Dr Dre

It was rebelling against the boomers who absolutely didn’t want their kids to listen to offensive lyrics. People with a similar appeal are marilyn manson and eminem’s idol, eazy e

I'm crine you're a lil ass 16 year old kid ofc u dont get Eminem and why he was hot lmaooo

Yet there are new Em threads everyday. At this point it should just be the album thread so they can say "I don't care" and that's it lol

lol old s*** isn't even on Youtube like that or it's all in like 320p lmao

You missed his videos being in constant rotation just like his music, the hype for 8 Mile, award performances, the hate he used to get,...

2002 was pretty much Eminem making rap global. He opened the door and him, Nelly and Snoop were everywhere.

TES and 8 Mile dropped on the same year. He also signed 50. Dude was on fire in 02 lol

Goddamn I thought 8 Mile dropped in 03 yessir def in his bag wtf that is crazy

It also used to be the posters era. I remember going to the stores and checking the posters of Em, Ja, Nelly, Snoop,... Miss that.

pop sounding beats
shock value that kids loved at the time (marilyn manson type crowd)
interscope

I discovered him in Dublin at 13yo. We were listening to Without Me all day cause TES wasn't out yet.

He got co signed by a bunch of legends and big names at a time when co signs were more important. He appealed to edgy kids, you can make the white rapper arguement but there hasn't been a white rapper before or after em, that's sold anywhere near him. It did play a factor though.
He made good music at that time, lyrically and technically was skilled, cosigned by greats and was always in the news for s*** whether it was beef with people or labels, doing wild ass s*** or just general buzz. He was a wild motherfucker back then and news and interest didn't move as fast as today.

All these early 2000s babies ITT trying to say that the only reason was because he was white lmao. If you weren’t born when MMLP came out you don’t get to speak on the reasons for his popularity.....

He had slick rhymes, a LOT of controversy, incredible Dre production, engaging content (the stuff that wasn’t over the top ridiculous) and an innate ability to flow on a beat. He was also white, which no doubt contributed to his massive global popularity, but let’s not fool ourselves into thinking that was the only reason.

Em was also widely embraced by white AND black communities, so that argument really doesn’t hold up well

Bro you need to get the f*** off the site.

Goddamn idiots ITT. Em a solidified legend it doesn't matter if you agree with it or not tbh.

But on a side note, my brother was born in '05 and I showed him Kim a couple weeks ago and he was blown away. Blown away by lots of Em's earlier work. If you can't feel the spark and the creativity that came from that 99-02 run then you really don't know hip hop imo.

He spoke on politics, love, d*** use, violence, absent fathers, etc. in ways that no one else had. Some of it was clearly eccentric, but it still struck a chord in millions.

Also 8 Mile is a GOAT film

Being born in 03, I was able to get the cultural sensations that came before my time, like Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park.
But Eminem is trash man, me and my fellow white snowflakes hate that dude. Don’t see the appeal

Are you implying Limp Bizkit is more talented or released better music than Eminem?

LMFAO ok grandpa i was literally conceived to Curtain Calls (shake that ft nate dogg) and i can tell you even in the late 00s early 10s we could all feel marshall influence on pop culture you weren't there when relapse was released? Recovery?? Space bound love the way you lie?? you need to wake the f*** up and realize he got 2 rihanna features for a reason

Busta rhymes was extremely talented and had eccentric videos...
But I guess....

Eminem has had plastic surgery as well (allegedly)

Dababy and his weird meme fans back at it again

Eminem didn't open the door for no one. stop the cap

Wu tang was performing in Japan before eminem was even thought of....

If by door you mean mtv? Still cap

No one knows for real. I would say hair maybe, but everyone in the public eye does it.

The rest, nah, his face looks like s*** lol, that's why they have him wearing make up in music videos now.