Eminem Timeline

By MTrozzo

  • Birthday

    Birthday
    Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers) was born.
    Born in St. Joseph, Missouri.
    His father left him when he was 18 months old.

  • Parents

    Parents
    Eminem's parents got divorced. (officially)
    Stayed with his mom but never had a good relationship with her.

  • Lawsuit

    Lawsuit
    Debbie Mathers (Eminem's mother) sued Eminem's elementary school because a kid beat her son to the point where he gets severe headaches.
    Lawsuit was dismissed

  • Uncle Ronnie

    Uncle Ronnie
    His uncle gave him a copy of Ice T's Reckless.
    After Marshall listened to it he decided he wanted to be a rapper.

  • Nathan

    Nathan
    Debbie Mathers gave birth to Eminem's half brother, Nathan Kane
    -Looks up to his brother and wants to be a rapper aswell

  • Uncle Ronnie

    Uncle Ronnie
    Marshall's Uncle Ronnie, (more like an older brother) commited suicide.
    -He was the one who introduced Eminem to Hip-Hop, so he was pretty affected by his uncles death.

  • Hailie

    Hailie
    • Kim Mathers (Eminem's wife at the time) gave birth to Hailie Jade Mathers.

  • Infinite

    Infinite
    -Released the debut album "Infinite."
    -Sold about 500 copies from the backseat of his car

  • Abuse of Nate

    Abuse of Nate
    • Debbie is accused of abusing Nathan.
    • Loses custody of him.
    • Later that year, she regains custody of him.

  • Kim

    Kim
    Eminem and Kim get married

  • Third Album

    -Rleases his third album, "The Marshall Mathers LP"
    - After the first week of being released it sold about 1.6 million copies.

  • Divorce

    Divorce
    • Marhsall's wife tries to commit suicide.
    • Months later Eminem files a divorce from Kim, then later that year they reconcile.
    • Eminem's mom sues him again.

  • MMLP

    MMLP
    • Receives four Grammy nominations for "The Marshall Mathers LP."
    • Woman and gay groups protest against it.

  • The Eminem Show

    The Eminem Show
    • Releases his fourth album, "The Eminem Show"
    • Approximately 10 500 000 copies were sold in the United States

  • 8 Mile

    8 Mile
    • Starred in the movie 8 Mile.
    • Based on Eminem's life growing up, and how his music career started.

  • Encore

    Encore
    • leases his fourth album called "Encore."
    • Nine months after release, about 11 million copies were sold.

  • Marriage Troubles

    Marriage Troubles
    • Eminem and Kim Remarry again.
    • Later that year they seperate for a second time.

  • Relapse

    Relapse
    • Releases his sixth album called "Relapse."
    • Debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

  • Recovery

    Recovery
    • Eminem's seventh album, "Recovery" is released.
    • Best selling album in Canada in 2010.