Month: December 2003

EMINEM saved his ex-wife KIM MATHERS from committing suicide in Mexico last month (NOV03), according to the hip-hop star’s uncle.
Eminem’s uncle, TODD MARSHALL, says Mathers fled to sun-soaked resort Cancun during the two weeks she disappeared, missing court appearances on drug charges in her home state of Michigan.
Two arrest warrants were issued before she reappeared in two courts on 18 November (03).
Nelson, a Michigan-based paralegal, tells America’s STAR magazine, “I heard she had planned to kill herself down in Cancun, a place she’s always loved, and where she wanted to die.”
After Kim failed to appear in court on 4 November (03), Eminem was granted full temporary custody of the couple’s seven-year-old daughter HAILIE.
Nelson says Eminem, real name MARSHALL MATHERS III, persuaded Kim to turn herself in and posted her $50,000 (GBP29,411) bail.
He also claims Kim is upset about having to receive in-house drug treatment in January (04), noting, “She’s threatening suicide again.”

As you all know by now, Benzino (who is NOT a co-founder of the Source, as is often reported) has released tapes of a much younger Eminem using the N word and bad-mouthing Black women in a rambling, amateurish freestyle.
But what Benzino’s not telling you is that he himself was once affiliated with a white emcee, and that white emcee used the N word on the track they made together. In fact, it appears that Benzino told his white emcee to use the N word.
The emcee in question is named Bawston Strangla, and his connection to Benzino is detailed on his web page here, where you can also download the song he and Benzino worked on together in 2000, “Shamrocks and Glocks”. About 35 seconds into the song you will hear Strangla drop the proverbial “N” bomb, in a passage that sounds very random and out of place alongside his other lyrics.
Through some rudimentary googling I got in contact with a representative of the Bawston Strangla today. He indicated that Strangla is no longer associated with Benzino, and explained that while recording Shamrocks and Glocks, “during the session benzino told him to use the N word in the song”.
Benzino told him to use the N word.
This does nothing to minimize the offensiveness of Eminem’s newly unearthed lyrics, but it certainly places Benzino’s righteous indignation in a different light. Just in case anyone was starting to take him seriously.
Edit: Dru Garrity of Commonwealth Rcords hit me off with a little more info on what Bawston Strangla is up to now: “Bawston Strangla is finishing up his next LP “BEDLHAM IN BOSTON 1998-2004” which will feature the Benzino track as well as tracks produced by D-Tension, Dickie Skinz, RayBoy, Irish Devil.. We also just shot a video for the lead single “Got To Do”..

Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted-One moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?

Those few lines from the Eminem song ‘Lose Yourself’ started resonating into my head like a strong call. How many of us have missed opportunities in our lives? How many of us didn’t even pay attention to them?
It is never too late to do things the right way. We just have to take attention and not to miss the right moment. Everybody is given the chance to ‘capture’. Of course, it will require main qualities like inner strength and a strong willpower. But if we go to the end, we will be rewarded.
‘Lose Yourself’ is an introspective and an optimistic song. There are so many good lessons and encouragements to learn from it.
‘You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
you own it…’
You need to use your instinct to find the right moment. You need to act now, if you keep waiting it may be too late for you.
When you feel deep inside that it’s your time to shine, you just have to run…the moment is yours, you own it…so capture it right now!
Follow the song’s words:
‘…you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo…’
Like Jimmy, we sometimes have to go through difficult situations. We will have to prove our inner capacity, our strength. We will certainly have to fight a lot of doubts and anxiousness before we reach our goal. No matter what kind of circumstances we are going through, we may reach the point where we feel that we have no right to give up and feel the way Jimmy feels:
“He’s so mad, but he won’t give up that
Is he? No
He won’t have it , he knows his whole back city’s ropes
It don’t matter, he’s dope
He knows that, but he’s broke
He’s so stacked that he knows
When he goes back to his mobile home, that’s when it’s
Back to the lab again yo
This whole rap shit
He better go capture this moment and hope it don’t pass him…”
We are ready now to conquer the world. We must have enough rage inside to fight and not to accept failure, come to the point where you will say with Jimmy:
‘Success is my only mothafuckin option…’
We must refuse the idea to be failing in our mind, always try until we reach our final success.
Then we will be able to claim with Eminem:
‘ You can do anything you set your mind to, man.’
A sentence that has become even more than my daily life philosophy, it is my motto and I’m very proud to apply to it. It actually works!

To Marshall a cute tribute
I was like in the desert lost
But you brought me something bright
I think it was some light
One day you will know
How much you helped me to grow
So much in my mind was forbidden
And many talents were hidden
But now thanks to you
I understand that words are made to be written
You gave me the courage
To express my rage
And your discourse
Was there to enforce
My hidden force
My truth needed to be said
In every new thread
You gave me the courage to change
My self destructive behavior
To me being like a savior
And things to rearrange
And thanks to you I know
Because you helped me to grow
That I can do anything I set my mind to
Thanks to you I realize that it’s really true.

Eminem is once again making headlines for his controversial songs, but this time it was the Secret Service that had their eyes on the Detroit rap star, Local 4 reported.
In the lyrics to an unpublished song, “We As Americans,” Eminem apparently threatened the president of the United States.
The song had reportedly been passed around the Internet and was causing a stir for the following lyric:
“I don’t rap for dead presidents. I’d rather see presidents dead.”
The Secret Service released a statement saying, “We are aware of the lyrics and are in the process of determining what action, if any, will be taken.”
John Gill, a spokesman, later announced that the Secret Service would not conduct a formal investigation, but cautioned that such lyrics can have unintended consequences on others.
Representatives of the Detroit rapper could not be reached Monday night for comment. Eminem’s spokesman told CNN recently the song was “unfinished” and that “there was no determination where, when, how or if it was going to be used.”
Gill said the Secret Service must balance its duties of investigating such communications with its respect for the constitutional right of freedom of speech.
He added, however, that it was necessary for the Secret Service to look into communications that could be considered threatening to the president.
“The Secret Service takes every potential threat against the president seriously,” Gill said. “We don’t have the luxury to do otherwise. ”
The song does not appear to make any direct mention to President George W.

“Fuck money. I do not rap for dead presidents. I would rather see the president dead. It is never been said, but I set precedents and the standards and they can not stand it… We as Americans. Us as a citizen. We’ve got to protect ourselves…”
Those are words from a new Eminem track called ‘ We as Americans ‘. Controversial ? For sure.
Eminem is not a friend of Bush, he doesn’t want any kind of compromission with the government and expresses it clearly. What I really appreciate with Eminem, is the fact that he’s not a commercial rapper. He is used to speaking his mind , no matter how wealthy he is. He deserves some respect for his honesty.
Appearently those words are taken seriously by the American government whose secret services are now investigating on whether the lyrics should be taken seriously of not.
Secret Services Spokesman John Gill expressed on the subject and told the news :
”We are aware of the lyric and are in the process of determining what action, if any, will be taken.”
Eminem has shown his political opinion in several songs from the ‘ Eminem Show ‘ like ‘ White America ‘ and ‘ Square Dance ‘.
We all know that he’s no real friend of President Bush, but are his recents lyrics different from the former lyrics ? Should this wish to see the President dead be taken seriously ?
Those are interesting questions we may raise. As far as I am concerned, I don’t think Eminem is a serious threat for Mr Bush’s life. This statement is just made to express his opposition towards the government. Eminem wants to show the Bush administration that they cannot ‘ buy ‘ him..
If we take a look at ‘ White America ‘, the song is much more provocative than those few lines from ‘ We as Americans ‘ :
‘So to the parents of America
I am the derringer aimed at little Erica,
to attack her character
The ringleader of this circus of worthless pawns
Sent to lead the march right up to the steps of Congress
And piss on the lawns of the White House
and replace it with a Parental Advisory sticker
To spit liquor in the faces of in this democracy of hypocrisy
Fuck you Ms. Cheney! Fuck you
Tipper Gore! Fuck you with the freest
of speech this divided states of embarassment
will allow me to have, Fuck you!
I’m just kiddin’ America, you know I love you… ‘
The outro part of ‘White America’ is also very offensive in its words. Eminem points out the hypocrisy of the American government. He doesn’t want to be another puppet of Bush and also wants people to open their eyes about the American policy.
Eminem is not against America, he’s against the leaders of America and he strongly fights their policy. Impossible to take the ‘dead President’ lyrics at a first degree, knowing that Eminem has already ‘assassinated’ Dick Cheney on his ‘Without Me’ video…It has to be taken for what it actually is: a clear protest against the American policy. The talented wordsmith doesn’t ignore the power of words and syllables. As an engaged artist, Eminem wants to reach people’s consciences.
He is not the only one to have strong and shocking political messages. The group Public Enemy did it before in its video ‘By the time I get to Arizona’. Public Enemy ‘assassinated’ the deputies from Arizona who refused to make a national day of Martin Luther King’s birthday. Public Enemy didn’t dare ‘bombing’ the government either, because the group knew it was for the good cause. So does Eminem.
The engaged artist has a responsibility towards his public. He owns a great part of the media and he has the power to reach people’s mind. It’s the first step for things to change a positive way. Since the beginning of his career, Eminem has always shown his integrity. His growing wealth hasn’t changed anything: his statements are as honest as in the beginning.
Eminem has become the truthful leader of a new generation of people who are fed up with empty hypocritical political speeches. He strongly disagrees with the American Iraq war policy and shows it offenly:
‘The boogie monster of rap, yeah the man’s back
with a plan to ambush this Bush administration,
mush the Senate’s face in, push this generation
of kids to stand and fight for the right to say
something you might not like, this white hot light
that I’m under, no wonder I look so sunburnt,
oh no I won’t leave no stone unturned
Oh no I won’t leave, won’t go nowhere,
do-si-do, oh, yo, ho, hello there
oh yeah don’t think I won’t go there,
go to Beirut and do a show there
yah you laugh till your muthafuckin’ ass gets drafted,
while you’re at band camp thinkin’ the crap can’t happen
till you fuck around, get an anthrax napkin,
inside a package wrapped in saran wrap wrapping
open the plastic and then you stand back gasping,
fuckin’ assassins hijackin’ Amtracks crashin’
all this terror America demands action,
next thing you know you’ve got Uncle Sam’s ass askin’
to join the army or what you’ll do for their Navy.
You just a baby, gettin’ recruited at eighteen
You’re on a plane now,
eatin’ their food and their baked beans.
I’m twenty-eight, they’re gonna take you ‘fore they take me
Crazy insane or insane crazy?
When I say Hussein, you say Shady
My views ain’t changed, still inhumane,
wait, arraigned two days late, the date’s today, hang me! ‘
So many young lives are sacrified to satisfy Mr Bush’s world hegemony power. Every day young soldiers are dying for a useless war.
‘We as Americans’ is not different from Eminem’s former lyrics. Rather than being a physical threat towards the American President, Eminem’s ‘death wish on Mr Bush’ is rather to interpret as a symbol, it is much more a strong prayer to see somebody else lead this country. A leader that would enable concrete steps for some deep changes in America…No more empty speeches, but efficient actions.
America needs more responsible citizens like Marshall Mathers to raise their voices against a growing governemental hypocrisy.

I never thought my poem for Hailie would raise some controversy and also some jealousy. But that’s exactly what happened on a yahoo Eminem group . My intentions were to share some words to honor Eminem’s daughter, Hailie Jade.
But those groups that are overcrowded by some boppy teenagers with no life and some of them said that I had copied it, that it wasn’t mine. But some other jealous girl, Angie, decided to write what she intended to be a ‘ bad diss ‘.
So I decided to reply in a batteling mode. Enjoy 🙂
Angie’s diss
u act like u can write worth shit
>ur poem almost made me fuckn sick
>chick, u need to get out a little more
>so u wont be such a bore
>ur just a fuckn whore
>bitch get a god dam life
>Hopefully you’ll get stabbed by a knife
>and die so bitch say good bye
>everything u said was a fuckn lie
>how the hell did u get by
>when all u did was copy other people
>ur best friend had to be that god dam needle
>filled with got knows what
>maybe thats y ur likely such a slut
>i know what ur gonna say
>when u read this little rap today
>’man ur so fuckn gay
>u got that rap from someone else the other day’
>lucky for me i can counter all ur verbal attacks
>I could kick ur ass with my hands tied behind my back
>just go home and continue gettin stoned
>cuz ur not worth nothin no more
>not that u ever were anyway
>thats y ur momma wanted to throw u away
>after u were born cuz ur mommas a crack whore
>god this is fun, for me its a sinch
>makin shit up about some loud mouth bitch
>who probably never seen a fuckin dick
>cuz ur gay and think about other chicks everyday
>somebody better have u neutered or spayed
>before its too late and u get laid
>it might be hard
>cuz u proabably got both parts
>wouldn’t that be interesting if u were a eunch
>no more balls for this lunatic
>well im out cuz unlike u I got a friends
>so shut the fuck up and bitch take my advice
>get a fuckn life.
>
My reply:
This is what happens when stupidity
Goes along with jealousy
You think you act as if you could handle a word
In fact you’re just a fucking nerd
You think you’ll be a fighter
Against somebody whose job is to be a writer
Before you call me again a slut
I promise you badly to kick your butt,
Talk again about my moma,
I’ll put you in a coma,
bitches like you in the stomach I will punch
To me you’re just another buttmunch
Words dedicated to Hailie you despise
You prefer words full of lies,
People, open your eyes
the bitch thinks she’s wize
But it’s just an ugly disguise,
Much more than a bitch,
She’s also an ugly witch,
Take off your hat,
You’re ugly and fat!
You’re the one who needs to get a life,
I’ll cut you off with a surgical knife,
For Eminem’s daughter my love,
Your totally intolerant of,
Talking about being gay?
You’re worst than Benzino Ray,
You will never harm me,
I’m a good soldier in Shady’s army
You come on Nate Nate Nate,
come on,for you it’s to late,
Just to spread your stupid hate,
To authentic people you’re just a disgust,
I kicked you so badly now you’re in the dust!
To diss me don’t even try
Think you can rap?
Your ugly face I will slap.
With me take your distance,
Unlike you, I’m doing something of my existence!
I have persistance
You have no resistance,
You transformed something aimed at Hailie Jade,
You horrible monster, into a hate crusade,
Bitches like you like to invade
But from being mean you never get paid,
On you I will drop a grenade,
I’ll slap you , you renegade,
You’ll be dropped in a word cascade,
You unable this to evade,
You’re sick, you need the doctor’s aid.
Bitch you’re mentally poor,
and too much immature
Your bad words to you will cost,
Cuz the battle you already lost!

How is Detroit pictured by its own inhabitants ? ‘ Amityville ‘ is a nickname that is recurrent in the D12 album. Those are nicknames that I found for Detroit on a Detroit rap forum (detroitrap.com):
1. The ‘ D ‘
2. Cutthroat City
3. Hell (Thanks to 8 Mile)
4. D-Town (Gay)
5. Alligator City
6. Gator Capitol
7. Dirty District
8. Murda City
Detroit, that had been rated as the most dangerous American city from 1999 to 2001, has regained its title in 2003, according to a St Louis newspaper, followed by St Louis at the second place. There must be some truth in this ranking. The Detroit underground appears to be a dark place where murder is law. The ‘ Amityville ‘ song refers to the city as the murder capital. The ‘ Amityville ‘ song has scary and insane beats. The whole atmosphere of the song makes your feel the tough reality of Detroit. It’s like a total immersion in thugs’ reality :
‘ That’s why the city is filled with a bunch of fuckin idiots still (still)
That’s why the first motherfucker poppin some shit he gets killed (killed)
That’s why we don’t call it Detroit, we call it Amityville (‘Ville)
You can get capped after just havin a cavity filled (filled)
Ahahahaha, that’s why we’re crowned the murder capital still (still)
This ain’t Detroit, this is motherfuckin Hamburger Hill! (Hill!)
We don’t do drivebys, we park in front of houses and shoot
and when the police come we fuckin shoot it out with them too!
That’s the mentality here (here) that’s the reality here (here)
Did I just hear somebody say they wanna challenge me here?? (huh?)
While I’m holdin a pistol with this many calibres here?? (here??)
Got some registration and just made this shit valid this year? (year?)
Cause once I snap I can’t be held accountable for my acts
and that’s when accidents happen,
when a thousand bullets come at your house
and collapse the foundation around and they found you
and your family in it (AHHHHH!)
GOT DAMNIT HE MEANT IT WHEN HE TELLS YOU ‘
The refrain of the song makes you feel how much you are in danger in the Capital of murder :
‘ Mentally illll from Amityvilllle (ILLLL)
Accidentally killll your family stillll
Thinkin he won’t? God-damnit he willll (HE’SSSS)
Mentally illll from Amityvilllle ‘
Like the D 12 member Bizarre expresses it so well, ‘ Amityville ‘ also known as Detroit, is a scary place :
‘ Just like Outkast brought you into the mind of A-T-L, we want to bring you into the mind of Amityville (their name for Detroit) – a city where the sun never shines, full of potholes, snow and con artists ready to jack everything you got. ‘
Proof adds to that statement :
“Detroit ain’t into cleverness. Both of the coasts are artsy. Detroit ain’t a real creative place. It’s a plant-worker place. D-12 are here to bring you the sick, the obscene, the disgusting. “We not gonna bring you the normal thug-and-Cristal shit, we wanna be blamed for bringin’ shit to the table that people scared to talk about.’
Bugz’s (the former D12 member) death is a dramatic event that belongs to this kind of dark reality. It increased the member’s will to ‘make it’.
“That incident brought everything to reality,and let us know that life ain’t no game and we gotta make the best of what we got while we got it”, Kuniva says.
“Amityville” may not be a very creative place, but it seems to give birth to the most creative MCs. Detroit has always been Eminem’s biggest source of inspiration and it is the same for the other D12 members. It seems like the roughness and uglyness of the Detroit underground is rather an advantage to artistic creation. We all know that the most beautiful and also the most resistant flowers grow in an arid landscape. What also makes Detroit interesting in an artistic light is the mixture of different styles and genres. Despite the problems both communities may have experienced, black and white culture have influenced each other musically. People from different races have worked together to Rock City’s greatest benefit. To quote Dirtbombs singer Mick Collins:
“Detroit’s always been this meeting ground between black and white culture. Ghetto or white trash, it doesn’t matter – both come together musically, even in garage-rock.”

Who knew?

Have you ever been hated or discriminated against?
I have, I’ve been protested and demonstrated against, picket signs for my wicked rhymes

Eminem claims in ‘Cleaning Out My Closet’ from the Eminem Show.
Is Eminem conscious of the impact his words can have on people? In his song ‘Who knew’ from the Marshall Mathers LP, he says:

Wasn’t me, Slim Shady said to do it again!
Damn! How much damage can you do with a pen?

Eminem makes fun of people who constantly target him for being a bad influence on kids. The kid does something forbidden or wrong and then it’s Slim Shady’s fault. An easy way to get out of uncomfortable situations !
But the gifted word technician Eminem is also conscious of the damage he cause with words. So why does he want to cause those damages with his pen ? What is his hidden intention ?
No contest, the character of Slim Shady is insane, but Marshall Mathers appears to be a very clever man, who enjoys playing with people’s mind very much. Shocking words are put in his lyrics on purpose to anticipate people’s reaction. His sense of exaggeration makes the sentences unbelievable.
The category of sensitive persons with a weak stomach (who take this seriously) target Eminem as a dangerous person. In fact, he is only a danger to those who are totally deprived of a sense of humor.
Somebody told me once, in reply to one of my topics on Eminem , that Eminem was a simple minded person and not even a good ‘ singer ‘. First of all, I’d rather call him a rapper, because he raps more than he sings. Second, I think Eminem is far from being stupid and that he particularly targets those kind of listeners who constantly take his words at first degree.
Of course, the misinterpretation of Eminem’s lyrics have lead to some dramas. Some fragile teenagers like Kaleigh Davis have committed suicide, but I am not even sure Eminem was the real cause of the 13 years old girl. Eminem has been accused of being responsible for her death. It has been proven that the young girl was depressive and that she used to be bullied at school. She was found dead in her bedroom. The fact that she was very much into Eminem doesn’t prove anything, she was psychologically vulnerable. I’m not the only one to think that way. Even the judge stated so.
Even if he appears to be joking most of the time, he also raises serious questions in the ‘ Who Knew ‘ song :
‘ So who’s bringin the guns in this country? (Hmm?)
I couldn’t sneak a plastic pellet gun through customs over in London
And last week, I seen a Schwarzaneggar movie
where he’s shootin all sorts of these motherfuckers with a uzi
I sees three little kids, up in the front row,
screamin “Go,” with their 17-year-old Uncle
I’m like, “Guidance – ain’t they got the same moms and dads
who got mad when I asked if they liked violence?”
Many people are not even shocked by violent movies where people get shot at, but they get mad at Marshall’s lyrics. Slim Shady is an actor, though. He is just acting on stage. Hating the player is useless, he is doing his job as an entertainer.
Eminem also raises the problem of illegal gun traffics. You can find real arms everywhere, but it is forbidden to travel with a plastic pellet gun’ That’s kind of ridiculous.
Some parts of ‘ Who knew ‘ are hilarous.
‘ You want me to fix up lyrics while the President gets his dick sucked?
[*ewwww*] Fuck that, take drugs, rape sluts
Make fun of gay clubs, men who wear make-up
Get aware, wake up, get a sense of humor
Quit tryin to censor music, this is for your kid’s amusement
(The kids!) But don’t blame me when lil’ Eric jumps off of the terrace
You shoulda been watchin him – apparently you ain’t parents’ ‘
Eminem makes fun of former US President Bill Clinton’s sex affair and goes on advicing people to take drugs and to rape sluts etc’ This could be shocking if he didn’t add : get a sense of humor, which means : ‘ don’t take my advices seriously, i’m just kidding’ ‘
There is no reason to get mad at Slim Shady, he’s just making fun and he’s supposed to make you laugh crazy’
Eminem also takes parents back to their responsibilities. It’s the parents’ role to take care of their children. He cannot be held responsible for a kid’s suicide.
He never told kids to act irresponsibly and if they misinterpreted his words, please don’t get mad at him. You’re supposed to get his sense of humor, because the constant exaggeration mixed with funny sentences or words make it obvious.
I think parents shouldn’t reject the music their kids are listening to. If they focused an interest on it, it would certainly help to avoid a lot of misunderstandings. They could also play a great part in helping their kids not to misinterpret an artist’s word.
If they were closer to their children, most of them wouldn’t feel like committing suicide.
Eminem wants people to analyse him intelligently. Not to overanalyze him. Just being fair enough to understand his sense of humor.
If you misinterpret his words and act crazy in real life, how the fuck was he supposed to know ?

This is an interesting point to debate. From the ‘ Infinite ‘ album to the ‘ 8 Mile ‘ soundtrack, we cannot deny Eminem’s musical and personal evolution.
Of course, Eminem doesn’t sound the same on the ‘ Slim Shady LP ‘ than on the ‘ Eminem Show ‘, but he doesn’t have to.
On the Infinite album, Eminem’s goal was to be known by the public. He had put a lot of verbal energy and exposed some personal problems.
In the Slim Shady LP, Eminem appears to be more scary. The Slim Shady LP exposes a new born character : Slim Shady, Eminem’s evil alter ego.
In his debut album, Eminem has developped a concept with producers Jeff and Marky Bass that worked very well : the concept of a shock rapper.
Eminem’s goal was to shock people and thus to attrack their attention.
He was supposed to be the ‘ Marilyn Manson of rap ‘.
At the time Marshall wrote the album, he still had a lot of issues and was facing financial and personal problem. The Slim Shady Lp appears to be a perfect reflection of Marshall’s life before he became famous.
It also exposes the American ghetto life in its harsh reality.
Slim Shady is a symbol for the violence contained in Marshall’s illest thoughts.
There are many references to drugs and Marshall gave a complete enumeration of the drugs he used to take. in the song ‘ I’m Shady ‘.
Most of Eminem’s targets change, the things or people that used to annoy him can be very different within several years of difference.
The ‘ Marshall Mathers LP ‘ is probably Eminem’s most offensive and verbally violent album. It was first supposed to be called ‘ Amsterdam ‘ because of its many references to drugs.
At the beginning of his career Eminem really needed to distinguish himself from so many pop artist. He wanted people to know that he was a rapper, not an ordinary pop singer. The fact that he was white and that his hair was dyed blonde certainly increased the confusion in people’s mind. So Eminem decided to attack many pop artists such as N’Sync, Britney Spears. Boy and girl groups were targetted first. In ‘The Real Slim Shady ‘, Eminem claims :
‘ I’m sick of you little boy and girl groups, all you do is annoy me/
So I have been sent to destroy you. [bzzt] ‘
This was also a good way to get some attention. Eminem also disses some artists in the ‘ Marshall Mathers LP ‘ in reaction to what they said about him. Christina Aguilera is one of those artists Eminem made look ridiculous in his album.
But the ‘ Marshall Mathers P ‘ has been much more controversial than that . Because of his frequent use of the word ‘ faggot ‘ (Eminem was not the first rapper to do this) and his references to domestic violence, Eminem has been attacked and protested against by feminists and by activists from the GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation).
The period that separates the ‘ Marshall Mathers LP ‘ from the ‘ Eminem Show ‘ (The ‘ Devil’s Night ‘ album had been released in the meantime), has been a period of big trouble for Marshall in his personal life. He was facing Court charges and could have been sent to jail for five years because of the incident thar happened with Kim and the argument with Douglas Dail from ICP.
At this time, Marshall was living dangerously.
‘ The Eminem Show ‘ exposes a man that has become more mature. Eminem has made some mistakes, he has learnt from them and wants to share this with his public. He has abandoned the mask and the chainsaw, but in fact he’s still rebellious. Rebellious against censorship, rebellious against the goverment’
Eminem also wants his public that is composed by a majority of young people to learn from him. He wants them to know that unprotected sex is bad and can lead to desease. This is the main topic of ‘ Drips ‘, featuring Obie Trice.
He also wants to show them that he’s got a sensitive side. Hailie’s participation certainly helps people to discover the artist’s real side.
From the negative rodel model he was in the past, Eminem has certainly become a positive role model to the young generation. But that doesn’t mean he’s ready to accept anything just to sell records. Eminem goes on speaking his mind like he usually does. Eminem losing his edge ? Don’t think so. Take a loo at ‘ Nail In the Coffin ‘, where Eminem does an excellent job in killing Benzino verbally. Take a deeper look at the ‘ White America ‘ lyrics’
Eminem is not and will never be a commercial rapper. Of course, he’s become rich, but he never forgets where he came from and when he raps, he is still ‘ underground ‘.
He is used to speaking his mind and, as far as I’m concerned, I think he always will during his whole career. Eminem doesn’t make music to please people : he’s got something to say and he expresses his message with assurance.
If you ask me if Eminem has lost his edge, I’d rather say no. Eminem still got the same verbal energy than at his beginnings when he spits his verses and never fakes his feelings.
He has earned a lot of respect from numerous people for that.
Eminem still go the mind of a rebel. Did you forget he’s the spokesman for ‘ White America ‘ and that he came with a plan to ambush this Bush administration ?