YO! YO!

continue from my previous journal...

obviously what we are looking for and believe it's worth our appreciation is 'authenticity'...

seems like many artists usually start off by being authentic but as the world goes round...things change...

well well well...this chocolate tablet is whitcolorful at the out side and black at the inside, just like Eminem...

i dont think that he's a phenomenon, the fact that people have been arguing that trying to dig up his roots instead makes me become a phenomenon. the whole sthing abou the success of Eminem came from pure well-planning marketting strategies and yes...luck!.

i think eminem showed up in the right place at the right time. he's a white-trash rapper growing up in a trailer park in detroit...

for me there's nothing significant about that. i believe there are many of white boys grew up in black ghettos, love rap music and try to work their way to become a white rapper.

eminem was just the one that's got picked. (and yes, he's cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!)

when comparing him with vanilla ice, he becomes a phenomenon because

he has perfect ingredients that are needed.

he struggled with his everyday life.

he struggled with making his music that he's solely obsessed.

he's raised up by single parent.

he's a minimun wage worker.

he's trying to do sth different by extremely devotes and commit himself to the rap music eventhough he's to fight against racism.

he's angry

he's poor...and so on.

vanilla ice was too sassy, too poppie. he didn't have much for a sense of seriousness towards rap music. anyway, i'm not going to go in deep about him in this chapter, and might never.

if i were the marketting planner, i'd just know that it was the right time for the consumer to have this boy to celebrate. as he's the representation of the cross-culture, cross-color success, he's the representaion of an angry poor guy who makes his way to become 'somebody'. he represents the working class in societies. the same as what the beatles was for the british.

it's beyond the doubt that he'd become a controversial issue among those who are in cultural studies area especially after the movie 8 mile was launched, i think this is a very neat strategy to keep him alive and makes him become a subject matter. whether or not he is a phenomenon...whether or not he's a genius, i think he was not the only one who potentially could make it this far. but he was 'the one and only' that has got the 'chance'.

or..maybe..it must be him...

the movie 8mile....is one of teh crappiest movie ever!...it's basically nothing but a soap opera....it was there, just to keep the audience's awarness and loyalty...coz now, the phenomenon kid is finding a new way to feed his listeners a classicla surprise' thru his lyrics. what else is new???

hey...i do appreciate his success...and i believe he's got a good brain and attitude..it's just that he's not that great as we may think...that's all...

afterall...is he authentic?

ciao!

OHHH yes i love him ... nooo i love his music, i feel he sings from his soul..!!

But in fact he was famous even before 8 mile was launched....

yes...8mile was launched just to keep him going, kitty...he has been famous long before that...

Right place at the right time,yes I agree. Good attitude, no I disagree. How about some country music instead:)

kurt cobain!

lol

i still luv you, slurms...still!!!

lol

has any mentioned the BEASTIE BOYS?!?!

kid rock is a redneck, this idea is confirmed by the way he chooses his gals...

Ha ha ha Paul, Red Neck.. lucky you didnt get the rash!!!