![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In it, the writer fretted that Eminem had violated the dictates of propriety and good taste with lyrics on his new album like “But I'm contemplating yelling 'bombs away' on the game like I'm outside of an Ariana Grande concert waiting.” Elsewhere, the writer takes Eminem to task for being insufficiently sensitive in his treatment of mental illness as it relates to the narrator of his current single “Darkness” and, of course, his notorious misogyny.Ĭomplaining about Eminem going “too far” in 2020 is a little like writing an article about G.G Allin at the height of his infamy warning darkly that his behavior had grown unacceptably ungentlemanly or composing an op-ed whining that, in addition to being a sub-standard bass player, Sid Vicious had positively deplorable manners. The whole point of Eminem has been to go too far. Going too far isn’t just a component of his aesthetic it’s pretty much his entire dynamic. Eminem’s work is so purposefully, deliberately provocative that the concept of “too far” loses all meaning. This leads to a potent question: who is Eminem in 2020, beyond an increasingly irrelevant artist still peddling facile shock deep into middle-age? Eminem is not the same man he was back in 1999, when “My Name Is” made him an instant superstar. He’s been sober for years now and is the father of a twenty-four year old, which means that Eminem could be a grandpa in the very near future.Įminem has seemingly evolved at least a little over the course of the past two decades. ![]()
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