Is Eminem The New Shakespeare? A Rap God Among Men Eminem is a true poet of his era, someone the record books will be printing about for centuries to come. He conveys stories in such an influential and characteristic way. As a lyricist, he's one of the greatest ever. Eminem does for his audience what Shakespeare did for his: He raps how he feels. How could Slim Shady even come close to fulfilling the legacy of William Shakespeare you may ask? Well, as it turns out the two surprisingly share several similarities. This includes the extent to which their writing had, or currently has, an impact on the people of their time. The way they were able to revolutionise new ways of expressing themselves. And perhaps most importantly, their contribution …show more content…
Eminem and Shakespeare may not be in any way alike in terms of their writing style or personality, but the way in which they convey their emotions and stories in unique ways cannot be overlooked in their comparison. While seemingly completely different, Eminem and Shakespeare not only uphold similar values and attitudes with respect to the English language, but also share many misconceptions. Shakespeare is widely regarded as being culturally ‘prestigious’ with advanced, ‘posh’ English. Eminem on the other hand has the stereotypical ‘hip-hop’ branding of pure gangsta rap and unconventional language. Whereon in practicality, Shakespeare’s works were almost always performed in ‘street’ English and Eminem’s hits are essentially …show more content…
It was coincidence that on the same day the 9/11 attacks happened the album was released and rumour has it, if people weren’t talking about the World Trade Centre, they were talking about the two verses in the album that weren’t Jay-Z’s. In the hit, ‘Renegade,’ Eminem deals with the public opinion of his music. The two rap sensations joined together to attack on the plentiful adversaries with whom they had outstanding disputes. At the time, Eminem was at the centre of much disapproval due to the content of his lyrics. Conversely, there was an idea at this time that Eminem read some of his media, counting one, conceivably mistaken cultural critic who had advocated that he may well be likened with Shakespeare. He proudly echoes this privilege, the kind of comment from critics with which he was well at