Encomium Eminem

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“Now who's the king of these rude ludicrous lucrative lyrics? Who could inherit the title, put the youth in hysterics?” Accurately depicting himself in his own lyrics, Eminem is considered to be the first major talented white rapper with such outstanding credibility. Oddly enough, his audience rarely acknowledges such an achievement; they are too stuck on analyzing the lyrics and reading between the lines. Speaking his mind, Eminem has made quite a number of enemies and a circle of controversy that surrounds him at all times. But he isn’t ignorant, he’s exactly the opposite; he’s a genius. He knows exactly what he’s doing, even when in the past he might’ve regretted opening his mouth, he is able to use everything to his advantage. The fire of his success only continues to burn because of the people who see him as a profoundly violent sexist and homophobic artist, irrevocably continue to fan his fire.
But like many other media moguls, success was not easily attained by this great white rapper. Born in Kansas City with no father figure, Eminem and his mother continued to travel back and forth between Kansas City and Detroit until finally settling into the Eastside of Detroit when he turned twelve. Having to switch areas and schools, it was hard for Eminem to make friends, be comfortable with himself, graduate, and avoid trouble. Keeping his music career in mind, he dropped out of high school to work in several full time jobs that paid minimum wage. Soon after that, and luckily enough, he began attaining street credibility and recognition for his free style battling across the stages of America; And from this he was recognized by the big-time producer, Dr. Dre. Immediately recognizing Eminem’s talent and then soon thereafter, the color of his skin,

Dre signed Eminem under his label, claiming that he would be able to get away with saying way more than he himself could. And it was exactly this fact that made Eminem as ...