| − | '''Eminem''' is the stage name of the popular rapper '''Marshall Bruce Mathers III'''. Born October 17, 1972 (age {{age|1972|10|17}}), Mathers grew up in Warren, [[Michigan]]. Praised by [[liberals]],<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596451/20081007/eminem.jhtml]</ref> [[public school]] dropout Eminem has dumbed down music to new lows, if his work can even be called music. | + | '''Eminem''' is the stage name of the popular rapper '''Marshall Bruce Mathers III'''. Born October 17, 1972 (age {{age|1972|10|17}}), Mathers grew up in Warren, [[Michigan]]. He is a critically-acclaimed [[musician]]<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596451/20081007/eminem.jhtml]</ref>, and has received eleven [[Grammy Award]]s in addition to a singular [[Academy Award]]. |
| − | He is promoted for his [[rap]] music, which includes frequent usage of [[profanity]], drug references, and sexual content. His lyrics are commonly praised by easily amused liberals for their moronic subject matter, dimwitted rhyme schemes, usage of multisyllabic rhymes, pedestrian rhythms, and syncopation.<ref>''How to Rap'', Guerilla Black</ref> His "work" is often criticized by [[conservatives]], [[liberals]], and [[feminists]] as [[violent]], [[homophobia|homophobic]], and [[misogyny|misogynistic]]. To the thrill of liberals, he shared the stage with the openly bisexual [[Elton John]] at the 2001 Grammy Awards, in what was described as "the hug heard round the world" by ''Entertainment Weekly''.<ref>[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/293601]</ref> | + | He is known for his [[rap]] music, which includes frequent usage of [[profanity]], drug references, and sexual content. His lyrics are commonly praised for their varied and humorous subject matter, complex rhyme schemes, usage of multisyllabic rhymes, complex rhythms, and syncopation <ref>''How to Rap'', Guerilla Black</ref>, but are also criticized by [[conservatives]], [[liberals]], and [[feminists]] as [[violent]], [[homophobia|homophobic]], and [[misogyny|misogynistic]]. However, he shared the stage with the openly bisexual [[Elton John]] at the 2001 Grammy Awards, in what was described as "the hug heard round the world" by ''Entertainment Weekly''.<ref>[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/293601]</ref> |