Eminem – whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III – has openly referenced his father in various songs addressing their fraught relationship.
According to TMZ, family sources and neighbours have claimed Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr had suffered a heart attack while at home near Fort Wayne, Indiana.
According to Eminem’s mother, Debbie, his father – who went by the name Bruce – married her when he was 22 and she was 15, and they had their son two years later.