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Eminem draws the red line in Hip-Hop Awards cypher

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SafeinSound

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The best thing about this is that it's Eminem. Not Kendrick, not j cole, not jay z. Eminem. You know how many racist/hateful pieces of shit I've had tell me in person Eminem is the greatest rapper of all time? I mean this is fucking gold. The salt. I'm so glad he told his fans to pretty much go fuck themselves. More musicians need to say it.
 
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Skiptastic

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Fall Into The GAF said:
That Fantastic Four line sold it for me. To coalesce two shitty things like that is pure magic.
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Holy shit I never put that together until you brought it up, that line is incredible.

Glad to see Em do this. As Stinkles said, if this is going to cost him some fame and money, this is a great way to spend it.
 
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compo

Banned
I'm glad he threw the tiki torches reference in there. There's probably a lot of people in the alt-right who listen to Eminem, so hopefully having one of their idols shit on their protections of hate speech will make them reconsider their positions.
 
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Oddduck

Member
SafeinSound said:
The best thing about this is that it's Eminem. Not Kendrick, not j cole, not jay z. Eminem. You know how many racist/hateful pieces of shit I've had tell me in person Eminem is the greatest rapper of all time? I mean this is fucking gold. The salt. I'm so glad he told his fans to pretty much go fuck themselves. More musicians need to say it.
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Yup. It really is amazing.

The world's most famous white rapper telling white people: "If you support Trump, then I don't want you as a fan, and I don't want you to buy my albums."

That sends a very strong message.
 
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Aurongel

Member
Haven't been a fan of his for a while but that shit was solid. Love that he's not afraid to take a stand against a (likely) considerable chunk of his audience.
 
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GodofWine

Member
Wow...that was powerful / intense / on point / and very much needed.


That will get like a few bazillion views too. Worldwide.

(Edit - how dumb are the Alt-Right fans of his, he is clearly not a racist human from day one....I want Kid Rock to do this too, he's a 'redneck hero' but his roots are in hip hop and though he screams "red neck", im 99.9% sure he feels the same...though most of his current fan base is red necks, unlike Em's.)
 
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Hubbl3

Unconfirmed Member
GodofWine said:
Wow...that was powerful / intense / on point / and very much needed.


That will get like a few bazillion views too. Worldwide.

(Edit - how dumb are the Alt-Right fans of his, he is clearly not a racist human from day one....I want Kid Rock to do this too, he's a 'redneck hero' but his roots are in hip hop and though he screams "red neck", im 99.9% sure he feels the same...though most of his current fan base is red necks, unlike Em's.)
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You might've missed it, but Kid Rock chose to go full-Trump. Fuck that dude.
 
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Oddduck

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RPGCrazied said:
When has that stopped him? Trump isn't smart. So, he will.
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I predict Trump will respond. He can't help himself. His ego is too fragile.

It's the #1 trending video on YouTube right now. Top trending story on Twitter.

It's being reported on CNN, Associated Press, The New York Times, BBC, Japan Times.
 
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SolidSnakex

Member
Oddduck said:
I predict Trump will respond. He can't help himself. His ego is too fragile.

It's the #1 trending video on YouTube right now. Top trending story on Twitter.

It's being reported on CNN, Associated Press, The New York Times, BBC, Japan Times.
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He somehow didn't go after Lebron after he annihilated him. And that specific tweet ended up being the 11th most liked tweet ever.
 
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Member
SKINNER! said:
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I also thought I was trippin when I read that.
 
RPGCrazied

RPGCrazied

Member
Oddduck said:
I predict Trump will respond. He can't help himself. His ego is too fragile.

It's the #1 trending video on YouTube right now. Top trending story on Twitter.

It's being reported on CNN, Associated Press, The New York Times, BBC, Japan Times.
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Great, so he will see it. He will react. Like you said. He can't help himself, no self control. This should get real interesting.
 
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Palabrah

Member
people saying "this flow is weak for em" are completely missing the point and are questionable themselves. Do you think eminem can't flow circles arouns the universe at this point? You are fucking suspect if you discredit it for that. He did it dumbed down, spaced out, so everyone that watches can easily catch every statement made. Its also done in the style of current battle raps.

Seriously people make their stances on the topic at hand known by trying to focus on his flow or whatever when you know good and damn well i could've done that if that was his objective. Just say you dont agree with the message and keep it moving. He has nothing left to prove with his rapping ability, he just wanted to use the platform to convey his message.
 
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TarpitCarnivore

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Ithil said:
Trump starting a war of words with Eminem is a real bad idea.
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Why? Everything he says and does his base spins into "wins". People have clowned him non-stop and he just always spin it to his favor. It's already happening where his supporters are trying to bury Em behind his history of lyrics.
 
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Ithil

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TarpitCarnivore said:
Why? Everything he says and does his base spins into "wins". People have clowned him non-stop and he just always spin it to his favor. It's already happening where his supporters are trying to bury Em behind his history of lyrics.
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Because it will blow this up even bigger and just lead to him getting dumped on repeatedly.

Who cares what his base says? Like you say, they just mindlessly say anything is a "win" because they're braindead, so why give a shit?
 
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JustenP88

I earned 100 Gamerscore™ for collecting 300 widgets and thereby created Trump's America
TarpitCarnivore said:
Why? Everything he says and does his base spins into "wins". People have clowned him non-stop and he just always spin it to his favor. It's already happening where his supporters are trying to bury Em behind his history of lyrics.
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The mind blowing hypocrisy of someone that voted for Donald Trump for president of the United States trying to call out a rapper for misogyny just reminds me that these troglodytes are not worth engaging. American pop culture needs to bury them under an avalanche of "you're trash and nobody likes you." Make them watch fucking Duck Dynasty episodes on repeat if they want any sort of entertainment.
 
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m23

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Phu said:
You really gotta spend time wondering why people like this?
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I feel like that line from Jay Z on Renegade is appropriate, especially to a lot of the so called fans who are going against Em now.

"Do you fools listen to music or just skim through it?"
 
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TarpitCarnivore

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Ithil said:
Because it will blow this up even bigger and just lead to him getting dumped on repeatedly.

Who cares what his base says? Like you say, they just mindlessly say anything is a "win" because they're braindead, so why give a shit?
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I just meant more in the sense of it being winner/loser thing. Just let the moron spout out his shit and get enraged. Em doesn't need the fuel, dude can go on it for days, and we certainly don't have to view it as a win/loose. Em can drop new bars every week for 3 months and it will have 0 impact on swaying his base.

reKon said:
"This is why Trump won"
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If you think this is what I was implying, or even stating to back down you missed my point
 
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TarpitCarnivore

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RPGCrazied said:
He already won. People that hate Trump will now become a fan of Eminem. Like me. I don't like rap much, but I'll buy his new album to support him. We need to protect people like these from Trumpism.
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Yeah, that's fine. But what I mean is there is literally zero 'bad' for Trump to attack Em, none. It does absolutely zero to hurt his image. He clearly has no filter and lives for this kind of attention.
 
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reKon

Banned
TarpitCarnivore said:
I just meant more in the sense of it being winner/loser thing. Just let the moron spout out his shit and get enraged. Em doesn't need the fuel, dude can go on it for days, and we certainly don't have to view it as a win/loose. Em can drop new bars every week for 3 months and it will have 0 impact on swaying his base.



If you think this is what I was implying, or even stating to back down you missed my point
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No I'm just repeating what his dumb ass supporters would say on anyhing critical of him.
 
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RustyNails

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SafeinSound said:
The best thing about this is that it's Eminem. Not Kendrick, not j cole, not jay z. Eminem. You know how many racist/hateful pieces of shit I've had tell me in person Eminem is the greatest rapper of all time? I mean this is fucking gold. The salt. I'm so glad he told his fans to pretty much go fuck themselves. More musicians need to say it.
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I want to see the meltdowns. Like nuclear meltdowns.
 
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Darryl M R

Member
SafeinSound said:
The best thing about this is that it's Eminem. Not Kendrick, not j cole, not jay z. Eminem. You know how many racist/hateful pieces of shit I've had tell me in person Eminem is the greatest rapper of all time? I mean this is fucking gold. The salt. I'm so glad he told his fans to pretty much go fuck themselves. More musicians need to say it.
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Eminem was used as a dog whistle by racists that would probably post, "Can't spell crap without rap."

This is great and it feels genuine.

It is a net positive even if it only gets his racist fans to feel uncomfortable and unaccepted. That's good.
 
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old manatee

Banned
I hope the album is like this, because it would be classic Eminem if he followed this ultra-woke rap with songs about Christina Aguilera sung in a Jamaican accent.
 
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RepairmanJack

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RustyNails said:
I want to see the meltdowns. Like nuclear meltdowns.
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YouTube comments have been hilarious. "Trying to stay relevant" "Will the real slim shady please stand up." "He's brainwashed spewing nonsense lies." "Thought he was dead."

People just trying to step back like this didn't hurt them deep down inside. "Wait, my old favorite guy is attackinf my new favorite guy?! Shit!"
 
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Stat Flow

He gonna cry in the car
I hate this new flow that Eminem has adopted. I don’t know how to describe it. Technically, it’s interesting but I don’t find it very pleasing to listen to. The cypher he did with Mos Def and Black Thought has an insanely different flow and feel to it that is much more reminiscent of the Eminem whose music I loved.

But, this is less about the technique/music and more about the message which isn’t surprising to anyone who listened to Mosh.
 
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