Eminem Macklemore: Eminem Benefits From White Privilege

Started by Bojack, Mar 4, 2016, in Eminem Add to Reading List

  1. Bojack
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    “He’s a White person who raps,” Macklemore says during an interview with Billboard. "I think regardless of where you come from or how amazing you are, you’re still a White person appropriating a Black art form.”

    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' new This Unruly Mess I’ve Made album features the song “White Privilege II,” in which Macklemore raps, “The culture was never yours to make better -- you’re Miley, you’re Elvis, you’re Iggy Azalea.”

    Although he intended that line to mean that he was part of that group of White artists, listeners may not taken it that way.

    “I don’t think people understood that I’m in my own head [saying], ‘You’re Miley. You’re Elvis. You’re Iggy Azalea,’” Macklemore says. "I’m talking about myself."

    Iggy Azalea took offense to the comment, but Macklemore says he hasn’t talked to her sinceshe tweeted that, “he shouldnt have spent the last 3 yrs having friendly convos and taking pictures together at events etc if those were his feelings."

    as seen on http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.37747/title.macklemore-eminem-benefits-from-white-privilege
     
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    This accurate
     
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  3. Bojack
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    its so ironic coming from him

    also a white guy but cant get those privileges :hehehe:
     
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    Heck Draks gets white privilege
     
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    pHiLLip fARkLe Goofiest Poster on the Forum, Ever.

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    this dudes a lame. last album had a song about how dudes should be able to butt f--- eachother, and now on this one hes saying fa----?
    lol
     
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  6. MadMan
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    "If I was black, I woulda sold half"

    I think Em is fully aware of his privilege
     
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    No s---
     
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  8. Prosciutto
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    A lot of people didn't know em was white at first right?
     
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    No, I did and everybody did the year he came out.

    However Dre claims he didn't when he heard his demo.
     
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    Em only had white privilege after he was signed.
    But before he was signed, he had an immensely uphill battle.
     
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    This.

    Taking ownership of a genre of music is f---ing stupid.
     
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    :laff:
     
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    this man fights discrimantion as an art form,ofhis rap and he brings enlightenment on peoples ego for there fan base music. he's revolutionizing his art form he has to start soome where anda contraversal hello to em as a white artist is good.
     
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    Benzino 2.0
     
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    He making sense of blurredlines for himself, however if you white regarless of what class you have some type ofwhite priviledge like meek mills said we live in a republic where money has a hirearchy system.
     
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    me?
     
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    What? Who are you?
     
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  18. ConspiracyGang
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    When we put it in perspective

    Eminem has sold 200 million records and won a Grammy award for every album he has ever released besides one album. As well as numerous other Grammy awards for singles

    Macklemore has sold 1 million records and won 1 Grammy award

    Macklemore will never ever sell platinum again or win another Grammy. It was always going gonna be a 1 off thing with The Heist album

    Eminem is a Pop icon Macklemore is simply just a rapper
     
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    No s--- Macklemore.... "Let's do the math, if I was black, I would've sold half/I ain't have to graduate from Lincoln High School to know that/
     
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