking celebrities and making dubious claims about them. In the song, Eminem implies, among other things, that Christina Aguilera gave "head" ( Oral Sex ) to Fred Durst (of Limp Bizkit ) and Carson Daly (of MTV 's Total Request Live ). In his second single, " The Way I Am ," he reveals to his fans the pressures from his record company to top " My Name Is " and sell more records, and dismisses the alleged controversial link between music such as that of Marilyn Manson and shootings such as at Columbine High School as absurd, instead blaming the parents. In the third single, " Stan " (which samples Dido 's "Thank You"), Eminem attempts to deal with his new-found fame, telling the story of a fan so obsessed with Eminem that the fan winds up killing himself and his pregnant girlfriend, mirroring one of the songs on ''The Slim Shady LP''. It is now considered to be one of the classics of the genre. Eminem has achieved six UK #1 singles beating any other rapper ever and has also had the most #1 singles in the UK in the 21st century by an American artist. THEMES AND TOPICS A large part of Eminem's popularity is his separation from the over-abundance of " Pop -rap", in which rhymes rarely stray from bragging about money and jewelery, fast cars with large rims, huge parties, and constant casual sex. Instead, Eminem's songs typically explore deeper anger, thoughts, questions, and statements about his life and how he is treated. Common topics are:
CONTROVERSY With the enormous popularity of Eminem's second album, the controversy surrounding Eminem grew even larger, especially when ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Though Mathers had always claimed that his lyrics were not meant to be taken seriously, and that he had nothing against homosexuals or women, the gay rights group GLAAD organized a boycott of the Grammys. Mathers responded to this by singing "Stan" on-stage with openly gay singer Elton John , ending the performance by hugging John to show that he didn't have anything against homosexuals. Though it shocked a lot of people, this gesture failed to appease many of his critics. In later interviews, he said he did not know Elton John was gay, but that he respected him: "Of course I'd heard of Elton John," Eminem said, "but I didn't know he was gay. I didn't know anything about his personal life. I didn't really care, but being that he was gay and he had my back, I think it made a statement in itself saying that he understood where I was coming from." The two songs most often cited as examples in ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' of Eminem's Misogyny were "Kill You" and "Kim." Critics claimed the former portrayed extremely violent abuse against women in general and contained a line about Eminem raping his own mother. The latter is not so much a song as it is a reenactment of a fictional fight between Eminem and his wife, although he does rhyme his shouted, hoarse lines. Despite his conflicting expressions of love and hate throughout the track, Eminem ends up slitting Kim's throat at the end (accompanied by cries of "''Bleed, bitch, bleed!''"); several people objected to the graphic description of spousal abuse. On the clean version of the CD, the track was removed and replaced with a song almost entirely devoid of profanity called "The Kids." Since Eminem's rapid ascent to fame, tell-all biographies of varying quality have been published, including ''Shady Bizzness'' by his former bodyguard Byron Williams. Eminem himself has written a book called ''Angry Blonde'', released in 2000, where he reveals the emotions and intent behind the lyrics in the ''Marshall Mathers LP'', and describes his passion for and approach to rapping. As one of six members of the rap group D12 , Eminem appeared on the album ''Devil's Night'', released in 2001. The album was certified multi-platinum. The album contained the single " Purple Pills ", renamed "Purple Hills" for radio play. Another song, "Blow My Buzz", was on the soundtrack for the film ''The Wash'' (2001), in which Eminem had a cameo appearance.
On November 19 , 2003, new controversy surrounded Eminem when a cassette tape was played during a press conference held by '' The Source '' magazine. The cassette featured Mathers performing a Freestyle Rap in which he made disparaging remarks about black women, calling them "dumb chicks" in comparison to white women and claimed they are only after money. Other racial slurs and remarks were on the tape, including the use of the word "nigger". Mathers claimed he made the recording after breaking up with his black girlfriend in 1988; however ''The Source'' claimed the tapes were recorded in 1994, and old friends of Eminem's claimed he never had a black girlfriend. Eminem later filed a lawsuit against ''The Source'' for alleged Copyright infringement. He also publicly apologized for the tape. On December 8 , 2003, the United States Secret Service admitted it was "looking into" allegations that Mathers had threatened the President Of The United States after the unreleased song "We As Americans" leaked onto the internet. The lyrics in question: "Fuck money / I don't rap for dead presidents / I'd rather see the president dead / It's never been said, but I set precedents...". The song was being recorded to possibly be on ''Encore,'' but wound up on a bonus CD accompanying the album ''Encore''. The second use of the word "dead" was edited out of that version. Then, in 2004, Eminem made the Music Video " My Band " with D12. The song was the band's sarcastic response to the media's frequent portrayal of D12 as Eminem's band, giving little or no credit to its other members. The video contained various parodies, including that of the Janet Jackson "incident" , and of 50 Cent's " In Da Club " video. On , MC Hammer , and a Blonde-Ambition-touring Madonna . '' (2004).]] BET was the first channel to stop airing the video. MTV, however, announced it would continue airing the video, and "Just Lose It" became the #1 requested video on '' TRL '' for the week ending October 22 . ''The Source'' magazine, through its CEO Raymond " Benzino " Scott, wanted not only the video to be pulled, but the song off the album, and a public apology to Jackson from Eminem, though this was likely due to his personal hatred of Eminem rather than any genuine concern for Michael. {Link without Title} Others dismissed "Just Lose It" as a tame " on his 2003 album '' Poodle Hat '', himself told the '' Chicago Sun-Times '', "Last year, Eminem forced me to halt production on the video for my "Lose Yourself" parody because he somehow thought that it would be harmful to his image or career. So the irony of this situation with Michael is not lost on me." On October 26 , 2004, a week before the U.S. Presidential Election, 2004 , Eminem released the video for his song titled "Mosh" on the Internet. The song features a very strong anti- Bush message, with lyrics such as "fuck Bush" and "this weapon of mass destruction that we call our president". The video features Eminem gathering up an army of people presented as victims of the Bush administration and leading them to the White House . However, once the army breaks in, it is revealed that they are there to simply register to vote, and the video ends with the words "VOTE Tuesday November 2" on the screen. After Bush won the election, the video's ending was changed to Eminem and the protesters invading while Bush was giving a speech. On October 31 , Eminem performed the song on '' Saturday Night Live '', but some thought that he appeared to be Lip-sync ing the chorus, only a week after Ashlee Simpson was caught lip-syncing her performance on the program. His management observed that he was merely rapping over a backing track so as not to lose the beat, and in any case, since the Simpson incident had occurred only the week previously, Eminem made a point of lowering the microphone whenever the backing vocals were heard while he wasn't rapping. None of the publicity helped the album however, which saw its sales stall at 4.7 million copies, a number dramatically lower than his past two albums. In summer 2005, Mathers embarked on his first US concert run in three years, the Anger Management 3 Tour, featuring Lil' Jon , 50 Cent and G-Unit , D12 , Obie Trice , The Alchemist , and others. In August 2005, Eminem canceled the European leg of the tour and subsequently announced that he had entered Drug Rehabilitation for treatment for a "dependency on sleep medication". At the same time as he was entering rehab, his aunt and uncle, Jack and Betty Schmitt, sued Mathers, charging that he had reneged on a promise to build a $350,000 house for them and supply them with money for the house's upkeep. The couple claimed that Mathers had kept the house in his name, and then issued them eviction orders. Eminem has made many Enemies in the music industry, including Ja Rule , Benzino , Everlast , the Insane Clown Posse (although recently, at an ICP concert, they sat down with Proof of D12 and talked out their differences, officially "squashing the beef with D12"), Canibus , Vanilla Ice , Fred Durst and others. See also: OTHER WORKS AND VENTURES '' (2002).]] Eminem made his Hollywood acting debut with the semi-autobiographical '' 8 Mile '', released in November 2002. He recorded several new songs for the soundtrack, including " Lose Yourself ," which won Eminem an Academy Award For Best Song ; it was not performed at the ceremony, reportedly because ABC wanted him to perform an edited version. Eminem has done some voice acting, both on '' Crank Yankers '' and a web cartoon called ''The Slim Shady Show'', which has since been pulled offline and is instead sold on DVD. Eminem has also been linked to "Songs of Hope" by U2 and supported the Boys and Girls Club of America and the Leary Fire Fighters Foundation with various proceeds donated to these causes. In 2003, he held a political convention of his own in New York City , in response to the National Republican Convention. In the song " Mosh ", Eminem expresses his support for American troops, but speaks against the Iraq War and the Bush administration. The Raelians Religious Movement , a religious group whose beliefs are centered around communication with Extraterrestrial Life tried to appoint Eminem as an honorary priest . In addition, he has raised AIDS and other STD awareness in a number of songs portraying infected people having promiscuous sex with numerous partners. Aftermath Entertainment Although Eminem owns his own label, he is strictly signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment as a solo artist. The Aftermath roster includes 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes , Stat Quo , Eve, The Game and newcomer Bishop Lamont . Shady Records Dr. Dre's leading protégé succeeded in multi-platinum record sales. Eminem was granted his own record label, a sublabel of Aftermath Entertainment. He and his manager Paul Rosenberg created Shady Records in late 2000. Eminem and Dr. Dre had signed 50 Cent on a joint venture between Aftermath & Shady Records. His own Detroit collective D12 and rapper Obie Trice were signed to the Shady Records label. In 2003, Eminem and Dr. Dre signed on Atlanta rapper Stat Quo to the roster. DJ Green Lantern , the former Deejay for Eminem, was signed to Shady Records until a dispute with 50 Cent forced him to depart from the label, and he is no longer associated with Eminem. The Alchemist is now officially Eminem's tour deejay. In 2005, Eminem officially signed another Atlanta rapper known as Bobby Creekwater to his label. There are also plans to sign a rapper by the name of Fizzy B to Shady Records. Many other rappers have been speculated as possible additions to Shady Records, including West rappers Ras Kass , Ice Cube ,and Detroit rappers Trick Trick , King Gordy , Marv One , and J Hill . The Deal That Never Was In 2004 internet rumors spread that Eminem was attempting to sign West Coast MC Xzibit ( Pimp My Ride Host) to Shady Records. According to several sources the two had agreed on a deal and Xzibit had even asked permission to leave Columbia Records and was granted permission to move on. But when Columbia Records found out that he was trying to go to Shady Records they immediately changed their minds on allowing Xzibit to leave and forced him to stay. While it was never publicly explained by Columbia Execs it was widely believed that they were afraid of losing out on the "next big thing" as they had once had 50 Cent on their label. Columbia released 50 after his infamous shooting, and he went on to sign with Shady/Aftermath Records. Shady Radio Eminem signed a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio to program a rap-oriented station called ''Shade 45'', which debuted on October 28 , 2004. He also owns a clothing line called "Shady Ltd." Eminem as a producer Eminem is also active as a producer of rap records. Besides being the executive producer of D12's two albums, '' Devil's Night '' and '' D12 World '', he has also produced numerous tracks on Obie Trice's '' Cheers '' as well as 50 Cent's '' Get Rich Or Die Tryin' '' and '' The Massacre ''. In addition, Eminem has produced and appeared on several songs by other famous rappers such as The Game's "We Ain't," Jadakiss' "Welcome To D-Block," Jay-Z's "Renegade," Lloyd Banks ' "Warrior Part 2," Tony Yayo's "Drama Setter," Trick Trick's "Welcome 2 Detroit," and Xzibit's "My Name" and "Don't Approach Me." Most of ''The Eminem Show'' was produced by Eminem himself, with co-production from longtime collaborator Jeff Bass . He split the production with Dr. Dre on ''Encore''. He also executive-produced 2Pac's posthumous album '' Loyal To The Game '' with 2Pac's mother Afeni Shakur. On certain tracks, 2Pac's voice was slowed down or sped up, and digitally altered to say things like "2005" and "G-Unit," angering some devoted 2Pac fans. RETIRING SLIM SHADY In 2005, some industry insiders speculated that Eminem is considering concluding his rapping career after six years and numerous multi-platinum albums. Speculation began in early 2005 about a double-disc album to be released late that year, rumored to be titled ''The Funeral''. The album manifested itself under the name ''Curtain Call,'' and was released on December 6 , 2005. In July 2005, the Detroit Free Press broke news of a potential final bow for Eminem as a solo performer, quoting members of his inside circle who said that he will begin to fully embrace the role of producer and label executive. The Free Press, Eminem's hometown paper, wrote that the aptly titled '' Encore '' album would now stand as his final solo album. {Link without Title} Deep within Eminem's inner circle there is talk that the rapper is planning on retiring after he concludes his ''Anger Management Tour'' in Detroit. The reason for his retirement is to focus on acting, spending time with his daughter and niece, and more on his increasing popularity in production. Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenburg as well as their representatives will not comment on the situation. This may not mean his retirement from rapping completely, as he may well still contribute to many of his Shady Records and Aftermath artists projects as well as Dr. Dre's planned '' Detox '' album. '' (2005).]] Eminem recently announced via , Big L and the Notorious B.I.G. At "Anger Management" in Madison Square Garden and Atlanta's HiFi Buys Amphitheater he openly announced that he is not retiring and indicates this is all just gossip by saying the moon exploding is a more credible rumor. However, many still speculate that he will be retiring and the announcement at Madison Square Garden was only a ploy to distract the fans. Adding to the already feverish rumors from fans, Eminem released a track on ''Curtain Call'' entitled "When I'm Gone." The lyrics feature the topic of Slim Shady's destructive power over Marshall Mathers' life, and talks of laying Slim Shady to rest, one line featuring the lyrics "Find a gun on the ground / cock it, put it to my brain / scream 'Die Shady!' and pop it." Whether or not this is an unsubtle hint at retirement is currently up for speculation. The lyrics also show feelings of guilt, Eminem feeling he should've spent more time with his daughter Hailie; "'Daddy, where's Mommy? I can't find Mommy, where is she?' 'I don't know, go play, Hailie, baby, your daddy's busy.'" On December 6, 2005, the day of ''Curtain Call'' EMINEM IN D12 In 2001, Eminem brought the rap group he was a member of, D12 , to the popular music scene. In 2001, D12 released their hit debut album titled ''Devil's Night''. The first single released off of the album was " Purple Pills ," an ode to Recreational Drug Use (although this was preceded in the UK by a song called " Shit On You ", which was included on the Special Edition version of the album released in that country). The version of the song released on the radio and music television was heavily rewritten to remove much of the song's offensive nature, and retitled "Purple Hills." While the first single was a massive hit, the album's second single, "Fight Music," was not as successful. Some have attributed this to the emotional change caused in American society due to the September 11, 2001 Attacks . After their debut, D12 took 3 years in hiatus from the studio, later regrouping to releasing their sophomore album, '' D12 World '', in 2004, which featured the popular hit single release "My Band." The other members of D12 have also appeared as guests on all of Eminem's albums since ''The Marshall Mathers LP''. D12's third album was tentatively scheduled for a 2006 release, D12's Bizarre had said that the crew had spent time in the studio. However, it can be expected that the album will be postponed, revamped or even cancelled, due to the untimely murder of one of D12's biggest stars and Eminem's closest friend Proof on April 11 , 2006. GRAMMY AWARD HISTORY Grammy Stats
Album of the Year
Song of the Year Record of the Year
Best Rap Solo Performance
Best Male Rap Solo Performance
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group
Best Rap Song
Best Rap Album
Best Short-Form Music Video
Best Song Written For a Motion Picture, Television Special or Other Media
DISCOGRAPHY Albums and EPs
''For a more detailed list of works, see Eminem Discography .'' Movies
CHILDREN Hailie Jade Scott (Mathers) is the daughter of Eminem and his ex-wife Kimberly Ann Scott. She was born on December 25 , 1995 . The songs " Mockingbird " on Eminem's album ''Encore'', "Hailie's Song" on ''The Eminem Show'', and Eminem's 2005 single "When I'm Gone" are dedicated to her. Hailie joins her father in the hook for "My Dad's Gone Crazy." She is also prominent in a number of his other songs, most notably in "Just The Two Of Us" from '' The Slim Shady EP '', later renamed "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" on ''The Slim Shady LP''. This is a fictional account of Eminem, accompanied by Hailie, dumping the dead body of his wife into a lake, while he talks lovingly to his daughter in baby-talk. Alaina Mathers is Eminem's twelve-year-old adopted daughter, and the biological daughter of his wife's twin sister. Eminem has custody of his niece and is raising her as Hailie's sister. She is also referenced in the song " Mockingbird " on ''Encore'', as "Laney". Nathan Mathers is Eminem's younger half-brother by 14 years, and is in his legal custody. Eminem is also determined to get custody of Whitney, Kim's child by another man, in order to become the girl's father. Eminem is quoted as saying about Whitney: "I'm in love with that girl, man. She's so sweet and funny." He plans to change Whitney's last name to Mathers. TRIVIA
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