Benzino: If Eminem was Black, he wouldn't be a Superstar. His whiteness was his novelty

[UpAndComing]

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"If Eminem was Black, ya'll would be going crazy off of his lyrics"

"There are so many nikkas around you in Rap circles that Rap like that"

"Canibus came in the game the same time as Eminem, they had similar Rap styles, but Canibus was nowhere near as popular as Eminem"


Not the biggest fan of Benzino. But he has a point

 

[OneManGang]

I mean I can’t really disagree with this

Don’t hate the messenger, Em a legend but that definitely took him to certain heights

 

[Low End Derrick]

Eminiem is only successful because he’s white?

 

[RadaMillz]

100%

Eminem benefited from his whiteness as much as the show Friends did
that's not to say he was not talented, but if he were black..he would be another hopsin

 

[ciubaca]

Eminem admitted this himself countless times.

 

[Tim2520]

He’s not wrong

 

[Luke Cage]

he'd be tech nyne status

 

[Amor fati]

He super right

 

[Adeptus Astartes]

Facts. I think even Em himself would agree.

Nope. I believe if dude wasn't white, he'd have been Tech N9ne status; technically skilled with a cult following.

 

[DrexlersFade]

"Canibus came in the game the same time as Eminem, they had similar Rap styles, but Canibus was nowhere near as popular as Eminem"

But then he said he never listened to Canibus

 

[Wig Twistin Season]

The proof is you had black MCs rapping about horrorcore, shock rap topics before and after Eminem and none of them really blew up off that lane. Three 6 Mafia and Bone Thugs had to switch up to be accepted. Not to mention Grave Diggaz and others.

 

[DrexlersFade]

Eminem admitted this himself countless times.

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He’s not wrong

he'd be tech nyne status

He super right

Facts. I think even Em himself would agree.

The proof is you had black MCs rapping about horrorcore, shock rap topics before and after Eminem and none of them really blew up off that lane. Three 6 Mafia and Bone Thugs had to switch up to be accepted. Not to mention Grave Diggaz and others.

 

[Bar Razor]

It’s a combination of actual skill + Dre + shock value + white.

People want to leave out the actual skill part but it’s the dominant factor as there are innumerable white rappers that didn’t make it to anywhere near his heights.

And I have never owned an Em album and have like 3 or 4 of his songs in my library.

 

[Uchiha God]

All them corny I want to kill my mother and wife raps wouldn’t have gotten anywhere if he wasn’t white

 

[JackRoss]

Novelty is a strong word