Eminem - Early childhood. Marshall was born in St. Joseph, MO (near Kansas City) to parents Deborah "Debbie" Mathers-Briggs and Marshall Bruce Mathers II, and spent most of his childhood moving back and forth between Kansas City, Detroit and its suburbs, including Warren. His father had abandoned the family before Marshall turned 2 years old, and the two have not had contact since, save some rejected attempts by Marshall's father to contact Marshall after his rise to fame. Incessantly moving from home to h ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Music videos, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - D12's Albums, Eminem - Popular Bootleg Releases, Eminem - Singles, Eminem - Guest appearances, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - Re-marriage, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Samples, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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With the enormous popularity of Eminem's second album, the controversy surrounding Eminem grew even larger, especially when The Marshall Mathers LP was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Though Mathers had always claimed that his lyrics were not meant to be taken seriously, and that he had nothing against homosexuals or women, the gay rights group GLAAD organized a boycott of the Grammys. Mathers responded to this by singing "Stan" on-stage with openly gay singer Elton John, ending the performance by hugging John to s ...

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Eminem, Eminem - Personal life, Eminem - Early childhood, Eminem - Life before fame, Eminem - Legal troubles, Eminem - Re-marriage, Eminem - The aftermath, Eminem - Early career, Eminem - Entering the mainstream, Eminem - Themes and topics, Eminem - Controversy, Eminem - Other works and ventures, Eminem - Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem - Shady Records, Eminem - Eminem as a producer, Eminem - Retiring Slim Shady, Eminem - Eminem in D12, Eminem - Grammy Award History, Eminem - Discography, Eminem - Albums and EPs, Eminem - Movies, Eminem - Samples, Eminem - Children, Eminem - Trivia, Eminem - Awards

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8 Mile is a movie starring Eminem (Marshall Mathers) as the young white rapper Jimmy Smith Jr. Eight Mile Road is a road which forms the boundary between predominantly-African American Detroit, Michigan, United States and the city's mostly white northern suburbs. The term "8 Mile" therefore represents a barrier that is difficult to cross. Besides Mathers, the movie stars Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer, Omar Benson Miller, Eugene Byrd, Michael Shannon, Evan Jones, Chloe Greenfield, Taryn Manning and De'Angelo ...

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• 8 Mile - Plot outline
• 8 Mile - Debate about biographical nature
• 8 Mile - Soundtracks
• 8 Mile - Guest Spots

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An alter ego (from Latin, "other I") is another self, a second personality or persona within a person. The term is commonly used in literature analysis and comparison to describe characters who are psychologically identical. The term and concept also frequently appear in popular fiction, such as in comic books, for the secret identity of a superhero, vigilante, or crimefighter: Alter ego - Alter egos in fiction. Batman is the alter ego of Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent is the alter eg ...

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• Alter ego - Alter egos in fiction
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Xzibit is the stage name of Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born January 8, 1974). He is an American hip hop performer, actor, and television personality. Xzibit currently hosts the MTV television show Pimp My Ride. Xzibit - Early life. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Joiner moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his father when he was ten years old. (His mother had passed away when he was only nine years old.) Around this time, as he did not have any entertainment, he began writing rhymes. Around age 13, ...

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• Xzibit - Early life
• Xzibit - Rap career
• Xzibit - Discography
• Xzibit - Other media
• Xzibit - Video game appearances
• Xzibit - Feature films
• Xzibit - Television

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This article is about the U.S. rapper 50 Cent. For the U.S. currency value, see Half dollar (U.S. coin). Curtis James Jackson (born July 6, 1975[1]), known commonly as 50 Cent, is a popular African-American rapper also known as Fiddy or Fifty who rose to fame following the success of his 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'. 50 Cent - Early history. Originally from Southside Jama ...

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• 50 Cent - Early history
• 50 Cent - Queens shooting
• 50 Cent - Music career
• 50 Cent - Recording label signing
• 50 Cent - G-Unit
• 50 Cent - Commercial products
• 50 Cent - Film Career
• 50 Cent - Literature
• 50 Cent - Disputes and controversy
• 50 Cent - The Original 50 Cent
• 50 Cent - Ja Rule and Murder Inc. Records
• 50 Cent - New York rappers
• 50 Cent - The Game
• 50 Cent - Other controversies
• 50 Cent - Discography
• 50 Cent - Studio Albums
• 50 Cent - Singles
• 50 Cent - Guest Appearances
• 50 Cent - DVDs
• 50 Cent - Note

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Stevie Wonder (born May 13, 1950) is an African-American singer, songwriter, producer, musician, humanitarian and social activist. Although his name at birth was Steveland Judkins, he later changed his name to Steveland Morris, his mother's maiden name. Wonder has recorded more than 30 Top 10 hits, won nearly two dozen Grammys, including one for lifetime achievement, and been inducted into b ...

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• Stevie Wonder - Biography
• Stevie Wonder - Artist career history
• Stevie Wonder - Producer and songwriter
• Stevie Wonder - Impact
• Stevie Wonder - Awards and recognition
• Stevie Wonder - Personal life
• Stevie Wonder - Discography
• Stevie Wonder - US and UK Top Ten singles
• Stevie Wonder - Studio albums

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The term homophobia means an "irrational fear of or contempt for homosexuality or homosexuals". It is derived from the words homosexual and phobia (meaning panic fear in Greek). The term itself is however often broadened to encompass other feelings such as aversion to, disparagement of, or discrimination against gay people, their lifestyle, or culture. [1] Homophobia - Etymology. According to the Oxford ...

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• Homophobia - Etymology
• Homophobia - Dual associations and usage controversy
• Homophobia - Internalized homophobia
• Homophobia - Fear of being identified as a homosexual
• Homophobia - Homophobia as prejudice
• Homophobia - Sexist beliefs
• Homophobia - Opposition to homophobia
• Homophobia - Homophobia as applied to political figures
• Homophobia - Excerpts from discussions of the term
• Homophobia - Homophobia in popular culture

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A backward message (also known as backward masking or backmasking) is a supposed subliminal message hidden in an audio recording that is only fully apparent when played backwards. Backward message - Alleged backmasking. For a list of examples, see: List of backward messages#Alleged_messages Backmasking first became famous with The Beatles. Just before the band's break-up in 1970, DJ Russell Gibb initiated the infamous "Paul Is Dead" urban legend (a rumor that Beatle ...

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• Backward message - Alleged backmasking
• Backward message - Deliberate backmasking
• Backward message - Parodies of backmasking
• Backward message - Backward music and lyrics as a form of art
• Backward message - Skepticism
• Backward message - Vokey and Read study

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Black comedy, also known as black humor, is a subgenre of comedy and satire where topics and events normally treated seriously – death, mass murder, sickness, madness, terror, drug abuse, rape, etc. – are treated in a humorous or satirical manner. Synonyms created to avoid possible racial overtones include dark comedy/humor, morbid comedy/humor and off-color humor (see also color metaphors for race.) A scene in Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot demonstrates black comedy well: a man takes of ...

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• Black comedy - Works
• Black comedy - Literature
• Black comedy - Films
• Black comedy - Periodicals
• Black comedy - Television
• Black comedy - Video Games
• Black comedy - Websites
• Black comedy - People
• Black comedy - Authors
• Black comedy - Comedians
• Black comedy - Comics Artists and Writers
• Black comedy - Filmmakers
• Black comedy - Musicians
• Black comedy - Radio Personalities

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Viz is a popular British adult spoof comic magazine. The comic's style parodies the strait-laced British comics of the post-war period, notably The Beano and The Dandy, but with very adult language, crude toilet humour and either sexual or violent story lines (and often both). It also sends up tabloid style newspapers, with mockeries of letters pages and daft competitions with rubbish prizes. It also often satirises current events and politicians, and pretends to be obsessed with celebrities, including half ...

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• Viz comic - History
• Viz comic - Regular Features
• Viz comic - Featured Strips
• Viz comic - Spoof News Stories
• Viz comic - Letterbocks
• Viz comic - Top Tips
• Viz comic - Spoof Adverts and Competitions
• Viz comic - Photo Strips
• Viz comic - Viz in other media

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April Fool's Day or All Fools' Day, though not a holiday in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends and neighbours, or sending them on fools' errands, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible. April Fool's Day - Origin. The origin of this custom has been much disputed, and many ludicrous solutions have been suggested, e.g. that it is a farcical comm ...

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• April Fool's Day - Origin
• April Fool's Day - Superstitions
• April Fool's Day - Hoaxes
• April Fool's Day - Well-known hoaxes
• April Fool's Day - By radio stations
• April Fool's Day - By television stations
• April Fool's Day - Lists of April Fool hoaxes
• April Fool's Day - Other prank days in the world
• April Fool's Day - Quotes about April Fool's Day
• April Fool's Day - Nuisance caused to third parties by April Fool's Day

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A ghetto is an area where people from a specific ethnic background or united in a given culture or religion live as a group, voluntarily or involuntarily, in milder or stricter seclusion. The word historically referred to restricted housing zones where Jews were required to live; however, it now commonly labels any poverty-stricken urban area. The original ghetto was in Venice and other commercial centers of northern Italy; the corresponding German term was Judengasse, and in Moroccan Arabic mellah. ...

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• Ghetto - Jewish ghettos in Europe
• Ghetto - 13th–19th centuries
• Ghetto - Second World War
• Ghetto - South African ghettos
• Ghetto - Ghettos in the United States
• Ghetto - Ghettos in post-WWII France
• Ghetto - Ghettos in the Czech Republic
• Ghetto - Cultural life and the ghetto

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There has been considerable debate, in the mainstream press, amongst reviewers, and other viewers, on the extent to which 8 Mile is semi-autobiographical, biographical, or fictional. This has been fueled by the fact that events and characters depicted in the movie appear to parallel events, and people, in Mathers's own life (as presented in the media and in various songs). Some have suggested the character Jimmy Smith mirrors Mathers as a young adult, with an alter ego of "Bunny Rabbit" / "B-Rabbit" / "Rabbit" mirroring Mathers own "Eminem" alter ego, though Eminem never made any allusion to t ...

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8 Mile, 8 Mile - Plot outline, 8 Mile - Debate about biographical nature, 8 Mile - Soundtracks, 8 Mile - Guest Spots

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Xzibit got his start as a member of the Likwit Crew a loose collective of West Coast rappers including Tha Alkaholiks and King T. After touring with them in 1995, Loud Records released the feisty young rapper's debut album, At the Speed of Life (1996). The album, produced by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill and Diamond D, became an underground hit. When Xzibit released his follow-up, 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz (1998), he was again heralded as one of the ...

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Xzibit, Xzibit - Early life, Xzibit - Rap career, Xzibit - Discography, Xzibit - Other media, Xzibit - Video game appearances, Xzibit - Feature films, Xzibit - Television

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Originally from Southside Jamaica, Queens, 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) is currently one of the most well-known and commercially successful rappers of the decade. Because the success of an artist in gangsta rap often depends on street credibility and reputation, Interscope Records has sold 50 Cent as the "real deal". His mother was murdered in a drug deal. He has been shot three times (commonly mistaken as nine times, because 9 bullets were fired at him), stabbed, and he built a large rap empire in New York City ...

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50 Cent, 50 Cent - Early history, 50 Cent - Queens shooting, 50 Cent - Music career, 50 Cent - Recording label signing, 50 Cent - G-Unit, 50 Cent - Commercial products, 50 Cent - Film Career, 50 Cent - Literature, 50 Cent - Disputes and controversy, 50 Cent - The Original 50 Cent, 50 Cent - Ja Rule and Murder Inc. Records, 50 Cent - New York rappers, 50 Cent - The Game, 50 Cent - Other controversies, 50 Cent - Discography, 50 Cent - Studio Albums, 50 Cent - Singles, 50 Cent - Guest Appearances, 50 Cent - DVDs, 50 Cent - Note

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Originally from Southside Jamaica, Queens, 50 Cent is currently one of the most well-known and commercially successful rappers of the decade. Because the success of an artist in gangsta rap often depends on street credibility and reputation, Interscope Records has sold 50 Cent as the "real deal". His mother was murdered in a drug deal. He has been shot three times (commonly mistaken as nine times, because nine bullets were fired at him), stabbed, and he built a large rap empire in New York City ...

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50 Cent, 50 Cent - Early history, 50 Cent - Queens shooting, 50 Cent - Music career, 50 Cent - Recording label signing, 50 Cent - G-Unit, 50 Cent - Commercial products, 50 Cent - Grammy Award History, 50 Cent - Film Career, 50 Cent - Literature, 50 Cent - Disputes and controversy, 50 Cent - The Original 50 Cent, 50 Cent - Ja Rule and Murder Inc. Records, 50 Cent - New York rappers, 50 Cent - The Game, 50 Cent - Other controversies, 50 Cent - Discography, 50 Cent - Studio Albums, 50 Cent - Singles, 50 Cent - Guest Appearances, 50 Cent - DVDs, 50 Cent - Note

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Originally from Southside Jamaica, Queens, 50 Cent is currently one of the most well-known and commercially successful rappers of the decade. Because the success of an artist in gangsta rap often depends on street credibility and reputation, Interscope Records has sold 50 Cent as the "real deal". His mother was murdered in a drug deal. He has been shot three times (commonly mistaken as nine times, because nine bullets were fired at him), stabbed, and he built a large rap empire in New York City ...

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50 Cent, 50 Cent - Early history, 50 Cent - Queens shooting, 50 Cent - Music career, 50 Cent - Recording label signing, 50 Cent - G-Unit, 50 Cent - Commercial products, 50 Cent - Film Career, 50 Cent - Literature, 50 Cent - Disputes and controversy, 50 Cent - The Original 50 Cent, 50 Cent - Ja Rule and Murder Inc. Records, 50 Cent - New York rappers, 50 Cent - The Game, 50 Cent - Other controversies, 50 Cent - Discography, 50 Cent - Studio Albums, 50 Cent - Singles, 50 Cent - Guest Appearances, 50 Cent - DVDs, 50 Cent - Note

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Kid Rock has one son, Robert James Ritchie Jr.; born, born June 14, 1993 with Kelly South, a Detroit auto worker. In the fall of 2001, Kid Rock began dating actress and model Pamela Anderson. In April 2002, they announced their engagement but during the fall of 2003, Kid Rock and Anderson broke up. Kid Rock is also unique among musical artists of his genre as he has outspoken conservative-leaning political views. He has been a supporter of US President George W. Bush. While this made him seem like an ideal candidate for participation ...

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Kid Rock, Kid Rock - Career, Kid Rock - Early Years, Kid Rock - First Albums, Kid Rock - Mainstream Success, Kid Rock - New Millenium, Kid Rock - Twisted Brown Trucker, Kid Rock - Personal Life, Kid Rock - Discography

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