The Definitive Biography

featuring an introductory interview with LL Cool J

and epilogue from Paul Rosenberg, Eminem’s manager

In 1999, a former dishwasher from Detroit became probably the most influential music artist in the world. Eminem’s dexterity, wit and integrity flipped him into one of the biggest-selling artists of all time and changed the scenery of music and pop lifestyle as we realize it.

After that, in 2006, in the height of his popularity, he basically disappeared. Beset by non-stop controversies, about Not really Afraid: The Advancement of Eminem bewildering fame, a debilitating drug problem and personal tragedies, he withdrew in the world. Over the next decade, he battled and experienced through what he’d call his ‘wilderness years’ but ultimately got sober, get clean and get, triumphantly, back again to the top.

Not Afraid may be the definitive account of that tale.

In this revelatory publication, which follows on directly from the bestselling Whatever You State I Am, rock and roll journalist Anthony Bozza chronicles the personal and spiritual growth of one of music’s most enduring and enigmatic artists through the insights of these nearest to him, including Royce da 5’9′, LL Cool J, Mr Porter, Paul Rosenberg and other friends and associates.

Capturing Eminem’s toughest years in his own words, Not Afraid can be a uniquely close portrait of a remarkably private man known by many to be the greatest rapper alive.