From Kent Williams Sent Tue, Jul 27th 1999, 15:11
From Kent Williams Sent Tue, Jul 27th 1999, 15:11
On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Alex Reynolds wrote: > > Kid Rock and Eminem are part of a disturbing marketing trend where rap > music is directed towards poor white teenagers -- the "white trash" > demographic that keeps Jerry Springer's ratings high. > > Anyone who thinks these two have an ounce of creativity or artistic > credibility in them should be put up against a wall and sprayed with a > garden hose. > You know, a diss like that really requires a response. I like eminem a lot, but I hate kid rock. Kid Rock basically revels in white trash stupidity, and has found a willing audience. Eminem on the other hand most definitely came up from the streets, and has his own lyrical style that people will be biting on for years. To lump them together is stupid. Kid Rock panders, whereas Eminem seems to me to really spit his venom with directness, honesty, and real humor. And I don't know if you really listen to hip hop, but Eminems vocal talents are unique. MCs generally ride the beat with a chanting cadence. Eminem is all over the place rhythmically, which would be the kiss of death for a lesser MC. But he sells his rhymes with great diction and confidence, and makes the natural speech rhythm alternately ride freely and hit hard on the beat. Lesser MC's are stuck making jumprope rhyme rhythms, but Eminem hits more like a good jazz drummer. 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.