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Debbie Nelson, Eminem’s Mom, Dead at 69
She had a complicated relationship with her son as she was the subject in Eminem’s music, both in a positive and negative light.
“Hatred and mixed emotions today,” Nathan posted on Instagram Stories on December 3, seemingly referencing the news. Nelson’s strained relationship with Eminem was discussed in several songs in his early music; she even went as far as suing him for defamation for the 1999’s single “My Name Is,” with lyrics like “99 percent of my life, I was lied to/I just found out my mom does more dope than I do (Damn).” She won the lawsuit and received about $25,000. 2002’s “Cleanin’ Out My Closet” featured heavy criticism of both of his parents: “Now, I would never diss my own mama just to get recognition/Take a second to listen ‘fore you think this record is dissin’/But put yourself in my position, just try to envision/Witnessin’ your mama poppin’ prescription pills in the kitchen/Bitchin’ that someone’s always goin’ through her purse and shit’s missin’.” He did affectionately refer to his mother in one of his most famous lyrics (“Mom’s Spaghetti” in “Lose Yourself”) and eventually opened a restaurant and pasta line with the same name.
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