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Before Eminem became a rap icon, he went through struggles and challenges in his early life, which shaped him into the man he is today.

Eminem Was Bullied as a Kid

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Source: MEGAThe harassment caused Eminem to frequently change schools.

During an appearance on 60 Minutes, Eminem looked back at his rough childhood and the bullying he dealt with while growing up.

“[I got] beat up in the bathroom, beat up in the hallways, shoved in the lockers, just, for the most part, being the new kid,” he told Anderson Cooper of the treatment he used to receive whenever he changed schools.

Eminem Had a Harsh Life

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Source: MEGAEminem is now a father to three children.

In an interview, “The Real Slim Shady” rapper refused to give “the sob story” while sharing what his life looked like “growing up in a single-parent home.”

“Never knew my father, my mother never worked, and when friends came over I’d hide the welfare cheese,” he said.

His biological father, Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr., died following a heart attack in 2019. Meanwhile, Eminem’s mother, Debbie Nelson, passed away in December 2024 after battling lung cancer.

Eminem added, “I failed ninth grade three times, but I don’t think it was necessarily ’cause I’m stupid. I didn’t go to school. I couldn’t deal. We just kept moving back and forth because my mother never had a job. We kept getting kicked out of every house we were in. I believe six months was the longest we ever lived in a house.”

Eminem Was Still Loved

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Source: MEGAEminem reportedly never met his father.

Although his parents did not provide the best childhood experience, Eminem named the family members who truly loved him.

“My Aunt Edna, which would be my great-aunt Edna, and my Uncle Charles, my great-uncle Charles. This was in Missouri. They’re from my dad’s side,” he told Rolling Stone.

The “Mockingbird” rap star, 52, continued, “They took care of me a lot. My Uncle Charles passed in ’92 or ’93, and Aunt Edna passed away just six months ago. She was, like, eighty-six. They were older, but they did things with me; they let me stay the weekends there, took me to school, bought me things, let me stay and watch TV, let me cut the grass to get five dollars, took me to the mall. Between them and my Uncle Ronnie, they were my solidity.”