How Did Eminem Get His Name?

Показать описание

How did Eminem get his name? Eminem actually has several names he goes by, his legal name is Marshall Mathers but his explanation for changing his name to Eminem is pretty simple and actually makes a ton of sense. Some fans who have listened to Eminem their whole lives didn’t realize just how obvious the origin of his name was. When Eminem first started rapping, his stage name was just his initials, M&M. Say the initials out loud and you’ll hear the name Eminem. Later he started spelling the name as Eminem and liked how unique it looked written out. Eminem treats the name as his alter ego so he could say things on stage he would never say in real life. But that’s not Eminem’s only name, he also goes by Slim Shady and the story behind that name is more unusual. Eminem said whenever he sits on the toilet, really good rhymes pop into his head. He came up with Slim Shady because he got bullied for being skinny as a kid. He then added shady at the end to represent his dark side.

Answered That For You

Рекомендации по теме

Комментарии

its M&M for the M's in Marshall Mathers, but to avoid getting sued by M&M's it is Eminem

Mozo

I'm grateful he survived his addiction. His eyes in some of the clips here. For his skill to shine bright enough to be seen through all that lethal darkness must be a testament to his resilient will to be heard.

imhere

he was the quiet kid in the back of the classroom ong

RyeFlora

Also, the idea for Slim Shady came from the Group D12 (Dirty Dozen), where he raps in too. The original plan was to get the twelve best rappers in Detroit, but they only had six in the end. So Proof, who was also a member of D12, had the idea, that every member gets an additional Alter Ego, so the name “Dirty Dozen” makes (more) sense. This ended up in Slim Shady.

dasbeta

Slim shady should be his video game username

tylerschanta

"Everyone's mother is nice except mine"

lunalovegood

He got it wrong, its because he didnt want M&M to sue him

Claudia-plkd

The more I learn about him, the more that I like him.

begood

Its not because he liked the it looked spelled out but its because he didn’t want to get sued by m&m

ysiuscarrasco

Love Eminem, no matter what name he chooses to go by!! He’s still the most amazing rapper ever born❤❤

kannbishop

Completely makes sense to me. Kids are so mean in school So ready to throw a clown on anyone else to make themselves feel better. Marshall grew up to a beautiful and buffed not skinny and on top of the world. Love that about him ❤❤❤❤❤❤

WilliamWilliams-bhgl

I can't believe people genuinely didn't know where Em got his stage name as soon as I heard his real name I got it, the entire human race can't be that stupid

gingersnapps

Eminem = M&M = Marshal Mathers

His “my name is” song was on MTV before it was available at the stores and I was in 10th grade at the time

I had a VCR programmed to record MTV songs every day after school, and when his song came on for the first time, I hooked up a cassette recorder to the VCR to record the audio.

I was the only kid in high school with a copy of Eminem playing in my car.

christopher

Correction: It is not Marshall Mathers who treats Eminem as his alter ego to say things on stage that he would never say in real life, it's actually Eminem who treats Slim Shady as his alter ego to say stuff on stage which he would never say in real life.

shantanumelkote