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Alter-Egomaniacs: Eminem

Eminem aka Slim Shady, Marshall Mathers

Slim Shady and Marshall Mathers are the two sides of the Eminem coin. Shady (who Eminem literally conceived on the toilet) is the Id: murderous, insane, hilarious and capable of anything. Mathers is the slightly less insane ego: struggling father, abandoned son, tortured artist. Shady even admits to his attempts to kill Marshall off ("I hung my original self from the top bunk with a belt"), but these days it looks like a stalemate.

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Benjamin Edge

Of course, "Eminem" was a phoneticized respelling of "M&M," and Marshall Mathers assumed the former when Mars Inc. threatened to sue him over his use of the M&M trademark.

August 17 2009 at 7:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lisa

I think that Eminem is just misunderstood, and he just needs a hug...apparently his mother didn't hug him enough.

December 15 2008 at 1:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
stylinsista

its people like that(CAMEORN) that piss me off...if you have comments like that keep them to your damn self nobody needs 2 hear about your stupidasz thoughts...if you have a problem with african americans go to another country because this is land of the free so ima need for you to get that and whatever nonsence thats going on in yo life together!man people is so childish but back to what i was sayin...i like Eminem because hes unique n there IS NO SUCH THING AS ACTING BLACK WTF people think that talking wrong and using slang is acting black but if you talk proper thats acting white..NOOOO ITS NOT EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT SO GET OFF THEY JOCK N DO YOU,STOP BEIN SUMBODY YOUR NOT..SHOOOT N GROW THE HELL UP

December 02 2008 at 9:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
HOWDY PARTNERS!!

Eeerrbody loves Em and if you dont , then you should
__real talk!__

December 02 2008 at 12:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dmitry Puchkarev

You guys Eminem Is the best, his slim shady lp is brilliant and so is his other shit except the last CD :( hE needs to come out w/ a new one fo shor eminem has got ill metaphor
"...I Slice you like motzerella, worse than a helicopter propelor..."
Uh never anything better than underground!

December 01 2008 at 1:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lilbratt_304

I have to say that i listen to his music all the time ecspecaially when i pissed off it helps me get it out i give me the strength they i thought i didn't have i do like slim ask anyone who knows me i will stick for him no matter what he does i'm a tru fan and tha thing about the slit personality so what it makes things more intereseting and thats another reason i love his music i may be a young teenage girl but u kno all the other gurls are going flip for the boy groups and that isn't me eminem fan it'll i die peace the fuck out

December 01 2008 at 6:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
giggles

Eminem for a white boy he is all that he can rap and have everyone dancing. I have not seen no other white boy do what he does, he is number one as far as being white with the rap

December 01 2008 at 4:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
luvable

First off em is the best 4 sure. And you racist a**holes need to grow the F*** up!!!! How old are we? Talkin bout he wants to be ... Second off He dont need to be wantin to be shit he is already what he is... I grew up listenin to his music and his songs are still stuck in my head even though I can go by yrs not playin his music ... Stop Hatin but then again Haters are prob EMS bigest FANS...

December 01 2008 at 2:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jdawg619

Em is seriously the greatest white rapper of all time and he is a serious roll model for me

November 30 2008 at 10:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
eric

Em, Slim, Marshall, whatever you want to call him. He is a master mind for the R&B/Hip-hop world. Not one person in the industry can come pair to what he has done. He speaks about true life problems unlike anyone else. For all the people out there that have something neg. to say about him. Read his lyrics, start off with toy solider.

November 30 2008 at 9:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply