Eminem influences?

[brenn]

Who were Eminem influences as I know Run D.M.C and LL Cool J but who were the others. As he he done the Run D.M.C Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame thing and then tribute at Def Jam 25 Years for LL Cool J "Rock The Bells". I heard him say The Beastie boys before and Rakim?

[dR3]

+Pac & Biggie

[brenn]

I forget he made Eminem produced 2Pac - Loyal to the Game and The Notorious B.I.G. - Duets: The Final Chapter "It Has Been Said (The Most Shady)". And tupac and Biggie - runnin.

[BronekPoland]

Kim, Debbie Mathers

[EminemBase]

Redman is an obvious influence. Maybe one of the biggest. Even to the point of... In the song "Underground" when Em is fighting with horror characters - Redman did this on his first album.

Also early on, A Tribe Called Quest. You can even hear Em pay homage / re-work a few lines on Infinite. He's had a lot of influences.

He's basically a mesh of all his biggest influences... But, he embodies the elements of ALL of them AND brings a million new things to the table. And does it all in a million different styles. Just proving what a phenomenal talent he is. There really isn't any other rapper who does that to such an extreme extent.

[brenn]

Never seen that video before thanks.

[Trimss]

Big Daddy Kane, he says that in yellow brick road


"We was on the same shit that Big Daddy Kane shit with compound syllables sound combined "

[Devil'sAdvocate]

He tells you himself...............right here

Dope Video.

[Pllumi]

Redman is an obvious influence. Maybe one of the biggest. Even to the point of... In the song "Underground" when Em is fighting with horror characters - Redman did this on his first album.

Also early on, A Tribe Called Quest. You can even hear Em pay homage / re-work a few lines on Infinite. He's had a lot of influences.

He's basically a mesh of all his biggest influences... But, he embodies the elements of ALL of them AND brings a million new things to the table. And does it all in a million different styles. Just proving what a phenomenal talent he is. There really isn't any other rapper who does that to such an extreme extent.

so beautifully written

[MikeNUFC]

For the multis: people like Big L, Redman, Big Daddy Kane

For the personal, reflective aspect of his lyrics: Tupac

I'll add Masta Ace for storytelling. You can tell the influence Em got from him.

[Devil'sAdvocate]

For the multis: people like Big L, Redman, Big Daddy Kane

For the personal, reflective aspect of his lyrics: Tupac

Dopeness From Biggie.

[Sam.]

ice-t
” When I was 9 years old, my uncle put me on to the Breakin’ soundtrack. The first rap song I ever heard was Ice-T, ‘Reckless.’ From L.L. to the Fat Boys, and all that shit, I was fascinated. When L.L. first came out with I’m Bad, I wanted to do it, to rhyme. Standing in front of the mirror, I wanted to be like L.L.”

slick rick

NWA
“It was an honor to hear the words out of Dre’s mouth that he liked my shit. Growing up, I was one of the biggest fans of N.W.A, from putting on the sunglasses and looking in the mirror and lip-synching to wanting to be Dr. Dre, to be Ice Cube. This is the biggest hip-hop producer ever.”

Nas and AZ
Eminem released his debut album, Infinite, in 1996. Desperate to be embraced by the Motor City’s hip-hop scene, Eminem rapped in such a manner that he was accused of sounding like Nas and AZ


underground influences:outsidaz[i think not sure]

[EminemInsider]

Yeah, I think Slick Rick is where he got the story telling aspect from.