Marshal Bruce Mathers III, better know by his stage name Eminem and his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, rec | dG1fZUIzQmN4OEM1dWc
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00:00 I've been writing lyrics since I was like 14 years old, you know, and just the more
00:04 I wrote, the better I kept getting at it.
00:13 No other hip-hop artist in history has made such an impact on the world like the lyrical
00:18 genius Eminem.
00:19 What Eminem did was just come out and be such an original artist, you know, in terms of
00:24 perspective and style.
00:26 I still feel like I'm an underground artist regardless of how many units I sell.
00:31 The subject matter and the topics that I rap about are still underground.
00:36 I mean, in the simplest way to look at it, he made being a white rapper okay.
00:42 But beyond that, he's really redefined hip-hop.
00:45 I tell it like it is.
00:46 And when you buy a Slim Shady album, you're going to get Slim Shady.
00:51 His notorious persona and explicit lyrics have caused controversy and offended millions.
00:57 I feel like if you want to sue me at this point, just take a number because there's
01:01 a lot of people in line.
01:02 But his ability to create remarkable music is what makes him the greatest rapper of all
01:08 time.
01:09 He's brought a rawness and a keen intelligence and a lyricism and a mastery of the English
01:15 language that few artists, if any, have ever matched and none will surpass.
01:23 There is quite simply no other hip-hop artist like Eminem.
01:27 He is the poet of his generation, and he's been on top of the rap game since the release
01:32 of his debut album.
01:34 People forget that Eminem worked at his use of language.
01:38 In terms of like straight up pure skill, he might be the best technician to ever reach
01:45 that multi-platinum level.
01:46 He worked hard to fall in love with language and to find the immense way in which he was
01:53 able to express himself.
01:56 He came from nothing, but would end up as one of the most recognizable artists of all
02:01 time.
02:02 I think people appreciated that if you come from a poor background and maybe even your
02:09 entire life were told that you'd never amount to anything, that that's more reason and more
02:14 motivation to make it.
02:16 And I can't imagine that there's any rapper in the world who hasn't looked to Eminem and
02:20 said if he can do it, I can do it too.
02:23 This is the story of how a poor kid from Detroit rose to become a hip-hop legend.
02:29 (Outro)