Ray Manalastas Mr. Nolan English 9 31 May 2013 Eminem “You better lose yourself in the music‚ the moment You own it‚ you better never let it go You only get one shot‚ do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime (“azlyrics”). You may never get a second chance. Eminem sang this song‚ Lose Yourself‚ to express that if you’re going to do anything in life‚ put your all into it (“rapgenius” annotation). The greatest of opportunities don’t show up
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keep it positive/And play it cool/Shoot up the playground/And tell the kids to stay in school.” (Slim Shady 1999) This is one of many quotes from Slim Shady that displays his persona as a humorous‚ ruthless rapper. Slim Shady emerged in 1997 when Eminem did his first album The Slim Shady EP then two years later in 1999 his second album The Slim Shady LP‚ was a huge success becoming an overnight sensational‚ debuting at number two and selling over 283‚000 copies the first week. Slim Shady displays
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Smith Informative Outline COM 105 Topic: Eminem General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To show the life of Eminem and all of his accomplishments. Thesis: Eminem had a rough life‚ but overcame it and has a very successful career. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: “I was poor white trash‚ no glitter‚ no glamour‚ but I’m not ashamed of anything.” (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/eminem.html) B. Reason to Listen: Eminem is one of the world’s most influential and
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Scott McClanahan‚ Instructor 8 April 2013 Eminem- “Not Afraid” Eminem is an American rapper‚ record producer‚ and actor. He is known as one of the most controversial and best-selling artists of the early 21st century. Eminem was born as Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17‚ 1972 in St. Joseph‚ MO. Mathers had a turbulent childhood and never knew his father‚ Marshall Mathers Jr.‚ who abandoned the family when he was still an infant. As a result‚ Eminem was raised by his mother‚ Deborah Mathers
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Bradis McGriff April 3‚ 2007 History 196m Prof Gus Lease Eminem: an American Icon‚ is he? Or is he not? Eminem is one of the most if not the most talented rap artist to ever step up to the microphone. Although he may be one of the most talented rappers to ever perform‚ he is also one of the most controversial. Teenagers and young children seem to really enjoy Eminem ’s lyrics but parents and the media are outraged. Eminem doesn ’t hold his tongue for anyone. In America we are given the
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Marshall Bruce Mather III better known as Eminem has written many rap songs using different rapping styles and subject matters. In the year 2010 he released the rap song called “Not Afraid”. The message Eminem expresses in “Not Afraid” is his struggles with drugs and his fears. According to an interview done by NME with Eminem‚ he said‚ “At a certain point in my life I heavily overdosed on methane. The doctors notified me that I was nearly two hours from passing away.” By writing this song he notifies
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Eminem Adversity Everyone is affected by adversity and everyone tends to overcome and recover from adversity. One guy that a lot of people look up to and that had faced adversity is Eminem. His real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III and he is like an idol to people who have drug problems or family problems. He grew up with nothing and came from an absentee father and a cruel mother. He always appeared to be angry and it was even felt through his music. He has a disillusioned wife and lived life
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Is Eminem Right? In the essay Eminem is Right ‚ there is a lot of discussion about the links between the music that our teens listen to and the amount of violence and rebellion that is occurring. The teens of today have enshrined a new generation of music idols who share generational signatures in song after song is to rage about what not having a nuclear family has done to them (Eberstadt 251). Broken homes‚ family dysfunction‚ checked out parents and (especially) absent fathers ‚ all have a big
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American Icon‚ Eminem “I wish I had a camera as a kid to show people what I went through.” [“Eminem” 1] As a child‚ Eminem went through difficult times‚ and believes that people don’t understand the extent of how ruthless it was. Stemming from Detroit in 1999 Eminem rose to fame quite quickly thanks to his rap career. Despite growing up in a tough environment‚ Marshall Mathers‚ better known as Eminem has become an icon in the music and film industries. Marshall Mathers was born October 17‚ 1972
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Music Research on Eminem Eminem was a very influential rapper in the 1990’s to many young adults and teenagers. This mainly came about because of the harsh childhood he had and they nasty family background he had. Many people criticized Eminem for his work but even through doubt he chose to keep following his dream and rapping to the kids who had just as much as he had growing up. Many of his songs will use humor or comedy to hide the thoughts of depression he had as a kid. As he fought through
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