What did/do black people think about Eminem?

Back when I was in high school around 1997, there was a weekend when a bunch of my friends went to a rap concert that was held in Riverside. I was unable to attend. read more

Eminem was simply another Pat Boone in that he put a White face on a Black product and made it easier to sell that product to a nation looking for people such as him. A Black Eminem, with same personal story, wouldn't have even made it out of the gate as people would have ignored him in favor of more talented performers. read more

Imagine you are a baseball fan living in New York City (a very diverse place). The hispanics will be big Mariano Rivera, Robinson Cano, Johan Santana fans. Asians will be big Ichiro fans. People typically have idols that are of the same race of theirs. I think that’s why Em’s fanbase is mostly white and less black. read more

Discussion in 'Teh Vestibule (archive)' started by xHooRaa23x, Aug 21, 2009. read more