After spending several months analyzing the musical choices of rapper Eminem, I might decide to take a position against Eminem (I am used to agreeing and supporting his work). However, I think it would be interesting for me to argue that Eminem's decision to shed off the Slim Shady persona and his recent step towards more socially acceptable songs/themes is just a marketing strategy. Although it might be hard, I think it would be a rewarding experience to try to look at Eminem from the view of a critic.
My album review was on Recovery (2010)-- the album where Eminem completely rid of his Slim Shady idealisms and adopted a much more socially comfortable style of rap. I would love to try and create my own rap verse or song that attacks Eminem on his choices in Recovery. Eminem actually emerged into the mainstream hip-hop stream through his rap-battles. For this assignment, I plan to place myself in the shoes of an Eminem opposer. I will act as a critique; however, instead of writing a review in a newspaper, I will create my own rap. I am looking forward to beginning this assignment now :)
When you mentioned the rap battle concept in class, I thought a cool idea might be to do a rap battle of Eminem against himself. Maybe Slim Shady vs. normal Eminem. Or pre-Recovery Eminem vs. post-Recovery Eminem. This way, you could see how he is different and has evolved through each of his personas. Or even a rap battle between a critic and Eminem. I just think it would be cool to see two opposite views presented in a new and creative format such as a rap battle.
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