Eminem's mother filed a defamation suit against him because of the lyric “My mother does more dope than I do” in his single “My Name Is”. ¹⁾

The only book he has read in its entirety is LL Cool J's “I Make My Own Rules.” ²⁾

As a teenager, he was shot while walking to Kim's residence. ³⁾

When Eminem decided to get clean, he contacted Elton John, who assisted him in quitting Vicodin, Ambien, and other prescription narcotics for 18 months. ⁴⁾

Eminem's album “Recovery” was the best-selling record in the world in 2010. ⁵⁾

In the year 2000, two of Eminem's albums were among the top five best-selling albums. ⁶⁾

Originally, Universal and Interscope planned to use the song 'Cleanin Out My Closet' as the theme for 8 Mile. Eminem, on the other hand, disagreed with this decision and made ‘Lose Yourself' the lead single.⁷⁾

Because he had large ears as a baby, his relatives nicknamed him Mickey.⁸⁾

Eminem's second-place in the 1997 Rap Olympics piqued the interest of Dr. Dre of Aftermath Entertainment and Jimmy Lovine of Interscope Records. ⁹⁾

Before dropping out, Eminem failed the ninth grade three times.¹⁰⁾

Eminem paid John Guerra $100,000 to settle alleged assault charges after he kissed Eminem's then-wife Kimberley.¹¹⁾

Eminem's high school bully launched a $1 million lawsuit against the rapper, claiming that “Brain Damage” (one of Eminem's singles) harmed his reputation. DeAngelo Bailey's legal action was dismissed by a Michigan appeals court.¹²⁾

The Marshall Mathers LP went on to become the best-selling solo record in US history.¹³⁾

Eminem alleges he had an affair with Mariah Carey in 2001. She, on the other hand, denies it.¹⁴⁾

Eminem refused to perform at the Oscars because he didn't want to sing the clean version of “Lose Yourself.” ¹⁵⁾

Eminem holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive US number one albums by a solo artist. ¹⁶⁾

Eminem has a total of 13 Grammy nominations.¹⁷⁾

Em has a large comic book collection and appeared in the comic book Eminem/Punisher: Kill You. ¹⁸⁾

Eminem used to read the dictionary in order to expand on his lyrics. Eminem has a total of 13 Grammy nominations.¹⁹⁾

Enrique Ramos, a Florida artist, created an Eminem-inspired image out of M&Ms.²⁰⁾

Eminem was bullied as a child because he was little.²¹⁾

He used to take up to 60 valium and 30 vicodin pills every day.²²⁾

The album 'The Marshal Mathers LP' was originally titled 'Amsterdam' because he composed a majority of it there and was influenced by Dutch journalists.²³⁾

Eminem performed all three verses of 'Lose Yourself' in a single take. ²⁴⁾

Taylor Swift has stated that she would like to work with Eminem because she is a “huge hip hop enthusiast.”²⁵⁾

Andy Murray has stated that he listens to Eminem's “You're Never Over,” as well as Ed Sheeran and Robin Thicke, before competing in tournaments. ²⁶⁾

Back in 2011, ‘The Fighter' producer David Hoberman told the Los Angeles Times that the starring part of Micky Ward, which was finally handed to Mark Wahlberg, was originally created for Eminem during the development process. ²⁷⁾

Eminem is said to have covertly dated music promoter Marissa Cirillo, and the Brittany Murphy character in his smash film “8 Mile” is said to be based on his relationship with Marissa rather than Kim Mathers. ²⁸⁾

Eminem was meant to play the lead in the upcoming picture 'Elysium,' which is set to be released this year. Instead, Matt Damon took the job because Eminem only agreed to play the role provided the film was shot in Detroit, his hometown. ²⁹⁾

Eminem was beaten so hard as a child that he went into a coma for more than a week when he was nine. ³⁰⁾