Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson dies at 69 advertising billboard The tragedy was confirmed on Tuesday (December 3).
TMZ The first publication to report the news said Nelson suffered complications related to a lung cancer diagnosis and died in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The oldest of five children, Nelson gave birth to a future rap phenom in Marshall Mathers III on October 17, 1972, when he was just a teenager. Eminem and his mother have had a complicated and tumultuous relationship over the years. He didn’t hesitate to incorporate parts of their relationship into his music, referencing Nelson in songs like “Cleanin’ Out My Closet,” “My Name Is,” and more.
Nelson even sued Em for defamation in 1999, seeking $11 million in damages. Every abc newsThe judge ruled in her favor, but the award was only $25,000 and her profit was less than that after attorney fees.
“One of the things I said and I realized is, I mean, at the end of the day, she’s my mother and I love her because she’s the mother,” Em said on the BET show. 106&Park 2009. I do love her and I think I have a better understanding of what she is going through or what she might be going through and now I see myself and what I have actually become. I think there’s a little bit of compassion there.
Over the years, Em began to understand what his mother was going through, which he brought to the forefront when he extended an olive branch and expressed regret for the way he’d handled certain things, apologizing to Nelson in 2013’s “Headlights.” in his music.
In recent times, the relationship between the two seems to be getting better and better. Nelson publicly showed her son some love on Eminem’s induction day into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. “Marshall, I could not let this day go by without congratulating you on your induction to the Hall of Fame,” she said in a Video. “I love you so much. I knew you would get there. And it’s a long journey.
Here are 10 songs written by Eminem about his relationship with his mother.
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“My name is”
Year: 1999
lyrics: “I just found out my mom did more drugs than me/I told her I was going to be a famous rapper when I grew up/Make a record about drugs and name it after her.”
Chart history: No. 36 (Billboard Hot 100)
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“Clean out my closet”
Year: 2002
lyrics: “I’m sorry, Mom/I didn’t mean to hurt you/I didn’t mean to make you cry/But tonight I’m cleaning out my closet.”
Chart history: No. 4 (Billboard Hot 100)
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“my mom”
Year: 2009
lyrics: “My mom was into Valium and a lot of drugs/That’s why I’m like me, because I’m like her/Because my mom was into Valium and a lot of drugs/That’s why I’m on the drugs that I’m on, because I’m my mom.”
Chart history: not applicable
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“our house”
Year: 1999
lyrics: I am getting thinner and thinner. I am hungry. Is mom cooking?/Mom! Let me go back! I forgot to bring my coat/Mom, come on, I won’t play anymore, it’s very cold! /Okay, sorry, I need a coat.
Chart history: not applicable
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“Headlight”
Year: 2013
lyrics: “But no matter what, I don’t hate you because, mom/You are still beautiful to me because you are my mom/Even though you are far from peace/Our home is Vietnam, Desert Storm.”
Chart history: No. 45 (Billboard Hot 100)
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“brain damage”
Year: 1999
lyrics: “My mom started screaming, what are you eating, doing drugs/Look at you, there’s blood all over my carpet/She hit me over the head with the remote.”
Chart history: not applicable
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“Marshall Mathers”
Year: 2000
lyrics: “My mother’s mother is suing me for $10 million/ She must want a dollar for every pill I steal/ Oh my god, where do you think I got this habit/ Everything I own costs All he did was go into her room and lift her mattress.
Chart history: not applicable
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“Stepfather”
Year: 2020
lyrics: “I yelled for my mom (mom) and when she rushed to protect me/I stood up and said, ‘Fuck you, punk,’ and I ran away/Run to my bedroom.”
Chart history: not applicable
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“crazy”
Year: 2009
lyrics: “He just hanged himself in his bedroom, he’s dead/Debbie, don’t let that bastard get you down/Go in and stick a cigarette in his neck.” [Fictional]
Chart history: not applicable
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“apple”
Year: 2011 [Leaked/Unreleased]
lyrics: “Ever since my mom was pregnant with her second egg/because she said I had a little sister/that fell out of the window and I was too young to remember.”
Chart history: not applicable
