Genius.com Presents : The Deconstructing Of Eminem's Infinite Track

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Az didnt get famous cause black people didnt buy it :yeshrug:

Eminem started rapping like Outsidaz who he has tracks with not those other clowns :yeshrug:

then he put punchlines from winning and losing battles into the D12 persona shyt ... came up with slim shady .... and then thats where he might have borrowed from those two clown guys ... but then again horrorcore shyt isnt based off one persons influence
and Eminem did it in a very commercial comedic way
 
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I'm not too big into the whole Infinite album, mainly because Em hadn't found an identity at the time and the beats are mostly trash. But I will say that title track is fantastic.
You like the slim shady weirdo persona where dude is high off prescription drugs and dresses up as mj those beats were trash.... at least infinite sounded hiphop.
 

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how bout i can just like both rappers without having to tear down the other

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What kinda dumb shyt is that to say, pick one!

You like the slim shady weirdo persona where dude is high off prescription drugs and dresses up as mj those beats were trash.... at least infinite sounded hiphop.

It's called creativity my nikka.

He wouldn't have stood out sounding like that, he'd be random rawkus rapper #5 had he stayed with that sound. I understand the crowd that wishes he woulda stayed with more traditional sounding music but I think they largely miss the point of what being an MC is about when it comes to expressing yourself.

He was supposed to approach rap from where he was at, not just emulate...if you listen to Infinite he was def a skilled rapper but he was just rapping to be impressive. I much more prefer the weirdo persona and off kilter shyt, even with the influences that material had much more of HIMSELF in it than most of his early material...THAT'S how you hook a fanbase...you give them a window into your life.
 
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You like the slim shady weirdo persona where dude is high off prescription drugs and dresses up as mj those beats were trash.... at least infinite sounded hiphop.

Yes Infinite "sounded" Hip-Hop, but in actuality, he sounded no different than most underground rappers at the time. If he had made nothing but that type of music, nobody would have given him a chance. Remember, it was the Slim Shady EP that Iovine and Dre heard that made them want to sign him, not Infinite.

The Eminem I liked the most was in 2002, because he sounded the most honest. That's a major reason why "The Eminem Show" is his best album to me. And in terms of the lyrical impressive rap, I'll take "Till I Collapse" over ANYTHING on Infinite any day.

It's called creativity my nikka.

He wouldn't have stood out sounding like that, he'd be random rawkus rapper #5 had he stayed with that sound. I understand the crowd that wishes he woulda stayed with more traditional sounding music but I think they largely miss the point of what being an MC is about when it comes to expressing yourself.

He was supposed to approach rap from where he was at, not just emulate...if you listen to Infinite he was def a skilled rapper but he was just rapping to be impressive. I much more prefer the weirdo persona and off kilter shyt, even with the influences that material had much more of HIMSELF in it than most of his early material...THAT'S how you hook a fanbase...you give them a window into your life.

Exactly.
 
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