Nick Hasted's ground-breaking book traces Marshall Mathers' rise to fame from schools and workplaces of his native Detroit to global superstardom. This new edition comes right up to date, charting Eminem's period of seclusion following the death of his fellow rapper and close friend Proof, who was shot dead in 2006, his battle with addiction to painkillers and finally analysing the huge success of the two albums spawned by these events, 'Relapse' and 'Recovery'.