Keith Blackwell Ms. Sullivan ENG-1302 Eminem Famous rapper Marshall Mathers (aka Eminem or Slim Shady) went through having hard times in his life with his mother‚ and wife‚ and overcoming his alcohol and drug abuse. I’m going to explain through a biographical lens how in these songs “cleaning out my closet” he talks about his mother‚ and in the songs “97 Bonnie and Clyde” and “Kim” where he talks about his wife‚ and in the song “Mockingbird‚” where Eminem talks about his daughter Hailie and niece
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Illustrative Essay The film 8 Mile is a semi-biographical film about the rap artist Eminem’s life and the start to his career. This film stars Eminem himself as the main actor and has many ties and relations to real events in his life. This film was award winning‚ not just for its production‚ but for its soundtrack as well. This film was written and produced very well with great acting‚ creativity‚ and accuracy to real events. 8 Mile is a spectacular movie because of its production‚ storyline and
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The Development of Hip-Hop and Rap throughout the Twentieth Century: The Outline Art. Throughout history‚ mankind has always expressed his emotions‚ ideas‚ and opinions in the form of art. Whether it be a caveman painting on the wall of his cave‚ or Galileo and his ceiling in the Sistine chapel‚ art has always existed in some form or another. But history’s greatest art and the geniuses behind it are all found in the past century right here in the U.S. of A. These masterpieces are classified as ‘hip-hop
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In the famous movie 8 Mile starring celebrity rap artist Eminem it tells the his harsh life growing up and how he made it into the rap scene. Throughout the movie you will see how his surroundings affected his life‚ including who he hung out with including their race‚ what kind of activities he was involved in and how he portrayed himself. You will see evidence of deviance behavior throughout the movie from multiple characters. Also you will see based upon where they are from and how they act
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Comparison of the Pinkprint and the Marshal Mathers LP 2 The two rappers that will be compared in the following are Nicki Minaj and Eminem. Unfortunately there is no known white female rapper except for Iggy Azalea‚ who is both‚ appropriating AAVE in her songs‚ as well as not American. Gender will not play a role in the comparison‚ the goal is to only focus on the language of different races. Six songs from The Pinkprint and The Marshal Mathers LP 2 respectively‚ omitting collaborations with other
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rappers in history. With several platinum albums‚ most famous the Marshall Mathers LP‚ Eminem is now acclaimed as one of the best lyricists in this history of music. But Eminem’s career was not without controversy; his constant cursing and his violent and sometimes shocking behavior would often steer people away from his music. Regardless‚ by being featured as the theme song for 8 Mile‚ a movie in which Eminem stars as B Rabbit‚ a rapper trying to make it out of Detroit‚ Lose Yourself was able to
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rapper Marshall Mathers has become one of the biggest selling pop artists in the world as Eminem‚ the most famous name in hip hop or rap music. Eminem was born on October 17‚ 1972 in St. Joseph‚ Missouri. He never knew his father‚ Marshall Mathers Jr‚ who abandoned the family when Eminem was still an infant and rebuffed all of his son’s many attempts to contact him during his childhood. As a result‚ Eminem was raised by his mother‚ Deborah Mathers. She never managed to hold down a job for more than
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“Sometimes a loss is the best thing that can happen. It teaches you what you should have done wrong.” ~Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg was a very influential music producer in the past three decades‚ causing people to stand up for their beliefs and never give up on their dreams. Snoop Dogg was born Cordozar Braudus. In 1971‚ Varnell and Beverly Varnado gave birth to who would later become the arguably greatest hip-hop artist. Snoop met one of his idols‚ Dr. Dre‚ through his friend‚ Warren Snoop. Snoop Dogg
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and emotional turmoil. This is clearly noticeable in the later stages of the song‚ when Eminem states: “If she ever tries to leave again I’ma tie her to the bed and set this house on fire.” This line dictates to the listeners the disturbing mental process associated with power and domestic violence‚ and also allows the listeners to comprehend the masochistic nature of such relationships. Critics report that Eminem has perfectly captured the cycle of domestic violence‚ allowing him to effectively draw
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“I got twenty-five dollars on my dresser‚ and if I give it to my hoe she gone bring back more”‚ a lyric from “Cash Money Millionaires” by hip-hop star Lil Wayne. Would hearing this lyric encourage someone to become a pimp? Hip hop music does not affect its listener’s behavior; it only expresses situations that are already happening. In “How Hip-Hop Holds Blacks Back‚” by John McWhorter‚ he states “By reinforcing the stereotypes that long hindered blacks‚ and by teaching young blacks that a thuggish
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