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Interesting that you had this thread started, I came here to discuss just this.
I have very eclectic tastes in music. Read that as "way odd". I'm a 42 year old white guy.
I just got "The Eminem Show" last weekend. I can't relate to many of the songs, but lots of them hooked me. But they make me feel, I don't know, dirty. I like them, I've been listening to them for a few days, but some are so gritty. Reminds me of the first time I watched Pulp Fiction.
The song to his mother is stunning, filled with the emotions of a man cleaning the skeletons from his closet. But when he tries to make a point about AIDS; do I really need to hear about a woman's genitals as if covered in sour cream from the discharge?
Mixed feelings. Great rap, great rhymes, I just think he's going for the shock factor too aggressively.
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