From mltsnt Sent Tue, Jul 27th 1999, 16:22
From mltsnt Sent Tue, Jul 27th 1999, 16:22
At 10:28 AM 7/27/99 -0400, wells wrote:
>On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, ChairCrusher wrote:
>
>> I'm not asking you to like either one, but I think your analysis is wrong.
>> Eminem is all about saying what everyone else is too polite or scared to
say,
>> and Kid Rock is David Lee Roth with a DJ. Eminem was a battle MC champion
>> before he had a pot to piss in. Kid Rock is a lame wannabe who finally
>> figured out how to suck the danger out of Rage against the Machine and
>> turn it into a frat boy kegger jam.
>>
>
>Oh, good lord. People are not "too polite" nor "scared" to rap about their
>moms smoking pot or songs about why you should or should not nail drunk
sluts at frat parties.
>Most people just don't _want_ to talk about these
>things, because they realize it's quite _stupid_.
oh yeah, i guess poverty and drug use are just stupid problems and no one
wants to talk about these. Kent was right, people are scared to admit to
that these things are a product of our society. how often do you talk to
people who say 'oh yeah my mom's a pothead'? you think they think it's
stupid that their mom is a pothead? no. they're scared to admit it.
this is coming from someone who knew em's indie shit a year before 'my name
is' dropped, he deserves more respect than anyone else who's selling hip
hop records today (unless you count the roots or outkast), in that he
actually has SKILL. he actually earned his way to a major label deal,
through self promotion and dedication, as opposed to the standard record
exec-creation group/artist (see: dmx) although he may be selling records
because of his shock tacticts and white image. he worked hard to get where
he is and has an unique style and loads of talent. he may be a pop icon
right now, but trust me, the kid has skills. he's very diverse, he can
kick standard battle raps, stories ('just the two of us'), etc. he has a
unique delivery and voice and isn't afraid to speak his mind. a modern day
slick rick.
i have to be honest though, i didn't like his album, but i base it more on
the shitty production. i prefer the slim shady ep, personally.