Originally posted by Andy W.:
Originally posted by 97CS:
I don't like rap to begin with.



Right there you loose all credibility! As you said, you don't like rap. Therefore, I'll assume you don't listen to it. He says what most people think at some point in time but obviously never acted upon. I've been that pissed at my mom before, god bless her sole, but later I realized I was wrong and she was only lookin out for me. I've also been pissed at a girl so much that I've thought of killing her. Obviously no more than a passing thought, though. He just took it a step further attracting attention of foolish conservatives and censorship freaks. As a moderate Republican myself, I think in his second album he stated the real problem. BAD PARENTING!!! He also states near the end that he is only expressing his agressions and thoughts, he's never actual done those things, i.e. his mother and ex are still alive.

Write one rap song and with an original beat and then you have room to talk. He doesn't ride on old rifs written 20 years ago like most two-bit "rap" artists, coughJay-ZcoughPuffycough. DMX, Snoop, Dre, Outkast, and Em, lets not forget J5, Dialated Peoples, and the Roots all great.

-Andy



Because I don't listen to rap every day doesn't mean I lose all credibility to state my opinion of it. It doesn't mean that I've NEVER heard rap and I'm just clueless. I've listened to the 8 Mile theme song, many times, as I have heard others of his, mostly videos on MTV. Honestly, I don't know of a lot of people that do think of killing anyone, for any reason, because to me, that's a bit...wrong. So I guess you and Eminem are two in the same.

Also, to be honest, I can't really listen to any 5 rap songs, and make any HUGE distinction as far as beats. Rap is a bunch of bass, played in cars with big-ass sub woofers. That's all I ever hear. Granted, my opinion on it is somewhat clouded because I DO KNOW, that those who listen to only one kind of music (me) have trouble distinguishing the little tiny things that make each song unique in rap, etc. It all sounds the same to me. Especially the lyrics. I'll give Eminem that he does have "original" lyrics as far as rap is concerned. I'm happy that he strayed from talking about bi-tches and bling bling and pimped out cadillacs, etc.

Last edited by 97CS; 03/24/03 11:14 PM.
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