Eminem's mother, Debbie Nelson, died this week after a battle with lung cancer, a representative for the rapper confirmed to The Times. Nelson was 69.

Debbie Nelson, the oft-mentioned and even more oft-criticized mother of Eminem, has died of complications from lung cancer. Her death was confirmed to TMZ through Eminem’s representative, Dennis Denney. She was 69.

Eminem frequently made his mother a character in his music, although she disputed the accuracy of her drug-addled portrayal