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

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Thought somebody bumped a thread from 2004

 

[duck]

 

[Diunx]

Not a mystery that the biggest consumers of rap music are white people

Nikkas and brehittos bootlegging the Chronic 2000 back in the day and cac buying 2 copies, one CD and one on tape for the car

 

[Killah Ray]

Thought somebody bumped a thread from 2004

I was confused too…it’s 2023, who the fukk didn’t realize that by now?

Benzino still salty that Em/Aftermath/G-Unit made the Source irrelevant…

 

[Vodun]

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

Naw he ain't not legend how many nikka ride around listening to Em?

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

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

Nah. The show friends sucked and they push it even when ratings were low. Being white did help him but no one can't deny his skills.

 

[Cladyclad]

Nah. The show friends sucked and they push it even when ratings were low. Being white did help him but no one can't deny his skills.

Friends ratings were never low

 

[Vandelay]

Partially true, but even Em acknowledged this.

He also had the Dr. Dre stimulus.

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

Friends ratings were never low

It said Friends was actually behind Living Single but they push Friends to the forefront.

 

[Verbal Kint]

Heres the thing: em also rapped about the experience of being poor and white. And being disenfranchised. And being neglected/harmed by family. Lot of people in that space. Lot of white people in that space. The whole ‘if he was black’ argument is silly simply because his entire persona was based around a very white experience.

 

[Cladyclad]

It said Friends was actually behind Living Single but they push Friends to the forefront.

friends always dwarfed living single in ratings

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

friends always dwarfed living single in ratings

ok

 

[Peter Popoff]

Ain't that fàggot ass nıgga from your city? He swinging from trannies back to Em's balls.

Scusts'

 

[RickyDiBiase]

Heres the thing: em also rapped about the experience of being poor and white. And being disenfranchised. And being neglected/harmed by family. Lot of people in that space. Lot of white people in that space. The whole ‘if he was black’ argument is silly simply because his entire persona was based around a very white experience.

Yup but people gonna ignore this. I’m a fan of Early EM myself

 

[feelosofer]

Em himself doesn't disagree with that said he is still very talented.

But at least 97-2000 was pretty relatable for the most part.