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Marshall Bruce Mather’s III, better known by his alter ego, Slim Shady and/or stage name, Eminem is well known as a rapper and has developed a hard image over time. In all of his songs he is dissin (bad-mouthing) somebody, cussing, and yet somehow inspiring people. According to Drake, another well-known artist, Eminem is, “ . . . the greatest artist of all time . . .” (What makes Eminem a Great Rapper?) Slim Shady is known as several things like a great MC, some choice words, and high school dropout but what about a nerd. No, Slim Shady is not known as a nerd. People normally think of a nerd as someone who excels in school or something academic but Eminem dropped out of high school. However he is a nerd but a different kind of nerd, he loves words.
In high school Eminem failed ninth grade three times before dropping out claiming, “I found that no matter how bad I was at school, like, and no matter how low my grades might have been at some times, I always was good at English ... I just felt like I wanna be able to have all of these words at my disposal, in my vocabulary at all times whenever I need to pull 'em out. You know, somewhere, they'll be stored, like, locked away." (Eminem’s Biography) In high school Eminem devoured comic books and always had a dictionary. Eminem’s natural ability to understand English so well sparked his passion for words. He turned words into amazing lyrics and set a goal to be known. He started in underground Detroit, Michigan. Despite his race he quickly gained respect in the African American dominant rapping world as Eminem states, "I finally found something that yeah, this kid over here, you know, he may have more chicks, and he may, you know, have better clothes, or whatever, but he can't do t...

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...play at the stores like Amazing Fantasy #15, marking Peter Parker and Spider-Man's first appearance." (Eminem's Comic-Book Collection Is 'Otherworldly) Slim Shady’s love for music won’t stop anytime soon just like his love for words.

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