( oui j´ai copié coller)
1. every record is the same.....the first single is pop to hook the 12 year olds in buying it and the rest of the album disses his mom and wife
2. he claims everyone including mtv is against him.....yet his videos play constantly on mtv, he sells millions of records, has a #1 movie and wins awards left and right
3. he mocks top 40 acts like brittany, christina etc....but he´s a top 40 act himself
4. although it´s pimped out like a paid escort, hip-hop is still an art form that some people still take seriously.....i feel that having albums, movies, clothing line etc is too much too fast.....ie....he hasn´t paid his dues.....
5. if mtv, top 40 radio and every 12 year old in america claims him to be the ´be all, end all of rap´, then something must be wrong....when was the last time you saw epmd, tribe called quest, rundmc, beasties or some other legitimate rap star/group get the fanfare that eminem gets....
another funny thing is this..
"the way i am", "i´m slim shady all you other slim..", "hi my name is", "i´m just marshal mathers i´m just a regular guy i don´t know why...", "i´m back i´m back i´m back", "i´m shady"
there´s more. those are just choruses from songs off the first and second album.
my point is. we kind of already know who he is.
We already know who the Beastie Boys are, but that doesn´t stop them shouting "We´re the Beastie Boys, I´m Adrock, I´m MCA, I´m Mike D" etc... on every other record, they even spell their names out for us on occasion.
Eminem does it in a slightly different way to the Beasties, but I can´t think of a Hip Hop artist who doesn´t shout their name out at every opportunity.