Eminem has revealed a lot about his personal life through his lyrics, including his relationship with his 'forgotten' daughter. Most people will know all about his daughter Hailie Jade, who he frequently mentions in his lyrics, but might not know as much about his adopted child, Alaina Marie Mathers.
The American rapper, who celebrated his 50th birthday this year, adopted Alaina along with his ex-wife Kim Scott, and she is the biological daughter of Kim's twin sister Dawn. Alaina, who born Amanda Marie Scott in February 1993, grew up with her cousin Hailie, who became her adoptive sister, because her biological mother battled drug addiction before sadly passing away in 2015.
Speaking in 2004, Eminem said of his relationship with Alaina: "My niece has been a part of my life ever since she was born.
"Me and Kim pretty much had her, she'd live with us wherever we was at."
The Lose Yourself singer, real name Marshal Mathers, started mentioning Alaina in his later albums, revealing that he called her by the nickname Lainey.
Giving an insight into their family life in 2004 hit Mockingbird, he sang: "Lainey, uncle's crazy ain't he, yeah but he loves you girl and you better know it."
Later in the song, he remarked that the two girls are "pretty much sisters now," as he continued "And Daddy's still here, Lainey I'm talking to you too, Daddy's still here. I like the sound of that, yeah, it's got a ring to it, don't it?"
She is also mentioned in the songs Deja Vu, where Eminem says "good night, Alaina", and in Crazy In Love he sings: "You're the Slim to my Shady. The Dre to my Eminem, the Alaina to my Hailie".
Enimen also adopted Stevie, who is ex-wife Kim's child from a previous relationship and came out as non-binary in August last year.
The US rapper said that his three kids are his "biggest accomplishment", gushing in 2019: "It definitely is crazy.
"I have a niece that I have helped raise too that's pretty much like a daughter to me and she is 26. And I have a younger one that's 17 now.
"So when I think about my accomplishments that’s probably the thing I’m the most proud of is that – is being able to raise kids."
Alaina studied Public Relations at the University of Oakland and graduated in April 2017.
At university she was a proud member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority - and even gifted her rapper dad with one of their T-Shirts which read: "The best kind of father raises an Alpha Delta Pi daughter".
She sweetly captioned the post: "It's true & i got the best one out there."
Alaina, who dedicates her Instagram to body positivity and mental health advocacy, also spoke about what it was like growing up with two sets of parents.
She wrote: "I didn't start calling my aunt and uncle mum and dad until I was older but having a meshed family is what's always been normal to me.
"Side note; just because you birth a child or provide the sperm for a child doesn't make you a parent.
"Some people think Mom and Dad titles should be earned. I always called my bio Mom and Dad, Mom and Dad but I respect if your 'parents' weren't there if you don't call them that. Boundaries is key."
The 29-year-old often opens up about her life on social media - and has spoken about her grief following the death of her biological mother Dawn in 2015.
Posting some heartwarming snaps of her in 2018, Alaina said that both Dawn and Kim are equally her mother, writing: "Always missing you a lot during this time of the year, Mom. Can’t believe you would have been 43 in 3 days"
And in 2017 she shared: "Ya know, life is a funny thing. Never spent a Mother's Day with my Mom in my entire life and now that I can't I wish more than anything I could.
"I know that she is looking over me everyday and in a better place but that doesn't make it easier. I don't think it's a coincidence that God made them twins because in doing so he blessed me with two Moms. Happy Mother's Day to my angel in heaven and my angel on earth."
Alaina is still close to sister Hailie and has shared posts posing outside of Eminem's Detroit mansion when they both returned home for Christmas.
In October last year, Alaina got engaged to long-term boyfriend Evan McClintock, sharing snaps of him getting down on one knee while she was left beaming with joy.
Posting photos of the happy moment on Instagram, she captioned the post: "This moment. This life. Yes a hundred times over. I LOVE YOU."
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