| Turning the music
world on its head, Eminem, the blond-haired rapper from Detroit, forced
the hip-hop world to accept him as an equal. Despite lyrics full of
anger, hatred towards women, violence, racism, homophobia, and general
prejudice, Eminem has been a major commercial success since his debut in
1999, selling records like no black rapper with similar lyrical content
ever could. Considered by many a "rapper's rapper," the Dr.
Dre-sponsored Eminem has accomplished the seemingly impossible--platinum
sales with street cred intact, largely due to his triplet-based rhyme
meter and undeniable narrative skill |
