Why you think signing to puff made it inevitable
Well before benzino.
Which to be real benzino ruined rap and rap journalism.
culturally being centered around the actual culture of hip hop.
beyond repair four to five years predating Eminem.
then again in the exact year emjnem would become a mainstream superstar draw. from the original and imo, the only real internet grassroots star in rap for real.
Em was the last major label real cultural based new signed artist since 99. As a matter of fact, I would be hard pressed to remember .
A credible culture based major label artists signed as skilled or culturally as viable on a major since then.
So, when Eminem was signed it was the original post-corporate takeover. of segregating actual hip hop culture from the rap industry. Of which puff is the sole person responsible.
empowered by krs acting as the culture thief mole and collusion based leader of hip hop culture. Where inevitably when rap was setup for a commercial culture thief.
to change rap from this culture based and grounded industry.
into a complete sellout commercial based marketer for the prison industrial economy and complex.
Fast forward to puff over time being exposed and numerous issues concerning the cultural viability even existing in rap.
let alone hip hop culture not being fully upended in the same manner.
as it almost was during the force MD era. Where rap was phased out and made Into strictly rnb.
So, Eminem is from those last knights of the templar of hip hop. Who actually protected the culture. When it was clearly defined that puff was a main culture thief.
to destroying the protection mechanism that kept rap as a real culturally viable and profitable pillar for hip hop culture.
Not to mention, emjnem singlehandidly is why white people get to rap. As it was a complete mantra to never allow a white person to ever rap again. After the cultural damage of allowing completely sellout non-culture based white rapper vanilla ice. A platform, and draw to and also mock hip hop culture. In negative pr that also includes a complete lack of wherewithal to black people, black pioneers in entertainment and actual hip hop culture as well. So, the no white rapper edict Eminem actually carved out for himself singularly as an exception to the rule. That when the mainstream draw of Eminem was established. It created a flood gate of the small population of real emcees, who were white. who singularly etched out a place in grassroots manner for real via actual skilled output. Plus, it created a dual and much larger oppurtunist based white rapper with no cultural wherewithal. Who would become and create the racist ideals of hhi.com and fard. Which would splinter to eventually welcome any white rapper of any type. Using a flawed understanding of the duality in culture in hip hop wrongly. That has gone completely awry and unchecked. Which has allowed and dropped the actual cultural and skill based standing required to rap. Let alone be a real culture based emcee.
With Eminem being a protector. Any white artist who would retroact his work culturally and sign to puff. Would easily be the recipient of grade a weaponry from Eminem with no question.
Given history and history only bboys/bgirls know for real.
So learn ya history and why things are. It is no mystery. It is from sellouts and culture thieves wack ass events ruining hip hop.
Art Barr