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by sleepy kitty on January 7th, 2007

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Do you know why eminem is called 'eminem'...and also...why does he call himself slim shady as well?

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  • by MyKinKStar on January 7th, 2007

    MyKinKStar

    I don't know about the Slim Shady name, but Eminem is for "M and M" which are his initials for his real name Marshall Mathers.

    My guess is you already know this because of your name on here, but maybe not.

    Edit - According to Urban Dictionary, http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=slim+shady
    "Slim Shady" is a light skinned individual who acts black. Shady/shade refers to an area or a space of partial darkness. The slang is used to describe a person with dark/black skin. Also noted as referring to a white male who acts like a stereotypical black male.

    The answer rated the best is: Eminem's alternate name....kinda, more like the "evil" side of Marshall. He blames Slim for everything that happens, with his family, and work, that happens that is bad. And in one of his most recent songs "When I'm Gone" he "kills" Slim. "but tonight slim shady's goin rocka-bye-baby"

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  • by discreet on February 14th, 2007

    discreet

    he calls himself eminem because it is his initials (Marshal Mathers) he spelt it out phonetically (sp) so he would not run into law trouble with the candy M&M. as for the slim shady part that came from D12. when they formed D12 there was only 6 people and each of them came up with an alternate personality, hence D12. each member had two personalities. eminems alternate ego was slim shady. he chose this because he believes that in everyone there is a dark side, a part of them that is different from how they normally act, and for him that is slim shady

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  • by katybabyyy on January 10th, 2007

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    he calls himself eminem as in M & M (aka.)"marshal mathers"

    he also calls himself slim shady because for one of his records, he wasnt producing it as eminem, but as slim shady. Another example of people doing this, would be the beatles. The beatles made an entire CD as "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" but really, all they were was the beatles. im not sure if that was at all helpful to you though.

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  • by pool shark on May 3rd, 2009

    pool shark

    because hes the best rapper in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • by Anonymous on May 25th, 2009

    Anonymous

    I think he named himself Eminem (as in M&M, the candy) meaning he is chocolate (black) on the inside.

    He actually plays 3 personalities in his music career. Slim Shady -his demented, phsycotic and drug addicted personality (Slim Shady LP)
    Marshall Mathers - born as and the real him(Marshall Mathers LP)
    Eminem - the entertainer/rapper & comedian, (Eminem Show & Encore)

    The Relapse album is supposed to be him breaking back into his "Shady" self...

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  • by Anonymous on May 19th, 2007

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    his intails are m and m eminem is a new way of saying it i guess!!!

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  • by Bartman on February 12th, 2007

    Bartman

    M&M for Eminem.

    Shady is a businessman who isn't honest. I guess he calls himself Slim Shady because he is "Slim business man on drugs". It pretty much sums up what he is in reality

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  • by 1fedex on January 26th, 2007

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    yeah i heard that m&m was his normal side and that slim shady was an evil side that m&m was chaneling from the devil.

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  • by Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot on May 25th, 2009

    Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot

    He should change his name. He used to be the top of his game, now its more like OnT. Old and Tired.

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  • by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on May 25th, 2009

    CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss

    Why can't he have two callings...Datz Wuz Up...no mean?

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  • by Patrick on May 21st, 2009

    Patrick

    Slim Shady is his Alter Ego with bleached hair and Black additude

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  • by SoRandomm on February 13th, 2011

    SoRandomm

    He calles himself Eminem for his Initails like everyone else said, He calls himself Slim shady for actually 2 reason, 1 Because its definition is a White guy who acts black and 2 because when he was going through brain damage from the bully he had when he was 9 years old thats what his mother called him for some really strange reason. So thats why he is called Slim Shady, and Eminem.

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  • by peacelovesmile on July 11th, 2010

    peacelovesmile

    his name is enimen but someone thought it sounded like eminem so that is why they call him that. I am not sure if i am right,but i am pretty sure i am.

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  • by fghn on June 13th, 2010

    fghn

    Eminem = when pronounced it sounds like M and M ... Marshall Mathers
    slim shady = he was fat, he then went slim from a diet, but he still hised in the shade, and slim shady is more catchy than just slim shade

    if you have a better idea or think you know something different... type it, please i do honour your oppinion aswell as mine...
    write under line and put name. Danielle
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  • by hittman3054sho on January 7th, 2010

    hittman3054sho

    Cuz, he is a puss puss. and who gives a crap?

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  • by Steven_L3962 on April 2nd, 2011

    Steven_L3962

    Ever, Mother, Is, Nice, Except, Mine EMINEM

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  • by Steven_L3962 on April 2nd, 2011

    Steven_L3962

    Ever, Mother, Is, Nice, Except, Mine EMINEM

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  • by Ziz_G on May 12th, 2011

    Ziz_G

    lots of people said about his initials (M&M) but what few people realise is that his name also make up numbers: eminem, 3M1N3M, 313. If any of you ever saw 8 mile then you'll realise that 313 was the area code for the part of detroit he came from. hope this helps.

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  • by Ziz_G on May 12th, 2011

    Ziz_G

    Share your answer...

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  • by Steven_L3962 on April 2nd, 2011

    Steven_L3962

    Ever, Mother, Is, Nice, Except, Mine EMINEM

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  • by eminem555 on January 7th, 2010

    eminem555

    Eminem was created through his initials M&M, which was his rapper name ( M&M) but he changed it to eminem. Slim shady is his alter ego, a side to him that is very bad lol, that causes havoc with people ( celebs mostly ).

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