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Article: I think Eminem is filthy -and I'm his mum; As the white rapper brings his shocking show to Britain, the surprising truth from the woman who knows him best -- his 'badass mom'.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 4, 2001
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Byline: DEBBIE MATHERS-BRIGGS
FOUL-mouthed rap sensation Eminem - real name Marshall Mathers - has horrified parents with his graphic lyrics, many aimed at his own mother Debbie Mathers-Briggs.
But this is what she thinks of him...
WHEN my son Marshall - that's his name, not Eminem - first got into rap as a teenager he would wake me at 3am to ask me what words rhymed with what. I bought him a dictionary and it all went downhill from there.
Because of what Marshall has written, to his fans I am the most hated person on this planet. I've been spat on by kids in the supermarket.
Yet I do know him, probably better than anyone, ...