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    some prepared to party away the 20th Century, and others drained away their savings to hunker out the “Y2K”, Bill Clinton was acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial (February 12th), Eminem released his first major record album ‘The Slim Shady LP’ (February 23rd), and My Heart Will Go On by Lauryn Hill wins a Grammy (February 24th). Other events at this time included Kurdish rebels taking over embassies and holding hostages across Europe after Turkey arrests one of their rebel leaders (February

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    My Name Is Eminem is one of the most famous American rapper with many global renowned music awards. Just to name a few, there is one Oscar, nine Grammy, nine MTV Music video and six MTV Europe music awards. It's widely acknowledged that the black people are superb at music especially hip-hop and rap with their extraordinary sense of beat. Nevertheless the white guy Eminem broke that cognition and created his own legend by becoming one of the most prominent rapper all over the world. A white

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    Hip-hop culture began to develop in the south Bronx area of New York City during the 1970s. It had a significant influence in the music industry. Hip-hop music generally includes rapping, but other elements such as sampling and beatboxing also play important roles. Rapping, as a key part in the hip-hop music, takes different forms, which including signifying, dozen, toast and jazz poetry. Initially, hip-hop music was a voice of people living in low-income areas, reflecting social, economic and political

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    living as a rapper and make a better life for himself and his daughter. Eminem soon released “The Slim Shady EP” which caught the attention of Dr. Dre who was known as a legendary rapper and producer. Dr. Dre was very impressed and signed Eminem to his Interscope Records label. At the time Eminem was known for his sexual aggression and cartoonish gore. After two years Eminem released “The Slim Shady LP” . The record was a success and sold over three million copies. The album focused on his childish

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    to success.He likes rap he was born(october 17,1972 he is 43) Eminem. Marshall Mathers, recording as Eminem, started rapping as a teenager in Detroit, Michigan. His self-produced recording The Slim Shady EP caught the attention of famed rapper and producer Dr. Dre, who helped Eminem produce The Slim Shady LP. Eminem Biography (Rapper) - Infoplease www.infoplease.com/biography/var/eminem.htm He has been a rapper for a long time for more than 20 years he loves to rap on the mike and for the

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    I am reviewing Eminem’s latest album Marshall Mathers LP2. This album is a revisitation of Marshall Mathers LP. It is rumored to be his final public work and fortunately for his fans provides closure for some of the themes from MMLP. The song “Bad Guy” in MMLP2 is told from the perspective of a crazed fan’s little brother Michael and it provides closure for the song “Stan” from MMLP. The second track “Parking Lot” is a continuation from “Criminal” in MMLP. Between the second and third verses of

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    The Eminem’s second single album, The Slim Shady Lp, was released in 1999, in the hip hop era of gangster, and the environment of hip hop back then was mostly ghetto style. The mainstream of hip hop music was African American style and it was dominated by their racial culture. Most hip hop music in that era was produced for the business purpose, and the hip hop market started to decrease due to the full of similar style of music that made listeners get tired. That might be the signal of desiring

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    Jay-Z spoke about Eminem's album sales, saying it is a travesty that he is the highest-selling rapper of all-time. Statistically, Eminem is the most successful rapper ever, building his foundations with his first record The Slim Shady EP, and its follow up, The Marshall Mathers LP. In fact, it was Eminem's second-place finish finish at the 1997 Rap Olympics that helped land him on Interscope and, eventually, Dr. Dre's radar. Classic albums and unforgettable singles like "Lose Yourself," "Not Afraid"

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    messages in his music that a majority of music lovers can relate. His career as a gangster rapper took off spontaneously into stardom after being signed to Doctor Dre’s music label Aftermath Entertainment and releasing His first long play album “The Slim Shady LP .” winning him His first Grammy Award and even more importantly gaining an army of loyal fans. This gave him the approval of the official consumers of music after topping the Billboard 200 chart and the commercial success that came with the album

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    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

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