Marshall Mathers

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Is rap poetry? Are we able to call rappers poets? The real question is what a poet is? A poet is a person who has the gift of poetic thought, imagination, and creation. So yes in the eyes of many rap is poetry and the many different rappers are considered poets in their own fields. One of the most renowned yet controversial rappers is Marshall Mathers or Eminem as many know him. Eminem has gone from an unknown youth on the streets of Detroit’s to a rapper that can jerk tears from anyone, but also make you laugh for days. His words have brought people together, either to love or hate his music. With his emotional lyrics and personal content Marshall has blurred the thin lined that differed rappers and poets.

Like most successful poets and rappers, Marshall started out poor; he was born on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri, but lived in Detroit for a large portion of his life. He grew up fatherless and lived with this mother for most of his life; he switched schools a lot because of constant moving. Marshal was never the popular kid in school; he was the victim of bullying and treated like an outcast at each school he went to. At home he was exposed to his mother’s drug issues and verbal abuse, which all came to the surface through some of his songs. His mother was a subject for his early song, the songs hurt mom for a lot of people, but also cause a lot of problem for marshal’s relationship with her.

The most influential person in Marshals life would have to be his on and off wife and mother to his daughter Kim Scott Mathers, they have had been together before his fame. She like his mother has been mention countless times in his songs, mostly for negative reasons, as a way to vent. Although causing Marshal a lot of pro...

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"Eminem Confronts His Inner Demons In 'Recovery'."NPR Music 1. Web. 23 Mar 2011. .

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Mathers, Marshall. Intervew by Access Hollywood. June 10 2010. 1. Print. 23 Mar 2011. .

Mathers, Marshall. New York Times, June 16, 2010. Intervew by DEBORAH SOLOMON. 1. Print. 23 Mar 2011. .

Mathers, Marshall. 60 Minutes. Intervew by Anderson Cooper. OCTOBER 12, 2010. Print. 23 Mar 2011. .

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