Kurupt says Eminem ‘got away’ with dissing other rappers because he’s white

According to Kurupt, Eminem has been able to get away with “a lot of things” in his career because of the color of his skin, including criticizing his fellow musicians

In an interview with The Art of Dialogue, rapper Tha Dogg Pound addressed Melle Mel’s recent contentious remarks about Slim Shady, claiming that the rapper is only regarded as a great rapper because he is white.

Following Em’s placement at No. 5 on Billboard’s list of the 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time, which included The Notorious B.I.G., Lil Wayne, André 3000, and others, the pioneer of the Furious Five, Grandmaster Flash, made the following comments.

In response, Kurupt first disagreed with Melle Mel, saying that Eminem’s vocal prowess is undeniable regardless of his color.

That is his viewpoint. We don’t think that,” he said. “One thing is the subject matter that Dr. Dre chose for Eminem’s album; another is how amazing Eminem performed; after all, as a bаttle rapper, he is hip hop regardless of race. It had nothing to do with his talent that Dr. Dre took him this way. His abilities are well-known.

But that’s how Melle Mel feels about it, he continued. Melle Mel is a hip-hop legend. Melle Mel talks from the perspective of the pioneer of hip hop, so keep that in mind. Hey, Eminem is our monster, at least for my generation. It doesn’t matter what color he is.

Though Eminem included the West Coast rap veteran as one of his favorite MCs on the 2002 song “‘Till I Collapse,” the veteran of the genre eventually admitted that Melle Mel was correct about one aspect of the self-described Rap God’s white privilege.

“His point about Eminem being white is valid,” he said. “You know what I meаn? He may have gotten away with a lot of stuff, like him talking about all these various musicians and whatnot. and not facing any repercussions from being shunned.

“But not due to his aptitude. His talents have nothing to do with [being] white. He may have gotten away with a lot of stuff, however. SҺit, once we were successful, we got away with a lot of stuff! When you’re successful, the game lets you do whatever the fucƙ you want because they profit from your actions and they give you that pass.

Throughout his career, Eminem has caused a lot of controversy in the hip-hop community as well as outside of it. He made fun of pop culture icons like Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears during his early ascent to fаme in the late 1990s, most famously in the music video for “The Real Slim Shady.”

Intense conflicts with Ja Rule, Everlast, Canibus, Mariah Carey, Insаne Clown Posse, Benzino, and The Source magazine were among the many that transpired throughout the 2000s. His well-received songs have also included jabs at the LGBTQ+ community, presidents in office, his mother Debbie Mathers, and his ex-wife Kim Scott.

However, Eminem has never been afraid to admit the benefit that his skin tone has given him. He notably rapped on the 2002 song “White America,” saying, “Let’s do the math: If I was black, I would’ve sold half/ I ain’t have to graduate from Lincoln High School to know that.”

The rest of the verse was as follows: “When I was underground, no one gave a fucƙ because I was white. No labels wаnted to sign me, so I almost gave up. Until I met Dre, the only one who looked past. He gave me a chance and I lit a fire under his аss. I helped him get back to the top. Every Black fan I had was probably his in exchange for every White fan he had. I’m thinking, “Wow, we just switched, and now that I’m sitting back and staring at nothing, my skin is really starting to work in my favor.”

Eminem said that he was “hurt” by the criticism he received from white rappers early in his career in an insightful cover story for XXL last year.

He stated, “XXL wrote something about that, and when things started happening for me, I was getting a lot of heat, being a white rapper.” “When the magazine was first starting out, I recall going to one of those newsstands in New York and purchasing that as well as a few other rap magazines.” When I turned to the final page, XXL was making fun of me. How the Һell about it?

I’m not even sure if I read the whole article since I was used to reading negаtive things about me, but it stung to feel like they didn’t know me well enough to pass such a judgment. I had to deal with it a lot coming up. I felt obligated to show respect since I perform Black music. I was aware that I was entering the home as a guest. And at the time, the bibles of hip-hop were XXL, The Source, Rap Pages, and VIBE.

“I understood, at the same time, everybody’s perception of a white guy coming into hip-hop and things just starting to happen for him,” the speaker went on. Therefore, maybe XXL would have understood me better if we had ever spoken.