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{{quote|''"[[Will Smith]] don't gotta cuss in his raps to sell records...
''Well I do, so [[Take That|fuck him]] and fuck you too!"''|"The Real Slim Shady"}}
 
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During this period, Eminem discovered a love of rap and would practice it as often as he could. His early raps were heavily influenced by the popular [[Dead Horse Music Genre|gangsta rap]] of the day, and being [[Token Minority|white]], he was often mocked for even trying, not to mention physically assaulted and shot at.
 
His first studio album was released in 1996. The album, called Infinite, was not a success; underground rappers and critics alike felt it was a bad imitation of the likes of [[Nas]] or [[Jay- Z]].
 
[[True Art Is Angsty|Angry, poor, in a rocky relationship with his wife and with a new baby daughter to feed]], Eminem made another EP a few years later--''The Slim Shady EP''.
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*** Judging by the sales on-line, his appearance in "That's All She Wrote" on T.I.'s latest album is being viewed the same way.
*** Doubles as an And The Fandom Rejoiced because the last song they did together ("Touchdown") was godawful - Em actually admitted that he considers his verse on that song one of the worst he's ever made.
** His duet with [[Jay- Z]], "Renegade", is the most literal example of [[One-Scene Wonder|this trope]]: Em's the only guest on the whole album. This was even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by [[Nas]] during his feud with [[Jay- Z|Jay]], saying "Eminem murdered you on your own shit!"
*** The ironic thing is that his verses were prerecorded before [[Jay- Z]] got a hold of the track. It was originally supposed to be a Royce da 5'9" song<ref>the "Jigga-Ji-Jigga" near the end of Em's first verse was recorded over the words "Royce, the king of Detroit" when Jay picked it up</ref>.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Very, ''[[Berserk Button|very]]'' protective of his beloved daughter Hailie. And although his [[Berserk Button]] has yet to be publicly pressed on the matter, he's very clear about the strong devotion he feels towards his three legally adopted children (niece Alaina, stepdaughter Whitney, and little brother Nathan) as well.
** Quite simply, questioning or doubting Eminem's protective tendencies toward any of his children would be ''very'' unwise or downright stupid. Which Ja Rule learned the hard way...
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* [[Shirtless Scene]]: In his music videos, yum.
* [[Shout-Out]]: "Without Me" music video. Eminem dresses up in a [[Batman|Robin]]-esque costume and becomes ‘Rap-Boy’ to save the day, preventing underage kids from listening to his controversial songs alone without parental advisory! There's a lot of shots [[Batman and Robin (film)|on Eminem's crotch]], by the way.
** He does the same schtick with [[Fifty50 Cent]] on another album, playing ‘Robbin’ to his ‘Gatman.’
** A similar shoutout pops up on the Eminem Show in the track "Business", where Dr. Dre and Eminem play an [[Adam West]]-style intro ("To the Rapmobile!").
** He is a [[One of Us|comic book nerd]].
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