* Eminem is the fastest selling hip-hop artist as recorded by The Guinness Book of World Records.

* To be signed to Shady records you have to battle Eminem

* Eminem wrote lyrics for the soundtrack of 8 Mile during film breaks. He got so absorbed in the task that film crew members would have to pull the notepad from under him.

* 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.

* Em is of Scottish and Welsh decent.

* Em has been falsely reported dead by a car crash 4 times and a drug overdose once.

* Eminem is the oldest member of the Dirty Dozen.

* Eminem is a huge fan of Spiderman.

* Em is a Baptist (just like his mom and the rest of her family). He’s not religious though. Kim’s the one who is Catholic. She’s also not religious.

* Em wears glasses due to the fact that he has a near-sighted condition.

* He loves any type of gadget.

* He has a favorite porn star called Janet Jacme.

* Eminem failed 9th grade 3 times before he dropped out of school at age 14.

* Eminem has never attempted suicide despite reports to the contrary. He took an overdose of anti-depressants by accident.

* The platinum bracelet and ring he usually wears both have “DAD” inscribed on them. Both are from Hailie.

* Eminem is quite a shy person despite appearances.

* He never liked the fact that people stared at him and took offence a lot.

* Eminem’s favourite actor is Robin Williams.

* The Matrix is Eminem’s favourite movie of all time.

* Em thought Luis Resto was Michael Bolton when he first met him

* At age 11, Eminem had an infatuation with Madonna.

* The first concert he ever went to is Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane and Queen Latifah in Detroit.

* He cuts his own hair rather than going to a barber.

* Em’s fave dance song is Busta Rhymes’s “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See”.

* Em and Dr. Dre’s first choice for Stan is Macaulay Culkin. Macaulay was doing a play. Dre picked Devon Sawa because he thought he looked like Em (Em made a video where he’s the one portraying Stan, and Devon made a similar video. Dre almost could not tell them apart.).

* Lose Yourself topped the poll on songs that spurs ball players to victory in matches.

* Elton John’s Rocket Man is dedicated to Eminem.

* Em’s high-profile movie debut should’ve been ‘Training Day’ with Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. He was to play Denzel’s drug dealer friend. 8 Mile came along so we all know how that ended. The other movie that he also considered was ‘Lazarus’ with DMX which is a part of ‘The Crow’ series in which he was also supposed to play the villain.

* Shannon Elizabeth was Em’s first choice to be the girl in ‘Superman’.

* Neil Tennant from the Petshop Boys has a crush on Eminem.

* Em and Hailie has a cat named Tigger.

* For his 8 Mile role, Em dropped from 168 lbs to 145 lbs – extreme dedication to be fit for the role.

* Em wears size XXL clothes.

* 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 which is a surprise to some.

* Em used to spend hours at night studying the dictionary so that he could expand his vocabulary for his ryhmes.

* Eminem originally wanted to become a comic-book artist.

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