From: www.thetimes.co.za

HE MAY be known as one of the bad boys of hip-hop music, but Marshall Bruce Mathers III — better known as Eminem or Slim Shady — doesn’t seem to let the label bother him.

The award-winning rapper, record producer and actor has been accused of causing Mariah Carey sleepless nights because of two songs he recently released that insult the singer and her husband, Nick Cannon.

But controversy is something Eminem is used to, even when it comes to members of his own family.

In 1999, just a few months after the release of his first album, Eminem’s mother sued him for slandering her in some of his songs. In the end, she received 1600 in damages after demanding 10-million.

Earlier this year, in an interview with Jonathan Ross, the 8 Mile star (who also acted alongside other rap artists, such as Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Ludacris, in the 2001 film The Wash), confessed that he often considered suicide while he was battling his addiction to drugs.