Eminem the Role Model
April Allen
Bernard Bongang
Eng 215
October 24, 2012

Eminem and His Importance A person’s past does not necessarily depict his or her future. Eminem is a perfect example of a how a person reacts to his or her past can create or destroy his or her future. Eminem grew up on the streets. He lived the hood life; scraping for pennies and scraps. He constantly argued with his drunken mother. He played the roles of father, mother, and brother to his younger sister. Eminem worked at jobs for little to nothing to help provide. As his life matured he battled with his daughter’s mother. This could have broken him down; for many it would have. Instead of lying around and creating self-pity for himself he went and made something of his self.
The Music Eminem’s music is pure success. His success took hard work and effort, but with his dedication it took flight. He battled other individuals who were in the rap game, and Eminem’s quick emotional lyrics dropped them where they stood. Even the most street thug rappers could not compare to what Eminem brought to the stage. He poured his personal emotions and experiences into his music. People can relate to reality. Eminem’s music was a cold, harsh reality. His music expressed his struggles from day to day, not what he saw transpire in the streets amongst other individuals. His music, his lyrics, his reality was the reality for his listeners. Even the listeners who were not experiencing hardships of Eminem’s kind were able to relate. Writing was his therapy, a coping strategy for the hardships that he faced on a daily basis. Since Eminem rapped about his real life experiences it made him more successful in the music industry and society. It gave his listeners something real to relate to. His lyrics, however, are not for individuals who are easily offended, young, or immature.
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