... Marshall Mathers and his mother moved between Kansas and Michigan until the age of twelve when they settled in east Detroit. During these years there would be much turbulence to get through. Tragedies including the suicide of his beloved cousin Ronnie and being abandoned by his father threw his world ... me.". He makes a valiant effort to show the dark side of popular drugs such as Ecstacy. "Let the X destroy our spinal cord so it's not a straight line no more.", he sings, giving a hint to the future of a user. Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001 the country needed a way t...

• Word Count: 2263
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School