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Last Updated: Friday 18-May-2001 14:45
TIME LINE
1972: Marshall Bruce Mathers III (Eminem) was born. 1983: Uncle Ronnie gives Eminem a copy of Ice T's 'Reckless'. " That day I figured it'd be good to become a rapper." 1987: Eminem is hooked on 2 Live Crew and NWA. Little does he know that a decade on, he'll be working close with NWA's Dr. Dre. 1988: Writes his first rhyme, which disses LL Cool J, even though he's one of his favourite rappers. 1990: Aged 16, he gets shot at by members of a neighbourhood gang. 1992: Uncle Ronnie commits suicide with a shotgun. It'll be another five years before Eminem can bring himself to talk about it. 1993: Makes a name for himself on the Detroie rap scene as the only white rapper rocking the mic at new talent nights. 1994: His mother accuses him of assault and batter on his 20th birthday. It's Eminem's only major brush with the law 1995: His little known debut album, 'Infinite',
lands in stores to little acclaim. Some say he's ripping off Nas, others
laugh at his unpunctual 1996: 'Infinite' having sold under 1,000 copies, Eminem is working as a cook. Halie Jade, his daughter, is born on Christmas Day. 1997: Performs at the Rap Olympics in
LA, but only comes in second. Never mind, because Dr Dre hears his demo
and signs him to his 1998: Dr Dre and Eminem really hit it
off, recording three tracks in their first five hours in the studio. The
era-defining 'The Slim Shady LP' 1999: The Slim Shady LP is released on
and hits No. 2 on the Billboard charts within weeks. Eminem mania rages
all ear and everybody 2000: He's back. "Apart from Jay
Z and Redman, hip hop is kinda dry right now. My shit is gonna be a breath
of fresh air. This album is like,
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