His next two releases, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2002), were worldwide successes and were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. After the release of his next album, Encore (2004), Eminem went on hiatus in 2005, largely due to a prescription drug addiction.[4] He returned to the music industry four years later with the release of Relapse (2009) and Recovery, which was released the following year. Recovery was the bestselling album worldwide of 2010, making it Eminem’s second album, after The Eminem Show in 2002, to be the best-selling album of the year worldwide. In the following years, he released the US number one albums The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013), Revival (2017), Kamikaze (2018), and Music to Be Murdered By (2020).
- The song emphasises the rapper’s struggle to cope with fame after being discovered by Dr Dre in 1997.
- The following year, after a five-year hiatus at the peak of his career, a period that included a 2007 methadone overdose, the rapper released the album Relapse, his first attempt at recording after getting clean.
- Through consistency, hard work, and the desire not to relapse, Eminem got down to 149 pounds without destroying his body.
- During the interview, the star said that as he returned to music, he felt that things were “new to me again.”
- Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (/ˌɛmɪˈnɛm/; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer.
Some hail the record as a sobriety anthem and was one of Eminem’s biggest crossover hits. The 8 Mile actor credits his children for helping him recover and previously revealed he replaced addiction with exercise. At the height of his addiction the rapper was reportedly taking up to 20 pills a day.
Eminem Celebrates 12 Years of Sobriety: ‘Clean Dozen, in the Books!’
He continued, “When Bugs Bunny walks into rehab, people are going to turn and look. People at rehab were stealing my hats and pens and notebooks and asking for autographs. I couldn’t concentrate on my problem.” Then on the 19th and final track of Revival, titled “Arose,” Eminem continues the narrative of “Castle” by speaking directly to his daughter again, this time as final apologies from his deathbed. Last year, the rapper, who was born Marshall Mathers, also acknowledged the anniversary of his sobriety, sharing a photo to Instagram in between his headlining sober rappers sets at Coachella. The coin has the phrase “one day at a time,” along with the words “unity,” “service” and “recovery” around the number 12. “You’re an inspiration to so many people out here struggling everyday with addiction. You’re proof that anything is possible if you work at it. You motivate billions from all over the world who admire you. Kudos to you for fighting for your own life . We love u. You’re family,” tweeted one fan. After Eminem shared the personal message about his sobriety, fans were quick to comment and congratulate the rapper.
He said that when he looked at his children, he realized that he needed to be present for them. According to the rapper, if he made it to the hospital just two hours later, he would have died from the drug overdose. His organs—liver, kidneys, and everything else—were already shutting down. In 2006, the death of his best friend, DeShaun “Proof” Holton, because of a shooting incident caused him deeper trouble. In 2007, Eminem suffered a huge setback when he nearly died after overdosing on methadone (as well-documented in his song “Arose” from his recent album Revival and “Deja Vu” from 2009’s Relapse). When people attempted to tell him he had a problem, he didn’t believe them because he was using legally procured drugs, not heroin, cocaine or crack.
Eminem Celebrates 12 Years Of Sobriety Via Social Media
Back in 2011, Eminem spoke out about how the prescription drug Ambien caused him to lose huge chunks of his memory, saying it gave him a four year long stretch of writer’s block. In his recovery, the rapper hasn’t found it the easiest, and has relapsed on one occasion. In 2007, Eminem hit rock bottom as he overdosed on methadone, a moment which was a defining moment in his recovery.
While Eminem recalled realizing that Relapse did not sound or feel like his earlier work as he moved on from the 2009 release, Rosenberg asked the rapper to clarify whether there is an unreleased second Relapse album for some fans who have mythologized a follow-up to the project. Rosenberg confirmed that at the time he was concerned about whether Eminem would have “permanent problems” as he recovered. The pair cited an unreleased song called “Detroit Basketball” that leaked at the time as an example of the kind of work Eminem produced immediately after his recovery that created some cause for concern. 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.
The rapper reached 14 years sober this April.
People tweeted him messages of congratulations, including rapper Royce Da 59. Eminem first tried to get sober in 2005 by going to rehab, but relapsed after the shooting death of his friend, DeShaun “Proof” Holton. His albums “Relapse” and “Recovery” deal with his addiction and his comeback.
