How Does Eminem Influence African American

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The hip hop mastermind, born on October 17, 1972, in Saint Joseph, Missouri. He was named the King of Hip Hop by Rolling Stone Magazine, selling more then 155 million albums and singles combined. Eminem is considered by just about everyone to be an absolute lyrical genius. Marshall Mathers is also genius, using rhyming techniques that other rappers would never think to put together. He is the person who just wants to go back to his family after a show, who never wanted to be famous. In contrast, there is Eminem’s alter ego, Slim Shady, who is always high and often offensive. Slim Shady is used as an outlet to tell about all the things we never should hear on the radio. He is the master of wordplay. All three personas come together to make one…show more content…
He can be serious, but can still show a wild and "don’t care" side to everyone. He is a lyrical rapper who just goes on stage and raps without wanting to surround himself in the unnecessary malarkey. He also, raps about more serious stuff, like being in recovery. The best songs to describe Eminem are: "Won't back down," "No Apologies," "Till I collapse," and "Sing for the Moment." Eminem has a positive influence on African Americans teenagers, because Eminem comes from a community where life and death decisions are faced regularly. African American teenagers could identify with Eminem's music and the frequent stresses of the teenager with added pressure. Eminem can be serious or rambunctious, but at the end of the day he stays true to himself and his…show more content…
He’s the dude who's always high, whose lyrics don't always make sense unless in the same mental mind state as him and sometime even not then. He says whatever's on his mind. Some of the best songs that clearly shows' the Slim Shady persona are: "My Name is," "Real Slim Shady," "Just Don't Give a ****," and "Just Lose It." Slim Shady has a negative impact on White America, they didn’t like him and the feeling was mutual. White America tried to control Slim Shady as much as possible, by censoring him and his music due to the fear of him becoming a big influence. Slim Shady responded to this with a song called White America. At the end of the day Slim Shady is going to do what he wants, when he wants and he does not care what we
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