Marshall Bruce Mathers III, who bears the stage name Eminem, as always, leads an eventful and shocking life. 2018 was no exception. A number of changes have taken place in his personal life.
In January 2018, the luminary of rap in an interview with French radio Skyrock spoke about the sources of his inspiration. First of all, he greatly respects and appreciates those who made hip-hop what it is today. It is the forefathers of hip-hop who are responsible for the existence of rap at all. Among them are Rakime, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Masta Ace, Trecha from Nauchty by Nature and others.
On January 25, Eminem's daughter Haley Jade Scott posted a photo on Instagram with a bare belly and part of her chest on her 22nd birthday. It clearly shows the perfectly pumped up abs and slender waist of the girl. In the very first days, the picture got more than 100 thousand "likes".
But attention to the singer's daughter was riveted not only because of her figure. At the end of 2017, Eminem released a new album, Revival, in which one of the tracks was dedicated to his daughter. Castle's lyrics are reminiscent of a confession in which the rapper apologizes to Haley for the excessive publicity of his scandalous relationship with her mother.
Haley herself, the daughter of Eminem and Kimberly Ann Scott, lives in Michigan and is busy pursuing higher education. In her free time, the girl loves to play volleyball and is engaged in social work at her university. He's other of Eminem's marriages; she has half-sisters Whitney and Alaina.
In early February, Eminem erupted in fierce criticism of those who reacted negatively to his latest album, Revival. By the way, the disc really was worth criticism, showing a rather sluggish start of sales, despite the fact that famous musicians took part in its recording, and Eminem's fans have long been waiting for new songs from him.
Criticism is expressed in a remix of the song Chloroseptic and recorded with 2 Chainz and Phresher. The text, almost entirely consisting of obscene language, contains an answer to criticism of Eminem's latest album, abuse of modern rappers and advises everyone who is dissatisfied with his work to go where they should.
For Valentine's Day, Eminem, together with Ed Sheeran, made a cruel gift to all lovers of the world, recording a video dedicated to the reverse side of relationships between lovers: quarrels, partings, unwanted pregnancies, psychological problems. The text of the song tells about a quarrel between two lovers after a woman unexpectedly became pregnant by a man, and he began to force her to have an abortion.
The clip was posted on Youtube and gained more than 4 million views per day.
On March 1, 2018, Forbes magazine published a list of the wealthiest hip-hop artists this year. American rapper Eminem took fourth place on this list. The first went to Jay-Z, the second to Sean Combs (Diddy), the third to Dr. Dre. According to the article, Eminem made about $ 100 million in 2017.
Also in March, in an interview with Vulture magazine, he spoke about the details of his worries about the last divorce from Kim Scott. According to the artist, he sought solace on the gay dating site Grindr, and then in strip clubs and regular dating sites. Most often, he uses the Tinder portal, hoping that he will meet his soul mate there.
After such confessions, his fans were divided into those who were disappointed in what they heard and those who took it all as a joke.
In mid-March, Eminem criticized a number of American politicians and the US National Rifle Association for refusing to ban the free movement of weapons in America. The clip came out immediately after the sensational incident involving a shootout at a school in Florida.
The song was performed in Los Angeles at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, which was headlined by Eminem. The composition was dedicated to the seventeen victims of the shooting at the Parkland school.
Moreover, to the same ceremony, Eminem brought his friend, a pacifist student, who, after the singer's speech, made a whole speech against the free sale of arms.
In April 2018, Eminem entered the list of fifty best-selling musicians and bands of all time according to Business Insider, although he did not even make it into the top ten.
In mid-April, Marshall Mathers headlined the Coachella Festival for an augmented reality show. Visitors to his concert with smartphones had the opportunity, through a special application in augmented reality, to see a giant copy of the performer, and then - a head in a terrifying mask, hacking the audience with a chainsaw and an ax. At the end of the horror film, an American flag appeared and rockets with nuclear charges were launched, which exploded right there, near the stage.
On April 23rd, Eminem celebrated his 10th anniversary of sobriety. In addition to freedom from alcohol, the rapper also noted freedom from drugs and psychotropic drugs. In honor of this event, the performer presented to his fans a commemorative coin dedicated to this event.
Plans for 2018 include the launch of its own line of skin care products. Surely everyone noticed that the rapper at 45 years old looks pretty young! The line will include an anti-aging cream, sun protection lotion with a factor of +100 and other products in a porcelain palette rich in shades. The formula is still a secret, but, most likely, journalists will find out the secret ingredient anyway.
Also in 2018, a new album by the singer Rihanna will be released, in the recording of which Eminem will also participate.
