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07-28-2001, 07:52 PM
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I don't really like him (neither do I hate him for what he does).I don't know why his life is so highly publicised though; is it just because he's a white rapper(therefore, something different from the norm? )?
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07-28-2001, 08:05 PM
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Technically I think he's a good rapper, and he's good at making hit list music. He's also very good at drawing a lot of attention to himself.
Musically, I don't find him interesting, and I find some of his lyrics quite pathetic.
To make a parallell: NWA wrote many offensive and discriminating lyrics, but IMO they had something else to say too. Eminem has not. But if I don't listen to the lyrics, I don't mind dancing to his music if I hear it at a club.
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07-28-2001, 08:06 PM
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Kind of strange isn't it? The best rapper in America (the world?) is white, while the best golfer in the world is black (Tiger Woods). Love or hate him, it is difficult to ignore him, or his disturbing lyrics (ie. "Stan," my personal favorite thanks to Dido singing the chorus, "My tears are cold and I'm wondering why... etc). |
07-28-2001, 08:18 PM
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Originally posted by EMINEM:
<STRONG>Kind of strange isn't it? The best rapper in America (the world?) is white, while the best golfer in the world is black (Tiger Woods).</STRONG>
| I like that  I don't like the idea of anything being exclusive. As late as a few decades ago, black people were only not allowed to play golf at Augusta National (the Master's course, in Georgia), now Tiger Woods has won the event several times
(Although I wouldn't say Eminem is the best rapper, even if he's the most popular, but that's just a question of personal taste.)
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07-28-2001, 08:21 PM
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Eminem does know how to sell himself well (and that's a fact  )
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07-28-2001, 08:33 PM
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Personnally, I don't like Rap. The lyrics, or image made in most of the songs just don't appeal to me, and I feel no need to listen to the stuff. The same goes towrads Slim. |
07-28-2001, 08:37 PM
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I don't find rap appealing as well (too much profanity for my liking )
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07-28-2001, 08:54 PM
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Amen Brink, Amen... |
07-28-2001, 08:55 PM
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Originally posted by C Elegans:
<STRONG>
To make a parallell: NWA wrote many offensive and discriminating lyrics, but IMO they had something else to say too. Eminem has not. </STRONG>
| This about covers my opinion as well.
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07-28-2001, 09:12 PM
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Hmmm... I doubt he would be as popular as he now is if that were the case. Too simplistic an argument IMHO. His listeners aren't stupid, and his songs are more lyrical than they are head bobbing. Look beyond the stereotype "profane rap artist" and listen to the lyrics. You'll find a method to his madness. |
07-28-2001, 09:14 PM
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I dislike rap music intensely. Partly because I'm getting old, and my hips have fallen off, and partly because I prefer more subtle lyrics than "b*tch! you make my fingers twitch!".
A couple of points:
-Rap music is almost exclusively music of and about life in the ghetto, ya? Stories of being oppressed, of having no other choice than to act like a big dumb fool with a gun and where nobody has any dignity. So on and so forth. However...
-Rap music is almost exclusively purchased by white suburban kids.
My question: are these kids identifying with social protest inherent in rap's statement of world position, or, are these kids (sub)consciously enjoying music that describes how black people are oppressed? |
07-28-2001, 09:16 PM
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American Governmental Subliminal messaging strikes again, this time, it's rap. |
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@Eminem-Which is why I posted that he knows how to sell himself well.I think most people(especially those who are rebellious) listen to him because of his real-life notoriety
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07-28-2001, 09:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by EMINEM:
<STRONG>Look beyond the stereotype "profane rap artist" and listen to the lyrics. You'll find a method to his madness.</STRONG>
| There is a method alright...a method of how to sell records.
Examples (PLEASE DON'T TAKES THIS SERIOUS)
1.I shoot my girlfriend for having sex.
2.I shoot Bugs Bunny for having sex.
Which one of the two will sell records.
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