He would say things like “Shady did it,” or “Shady said it, not me”.Įminem has been rapping and freestyling since he was a young adult in the slums of Detroit where the area was poverty stricken, he was racially discriminated against, and had little support. Slim Shady was Eminem’s scapegoat and just shrugged when he said something that offended people.
When Mathers made his evil alter-ego Slim Shady one night in 1997, the horrorcore style that the rapper is known for was found.
The horrorcore vibe of the Midwest was absent, and he had to put his own twist to it to make him unique. Midwest Hip-Hop is very much like the Horrorcore style of rap where the lyrics are very vulgar and the emcee (MC) goes fast in his/her raps.Įminem’s debut album Infinite did not have this side to it, and it was widely criticized when it was distributed saying that he sounded too much like the New York rapper, Nas. Detroit is right in the middle of the Midwest Hip-Hop region of the United States. For example, New York and New Jersey are dominated by East Coast Hip-Hop whereas Los Angeles is dominated by West Coast Hip-Hop. But, isn’t this supposed to be just entertainment?Įach part of the country has a certain style of hip hop that is dominant in a certain area. He has caused perhaps some of the biggest stirs in all of music history by going after huge icons such as Mariah Carey, Tony Romo, Michael Jackson, and most recently, Iggy Azalea. Over the years Mathers, better known by his alias, Eminem and Slim Shady, has signed and cut multiple acts that have caused waves in the world of hip-hop. Marshall Bruce Mathers III is celebrating the 15 year anniversary of his label, Shady Records, which was brought into the music scene in 1999.