Nelson died from complications related to lung cancer at age 69 on Dec. 2 Eminem’s half-brother Nathan "Nate" Mathers shared a five-word post on Instagram the day after the death of their mother. On Tuesday,

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.