* 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 a lot as a child because of his size and the fact that he was always the new kid as he travelled around a lot.
* Eminem has both Scottish and Welsh ancestry.
* Em has been falsely reported dead by a car crash 4 times and a drug overdose once.
* Eminem is the oldest member of D12 (b. 1972). Kon Artis is the youngest.
* He loves Spiderman.
* Eminem and his family are all Baptists although he is not at all religious.
* Eminem is near-sighted and wears glasses.
* Eminem is interested in all types of gadgets.
* Eminem has a favourite porn star named Janet Jacme.
* Eminem and Kim had a secret name for each other when they were together : "Stinky".
* Even though it was reported that Eminem had attempted suicide it was untrue. He has mistakenly overdosed on anti-depressants to fight his depression.
* The platinum bracelet and ring he usually wears both have "DAD" inscribed on them. Both are from Hailie.
* Eminem is actually a very quiet person despite his chosen career.
* He used to hate it when people stared at him.
* Eminem's favourite actor is Robin Williams.
* 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.
* He cuts his own hair rather than going to a barber.
* 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 the actor Macaulay Culkin but he was busy at the time.
* Lose Yourself is one of the songs most likely to lead to car crashes according to polls.
* Rocket Man was dedicated to Eminem by Elton John himself.
* Eminem is extremely modest despite his success.
* Shannon Elizabeth was Em's first choice to be the girl in 'Superman'.
* Neil Tennant (Petshop Boys) has a crush on Em and wishes that the events in their song "The night I fell in love" would happen to him.
* Em and Hailie has a cat named Tigger.
* For his 8 Mile role, Em dropped from 168 lbs (12 stone or 76.21kg) to 145 lbs (10.35 stone or 65.8kg).
* Em likes to wear size XXL clothes as it makes him feel larger.
* Eminem's mother and father were in a band together.
* Eminem's friends say that he doesn't like to drive.
* Em does not smoke
* When he was younger he used to spend every night studying the dictionary to improve his lexicon.
* As a child he wanted to be a comic book artist and is also very talented in this area.
* 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 a lot as a child because of his size and the fact that he was always the new kid as he travelled around a lot.
* Eminem has both Scottish and Welsh ancestry.
* Em has been falsely reported dead by a car crash 4 times and a drug overdose once.
* Eminem is the oldest member of D12 (b. 1972). Kon Artis is the youngest.
* He loves Spiderman.
* Eminem and his family are all Baptists although he is not at all religious.
* Eminem is near-sighted and wears glasses.
* Eminem is interested in all types of gadgets.
* Eminem has a favourite porn star named Janet Jacme.
* Eminem and Kim had a secret name for each other when they were together : "Stinky".
* Even though it was reported that Eminem had attempted suicide it was untrue. He has mistakenly overdosed on anti-depressants to fight his depression.
* The platinum bracelet and ring he usually wears both have "DAD" inscribed on them. Both are from Hailie.
* Eminem is actually a very quiet person despite his chosen career.
* He used to hate it when people stared at him.
* Eminem's favourite actor is Robin Williams.
* 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.
* He cuts his own hair rather than going to a barber.
* 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 the actor Macaulay Culkin but he was busy at the time.
* Lose Yourself is one of the songs most likely to lead to car crashes according to polls.
* Rocket Man was dedicated to Eminem by Elton John himself.
* Eminem is extremely modest despite his success.
* Shannon Elizabeth was Em's first choice to be the girl in 'Superman'.
* Neil Tennant (Petshop Boys) has a crush on Em and wishes that the events in their song "The night I fell in love" would happen to him.
* Em and Hailie has a cat named Tigger.
* For his 8 Mile role, Em dropped from 168 lbs (12 stone or 76.21kg) to 145 lbs (10.35 stone or 65.8kg).
* Em likes to wear size XXL clothes as it makes him feel larger.
* Eminem's mother and father were in a band together.
* Eminem's friends say that he doesn't like to drive.
* Em does not smoke
* When he was younger he used to spend every night studying the dictionary to improve his lexicon.
* As a child he wanted to be a comic book artist and is also very talented in this area.
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