Marshall Mathers, known by his stage name Eminem, had a turbulent childhood marked by poverty and allegations of abuse. He began rapping in Detroit clubs at age 14 and quit school in ninth grade to focus on his hip-hop music career. As Eminem, he released his first album "Infinite" in 1996 which sold poorly, leading him to continue working menial jobs while pursuing his rap career underground.
Marshall Mathers, known by his stage name Eminem, had a turbulent childhood marked by poverty and allegations of abuse. He began rapping in Detroit clubs at age 14 and quit school in ninth grade to focus on his hip-hop music career. As Eminem, he released his first album "Infinite" in 1996 which sold poorly, leading him to continue working menial jobs while pursuing his rap career underground.
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Eminem, (Marshall Mathers was born October 17,
1972, St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.), American rapper, producer, and actor who was known as one of the most controversial and best-selling artists of the early 21st century. Mathers had a turbulent childhood, marked by poverty and allegations of abuse. Eminem has been outspoken about his childhood and the abuse he suffered at the hands of his drug-addicted mother. At age 14 he began rapping in clubs in Detroit, and, in the nineth grade he quit school, determined to make hip-hop music. As Eminem, he made a name for himself in the hip- hop underground, both as a solo artist and as a member of the Detroit-based rap sextet D12. His first album, Infinite (1996), sold poorly, however, and he continued to work menial jobs.
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Poverty-бідність To quit- кинути Abuse- насилля Menial-низькооплачуваний Outspoken- відвертий Suffer-страждати Read the questions and then watch the video
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