Debbie Nelson, the single mother of rapper Eminem, whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his hit song lyrics, has died. She was 69.

Nelson, once known as Debbie Mathers, died in her Missouri hometown. Her rocky relationship with Eminem was chronicled in his early work.

Debbie Nelson, Eminem's mother, whose difficult relationship with her son was reflected in much of his earlier music, has died at the age of 69. The rapper's representative, Dennis Dennehy, confirmed his mother's death to US media.

Debbie Nelson's fraught relationship with her son Eminem had been no secret since the Detroit rapper became a star.

The mother and son had a publicly fraught relationship, including a 1999 defamation suit that she filed against her son.

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.