What is the meaning behind “”Oh, he’s too mainstream.” Well, that’s what they do when they get jealous, they confuse it”? Rap God by Eminem
- by imrk
- March 25, 2023
Some fans stopped liking Em because they say he sold out due to all of the fame he’s garnered. People think Eminem has changed styles of music in order to get back into the spotlight. On the other hand, he has proven he has the ability to morph into a variety of styles and create raps with points of difference. As the 1983 hiphop documentary Style Wars puts it: You got to do everything. If you specialize in one thing, you really can’t call yourself an all-out king. Also read, Critical Pedagogy Comes At Halftime: Nas As Black Public Intellectual , an article disputing the notion that ‘real’ art cannot exist in the mainstream, capitalist marketplace.