LOCAL HERO –
April 20, 2024 – On Saturday, April 20, the “Lose Yourself” rapper, 51, marked 16 years sober, sharing the milestone on Instagram with fans. The Grammy winner — who was born Marshall Mathers — posted a photo of his hand holding a new chip commemorating the achievement.
The comments section of the captionless post was filled with messages of support and congratulations for the rapper. “We’re all proud of you for being 16 years sober,” read a note from the fan account Stanistheone.
“Great decision you made brother! We’re all very proud of you,” fellow rapper DTG (real name Dylan Godfrey) wrote. “I remember when I first got sober and all the s— was out of my system, I remember just being, like, really happy and everything was f—— new to me again,” he said on Paul Rosenberg’s Paul Pod podcast in 2022.
