Apr 29, 2024 True, after Recovery he could have gone bigger and bigger. But you know him, he is rather scared of the fame and being in the spotlight. The likes of Kanye or Taylor are mentally ill and they care for such crazy lifestyle as much as for their art and made it their natural habitat. But Em wants to lead a normal life.
Apr 29, 2024 Eminem always sought to be the center of attention, and when he found himself in the center of attention for a long time, he then abruptly went into the shadows. And this time, in 2024, he wants to be in the spotlight again after years of failure with his music and his albums. When everyone forgets about him, his desire to be the center of attention awakens again, this is typical Em. I think he wanted to return to normal life after the 1999-2005 era and he did it, the next time he had a desire after the huge Recovery era to leave the spotlight, he left the spotlight at the end of 2014 after the release of MMLP2/ShadyXV and still was unable to return to the spotlight, even the release of Kamikaze had a very short time in the spotlight (literally 2-3 weeks).
Apr 29, 2024 To be honest, over the past few years, Eminem, Taylor and Kanye have not been listened to by anyone outside of their core fan bases. they didn't release hit singles that regular music listeners would listen to. Eminem's last hits that regular music listeners listened to were Venom and Godzilla, Taylor's last hits that regular music listeners listened to were singles from the album Lover, and I don't even remember in what year Kanye was listened to by regular rap fans. The only difference between the three of them is the size of their core fan base. Taylor now has almost 10 times the core fan base than Eminem, because sales of 2.6 million and 280K are almost 10 times the difference. Literally no one listens to their new songs outside of their core fan base, these artists have become strictly focused only on their core fans.
Apr 29, 2024 The spotlight can be addicting, but too much of it for too long can be overwhelming and dehumanizing.
Apr 29, 2024 well for example, Weekend, Kendrick, Future and Metro have a lot of listeners outside of their core fan base right now because those three have been releasing hit songs in the last few years.
Apr 29, 2024 I think anyone gets tired of being in the spotlight for a few years, but many want to get back into the spotlight after they take a break from it and enough time has passed.
Apr 29, 2024 I feel like now in 2024 Eminem is hungry for the spotlight again and he wants to get back to where he was in 2002 and 2010.
