It's challenging, if not impossible, to peg Eminem. It's tough to tell if he's a good guy at heart or a dark-sider to the core. It's impossible to deny his skill and enjoyablility of his work, yet it's difficult to overlook the viciousness of his messages. And finally, even though he might treat comrades like lifelong friends, it's hard to forget the aggressive actions he's taken against those who've opposed him.
Yet some who know him continue to dismiss any ideas of an evil Slim Shady. "He's a really smart guy, and my opinion is that he's just totally playing a part people want to see," says a source who used to tour with Eminem. "People want to have a mean little guy that isn't friends with anyone that is always in trouble. It sells records and magazin
Of course, most jokes are rooted in at least some truth. Also, the angry tone of his comments about homosexuality leads one to question whether his gay-bashing lyrics come from the heart, which causes speculation about whether he's also contemptuous of women. Perhaps Eminem's lyrics are really the same type of stream of consciousness ideas that swim through many people's minds in times of anger. And instead of censoring the sentiments, the rapper lets them fly into disturbing diatribes, resulting in a skewed snapshot. Through his verse, we only get to see him at his worst. But as he explains in the Angry Blond intro to "97 Bonnie and Clyde," that's just the way he likes it. "I put a lot of my personal shit out there, but I don't car. See it's like every
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