Why did eminem change his name from slim shady?

He didnt. His stage name has always been Eminen, well since he was about 14 it has been, it is a play on words from his birth name Marshall Mathers, initials MM. His famous alter ego is Slim Shady, but it was never his stage name. read more

His stage name has always been Eminen, well since he was about 14 it has been, it is a play on words from his birth name Marshall Mathers, initials MM. His famous alter ego is Slim Shady, but it was never his stage name. read more

He never changed his name. He got it from one of his earliest songs that made him huge back in 1999, 'My Name Is.' It had Slim Shady in the lyrics. read more

The record company wanted something for the radio so that caused him to tone things down. He also ran into another snafu when he attempted to clear the sample he used as his rhythm track. read more