... , Marshall didn't make many friends. His only true companion was his uncle, Ronnie, who was the same age as Marshall. The two, big fans of rap music, which was quickly becoming popular, began rapping together. At age 12, Marshall was forced to grow up quickly when his uncle, who was a very troubled boy ... suburb outside Detroit. There, Marshall attended Lincoln High School, but dropped out after failing 9th grade in 1989 at age 17. Being more interested in hip-hop music than school, he began rhyming at amateur nights in Detroit clubs. And worked at Gilbert's Lodge in St. Clair Shores. M...

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... ears of a generation. An average performance in an average movie, 8 Mile, has lead to record setting DVD sales. Each of the three music albums he has released has sold over a million copies, home and abroad. Eminem is everywhere. Like any other entity in entertainment, not everyone ... with violence and full of negative comments about many groups, including lesbians and gay men. While Eminem certainly has the freedom of speech to rap whatever he wants, it is irresponsible for UNI/Interscope Records as a company to produce and promote such defamatory material that encourages violence and...

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... to him. Eminem claims that the main reason the public does not like what he has to say is because he is white, which means suburban white kids who enjoy rap will automatically feel like they can relate to him and the things he is saying are not what white parents want their children to emulate. The Gay Alliance Against Defamation ... he would not let his own 6-year-old (in 2000) daughter listen to any of his albums, in the song "Who Knew" he also says that parents should not censor music because it is for their kids" amusement. Eminem has a valid argument when parents want to blame his ...

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