She also fired back at the rapper in the 2001 track alcoholism “Dear Marshall” on ID-X’s Set the Record Straight. Over the years, Eminem (a.k.a. Marshall Mathers III) has detailed his complicated relationship with his mother in his music. Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson has died, his rep confirmed to E! The musician also accused his mum of doing drugs in his 1999 track My Name Is.

• But he was also at the height of his drug addiction, as that’s when he overdosed — and according to Billboard, he tipped the scales at 230 lbs when he was in the throes of his addiction.
• However, Eminem has since expressed regret in airing out his family drama.
• Eventually, Eminem lost 90 lbs and, per Billboard, he weighs 140 lbs today.
• In an interview with Vibe (via The Hindu), Eminem revealed that, at one point, he overdosed on methadone.

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“I remember when I first got sober and all the s— was out of my system, I remember just being, like, really happy and everything was f—g new to me again,” he said about making the album. “It was the first album and the first time that I had fun recording in a long time.” Eminem has been sober since April 20, 2008, according to a 2020 Twitter post, and made his 2009 album Relapse during the early days of recovery.

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Despite going back to drugs, the rapper says he was scared. In Recovery, Eminem opens up about his struggles with addiction and his newfound sobriety. Eminem worked on Relapse in Florida and remembered those uncomfortable early recording sessions.

• It felt like a long time when it was happening, but looking back at it now, it wasn’t that long of a time for my problem to explode as it did.
• “And then you would just reach that moment where you’re like ‘Wow, I shouldn’t have had that last beer,'” the actor continued.
• Proof, who would one day become Eminem’s “hype man,” encouraged his now-famous friend’s rapping talents and recruited him to the hip-hop collective D12.

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“I was fully functioning — I wrote more songs then than I do now. That was the scary part.” “It was easier for me to say that I’m doing it for her because, at that time, I didn’t feel like I was sort of worth much,” he recalled of the early days of their relationship. “I didn’t care as much about hurting myself as I did about hurting her. So, initially it was easier for me to say, ‘I’m doing this for her.’ And now, I’m doing it for myself.”

• It wasn’t until 2008 that Eminem decided he wasn’t about to lose himself to drugs.
• I was just writing high and feeling good about what I’m doing because I got fuckin’ 20 Vicodin in me and this is fun to do, and I’m having fun, so fuck it.
• The song emphasises the rapper’s struggle to cope with fame after being discovered by Dr Dre in 1997.
• Eminem soon relapsed, but eventually did manage to kick the addiction.

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Nelson even sued Em for defamation in 1999 seeking $11 million. Per ABC News, a judge ruled in her favor but for only $25,000 and she profited less than that after legal fees. TMZ was the first to report the news as the does eminem still do drugs publication cited Nelson suffering from complications related to a lung cancer diagnosis and passed away in St. Joseph, Mo.