Hailie Jade Mathers, the 28-year-old singer and daughter of rap legend , 51, has confessed that she particularly his deeply personal track 'Mockingbird'. The song, which discusses break-ins, , and custody battles, was penned by Eminem himself. Despite the heavy themes in her father's , Hailie admitted on her 'Just a Little Shady' podcast that her parents did an excellent job shielding her from the harsh realities of life.
She said: "The older I get the less I can listen to any of the songs. I will say, like, watching the video back and listening to the songs, I feel like my parents did such a good job growing up where I didn't realise how bad things were." Reflecting on her childhood as an adult, she added: "Now as like, an adult in hindsight, it's so scary to think about.
And I think that's why I get emotional so much, like just thinking that could have happened. Obviously that's the point of the song, but I will say like if you've ever lost an addict or a loved one, I feel for you and that's how I feel about it". In the past, Hailie has spoken about her struggle to comprehend her father's fame during her younger years.
Speaking to her family member, whom she affectionately calls a brother-uncle due to their proximate ages, she expressed: "See, that is probably why our experience was a lot different because I remember some things from before, but I didn't totally understand what was going on and you were definitely old enough to understand what was going on. Nate is my uncle -- my dad's younger brother -- but also we kind of grew up together, because Nate lived with us for a while when I was young. I would say, 'Brother-uncle, you definitely act younger than your age.
We are closer in age than you are to [my] dad, but still I never realised how much older you are than me because I feel like you are like a brother.'" She continued with nostalgia: "It's so fun to look back [now], thinking back as an adult, I'm like, 'Wow, that's so, so surreal.' those memories of me thinking those were normal things, now I look back like, 'Holy crap, that was cool!"'.
