It's already been stated but yeah, Eminem's success was the result of a combination of dozens of things on their own, take one out and he most likely wouldn't be as he was (is).

In general though, the controversy surrounded Eminem's character was definitely a bigger contributor to his recognition than his skin colour. I saw Em being talked about everywhere from people who lived near me to the news and it was always primarily about his persona, with his skin colour usually being a side note at best.

Also, he is easily one of the most technically skilled rappers in the history of mainstream hip-hop if not hip-hop as a whole, and when talent is forcefully displayed upfront many people will immediately associate that with quality, so that added a lot of mass appeal to his music.

fuck all that shit
How can someone be this dope?

Album Rating: 4.5

Old school Eminem was the shit

Album Rating: 5.0

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what happened to the cover??

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

I was never much of a fan of this album. I like Criminal, Kill You and Stan but, that's it. Everything else was skippable to me. That Steve Berman skit was okay with Marshall going through the struggles of his record not getting signed but, that's it. My biggest complaint? He was literally SHOUTING instead of rapping in the terrible "Kim" song. Literally shouting. Painful to listen to.

stop re-posting your soundoffs

literally 0 ppl care

Album Rating: 2.0

Album and artist can fuck right off. I actually thought this was alright when it came out. Total fucking drek.

hot take

Album Rating: 2.0

Would the real slim shady please stand up and fuck off. He's about as cool as hemorrhoids.

Same

Dudes 7 years after hearing it the first time Stan still sends chills up my spine. Especially the end