The Marshall Mathers LP

Yale Lash Dr. Josh Moon SEMN 105 Music and Freedom 22 November 2016 Eminem: The Doors He Opened and The Doors Which Still Remain Closed Turn on the radio in 1990 and you won’t hear a song by NWA, Ice Cube, or Snoop Dogg playing as the number one song in America, no, that title belonged to Vanilla Ice with his hit single “Ice, Ice Baby”. White rap artists, such as Vanilla Ice or the Beastie Boys, contributed a lot to rap during the late 80s and 90s, but that all changed in 1999 when Vanilla Ice

question: “To what extent does Eminem use poetic devices and figurative language to convey meaning in his lyrics?”. Marshall Bruce Mathers III, going under the stage name Eminem, is an American rap artist, record producer, and actor goes down as one of the best-selling artists of the early 21st century. He was discovered by Dr. Dre after dropping his second album, The Slim Shady LP. After years of failure, his hard work finally paid off. Living in poverty with his mom as an only child, and never

When faced with the decision of which pop song really stood out to me during my youth and adolescent years, the song “Lose Yourself” by Eminem immediately came across my mind. From listening to this song during soccer game warm ups, to quietly being indulged in my own headphones while studying for high school exams, this song was like no other in my ITunes library. On top of its amazing use of musical elements, I especially love this song because of its connection to certain socio historical factors

It seems as if someone is always complaining about popular music on the market.  References to illegal drugs and sexual conduct are two of the most common complaints.  Adults claim that rock and roll stars are bad influences to children.  The lyrical content of songs and the examples set by musical idols are not suitable for minors.  Today's music, especially, tests the limits of good taste.  Objections to artists like Eminem, Lil' Kim, and Fred Durst are everyday occurrences, but what the

1986, the west coast was heading towards a new era of violence, gangs, racism, and music. By 1990 California would become a center of U.S. culture, controversy and the birth of a new American culture. Music groups such as Run DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, and Public Enemy, were just a few of the cultural icons to influence music. But no group impacted music such as Compton rap group, N.W.A. N.W.A. brought a new culture to music and made not only white people, but the whole country aware of what

Tracing the Rap/Hip-Hop Dichotomy in Popular and Underground Music Rap music has experienced a radical increase in popularity in the last five years. In the year 2000, rap became the second-best-selling genre in music, capturing 12.9 percent of the year's $14.3 billion in total record sales ("Rap/Hip Hop" Sc 1). Though rap is no stranger to criticism, that criticism has increased in both quantity and vociferousness at about the same rate as the number of rap albums climbing the charts. And

Music and motion pictures, two of the most popular forms of entertainment today, can easily be traced back hundreds of years ago. Yet a relatively newer form of entertainment (and information) has impacted those long-established industries in as little as a few years: the internet. Recorded music, technically speaking, can be traced back to April 9th, 1860 with “Au Clair de la Lune” by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville . Though music existed long before this date, it marks the first time music

EMINEM: How Much Damage Can You Do With a Pen "Damn how much damage can you do with a pen", says rapper Eminem in his song titled, Who Knew. This song is on Eminem’s most recent and most controversial album, The Marshall Mathers LP. If it possible for one single quote to sum up my research paper, then this quote does it. There exists an intense and extremely controversial set of circumstances surrounding Eminem and his music. Eminem’s lyrics have been intensely criticized lately and have been

following graph from that article illustrates the difference in top selling albums of recent years. 2000 Top Selling Albums 2002 Top Selling Albums ‘Nsync – No Strings Attached 9.9 million Eminem – The Eminem Show 7.4 million Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 7.9 million Nelly – Nellyville 4.8 million Britney Spears – Oops!…I Did it Again 7.9 million Avril Lavigne – Let Go 3.9 million Creed – Human Clay 6.6 million Dixie Chicks – Home 3.4 million The difference is evident

The Greed of Music Industry Executives and Declining Record Sales The music recording industry is in trouble. For several years now, sales of new and popular music have steadily declined and show no sign of changing. The record companies are quick to blame the growing popularity of the Internet; music is being traded in a digital form online, often anonymously, with the use of file-sharing programs such as Morpheus, KaZaA, and Imesh, to name a few. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)