Why is it that a lot of people don't like the man. He's an awsome rapper. I knew that from the start. I love his new song "When I'm Gone',because he's telling people about his life with his kids.that's shows people that he really does care about them. I thinnk that that is such a great thing.
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he's ok

when im gone is a piece of shit. i hate that song with a passion, Eminem is really annoying . i dont think he is such a great rapper, just an average one riding the whole "im a white rapper" craze . his lyrics are pretty stupid , i remember hearing some song from him about " you make my peepy go boing boing boing.. "

he may rap really well but hes annoying and boring as hell.

Giselle said:

Well, Parents can't stand him because their kids go around singing some of his dirty lyrics. The gay community can't stand him because because they think he's homophobic. And after he came out with the song "Stan" every feminist in America is out to get him. A lot of his fellow celebrities hate him because he dissed them on record (Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Moby and Mariah Carey to name a few) So Em has made quite a few enemies along the way. Personally I find him humorous, Like in that song he did a few years ago with D12 called 'My Band" He looked so funny dancing in that bullfighters outfit at the end of the video while singing "My Salsa" Or when he was at the MTV awards and he brought about 100 look-alikes onstage with him during his performance. I guess I don't take him seriously.

The guy had mad skills back in the day.. the "Slim Shady" and "Marshall Mathers" LPs are great novelties, and he's even dropped a few truly classic 'serious' joints in his career like "Stan" and "Lose Yourself"... these days, though? He's a joke. He's run out of things to say and his flow has become whack.

"Ass Like That" IS hilarious in an extremely juvenile way, though.

Every Eminem song I've heard this decade sounds like "You're My Heart" by LL Cool J.

CinisterCee said:

He even imitates LL in the Superman video.

Maybe because he's overexposed and only moderately talented? I like him well enough I guess; I'll listen when a song happens to be on, and I even own 8 Mile (Purple Rain for the new generation, anyone?) but I don't think he's good enough to drop 20 bucks on a CD.

He whines too much. Granted, unlike some fo the whiny teen rockers he seems to have legit complaints, but you can only milk the crap childhood thing for so long. If he found some new material that didn't involve fart and blowjob jokes, he might gain a few more listeners.

whata brat!

He sound like Bert from Sesame Street to me.

slim shady is the shit he is cool but he don,t have nothing on the beastie boys or bubba sparks

The real question should be "why does anyone like him".

Moat of his rap, especailly his early "work" if you can call it that, were rants. They sounded like nothing more than psychotic episodes over shit in his life that he never got over.

minneapolisgenius said:

true.

he reminds me of when i used 2 play records at 45 rpm instead of at 33.

a complete joke!

IMHO many people don't like him because he's had so much success at a black man's game! I'm not a fan per se, but I think some of this music is interesting.

kisscamille said:

wer not talking about HIS SUCCESS AT A BLACK MAN'S GAME, we are saying that his music sucks and he sucks too

seekay said:

Oh, and I seem to have forgotten the "s" at the end of sounds in my original post.

seekay said:

The person that started this thread asked why so many people dislike him and I gave my opinion. You think he sucks - that's your opinion. I gave you mine. Perhaps neither of us are right, it's just our individual opinions.

kisscamille said:

hhmm...this is a good start. u should take me out for dinner

He is one of the best rappers out there because I NEVER heard him talk about fast cars, money hoes and houses EVER. His skills are undeniable.

He crazy, loonly, loving and insane all in one. That's what I love about him.

paisleypark4 said:

I'm sorry but the majority of his cuts sound like circus music.

flies love shit

I find Eminem to be boring and gimmick-y.He thinks he is so cutting-edge and unique but in reality,he's become a parody of himself.After you've already done songs about killing your ex-wife and raping your mother(!),where else can you go? I think he has run out of ways to shock people.

rushing07 said:

Exactly! His songs are too gimmick-y and contrived.

DavidEye said:

I don't particularly like Eminem, and I'm playing devil's advocate a bit but those exact same things have been said about Madonna. Despite that, both Em and M are still selling records.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Maddy doesn't do songs about killing her ex-husband,or raping her father

DavidEye said:

That wasn't the part I highlighted.

His lyrics are more serious now , he's not out there to shock people anymore i think