MUSIC, HIP-HOP
Eminem Is The Ultimate Success of White-Trash
But does he still have relevance in current pop culture?
Eminem was 27 when ‘The Slim Shady LP’ came out in ’99, and his career launched him through the roof. The sudden fame put him above any other artist in the music business. However, many would argue that he never had a chance to grow individually — apart from his career.
He was stuck in a time bubble with constant drug abuse, endless concert tours, and failed relationships for almost a decade. He didn’t have much space to mature himself, and it didn’t seem he really wanted to. He lived a rockstar’s life.
Rather than changing, he took his life experiences and worked it into his art; his music. But mostly, he just wanted to goof around and piss off every celebrity he could.
When he talked from his soul, he offered a voice to all suppressed white teenagers around the world. He aged physically, but his mentality and voice never did. Can we legitimately blame him for that? I don’t think so.
His influence on pop culture is unquestionable. He is a “one-in-a-million” underdog, who climbed from rock bottom to the top of the freaking industry.
