Mary Mathers (Current Era)

Mary Scott Mathers was born January 7, 1990, in Knoxville, Tennessee, the youngest of three siblings: Marshall Bruce Mathers III, Ashley Ann Mathers, and Mary herself. Their parents, Debbie and Michael Mathers, were unstable—Michael left shortly after Mary’s birth, and Debbie eventually abandoned the kids. At 18, Marshall stepped up and raised Ashley and infant Mary. Growing up, Mary was exposed to music early. While Marshall rapped, he played Mary softer, guitar-driven country music—artists like George Strait, Johnny Cash, Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, and Conway Twitty. She fell in love with the genre, getting her first toy guitar at five and a real one in 2003. She even strummed guitar briefly during sessions for Encore. Mary launched her career in 2005 with The First Time, followed by unreleased projects Songs From the Country (2006) and The Next Time (2007), both delayed by family tragedies. She returned with Relapsed (2009), then 20s to Life (2010), which inspired Eminem’s Recovery. Her most acclaimed album, Dibs (2013), marked her emotional peak. In 2024, she released Miss Me More, a career-spanning compilation. and in 2025 she broke up with her husband and popstar Luke Sayer and now has 50\50 Custody on her daughter Chloe