Some Facts About Eminem That Most People Don't Know

Some Facts About Eminem That Most People Don't Know

Eminem’s mother claims he has suffered from bi-polar disorder since his teenage years.

Eminem wrote “Stan” in response to critics claiming he relied solely on shock value.“

Just Lose It” was written because Encore needed a single. It was the last song made for the album.

Gaining a significant amount of weight possibly stemming from a drug addiction, Eminem once overheard two teenagers arguing about whether or not it was him they saw, with one stating “Eminem’s not fat”.

Eminem likely would have died had he not received medical treatment within two hours of his drug overdose.

Ice T’s “Reckless” was the first song Eminem ever heard.

Eminem was considered to play the role opposite of Denzel Washington in Training Day.

Eminem and Dr. Dre finished “My Name Is” during their very first studio session. The song was complete in about an hour.

The night before he was to leave for the Rap Olympics, he was evicted and broke back into the place to sleep on the floor.

Eminem claims that his debut album Infinite sold “maybe 70” copies.

D’Angelo Bailey from the song
“Brain Damage” is a real person who used to savagely bully Eminem. He later tried to sue him for $1 million, citing that the song damaged his reputation.

In his own words,Eminem’s half brother’s father was the closest thing he ever had to a father figure. “He was around on and off for about five years. He was the dude who’d play catch, take us bowling, just do stuff that dads would do” he said.

The Secret Service paid Eminem a visit at his studio after his anti-Trump lyrics. They asked him if he was making an actual threat or if he was just expressing himself.

The Secret Service considered taking action against Eminem for some lyrics from “We As Americans” that appear to reference killing then president, George W. Bush.

“Who Knew” was intended to be the lead single of The Marshall Mathers LP. But it was Interscope that desired something more accessible for the radio so Eminem wrote “The Real Slim Shady”.

After an offensive lyric during a freestyle,Eminem once angered a local DJ to the extent that she broke her copy of The Slim Shady LP on air.

Eminem made about 500 copies of the Slim Shady EP and sold about 250.

Stemming from his usage of ambien pills, Eminem claims to have no recollection of his 2006 BET Performance with 50 Cent, Ca$his, and Lloyd Banks.

Eminem is mostly unfamiliar with how to use a computer. He claims that if he did he would spend his time looking at comments about his music.

Eminem claims that a drug addict once broke into his home, made a peanut-butter and jelly sandwich, and left. He did not steal anything.