Eminem’s Controversial Lyrics

The average rapper wouldn’t be able to grace the pages of Rap Pages, VIBE, Spin, The Source, URB and Strain and go on a national tour months ahead of their big label debut album is released. Then once again Eminem is not the typical rapper.

Marshall Bruce Mathers a.k.a. Eminem. Born October 17, 1972, grew up in Kansas City. From there he started his profession as an individual white rapper. Not numerous white people today are in a position to succeed in the rap business, but Eminem has proved every person incorrect. He is now one particular of the most talked about persons on the earth. His lyrics offend some people today, this sparks controversy and censorship. His lyrics containing issues such as drugs, alcohol, death, homosexuals, sex and suicide. In some of his songs he involves lyrical slander towards bands like NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, Brittney Spears and Puff Daddy. He views these bands as manufactured and as he calls them “faggots”. In a single of his songs called “Marshall Mathers” he says “Boy girl groups make me sick, and I cant wait till I catch all you faggots in public, I’m a enjoy it.” Most of the songs off his records he is negative mouthing homosexuals. This creates a ruckus in the media since the gay and lesbian parties protest outside of his concerts and award shows. These groups want Eminem to be either banned, have his records changed or a heavy censorship on his records. In response to these claims Eminem said “I am who I am, I do not compromise my stuff for nobody.” That’s the way he is and that is the way he is going to stay. A fellow rapper, Dr Dre (Eminem’s producer) stated “Its working, we are generating controversy, this signifies record sales, if you do not like this record, wait for the subsequent a single, if you do not like this one particular then you ain’t going to like next a single significantly greater.” And that’s what happened. The subsequent album was worse. The critics had lots to complain about and nevertheless are complaining. In my eyes being an Eminem fan, I liked it. But some people didn’t see it my way.

Not lengthy ago Eminem was in court for gun charges. He hit somebody more than the head with a gun simply because he was hitting on his wife, Kim Mathers. Eminem was fined thousands of dollars, place on a great behaviour bond and monthly drug tests. So to remain…

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