ArchStanton
All Star
If Em goes the kid rock Trump route he will be erased in hip hop history, And I won’t be a fan of his anymore. That would prove the BET cypher along with Revival was a gimmick and he would really be finished. I respect him for going that route. It just seems like Em doesn’t want to be approachable star like Snoop Dogg or any other star who carries themselves like a normal person. That would actually help him more than ever. Acting like a prisoner of fame makes him look bitter, he needs to get out of that mindstate.
Eminem isn't going the Kid Rock route. That's not who he is, like Eminem or not.
It's weird that he seemingly lost a lot more fans over his anti-Trump stuff while being basically unscathed when he went after Bush. It's almost like there's a reason beyond "normal" politics that accounts for the devotion of some Trump supporters.
Eminem is a guest in hip hop. All of us white people are.
As far as Eminem's isolation, I am sure there are many reasons including his own obvious anxiety problems, but something Chuck D once said stuck with me. He gave a speech at a university an hour away from me and I was upset because I hadn't heard about it. Chuck, who interacts with fans a lot, said that when he doesn't travel with the group he keeps his schedule quiet because of the death threats he receives. I imagine Eminem has had some serious ones over the years As well, though probably nothing like a guy like Chuck D--I think he has even had lines about it, come to think of it. "What'chu know about death threats, cuz I get a lot" or something.
Forgive my rambling here...