Debbie Nelson, the rapper’s mother Eminemdied. She was 69 years old.
A representative for the rapper confirmed the death in several publications, including Variety And Peoplesaying she died of complications from lung cancer.
Nelson and his son were known for their rocky relationship over the years. While she was the subject of one of the lyrics of one of her son’s most famous songs: “Her palms are sweaty, her knees are weak, her arms are heavy / There’s already vomit on her sweater , mom’s spaghetti“from 2002 Get lost – many of his words to his mother were not so harmless.
In fact, at one point, Nelson continued his famous sonreports Variety, earning $10 million after claiming she was defamed in the 1999 hit My name is (“I just found out my mother does more drugs than me,” Eminem rapped.)
Nelson raised Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) and his half-brother, Nathan, as a single mother after Eminem’s father, Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr., left the family shortly after Eminem’s birth. ‘Eminem.
As his star rose, he exploited his strained relationship with his mother for his lyrics, accusing her of using drugs and being neglectful and “crazy” in various songs, including kill you, Clean out my closet And My mother.
But he wasn’t the only one to put words to this disappointing relationship; In 2000, Nelson released his own diss track, aimed at his son, titled Dear Marshall,.
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“Will the real Marshall Mathers stand up / And take responsibility for his actions? she asked in the spoken word track.
Eminem’s mother, Debbie Nelson, holds a poster with a handwritten message during a portrait session at her home in September 2005 in Detroit, Michigan.
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She also attempted to clear her name with a book in 2008 called My son Marshall, my son Eminem.
“’My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem’ is her refutation of these widely-held lies – the harrowing story of a single mother who wanted the world for her son, only to find herself vilified and excluded when he got it “, we can read in the press release. description of the book.
Despite the animosity, Eminem sometimes found gentler words when talking about Nelson.
“Even though we don’t really talk, she’s my mother, I love ithe told BET in 2011, according to E! News, adding, “And I think I had a better understanding of what she was going through or what she might be going through.”
Two years later, he abandoned the song Headlightswith apologies to his mother.
“Cause to this day we stay apart, and I hate it though / ‘Cause you don’t even get to see your grandkids grow up,” he rapped. “But I’m sorry, Mom for ‘Cleanin’ Out My Closet’ / Was I rightly angry at the time? Maybe so / I never wanted to go this far / ‘Cause now I know it’s not your fault, and I’m not kidding / This song I don’t play in concerts anymore / And I cringe every time it comes on the radio. »
Most recently, Nelson sent him well wishes when his son was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“Marshall, I couldn’t let today go by without congratulating you on your induction into the Hall of Fame,” she said in part of a video shared by social media account The Shadyverse.
“I love you very much. I knew you would make it. And it’s been a long journey.
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