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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby ShaBruv » May 10th, '10, 08:00

IM_INFINITE wrote:I quit dude just let this thread die. I dont want to be banned from this amazing site :y:

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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby SlipperyMooseCakes » May 10th, '10, 08:01

"If I was black, I would have sold half. I didn't have to graduate from Lincoln High School to know that."

It's pretty self explanatory.
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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby Elision » May 10th, '10, 08:02

SlipperyMooseCakes wrote:"If I was black, I would have sold half. I didn't have to graduate from Lincoln High School to know that."

It's pretty self explanatory.


Fuck, barely beat me to it :(
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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby BayAreaLegend » May 10th, '10, 08:05

like he says himself ..."if i was black i would have sold half..."


you guys are all d-bags, its just a thread. get outside, there are way more things to worry about :smoking:
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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby BayAreaLegend » May 10th, '10, 08:06

...nvm got beat to it to. hahaha oh well :smoking:
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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby Sunshine_Tony » May 10th, '10, 08:30

i got rick rolled like 9 times today, wanted to fuckin stab the shit out oif my computer
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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby petey » May 10th, '10, 08:39

He may have sold half but I think its harder to be a white rapper than a black rapper because many people will dismiss you instantly when they hear white and rapper together. He deserves all the sales and success hes getting.
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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby mceddie » May 10th, '10, 09:20

uhh if he was black i doubt hed sell even half. maybe a quarter IF that.
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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby EminemBase » May 10th, '10, 09:28

Just because he said it doesn't mean that's exactly what would happen no questions asked.

Eminem would still be massive even if black. Changing his skin colour doesn't change how artistically brilliant "97 Bonnie and Clyde" is. How striking and significant "Stan" and "Kim" are. Eminem being black doesn't change the chilling, Zeitgeist genius of "Sing for the Moment" or "White America". Sure he probably wouldn't of blown up as fast but being white closed as many doors as it opened for him. Originally they wouldn't even fucking sign him BECAUSE of that. Never forget that.

Look how much 2Pac still sold. He would of sold SOME less sure. But I don't agree it'd be half and I think he'd be even more respected. As there's still plenty of racist black rappers / people who begrudgingly admit he's good but still act like he's not that good. Simply because he's white but they try tip-toe around it.

Your skin colour doesn't change how great of an artist your are for better or worse. Eminem's gigantic impact has been entirely due to his craft. He may of had mainstream advantage and sold more records in places because he's white but don't kid yourself into thinking he wouldn't be just as huge if black. You saw how much 50 Cent did, this bullshit that white people don't listen to black rappers or that Em's just huge or AS huge because he's white. Get real.
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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby Chilli » May 10th, '10, 11:12

I love to simplify:
Dre = the reason the hip-hop community paid attention to Eminem.
Race = the reason the pop community paid attention to Eminem.
Skill = the reason Eminem lasted in both worlds.

He'd still be huge, but I doubt he would've had as much mainstream success without the "white rapper" image.
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We keep the funk alive by talking with idioms"

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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby Whytey » May 10th, '10, 12:37

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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby HereHere » May 10th, '10, 12:38



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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby dR3 » May 10th, '10, 12:55

You're about to get banned.
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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby Whytey » May 10th, '10, 13:28

Who knows...
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Re: If eminem was black...

Postby BronekPoland » May 10th, '10, 13:59

IM_INFINITE wrote:Would he have more fans or less?


if he was black he wouldnt got such a sexy accent (no homo)
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