Eminem

Lately it’s occurred to me, that the rise and fame of Eminem went well in the United States. What made him stand out in the “rap game”, was it the fact he fought oppression as a white man in a once proclaimed black game? To add a flare of opinion, his raps aren’t entirely about being addicted to drugs and “busting caps” into other people. Eminem adds a taste of his own life into most of the raps he makes. Some common examples are Mockingbird, When I’m Gone, and Lose Yourself. Mockingbird speaks of his divorce with Kim, and how he wanted to stop it for both of his daughters’ sake; this is a sign of a kind father who would throw it all away just to be with his children. When Im Gone, tells the tale of how his fame gets in the way of him seeing his daughter and that eats away at him inside. The music video can prove this factor as it portrays him at an Alcohol Anonymous type meeting, and when he takes the podium as the next speaker it cuts into the rap. Eminem, underneath the shell of just another cold rapper, is actually a loving father to his children. Finally his song “Lose Yourself” tells of his struggles making it as a white rapper, specifically in his “choking” on the stage and the factor it seemed to be his only option out of poverty. To get out of poverty, would also be offering his children a better life. Before we portray Eminem as just another villain with a microphone trying to corrupt today’s youth; we need to accept that not all of his songs are entirely that terrible. His Slim Shady days appear to be over, as he has seemingly matured with time; thus resulting in more mature songs such as Love the Way you Lie, and Not Afraid (Sure alot of them still mention drugs, but its almost certain, that the ones with good morals balance that out)  Besides, Kanye's Worse