Eminem - Interview on MTV (1999)

we haven't really seen a white face in hip-hop in a long time right why do you think that is why do you suppose that is just coincidence or do you think I don't know I mean what more can I say to that than a lot of white people don't got it and if you do I mean I don't you know I mean it's like I don't I don't I don't like to dwell on what color I am I don't like the city and go white you know I've had enough of that on my life so now I'm at the point where it's like yo I look back and nobody asked to be born a certain color nobody asked to all want to look like this you know what I mean it's like I was born this way I look like what I look like I can't help that you know let me do what I can while I'm here you know I mean it's like nobody had to accept me nobody had to had to like my stuff you know what do you think what are you trying to bring me about what what do you want to make sure people don't just construe about you I want to make sure I don't even have to like sit and sweat it I feel like when people popping a tape and they listen Eminem they're going to know where I'm going with it and they're going to know like I'm not trying to like I'm not trying to uh lose the word come Kumada eyes commoditize whatever yeah I'm not trying to uh I'm not trying to make Bank off and I'm not trying to capitalize off and I'm just trying to UM you know I'm just trying to do my thing I'm trying to represent where I come from where I grew up at the type of lifestyle that I led you know what I mean growing up and just be myself in and share my point of view with the world and I feel like a lot of people are going to relate to what I'm saying because whether white black whatever whatever nationality you are you know there's a lot of poor people there's a lot of lower-class people in America that can feel where I'm coming from you know what I mean that's why a lot of things I say a lot of people can relate to like oh I've been there you know what I mean it's like I'm not the only person in the world they just they don't give a [ __ ] you're going to mean there's a lot of people that feel the same way I do just don't give a [ __ ] was like my introduction to like the underground anybody who hadn't heard of me yet do the underground I wonder make sure that everybody in the underground like I had that foundation you know what I mean I didn't I didn't just want to be thrown out there you're gonna mean like a milk-bone or like somebody they've analyzed and just like try to start at the top or whatever you know I mean I want that foundation I want the respect I'm in it for like I'm in this for the money you know what I mean I don't give a [ __ ] about money I'm in this for like I'm in it for the respect I'm in it for like just to just it just for somebody to come up and say mmm you're dope you know what I mean that's that's the type of [ __ ] I'm owing you know it's like because you know if I had a trillion dollars and I fell off I'll be the most miserable person in the world you know I mean I had the greatest life in the world come from a single-parent home you know what I mean being bounced around from school to school to school to school to school from state to state from back and forth to Kansas City to back to Detroit you know I mean living with my grandmother you know my mother never had a job I hate to say that you know but um that [ __ ] affected me you know I mean it's like it took a toll man you know friends come over and you don't want them to see to you your families on welfare and [ __ ] so you hide the cheese and [ __ ] like that you know that's real I mean it's funny but it's not funny you know what I mean it's like I look back on it like damn that's [ __ ] up you know but I mean that's that's the type of upbringing that I had I don't I don't like to just like come on and say it though cause it's like people are gonna think they always wait boy level of a bloody thinks he's from the street he thinks he's doing you know what I mean so it's like I keep that type of aspect under wraps until you know if people want to check my background they can check my background you know what I mean I ain't got nothing to hide from the world you try to hide something from the world you're gonna get exposed you don't I mean somebody's gonna you know I say my name on records my full name you know I mean check me out you know what I mean I grew up in Detroit on the east side you know what I mean my name is Marshall Mathers you know go look up a school book you know a year but you

Channel: Shady Interviews

Views: 295,163

Rating: 4.9549294 out of 5

Keywords: 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Eminem (Record Producer), MTV (Organization)

Id: uIKKxtI8HE4

Length: 4min 13sec (253 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 13 2014

Reddit Comments

[u/[deleted]]

He needs to pull a Jay. One producer, personal lyrics, no pop hooks.

[u/[deleted]]

It fits with what he was saying in Walk on Water. I buy that his current position bothers him a lot.

[u/[deleted]]

I think the worst part about em is he still has all the talent to get back up, but seemingly refuses to do so and is upset by the results.

I still believe we will get another good album by him eventually whether it's solo or a collab (bad meets evil pls)

[u/ihavethetoesihave]

Also Eminem in 99: "If I had a million bucks, it wouldn't be enough, because I'd still be out robbing armored trucks."

[u/PeteyWinkle]

On 'Love Me' off the 8 mile soundtracks he says "You can't pay me enough for you to play me"

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He's always been about the respect before the money. He's gotta channel that again.

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Also, that verse goes tf in so im gonna link it

[u/[deleted]]

Stuff like this makes me appreciate MBDTF even more. Dude just came out with an album super out of left field that wasnt huge among critics then dissed Taylor Swift in front of the world then went awol for a year. That album has to be in contention for creating the best 'second wind' in music history

[u/AppropriateDingo]

Em needs to pull a Hov and make the album he wants to make, not the album he thinks he has to make to appeal to the pop world. He's got every sales accolade imaginable and he's not even #1 in that department anymore. He's got nothing to lose, go for broke and make the album you want to make. I feel like he could still pull it off.

[u/HanBurgendy706]

Guess he's miserable then

[u/ultimatt777]

Good lord seeing this thread is sad. People are talking like the man has lost it all, but no one has had a career like this man spanning many albums. There are some hall of fame musicians who don't have as many hit or influential albums that this man has done. Look at all the other people of his generation besides Jay-z. Hip hop primes don't last long and I'm surprised to see so many people reject him because his last few albums weren't the best.