Aftermathers wrote:Revolutionary wrote:So you're a casual fan?
I don't give a fuck what he raps about, as long as it's dope.
Slim Shady is Eminem. If you don't like his humorous alter ego, you're not a real fan.
In his autobiography Book The Way I Am he actually said himself Marshall Mathers aka Eminem is the Deep side of him that is a reflection of his life experiences and Slim Shady is the crazy Alter Ego. He also said he was at the time when his Slim Shady Alter Ego got so much publicity finding it hard to understand that many people liked that crazy Alter Ego type of Music he said he was finding it hard to deal with that.
It's a very good Book.
Yeah but thats because by the time he wrote the Way I Am he grew out of that side of him (Slim Shady). Its not that he never understood it. In fact in that same book he also says that slim shady truly felt like it was a big part of him at that point in his life. Its not something that he just acted out for the sake of entertainment. He himself related to the character very well. Thats how he was able to portray it so convincingly. The I dont give a fuck attitude was pretty damn real to him at the time and with slim shady he was able to not only show it, but also explain it perfectly. Maybe not you personally, but there is a lot of people who can relate to that stuff in certain ways. Its not just craziness for the sake of craziness. Take the songs guilty conscience and brain damage for example. Both are classic shady, but they also have deep meaning behind both of them if you really look at it. Same is true for role model, my name is and others.
The slim shady character is much more serious than you give it credit for. I seriously doubt he ever truly didnt understand why people liked it because clearly there was a time when he understood it completely.
