Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem
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does eminem matter?On assignment for his first cover story for Rolling Stone, the very first national cover story on Eminem, Anthony Bozza met a young blond kid, a rapper who would soon take the country by storm. But back in 1999, Eminem was just beginning to make waves among suburban white teenagers as his first single, “My Name Is,” went into heavy rotation on MTV. Who could have predicted that in a mere two years, Eminem would become the most reviled and controversial hip-hop figure ever? Or that twelve months after that, Eminem would sit firmly at the pinnacle of American celebrity, a Grammy winner many times over and the recipient of an Oscar. did eminem change or did america finally figure him out?Whatever You Say I Am attempts to answer this question and many more. Since their first meeting, Bozza has been given a level of access to Eminem that no other journalist has enjoyed. In Whatever You Say I Am, original, never-before-published text from Bozza’s interviews with Eminem are combined with the insight of numerous hip-hop figures, music critics, journalists, and members of the Eminem camp to look behind the mask of this enigmatic celebrity. With an eye toward Eminem’s place in American popular culture, Bozza creates a thoughtful portrait of one of the most successful artists of our time. This is so much more than a biography of a thoroughly well-documented life. It is a close-up look at a conflicted figure who has somehow spoken to the heart of America. The New York Times Although Whatever You Say I Am sometimes bogs down in the minutiae of hip-hop rivalries and cites endless critical yammering about the star's importance, it will still interest anyone seriously impressed with Eminem's abilities and his prospects.Dismissing reflexive invocations of Bob Dylan and the Beatles as fellow musicians who helped shape the lives of their listeners, Mr. Bozza points instead to the more protean and mercurial David Bowie and post-Beatles-breakup John Lennon as forebears. — Janet Maslin
AcknowledgmentsixIntroduction: I'd like to welcome y'all to the eminem show11This looks like a job for me the evolution of eminem92I only cuss to make your mom upset a lot of truth is said in jest413Damn! how much damage can you do with a pen? marshall and the media-from pans to fans774This rap game from kool herc to kool keith-a brief history of hip-hop1175Became a commodity because l'm w-h-i-t-e caucasion persuasion-flipping the race rap1596We call it amityville that's the mentality here, that's the reality here-to live and thrive in detroit2017If I'm a criminal, how can i raise a little girl? moms, marriage, and the morals of marshall mathers229Conclusion: watch me, 'cause you thinkin' you got me in the hot seat from a sinner to a saint259Bibliography271
