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Eminem may buy Neverland
http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_865776.html
Eminem is reportedly interested in buying Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch in Santa Barbara.
The rapper has told friends he cannot stand another tough Detroit winter and is considering buying the 2,600-acre, ’26million estate.
US Weekly magazine quotes a friend of Eminem as saying: “He also has to think about his daughter. He believes California may be a better place to bring up Hailie.”
The deal could suit Jackson who said he would never live in the estate again after police raided it last November.
The singer, who is awaiting trial on child abuse charges, reportedly faces bankruptcy if he can’t find ’37million by Tuesday.

Some people are very fast in reporting Eminem’s bad influence on kids and they often refer to teenager’s suicides. Kaleigh Davis’ death (although Eminem cannot be held responsible of the young girl’s suicide who used to like his music and who was bullied at school) is set up as an example of what kind of damages Eminem’s music can cause in young people’s lives.
But do you know that Eminem’s music brought two young girls back to life ?
Those stories need to be told to the world, because they are extraordinary.
Both stories are amazing.
In 2001, Dione Armstrong from Northumberland had a bad car accident. She used to suffer from severe head injuries.
Dione woke up after spending 11 days on a life support machine and opened her eyes again after listening to Eminem’s tape, probably the Marshall Mathers LP.
Dione’s mom recalls :
“Eminem is helping to save her life. The minute I put on that music she was moving her hands.”
Her daughter is a huge Eminem fan whose music is part of her every day life :
“She is such a big fan. Every night she puts him on the ghetto blaster at home and goes to sleep to him.”
Ain’t this story wonderful ?
There is another amazing story reported by another tabloid about one year later : Claire Derbyshire(17)’s life was saved by Eminem in a similar way.
According to the Star magazine, Eminem even heard about her story and sent her some presents for her recovery :
“He sent Claire Derbyshire, 17, a bandana, CDs, signed pictures of himself and a limited edition doll to help her recovery.”
Eminem’s gifts have seem to have helped a lot in her recovery, but the most amazing fact is certainly that no other music but Eminem’s had the power to wake the young girl up.
Parents next time you will be tempted to hate on Eminem, try to think about it : Eminem’s music could save your own kid’s life someday’
You can read the original stories here :
http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_368578.html
http://www.anorak.co.uk/news.cfm?id=160665

How many people have raised their voice against D12’s ‘Devil’s Night’ song without even knowing that the song was referring to an event that is so typical to Detroit’s madness? People should consider the D12 as story tellers.

It’s not really to shock. Shock-rap, to me, is just saying anything to get people’s attention. Our minds are just warped like that. We just tell how we feel, and basically the shit that we talk about is going on in real life. It’s just the type of shit you don’t talk about. It might be sick, like some Stephen King horror shit, but it’s reality. I’m just trying to be a narrator and tell a story.” (Bizarre)

The night before Halloween is usually characterized by riots, violence and burning houses.

Detroit do a lot of dumb shit that no one else does

Bizarre says.
The song brings you in a devilish and scary athmosphere that corresponds to Detroit’s typical context. You are invited to Devil’s Night in Detroit which is the night of canage and of all danger.
Eminem’s part is scary as hell. Satan is put into the song and his demons are here to add to the scary picture of a town full of violence, drug addiction and perversion. Swifty’s ironical answer to Eminem’s question about his name conributes to the devilish athmosphere :

Judas
Got my nine with six sharpshooters, now let’s do this
I got niggaz that shoots to static – you don’t understand

Kon Artis’ words are mixed up with terrific and comical elements :

It’s like I’m on the john, tryin to shit and get no response
Constipated bitch, tell these pigs to back off!
The mind of rapist, Denaun never changes
Beat up strangers without a reason, I’m a anus

Kuniva’s words are the words of a bad thug who intends to terrorize you to death and ‘ make you feel every ounce of pain that Bugz done felt ‘. There is a reference to former D12 member Bugz who was shot in May 1999.

Yo, I can concoct the nine slot, plus I run with the best
Hop on a motorcycle, bustin wheelies over your chest
Bystanders standin by, thinkin oh what a mess
Blast through every hickie that them bitches put on your neck
What the fuck do you expect, when the slugs are dealt
And make you feel every ounce of pain that Bugz done felt
A deranged team, smokin ganja greens
This car beam’ll make your fuckin head shake like tambourines
I pledge allegiance to the streets of the D
And if you think you out cold, catch a piece of this heat
And when it blast, it’ll take off every piece of your [scream]
From her barettes to her cheeks to her cute little feet

Bizarre’s ill character also appears in Devil’s Night :

I’ll probably be in jail ‘fore this fuckin album comes out
I’m eighteen years old, still shit in the bed
Beaten ’til I’m red, fear nothin but war and bread
It’s me again, fuckin dirty jinn
So what if it burns, bitch when I stick it in
No medication, I’m out of perkasets
I lost my weed, plus my fuckin diaper’s wet

This mixture of comical and scary is typical to the whole D12 album and also makes it greatness.
If you want more info about Detroit’s Devil’s Night, you can find it here :
http:/http://www.kstatecollegian.com/issues/v100/fa/n052/ap-DevilsNight-11.3.html/
www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/000587.html
You will also find some photos of burning houses happening at Devil’s Night :
http://hvfd.com/devilsnight.html
Devils Night Lyrics

[Eminem]
I make music to make you sick of fake music
Hate music like devil worshippin Satan music
So say your prayers, your Hail Mary’s and Jesuses
Take two sticks, tape ’em together and make a crucifix
Try to stop it but you cain’t do it (ha ha)
A whole generation of kids blowin out their fuckin brains to this
Kurt Cobain music – students converted to ‘caine users
as soon as they heard it went out and murdered and maimed to it
What’s your name?
[Swifty McVay]
Judas
Got my nine with six sharpshooters, now let’s do this
I got niggaz that shoots to static – you don’t understand
how I’m all up in you niggaz TV’s like Carole Anne
I’m a poltergeist, lyrically I’m supposed to strike
Try to snatch this mic, you get cracked with Molson Ice
(Swifty get your own woman!) I want his wife
I’m the type to go to gamblin parties with trick dice
I rob casinos, slugs, eat those
You’d think it was the devil feedin you jalapenos
Now you out of the scene hoes shot at your clean clothes
My fo’-fo’, prone to make you niggaz breathe wrong
[Chorus: Eminem]
It’s Devils Night (da da dah, da-da da da dah)
It’s Devils Night (da da dah, da-da da da dah duh da)
Cause I came back to rule this time!
It’s Devils Night – cause I came back to take what’s mine!
Yes it’s Devils Night (da da dah, da-da da da dah)
It’s Devils Night (da da dah, da-da da da dah duh da)
Cause I came back to rule this time!
It’s Devils Night – cause I came back to take what’s mine!
[Kon Artis]
It’s like I’m on the john, tryin to shit and get no response
Constipated bitch, tell these pigs to back off!
The mind of rapist, Denaun never changes
Beat up strangers without a reason, I’m a anus
Walk the street in a “Beat It” jacket with a glove to match it
Drop the hat shit I put my head on opposite and step backwards
Walkin zombied it’s ornery
Pullin armed robberies on politicians without a sense of camraderie
[Kuniva]
Yo, I can concoct the nine slot, plus I run with the best
Hop on a motorcycle, bustin wheelies over your chest
Bystanders standin by, thinkin oh what a mess
Blast through every hickie that them bitches put on your neck
What the fuck do you expect, when the slugs are dealt
And make you feel every ounce of pain that Bugz done felt
A deranged team, smokin ganja greens
This car beam’ll make your fuckin head shake like tambourines
I pledge allegiance to the streets of the D
And if you think you out cold, catch a piece of this heat
And when it blast, it’ll take off every piece of your [scream]
From her barettes to her cheeks to her cute little feet
[Chorus]
[Bizarre]
STOP TAKIN DRUGS!! I’m tryin
My little boy is dyin, he losin too much iron
And if I die, it won’t be because I got shot
It’ll be because I tied my arm in a sock and smoked rock
Takin drugs is cool, that’s why I buy ’em
Shoot ’em up my ass, let your little brother try ’em
Ten years is what I’m facin
Police breakin in my house, Lil’ Bow Wow in the basement
(Jermaine!) A rapist that’ll bust in your mouth
I’ll probably be in jail ‘fore this fuckin album comes out
I’m eighteen years old, still shit in the bed
Beaten ’til I’m red, fear nothin but war and bread
It’s me again, fuckin dirty jinn
So what if it burns, bitch when I stick it in
No medication, I’m out of perkasets
I lost my weed, plus my fuckin diaper’s wet
[Chorus]
[Eminem]
It’s Devils Night!

DETROIT — It was the Kim Mathers show in a Michigan courtroom Thursday, as the former wife of rap star Eminem appeared to play up her role for the media.
http://www.foxreno.com/entertainment/2843254/detail.html
Mathers, sporting a new hair do and a Macomb County Jail uniform, mouthed the words, “I love you,” to camera crews as she entered the courtroom to face Judge Ed Sorvito for violating her probation, Detroit’s WDIV-TV reported.
The rap star’s ex turned to the cameras and rolled her eyes as she and her attorney stood before Sorvito.
Mathers was taken into custody last week after she violated the terms of a plea deal she made with Macomb County prosecutors during her sentencing on possession of cocaine charges on Jan. 21.
Police said they found cocaine in Mathers’ purse and in the glove box of her Cadillac Escalade during a traffic stop on Interstate 94 near 12 Mile Road on June 10.
Mathers was later charged with maintaining a drug house after people were found using drugs in a hotel room rented in her name.
Sorvito sentenced her to two years probation in court last month, but Mathers reportedly failed a drug test, and has spent the past nine days in jail.
The judge ordered Mathers Thursday to spend an additional 21 days in jail, followed by an intense 90-day inpatient rehab program.
He said it’s another chance for her to get her life back together.
“You have the opportunity now to address your problem,” Sorvito said. “If you don’t take advantage of it, well, your children may be better off without you.”
Sorvito also promised Mathers a tougher jail sentence if she continues to violate the terms of her sentence.
Mathers divorced rap star Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem, in 2001. They have a daughter, Hailie Jade. Kimberly Mathers also reportedly has another daughter from a relationship after her split from Eminem.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) ‘ Hip-hop superstar Eminem’s ex-wife was sentenced to serve at least a month in jail Thursday for using cocaine while on probation.
http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1076600646125440.xml

Circuit Judge Edward Servitto ordered Kimberly Mathers to serve 30 days in the Macomb County Jail and then be transferred to an inpatient substance abuse treatment program for an additional 90 days.
Mathers admitted a week ago to her probation agent that she was using cocaine, the Michigan Department of Corrections has said.
Mathers tested positive for cocaine after being given a urine test during a Jan. 29 meeting with the probation agent. She missed a scheduled meeting last week but later met with the agent and admitted using cocaine, the corrections department said.
Mathers was sentenced on Jan. 21 to two years’ probation after pleading guilty to charges of possessing 25 grams or less of cocaine and failing to give adequate space to an emergency vehicle. The charges stemmed from a June traffic stop in St. Clair Shores.
Among other conditions of her probation, Mathers was barred from using alcohol or nonprescription drugs and ordered to undergo random drug testing.
Defense attorney Michael Sinutko did not immediately return a telephone message left Thursday morning at his office.
Mathers and Eminem, whose legal name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, h

Mr Fields said:

Pain, mystery and drama — that’s what motivates an artist, as much as love and affection.

Eminem had probably foreseen it when he filed papers in Court on June 2003 for Hailie’s full custody when Kim was caught by the police in possession of some cocaine, driving with a revoked driving licence:
Since February the 6th, 2004, Kim has been jailed, because she didn’t respect the terms of her probation. Eminem’s ex wife has a serious addiction problem with cocaine.
The couple used to share Hailie’s custody since 2001 when their divorce was finalized. Since November 2003, when Kim suddenly disappeared, full custody of his daughter has been granted to Marshall.
Eminem is ready to sacrifice anything for Hailie’s happiness.
When he was facing felony charges, Eminem realized that his biggest fear would be to be separated from his daughter:

My worst fear was picturing the look of Hailie’s face if i had to tell her that I was going away-the look on hailie’s face coming to jail and not being able to touch, to hold. You know? Like fuck the divorce. Fuck everything else. How am I hoping to explain his to this little girl I’ve struggled all these years to keep from situations like this, that I’m about to do this to her?

That’s why Eminem was conscious that he could not do any other fatal mistake like taking drugs that would lead to their separation, because he loves his daughter more than anybody else.
He also wanted Kim’s presence in his daughter’s life. Even when both of them had a bad relationship, Marshall did anything possible for his daughter to feel fine with both of her parents.
In 2002, Eminem and Kim reconciled. According to Betty Kresin (Eminem’s grandmother), he did it all for Hailie:

I think it’s for Hailie

Apparently Kim doesn’t manage to get rid of the demons that keep tormenting her. Her cocaine addiction is stronger than anything else.
She causes a lot of problems to her ex husband whose life is surrounded by dramas.
I have found this text on a yahoo Eminem group. It reports a phone conversation between Marshall and Kim. Frankly, I don’t know how reliable this source is, but if this phone call really occurred, then this story is really sad:

Kimberly Scott , 27 called Eminem (Marshall) to ask him for her
things because she wasn’t planning on staying with him at his house.
She said on the phone ” I just want my things I’ll come by later and
pick them up.”
Em replied : “This is bullshit, Kim. You’re not even
supposed to leave the house, what are you trying to do ? Throw my
money away ? ” (Regarding the fact he has been giving the money to bail
her out of jail).
Kim said : ” I will have a friend collect my things
then.”
Marshall hung up a little frustrated. Kim who was visiting
with Hailie had her call her dad back.
“Daddy if you don’t let Mommy get her things I’m not allowed to come home” Hailie said crying to her Dad on the phone “Kim, you bitch bring me my fucking kid”
And with that he called the police to let them know his ex had left the
house and refused to bring back his daughter. The police officers had
to go to Marshall’s house to see the paper stating he had custody.
After they brought Hailie back. She was asleep in her mom’s car when
they found them heading towards the border.

Source: STAR Magazine
Apparently, this incident occured when Kim tried to disappear.
No matter how she behaves , she remains Hailie’s mother. I have posted the news of Kim being jailed recently on an Eminem forum. Some young girl replied on my topic and said:

I don’t care if Kim gets jailed. I don’t like her at all. She can stay there forever.

I was shocked when I read her answer and I replied:

Did you realize what Hailie was going through?

She admitted being wrong and that she didn’t have a thought for Hailie first.
I’m addressing to Eminem’s female fans in particular; there is no need for you to hate on Kim. You don’t know her. I don’t like what Marshall had to go through because of her, but I don’t allow myself to judge her. Don’t forget that she’s Hailie’s mom. Hailie needs her mom too. If Todd Nelson is telling the truth, Marshall recently stated that he’s still in love with her. If you respect father and daughter, don’t insult her. It is useless anyway.

Ha ha
Guess there’s a Slim Shady in all of us…

Eminem guessed it right : there’s a Slim Shady in all of us.
Slim Shady brought Eminem the key to success and this is how he came up with the concept of his evil alter ego :

“I was takin’ a shit. I swear to God. And the fuckin’ name just popped into my head. Then I started thinkin’ of twenty million things that rhymed with it.”

‘Slim Shady’ represents the unconscious part of our brain which is full of perverted and evil thoughts. Even the best person on earth has a ‘Slim Shady’ inside of her. Some persons just won’t admit it. Many persons don’t dare expressing what Slim Shady says or screams on stage but they keep this shadowed part of themselves deep inside.
Ranald Clouston made interesting parallels between the character of Slim Shady and Stevenson’s Mr Hyde :
In fact, Slim Shady is the ingenious concept of an evil entity. When Slim shady replaces Eminem, you can watch a man with a brain evil. He suddenly becomes a rapist, a serial killer, a pervert, a ‘ ho’ hater and killer ‘ :

“I had this whole Slim Shady concept of being two different people, having two different sides of me. One of them I was trying to let go, and I looked at the mirror and smashed it. That was the whole intro of the Slim Shady EP. Slim Shady was coming to haunt me'”

In his ‘Low, Down, Dirty song’, Eminem introduces Slim Shady to the world :

Warning, this shit’s gon be rated R, restricted
You see this bullet hole in my neck? It’s self inflicted
Doctor slapped my momma, “Bitch you got a sick kid”
Arrested, molested myself and got convicted
Wearing visors, sunglasses and disguises
Cause my split personality is having an identity crisis
I’m Dr. Hyde and Mr. Jekyll, disrespectful
Hearing voices in my head while these whispers echo
“Murder Murder Redrum”
Brain size of a bread crumb
Which drug will I end up dead from
Inebriated, till my stress is eleviated
“How in the fuck can Eminem and shady be related?”
Illiterate, illigitimate shit spitter
Bitch getter, hid in the bush like Margot Kidder
Jumped out (Ahhhh!) killed the bitch and did her
Use to let the babysitter suck my dick when I was little’er
Smoke a blunt while I’m titty fuckin Bette Midler
Sniper, waiting on your roof like the Fiddler
Y’all thought I was gonna rhyme with Riddler
Didn’t Ya? Bring your bitch I wanna see if this dick dick gon’ fit in her…

Marshall Mathers is angry with his mom and with Kim. Slim Shady dares murdering both of them.
Slim Shady is scary, Marshall Mathers is a regular man. Slim Shady dares doing what goes through Marshall’s head when he’s really angry. Matter of fact: Slim Shady may appear as totally mad and dangerous, but Marshall Mathers has never harmed, nor raped nor has he killed anybody.
Marshall’s detractors need to realize that and to make a real difference between the real Marshall Mathers who is a normal person and Slim Shady who is one of the illest characters that has ever been invented.
When you’re really mad at your partner or friend or anybody else, haven’t you said or thought deep inside of you: ‘I want to kill that person?’. Be honest, admit it. Anybody of us has happened to have such ‘shady’ thoughts.
Eminem makes his shady side appear on stage, which helps him to express what is really wrong in his life. It is a good way to get rid of the bitterness, anger and rage accumulated inside of us.
Another defintion of Slim Shady can be found in his ‘No One’s Iller’ song from the Slim Shady EP:

Nobody better test me, cuz I don’t wanna get messy
Especially when I step inside this bitch, dick freshly
New Lugz, give the crew hugs, guzzle two mugs
Before I do drugs that make me throw up like flu bugs
True thugs, rugged unshaven messy scrubs
Whippin’ 40-bottles like the fuckin’ Pepsi clubs
Down a fifth, crack open a six
I’m on my seventh 8-ball, now I gotta take a piss
I’m hollerin’ at these hoes that got boyfriends
Who gives a fuck who they was
I’m always takin’ someone else’s girl like Cool J does
They probably don’t be packin’ anyways, do they Fuzz?
We walked up, stomped they asses and blew they buzz
Mics get sandblasted
Stab your abdomen with a hand crafted pocketknife and spill your antacid
Sprayed your motherfuckin’ crib up when I ran past it
Fuckin’ felon, headed to hell in a handbasket
Talkin’ shit will get you, your girl and your man blasted
Kidnapped and slapped in a van wrapped in Saran plastic
Get your damn ass kicked, by these fantastic
Furious four motherfuckers
Flashin’ in front of your face without the Grand Masters
Slim Shady, ain’t nobody iller than me…

Slim Shady is so scary, so perverted, so crazy that you will understand that his speech looks more than surreal. The expression of this shadowed side in Eminem’s lyrics and music is also a good way to humor all the problems we have to face in real life.
Eminem’s exaggeration of Slim Shady’s character, his parodies of violence, misogyny, homophobia and of all the current issues of our contemporary society are a great help in our every day life. Deep down, inside of us, we know a hidden voice talks like Slim Shady, advicing us to do some irresponsible acts and we also know that we won’t follow her, but we may have fun picturing ourselves in Slim Shady’s character for a few minutes…
Quoting Eminem about his mad character:

Slim Shady is just the evil thoughts that come into my head. Things I shouldn’t be thinking about. Not to be gimmicky, but people should be able to determine when I’m serious and when I’m fuckin around. That’s why a lot of my songs are funny. I got a warped sense of humor I guess.

Officials confirmed that Mathers, the ex-wife of rap superstar Eminem, was arrested and arraigned Friday for violating probation after her very first periodic drug test under her court sentence tested positive for cocaine.
One week. That is how long Kimberly Mathers took to blow her second chance at a clean criminal record, and to exhaust the goodwill of Macomb County officials who handled her drug case in court.
Officials confirmed that Mathers, the ex-wife of rap superstar Eminem, was arrested and arraigned Friday for violating probation after her very first periodic drug test under her court sentence tested positive for cocaine.
“She was brought over to the court for a probation violation following her visit with the probation department, and the judge there ordered her held at the jail without bond,” said William Harding, chief of operations for Macomb County prosecutors. “She now awaits a court hearing date on that case.”
Harding said Friday he knew only that a test of Mathers’ urine indicated recent use of a controlled substance, but he did not know which kind. However, officials in the Michigan Department of Corrections, which oversees probation agents, confirmed it was cocaine, and all Mathers’ past narcotics cases have also involved that drug.
Russ Marlan, a Corrections spokesman in Lansing, said the judge has the discretion as to whether they want someone kept in custody, or to give them a bond.
“This case today proceeded because she was scheduled to report (Thursday), and didn’t make it in. So she came in (Friday) on a follow-up visit, and admitted to use of the drug,” Marlan said.
Officials explain that Mathers, 29, of Clinton Township, who shares a daughter with ex-husband and musician Marshall Bruce Mathers, also known as Eminem, submitted to a regular drug test of her urine Jan. 29. She is required to submit to the test under a probation sentence imposed Jan. 21 for possession of less than 25 grams of cocaine.
That test proved positive for cocaine, taken apparently within the preceding 12 to 72 hours, and she missed her next appointment with county probation officials Thursday. After some effort to locate her, she came in to the offices Friday and admitted to the cocaine use. Probation agents then took her immediately to court on the matter.
Macomb County Circuit Judge Edward A. Servitto ordered her held without bond until a hearing can be held Feb. 12, a fact administrators at the Macomb County Jail confirmed late Friday.
Michael Sinutko, a defense attorney who has represented Mathers in her criminal cases, did not return phone calls Friday seeking comment about the latest incident.
Mathers entered pleas in December to a charge of possessing 25 grams or less of cocaine and for failing to give adequate space to an emergency vehicle. Those charges stem from a June police traffic stop of Mathers and a friend in St. Clair Shores.
In return for that plea, a third charge was dropped along with a charge from a separate drug-related case in Warren, and Judge Servitto sentenced her Jan. 21 to probation and the so-called “7411 status.” That provision, named after a section of state law, provides that her cases would be sealed and the convictions kept off her record if she abided by the terms of probation and/or other terms of the court.
Prosecutors opposed 7411 status for Mathers, but denied it was preferential treatment for a famous defendant. If she is convicted of the probation violation, Marlan and other officials said, her 7411 status will be revoked and she could face up to four years in prison for the original drug conviction.
If it’s true that Mathers used cocaine again after sentencing, it’s not the first time she did not comply with instructions by the local courts.
Mathers was facing criminal charges for a June incident where St. Clair Shores police stopped her Cadillac Escalade on a moving violation along Interstate 94 and found cocaine inside the vehicle.
While that case was pending, and she was under bond with the instruction not to be involved in other crimes or drug incidents, Warren police also found her on a bust that uncovered drugs at a hotel room party Sept. 29. Mathers had no drugs on her personally in that case, but the room was rented in her name and she allegedly knew drugs were present.
While both of those cases were pending, Mathers then failed to appear in court as scheduled and was ordered to wear an electronic tether; sometime later, she broke or removed that tether and again failed to appear in court, another violation of her bond.

‘My Name Is’ from Eminem’s debut album scored a massive success in 1999. The beats are catchy and the video is funny. When I first discovered the video of the song, I couldn’t stop laughing from the beginning to the end.
Eminem intelligently manages to mix up so many different elements that would not match in reality.
Although Eminem doesn’t like his former song at all, many of his fans still appreciate it a lot.
‘I can’t stand that fucking song. This album is rawer. Fans looking for bubblegum rap aren’t going to get it here”- (Eminem)
Maybe Eminem is too strict with himself, because this song is well made and funny as hell.
As well as ‘ My Name Is ‘ pushed Eminem to the top, it also caused him some serious personal problem. His mom, Debbie sued him on the famous line :
“I just found out my mom does more dope than I do…”
Another line also gave birth to some typical stereotypes against Eminem :
‘ My English teacher wanted to have sex in junior high
The only problem was, my english teacher was a guy
I smacked him in his face with an eraser, chased him with a stapler
and stapled his nuts to a stack of papers (Owwwwwwww!) ‘
Because he said that his English teacher (who happened to be a man) wanted to have sex with him, some people began to say that Eminem was homophobic.
I seriously wish people could relax on Eminem’s text and not always take everything so seriously.
‘My Name Is’ is also about dropping out of school. Eminem brings us back to his own experience, when he failed 9th grade for the third time and left school for good.
It takes us back to the period Debbie used to lie to him and made his life a real nightmare. It is well known that Debbie Mathers was a drug addict. Her former boyfriends and husbands can relate to Debbie as a drug addicted person.
Three of them, Don De Marc, Berger Olsen Au Gres and Fred Samra ( Nathan’s father) have whitnessed Debbie’s instable and addicted behavior.
Those are Don de Marc’s words to describe Debbie’s behavior:
‘She complained of headaches, backaches and toothaches, she always seemed to be in pain. She was always looking for pain pills.’
Berger Olsen au Gres remembers Debbie throwing her son out of the house all the time and Marshall’s rage against her:
‘She was throwing him of the house all the time. I remember Marshall telling her : ‘I want to do my rap, and when I do, I’m going to do all about you.’
Fred Samra confirms Marshall’s childhood being living hell:
‘She is lying about drugs and stuff, I won’t say any more. You would not believe the shit he( Marshall) has been through.’
When Marshall claims:
‘My mother did a lot of dope and shit – a lot of pills – so she had mood swings.She’d go to bed cool, then wake up like, ‘Motherfuckers, get out! ‘, we know that it is so true.
But telling the truth caused Marshall a lot of personal problems with his mom who filed a 10 million dollars lawsuit against her son.
‘My Name Is’ is Slim Shady’s introduction to the world.
The text begins with a provocative sentence:
‘Hi kids, do you like violence?’
This provocative sentence is there on purpose to piss parents off. Slim Shady becomes the mad accomplice of angry kids.
One of the most amusing moments of the video is certainly the mad professor whose hair sits up and who knocks at the screen and who says:
‘ Ahem.. excuse me!
Can I have the attention of the class
for one second? ‘
But the parodies of the Lewinsky affair and of Marilyn Manson are full of humor too. Eminem’s many disguises in the video represent so many different personalities.
The song and the video are full of crazy and comical effects, also created by Dre’s presence who is supposed to operate Slim Shady who’s gone totally crazy (you guessed it).
Eminem also expressed his rage against his dad:
“And by the way when you see my dad? (Yeah?)
Tell him that I slit his throat, in this dream I had…”
A clear message for Marshall Mathers Jr to leave his son alone.
The ‘My Name Is’ video is funny from the beginning to the end. I just love it.
My Name Is
Hi! My name is.. (what?) My name is.. (who?)
My name is.. {scratches} Slim Shady
Hi! My name is.. (huh?) My name is.. (what?)
My name is.. {scratches} Slim Shady
Ahem.. excuse me!
Can I have the attention of the class
for one second?
[Eminem]
Hi kids! Do you like violence? (Yeah yeah yeah!)
Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids? (Uh-huh!)
Wanna copy me and do exactly like I did? (Yeah yeah!)
Try ‘cid and get fucked up worse that my life is? (Huh?)
My brain’s dead weight, I’m tryin to get my head straight
but I can’t figure out which Spice Girl I want to impregnate (Ummmm..)
And Dr. Dre said, “Slim Shady you a basehead!”
Uh-uhhh! “So why’s your face red? Man you wasted!”
Well since age twelve, I’ve felt like I’m someone else
Cause I hung my original self from the top bunk with a belt
Got pissed off and ripped Pamela Lee’s tits off
And smacked her so hard I knocked her clothes backwards like Kris Kross
I smoke a fat pound of grass and fall on my ass
faster than a fat bitch who sat down too fast
C’mere slut! (Shady, wait a minute, that’s my girl dog!)
I don’t give a fuck, God sent me to piss the world off!
Chorus
[Eminem]
My English teacher wanted to flunk me in junior high
Thanks a lot, next semester I’ll be thirty-five
I smacked him in his face with an eraser, chased him with a stapler
and stapled his nuts to a stack of papers (Owwwwwwww!)
Walked in the strip club, had my jacket zipped up
Flashed the bartender, then stuck my dick in the tip cup
Extraterrestrial, runnin over pedestrians
in a spaceship while they screamin at me: “LET’S JUST BE FRIENDS!”
Ninety-nine percent of my life I was lied to
I just found out my mom does more dope than I do (Damn!)
I told her I’d grow up to be a famous rapper
Make a record about doin drugs and name it after her (Oh thank you!)
You know you blew up when the women rush your stands
and try to touch your hands like some screamin Usher fans (Aaahhhhhh!)
This guy at White Castle asked for my autograph
(Dude, can I get your autograph?)
So I signed it: ‘Dear Dave, thanks for the support, ASSHOLE!’
Chorus
[Eminem]
Stop the tape! This kid needs to be locked away! (Get him!)
Dr. Dre, don’t just stand there, OPERATE!
I’m not ready to leave, it’s too scary to die (Fuck that!)
I’ll have to be carried inside the cemetery and buried alive
(Huh yup!) Am I comin or goin? I can barely decide
I just drank a fifth of vodka — dare me to drive? (Go ahead)
All my life I was very deprived
I ain’t had a woman in years, and my palms are too hairy to hide
(Whoops!) Clothes ripped like the Incredible Hulk (hachhh-too)
I spit when I talk, I’ll fuck anything that walks (C’mere)
When I was little I used to get so hungry I would throw fits
HOW YOU GONNA BREAST FEED ME MOM? (WAH!)
YOU AIN’T GOT NO TITS! (WAHHH!)
I lay awake and strap myself in the bed
Put a bulleproof vest on and shoot myself in the head (BANG!)
I’m steamin mad (Arrrggghhh!)
And by the way when you see my dad? (Yeah?)
Tell him that I slit his throat, in this dream I had
Chorus

Eminem is one of the most talked about superstars in this world. And also one of the most misunderstood and misinterpreted. It is amazing how some people are rapid in their judgement why they start talking about Eminem.
It is easy to misinterpret his words if they are taken literally.
There are so many good reasons to love and to appreciate Eminem as an artist and as a person, though :
-Eminem is an artist with a high level of skills. It’s a real pleasure to discover the way he handles words and syllables. Eminem has understood the power of language and he knows how to use words and sentences to create the effects he wanted to. His words are poetry and many people apreciate the talented wordsmith for his ability to play with words.
-Eminem’s work is full of originality. Each video is different from the other. The videos are the result of the hard work of the artist with his team.
-Eminem’s texts are full of humor. Anybody with a sense of humor will appreciate them and find them funny.
-The rage that is expressed in his music can be used as a positive power to the youth. Unlike many conservative people’s opinion, you get ged rid of negative emotions and manage to let them out while singing along. I am not the only one to have experienced this. Many people can testify it.
-Eminem is a great defender of freedom of speech. He has pushed freedom of speech to its limits, which is something very positive.
-Eminem’s authenticity on stage cannot be doubted. To see him on stage is to love him. His audience particularly appreciates him for his sincerity.
-Eminem has a political opinion. He reacts against the American government’s policy. He wants people to use their criticism instead of accepting the government’s (hypocritical) speeches.
-The talented rapper has reunited the poor black and white underclasses. He has started a revolution in hip hop. Thanks to him, hip hop has become accessible to a larger audience.
-As a person, Marshall Mathers has earned many people’s sympathy :
his personality, his ‘ just don’t give a fuck attitude ‘ have influenced a lot of persons in a positive way.
-He has shown his loyalty to his fellows from D12 after becoming famous. He would never let them down. Marshall is known as a loyal person by all the people who have approached him.
-Marshall never fakes his feelings. He openly shows when he likes or dislikes a person, which is a real quality. His honesty and his sincerity cannot be doubted.
-Marshall’s life is reflected in his music. A lot of people can learn from it. The main lesson he teaches us is never to give up and to believe in our dreams.
-Marshall is a dedicated father to his daughter.
Of course, Eminem is not perfect, but nobody is. He has made mistakes in his life and he had the great honesty to admit them publicly. It is so easy to stereotype and to predjuge him at first sight. I wish people who constantly talk against him would make the effort to have a deeper look at the artist and at the man himself. They might be surprised to discover so many positive things about him.