* Eminem is the fastest selling hip-hop artist as recorded by The Guinness Book of World Records.
* One of the Requirements to be signed to Shady Records is you have to battle Eminem
* During the shooting of 8 Mile, Em would write lyrics for the soundtrack during breaks. When shooting resumes crew members will have to pull the notepad from him in order to catch his attention and make him stop writing.
* He was bullied badly in his childhood as he was smaller than the rest of his peers and also people mistakenly mistook him as being retarded. He hums tunes loudly, not thinking that anyone can hear him.
* Eminem's roots can be traced back to Scotland and Wales.
* There have been false reports of his death - 4 times in a car crash and a drug overdose once.
* Eminem is the oldest member of D12 (b. 1972). Kon Artis is the youngest.
* He is a Spiderman fan.
* Eminem and his family are all Baptists although he is not at all religious.
* Eminem is near-sighted and wears glasses.
* He loves any type of gadget.
* He has a favorite porn star called Janet Jacme.
* Eminem failed 9th grade 3 times before he dropped out of school at age 14.
* Eminem has never attempted suicide despite reports to the contrary. He took an overdose of anti-depressants by accident.
* He wears a platinum bracelet and ring and both have "DAD" inscribed on them. Both are from his daughter.
* Despite his chosen profession, Em is still a very quiet individual (much like his character Rabbit) which either surprises or annoys the **** out of people.
* Em used to have a problem with people staring at him.
* Em thinks Robin Williams is brilliant and vice versa.
* The Matrix is his favourite movie.
* Eminem was abandoned by his father at just 6 months old.
* At age 11, Eminem had an infatuation with Madonna.
* The first concert that he attended was Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane and Queen Latifah in Detroit.
* Em cuts his own hair
* Busta Rhymes's "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" is his favourite dance song.
* Eminem and Dr. Dre's first choice for Stan was Macaulay Culkin but he was in a play at the time. Dre then picked Devon Sawa because he thought he looked like Em.
* Lose Yourself may have topped the poll on songs that spurs ball players to victory but it also topped the poll on songs most likely to lead to car crashes.
* Elton John's Rocket Man is dedicated to Eminem.
* Eminem's favourite make of car is Ford.
* Shannon Elizabeth was his primary choice to be the girl in 'Superman'.
* Neil Tennant has a crush on Eminem.
* Em and Hailie has a cat named Tigger.
* For his 8 Mile role, Eminem dropped from 12 stone to 10.35 stone.
* Em likes to wear size XXL clothes as it makes him feel larger.
* Eminem's mother and father were in a band called 'Daddy Warbucks.'
* Eminem's friends say that he doesn't like to drive.
* Em does not smoke which is a surprise to some.
* Em used to spend hours at night studying the dictionary so that he could expand his vocabulary for his ryhmes.
* Eminem hoped that he would become a comic-book artist when he was older.
* One of the Requirements to be signed to Shady Records is you have to battle Eminem
* During the shooting of 8 Mile, Em would write lyrics for the soundtrack during breaks. When shooting resumes crew members will have to pull the notepad from him in order to catch his attention and make him stop writing.
* He was bullied badly in his childhood as he was smaller than the rest of his peers and also people mistakenly mistook him as being retarded. He hums tunes loudly, not thinking that anyone can hear him.
* Eminem's roots can be traced back to Scotland and Wales.
* There have been false reports of his death - 4 times in a car crash and a drug overdose once.
* Eminem is the oldest member of D12 (b. 1972). Kon Artis is the youngest.
* He is a Spiderman fan.
* Eminem and his family are all Baptists although he is not at all religious.
* Eminem is near-sighted and wears glasses.
* He loves any type of gadget.
* He has a favorite porn star called Janet Jacme.
* Eminem failed 9th grade 3 times before he dropped out of school at age 14.
* Eminem has never attempted suicide despite reports to the contrary. He took an overdose of anti-depressants by accident.
* He wears a platinum bracelet and ring and both have "DAD" inscribed on them. Both are from his daughter.
* Despite his chosen profession, Em is still a very quiet individual (much like his character Rabbit) which either surprises or annoys the **** out of people.
* Em used to have a problem with people staring at him.
* Em thinks Robin Williams is brilliant and vice versa.
* The Matrix is his favourite movie.
* Eminem was abandoned by his father at just 6 months old.
* At age 11, Eminem had an infatuation with Madonna.
* The first concert that he attended was Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane and Queen Latifah in Detroit.
* Em cuts his own hair
* Busta Rhymes's "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" is his favourite dance song.
* Eminem and Dr. Dre's first choice for Stan was Macaulay Culkin but he was in a play at the time. Dre then picked Devon Sawa because he thought he looked like Em.
* Lose Yourself may have topped the poll on songs that spurs ball players to victory but it also topped the poll on songs most likely to lead to car crashes.
* Elton John's Rocket Man is dedicated to Eminem.
* Eminem's favourite make of car is Ford.
* Shannon Elizabeth was his primary choice to be the girl in 'Superman'.
* Neil Tennant has a crush on Eminem.
* Em and Hailie has a cat named Tigger.
* For his 8 Mile role, Eminem dropped from 12 stone to 10.35 stone.
* Em likes to wear size XXL clothes as it makes him feel larger.
* Eminem's mother and father were in a band called 'Daddy Warbucks.'
* Eminem's friends say that he doesn't like to drive.
* Em does not smoke which is a surprise to some.
* Em used to spend hours at night studying the dictionary so that he could expand his vocabulary for his ryhmes.
* Eminem hoped that he would become a comic-book artist when he was older.
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