They became a couple. Mathers' childhood was problematic. He has a younger brother. He has described himself and his family as poor white trash living in a mostly black neighborhood on the east side of Detroit. Money makes the poor man happy.
Happiness breeds success.
Money may be the root of all evil but in America it's also the route to success. You don't need to go to school to understand that. If you are young, poor and insecure it also helps to have some talent or the bitterness will do you in. Marshall Mathers found his talent while holding a microphone spitting out hip-hop rap rhymes describing his hard times. He submerged himself in the robust Detroit rap underground and earned distinction as a man with a way with words.