Eminem How many of you were first introduced to hip hop through Eminem's music?

Started by Base Reality, Jun 28, 2016, in Eminem Add to Reading List

  1. French Jesus
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    I'll Be Missing You by Puff was the first rap song I ever heard. What got me addicted was when my cousin gave me a CD full of Houston hiphop. My mom was horrified and knew about it when my cousin was listening to it. Lol.
     
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    Groovy Tony Grandma's baby Eddie Kane

    Jun 29, 2016
    When Crank That came out i revisited old school hip hop 80s 90s and only listened to that and murs because I thought Soulja boy killed hip hop
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    boyz n the suburbs In my city, I'm a young God

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    From what I've seen, most of the people in that SXN are fair and usually nice.
    I'm not an intolerable a------ there so take that how you will.
     
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  4. Chrollo
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    Chrollo

    Jun 29, 2016
    I first listened to stan when i was 3 or sum s---. It was on the radio all the time. When i started to go to school my best friend showed me his eminem collection and so i got introduced to hip hop.
     
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  5. warner
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    Jun 29, 2016
    I actually listened to Em because of the Dre link, having been a fan of Dre since 92
     
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  6. ConspiracyGang
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    Jun 29, 2016
    To be honest yes even though i had heard hip hop before him and other rappers before him he was the first hip hop artist i was really a fan of

    When i first heard My Name Is i thought it was catchy like everyone and i loved the hooks on The SSLP and The MMLP

    But i became a proper fan because of The Eminem Show the singing he did on that album made me a big fan so i became a fan of his music for his singing not rapping and to this day his singing is the biggest reason i'm a fan and what i enjoy about his music the most. The singing he does on his hooks

    And what i will also say is during the time Eminem first started singing there wasn't any other mainstream rappers singing. U had those like Z-Ro and Devin The Dude who sung and came out a few years before him but they were underground u had Bone Thugs who also sung before him it's debatable wether they are mainstream even though they have had some commercial success

    Then shortly after Eminem started singing on hooks Ja Rule started too as well not as much as Eminem but still started too and i remember myself and everyone i knew thinking how can Ja Rule sound so terrible at attempting to sing but Eminem sounds so good at singing. Then after The Eminem Show and the success of it and Eminem's success with singing hooks all these other rappers singing on hooks popped up in the mid 2000's
     
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  7. Z Gangsta
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    Z Gangsta aka Music Anniversary Enjoyer

    Jun 29, 2016
    I heard a few rapsongs here and there before but i became a big fan of hiphop through The Slim Shady LP, first it was almost only Eminem, but as time went by i checked for others rappers too, but he was definately the one who made me a big fan of hiphop
     
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  8. Spatula
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    Jun 29, 2016
    I'm still not introduced to hip hop.
     
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  9. Cnnr21
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    Jun 29, 2016
    He was the one to introduce me to the genre

    That was literally me but so glad I've started with different artists and styles etc now
     
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  10. LLLMMMMFFFFFAAAAAAOOOOOO
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    LLLMMMMFFFFFAAAAAAOOOOOO humans are just recycled star dust

    Jun 29, 2016
    Maybe cant remember exactly.


    If he was he was quickly replaced by The Pack and Kanye
     
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  11. LLLMMMMFFFFFAAAAAAOOOOOO
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    LLLMMMMFFFFFAAAAAAOOOOOO humans are just recycled star dust

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    I have one friend that listens to Eminem and it baffles me like I seriously dont get it.... But he likes Budden and all those dudes...
     
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  12. LLLMMMMFFFFFAAAAAAOOOOOO
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    LLLMMMMFFFFFAAAAAAOOOOOO humans are just recycled star dust

    Jun 29, 2016
    Wish I grew up with post trap music
     
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  13. PatrickStar
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    Jun 29, 2016
    First rap song ive heard was deep cover, but came a fan when MMLP dropped when I was 6 yrs old... good times, when I thought bizarre was funny
     
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  14. Chazi
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    Jun 29, 2016
    N 2 Gether Now really introduced me to hip hop
    After that my brother gave me Blackout and I became a hip hop fan
     
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    reservoirGod reckless adventurer.

    Jun 29, 2016
    Run DMC introduced me to hip hop.
     
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    Cube west side connection got me into hip hop but sslp made me love it
     
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  17. Sav Stanfield
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    Jun 29, 2016
    Stillmatic. then Blueprint. then Eminem.
     
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    Run DMC/Beastie Boys then Xzibit, Public Enemy, Dre and Eminem
     
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  19. SliK
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    Jun 29, 2016
    Eminem was my first introduction to hip hop.
     
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  20. SliK
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    SliK mad kunt

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    This is an admission of guilt if I've ever seen one
     
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