Introduction-Dear+Reader

Dear Reader,

Music is a funny thing. We listen to a song for the first time and like it. We hear it on the radio multiple times and it still doesn't get old. We buy the song on itunes and tell our friends about it. We hum the song in class during assessments and listen to it while doing homework. And yet, only a few weeks later, you find a new song you adore. Only certain artists can make song that sticks with you forever. A song that you love listening to for months, even years after it's released. In my opinion EMINEM is that kind of artist.

When I ask my mom "What do you think about EMINEM?" her answer usually consists of words like "vulgar, inappropriate and stop listening to that." And to be fair, EMINEM is vulgar, but, he has a story that matches his personality. He does occasionally swear in his songs but if you look past that, some of his songs have very touching lyrics. In one song "Mockingbird" EMINEM digs deep into his troubled past and into his personal life. He apologizes to his daughter Hallie for not being there when she needed him.

"I know it's confusing you Daddy's always on the move, mamma's always on the news I try to keep you sheltered from it but somehow it seems The harder that I try to do that, the more it backfires on me."

I like EMINEM for the artist that he is. His road had a very bumpy beginning, with many pot-holes and bumps. Then the road split into two. He choose the one that comforted him. That told him that he and his family would have a future. The road he took was the right one, and now, every new song he releases is #1 on the music charts.

I have put together a collection of 4 different genres that I hope you enjoy. You will take a dive into EMINEM's past and experience the Rap Olympics, the very event that got him to where he is today. I put my genres in chronological order, from when things happened. Also, try to find my repeated element!

Thanks,

Paul Coudray