India, March 12 -- Eminem is mourning the loss of his maternal grandmother, Betty Kresin who has reportedly died at the age of 87 after a battle with breast cancer.

According to the reports of TMZ, she passed away due to complications from the disease at her home in Missouri on Tuesday. The rapper was reportedly not present for her passing.

Betty was Eminem's maternal grandmother and played an important part in his early life. In a 2000 interview, she spoke about her heartbreak over the path Eminem had taken in his music career, even calling some of his lyrics "vile" and "disgusting."

"Neither his mother Debbie nor I can figure out what happened to this sweet, caring youngster. In just over 12 years he's gone from telling me 'Grandma I...