May 21, 2016 "yeah I liked Eminem when I was younger" must mean they're music is directly influenced from him as well too
May 21, 2016 He broight in tons of fans to hip hop. THat's for sure. There are lot of people who've been stanning him before turning into hip hop fans in general. Koolo himself for example.
May 21, 2016 It doesn't have to be direct A lot of artists started to get in rap because of him Not saying the music itself was that important but him alone as an icon was enough to influence tons of musicians
May 21, 2016 Stan is literally the I Used To Love H.E.R of the 2000's, it doesn't get much more relevant than that
May 21, 2016 Eminem an Nas are the 2 things that sparked my interest. Nas made me peek, Eminem made it my obsession. Also, iv'e heard that Eminem is the one of only rapper that made 'white kids' feel 'special' or 'represented' in hip hop. It seemed like being gangsta was a 'black thing' and hip hop by extension was black music. Eminem not only opened up more barriers, but his demographic expansion is actually very important for rap as an industry. There are people who dislike hip hop, and like certain Eminem songs. For those saying, 'there would have been someone else' technically, that can be applied to anyone else, including pac and biggie, jigga or nas. The fact is that Eminem is the one who did it, and his contributions shouldnt be undermined. Also if anyone had the potential to become Eminem, they would have at least reached halfway, nobody has, which is a testament to how unique Eminem is. Part of that is because of the psychological obsession with words he has. Ill listen to pac cry about the streets and not give a s--- because my parents are a little better off, and i cant really relate. But eminem seems to speak to everybody in some of his songs, Not that other artistes can't do the same, but how much of them have the combination of skill and massive commercial success that Eminem has had? So yes, he is important to hip hop, in that he changed the very concept of 'hip hop' itself from "Black music" to "Fight music".
May 21, 2016 he definitely expanded rap's fanbase, on a worldwide scale. dont think anyone could deny that. but in terms of content/style, I dont think he really influenced anyone other than Hopsin
May 21, 2016 He's the most successful hip hop artist of all time and took the genre to the mainstream. L
May 21, 2016 Is he an important figure in hip-hop? Yes. Was he influential in terms of sound? Not particularly. I think he definitely showed that you don't have to be Vanilla Ice or The Beastie Boys to be a successful white rapper. As for 50, he had other offers too, it's not like Em and Dre picked him up off the street. They definitely contributed to his legacy, but it's hard to say what would have happened had he signed to another label. Who knows, maybe his career would have taken a turn for the better in the mid 2000s without Dre doing nothing and Em spiraling into addiction.
May 21, 2016 Was he important? Absolutely. He made some of the greatest music ever from 1999-03. Also keep in mind that Dr. Dre may have never had a post-Death Row comeback without Em and 50 Cent wouldn't have happened. Not to mention all the white kids out there that became fans of hip-hop because of him. I already liked rap before Eminem but he made me love it.
May 21, 2016 Exactly. Wouldn't have been anywhere close. If 50 signed elsewhere he probably would've been Cam'ron level fame. Not a diamond selling artist.
May 21, 2016 Imagine GRODT without Dre beats and Em features. In Da Club in particular, possibly the greatest beat Dre ever produced. And it was Em's idea to sign 50 by the way. He's the one that presented the idea to Dre and talked him into it.
