White America - Eminem's song.....

Ziroc · 06-22-2002, 04:46 AM

I'm not an Em guy, but I just heard it, and you know, I agree with what he is saying.

Anyone that has heard this wanna comment on it?

Scholarcs · 06-22-2002, 04:53 AM

I haven`t heard this song yet, and if it about what I think it is, I don`t want to. If he is being racist in this song then someone should shoot him. I don`t know what to think, being allowed to sell songs full of racist comments!

Ziroc · 06-22-2002, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Scholarcs:
I haven`t heard this song yet, and if it about what I think it is, I don`t want to. If he is being racist in this song then someone should shoot him. I don`t know what to think, being allowed to sell songs full of racist comments!

You think I would agree with ANYTHING racist? No way.

In the song, he just says 'if I was black, I wouldn' have sold half my CD's' and because I am white, everyone including the US Gov is digging at him.

I just kinda agree with it, but I still HATE his music. He's a little pansy ass that has to talk about his gun all the time.

I stick to Dance music, Jazz, Trance, Rock and NPR.

More up-beat.. no talk about killing people, rape. violence. VERY Depressing.

Grojlach · 06-22-2002, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Scholarcs:
I haven`t heard this song yet, and if it about what I think it is, I don`t want to. If he is being racist in this song then someone should shoot him. I don`t know what to think, being allowed to sell songs full of racist comments!

Lol! I doubt he is being racist in the song, else Ziroc wouldn't post about it over here in the open.

I'll see if I can find the lyrics to it, haven't heard it myself.

Grojlach · 06-22-2002, 05:32 AM

Gotcha.
(Prelude) America! We love you! How many people are proud to be citizens of this beautiful country of ours? The stripes and the stars for the rights that men have died for to protect / The women and men who have broke their necks for the freedom of speech the United States government has sworn to uphold. (Yo I want everybody to listen to the words of this song) or so we're told...

Verse 1
I never would've dreamed in a million years I'd see, so many motherfuckin' people who feel like me/who share the same views and the same exact beliefs, it's like a fuckin' army marchin' in back of me/So many lives I touch, so much anger aimed in no particular direction, just sprays and sprays and straight through your radio waves it plays and plays, till it stays stuck in your head for days and days/who woulda thought, standing in this mirror bleachin' my hair, with some peroxide, reachin for a t-shirt to wear/that I would catapult to the forefront of rap like this? How could I predict my words would have an impact like this/I must've struck a chord, with somebody up in the office, cuz Congress keeps telling me I ain't causin' nuthin' but problems/and now they're sayin' I'm in trouble with the government, I'm lovin' it, I shoveled shit all my life/and now I'm dumping it on...

Chorus X2
White America!
I could be one of your kids
White America!
Little Eric looks just like this
White America!
Erica loves my shit
I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get

Verse 2
Look at these eyes, baby blue, baby just like yourself, if they were brown Shady lose, Shady sits on the shelf/but Shady's cute, Shady knew Shady's dimples would help, make ladies swoon baby, ooh baby! Look at my sales/Lets do the math, If I was black I would've sold half, I ain't have to graduate from Lincoln High School to know that/but I could rap, so ■■■■ school, I'm too cool to go back, gimme the mic, show me where the fuckin' studio's at/When I was underground, no one gave a ■■■■ I was white, no labels wanted to sign me almost gave up, I was like/■■■■ it, until I met Dre, the only one to look past, gave me a chance, and I lit a fire up under his ass/helped him get back to the top, every fan black that I got was probably his in exchange for every white fan that he's got/Like damn, we just swapped. Sittin' back lookin' at shit, wow, I'm like my skin is it starting to work to my benefit now?
Chorus X2

Verse 3
See the problem is I speak to suburban kids who otherwise would of never knew these words exist/whose moms probably woulda never gave two squirts of piss, till I created so much motherfuckin' turbulence/straight out the tube, right into your living room I came, and kids flipped when they knew I was produced by Dre/That's all it took, and they were instantly hooked right in, and they connected with me too because I looked like them/that's why they put my lyrics up under this microscope, searchin' with a fine tooth comb, its like this rope/waitin' to choke, tightening around my throat, watching me while I write this, like I don't like this (Nope)/All I hear is: lyrics, lyrics, constant controversy, sponsors working round the clock, to try to stop my concerts early/surely hip hop was never a problem in Harlem only in Boston, after it bothered the fathers of daughters starting to blossom/so now I'm catchin' the flack from these activists when they raggin', actin' like I'm the first rapper to smack a bitch, or say faggot/shit, just look at me like I'm your closest pal, the posterchild, the mother fuckin' spokesman now for...

Chorus X2

Verse 4
So to the parents of America / I am the derringer aimed at little Erica, to attack her character / The ringleader of this circus of worthless pawns / Sent to lead the march right up to the steps of Congress / And piss on the lawns of the White House and replace it with a Parental Advisory sticker / To spit liquor in the faces of in this democracy of hypocrisy / ■■■■ you Ms. Cheney! ■■■■ you Tipper Gore! ■■■■ you with the freest of speech this divided states of embarassment will allow me to have, ■■■■ you! I'm just kiddin' America, you know I love you...

caleb · 06-22-2002, 05:42 AM

If he can make those lyrics sound good hes got huge talent [img]smile.gif[/img]

Grojlach · 06-22-2002, 05:47 AM

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Originally posted by caleb:
If he can make those lyrics sound good hes got huge talent [img]smile.gif[/img]

Apparently he can... It may sound weird, but while many people snub Eminem and his controversial lyrics, the critics are often very positive about his talents as a rapper, surprisingly enough. His previous album was even proclaimed as one of the best albums of the year by a large number of rather serious music magazines. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Personally don't care much for his music though...

[ 06-22-2002, 05:48 AM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]

Rikard_OHF · 06-22-2002, 06:33 AM

Eminem at times can be very brilliant
You can love rap or hate it, it doesn't take away the fact that he has the potential to be the best rapper out there, mostly because of his typical voice.
Biggest problem with Eminem imho is that he needs to provoke by making weird songs
Thinks like The Real Slim Shadey and Empty without me are in my eyes nothing then crap and not one bit better then the maiorety of gangsta rap out their
BUT Eminem did bring out 3 more serious songs The Way I am, Guilty conscience and Stan
Those were Good even in my eyes I don't know about white america but I'm downing it now [img]smile.gif[/img]

If only he made more of those songs instead of trying to be funny by being provokative

[ 06-22-2002, 06:36 AM: Message edited by: Rikard_OHF ]

/)eathKiller · 06-22-2002, 07:02 AM

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Originally posted by caleb:
If he can make those lyrics sound good hes got huge talent [img]smile.gif[/img]

He does. but it is normally outweighed by his need for something bizare and contravercial that is also thought provoking... he can make words rhyme that don't even ryhme!

Madman-Rogovich · 06-22-2002, 10:29 AM

i havnt heard the song but respect the fact that he is an impressive freestyler as well which is a part of rapping that does take skill i reckon

06-22-2002, 04:46 AM	#1
Ziroc Ironworks Webmaster *Bow to the Meow* Join Date: January 4, 2001 Location: Lakeland, Florida Age: 51 Posts: 11,720	I'm not an Em guy, but I just heard it, and you know, I agree with what he is saying. Anyone that has heard this wanna comment on it? __________________ Ziroc™ Ironworks Gaming Webmaster www.ironworksgaming.com The Great Escape Studios - 2D/3D Modeling www.tgeweb.com & Ziroc's Facebook Page Visit My Flickr Photo Album

06-22-2002, 04:53 AM	#2
Scholarcs Red Dragon Join Date: December 5, 2001 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 1,557	I haven`t heard this song yet, and if it about what I think it is, I don`t want to. If he is being racist in this song then someone should shoot him. I don`t know what to think, being allowed to sell songs full of racist comments! __________________ <br />\"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five\" - Groucho Marx<br />Member of the ORT Clan. <br />\"Some birds are not meant to be caged because their feathers are too bright\"<br />Ma bouche sera la bouche des malheurs qui n\'ont point de bouche, ma voix, la liberté de celles qui s\'affaissent au cachot du désespoir. - Aimé Césaire<br />La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l\'on n\'a pas ri. - Sébastien Roch Nicolas

06-22-2002, 05:32 AM	#5
Grojlach Zartan Join Date: May 2, 2001 Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Age: 43 Posts: 5,281	Gotcha. (Prelude) America! We love you! How many people are proud to be citizens of this beautiful country of ours? The stripes and the stars for the rights that men have died for to protect / The women and men who have broke their necks for the freedom of speech the United States government has sworn to uphold. (Yo I want everybody to listen to the words of this song) or so we're told... Verse 1 I never would've dreamed in a million years I'd see, so many motherfuckin' people who feel like me/who share the same views and the same exact beliefs, it's like a fuckin' army marchin' in back of me/So many lives I touch, so much anger aimed in no particular direction, just sprays and sprays and straight through your radio waves it plays and plays, till it stays stuck in your head for days and days/who woulda thought, standing in this mirror bleachin' my hair, with some peroxide, reachin for a t-shirt to wear/that I would catapult to the forefront of rap like this? How could I predict my words would have an impact like this/I must've struck a chord, with somebody up in the office, cuz Congress keeps telling me I ain't causin' nuthin' but problems/and now they're sayin' I'm in trouble with the government, I'm lovin' it, I shoveled shit all my life/and now I'm dumping it on... Chorus X2 White America! I could be one of your kids White America! Little Eric looks just like this White America! Erica loves my shit I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get Verse 2 Look at these eyes, baby blue, baby just like yourself, if they were brown Shady lose, Shady sits on the shelf/but Shady's cute, Shady knew Shady's dimples would help, make ladies swoon baby, ooh baby! Look at my sales/Lets do the math, If I was black I would've sold half, I ain't have to graduate from Lincoln High School to know that/but I could rap, so ■■■■ school, I'm too cool to go back, gimme the mic, show me where the fuckin' studio's at/When I was underground, no one gave a ■■■■ I was white, no labels wanted to sign me almost gave up, I was like/■■■■ it, until I met Dre, the only one to look past, gave me a chance, and I lit a fire up under his ass/helped him get back to the top, every fan black that I got was probably his in exchange for every white fan that he's got/Like damn, we just swapped. Sittin' back lookin' at shit, wow, I'm like my skin is it starting to work to my benefit now? Chorus X2 Verse 3 See the problem is I speak to suburban kids who otherwise would of never knew these words exist/whose moms probably woulda never gave two squirts of piss, till I created so much motherfuckin' turbulence/straight out the tube, right into your living room I came, and kids flipped when they knew I was produced by Dre/That's all it took, and they were instantly hooked right in, and they connected with me too because I looked like them/that's why they put my lyrics up under this microscope, searchin' with a fine tooth comb, its like this rope/waitin' to choke, tightening around my throat, watching me while I write this, like I don't like this (Nope)/All I hear is: lyrics, lyrics, constant controversy, sponsors working round the clock, to try to stop my concerts early/surely hip hop was never a problem in Harlem only in Boston, after it bothered the fathers of daughters starting to blossom/so now I'm catchin' the flack from these activists when they raggin', actin' like I'm the first rapper to smack a bitch, or say faggot/shit, just look at me like I'm your closest pal, the posterchild, the mother fuckin' spokesman now for... Chorus X2 Verse 4 So to the parents of America / I am the derringer aimed at little Erica, to attack her character / The ringleader of this circus of worthless pawns / Sent to lead the march right up to the steps of Congress / And piss on the lawns of the White House and replace it with a Parental Advisory sticker / To spit liquor in the faces of in this democracy of hypocrisy / ■■■■ you Ms. Cheney! ■■■■ you Tipper Gore! ■■■■ you with the freest of speech this divided states of embarassment will allow me to have, ■■■■ you! I'm just kiddin' America, you know I love you... __________________ [url]\"http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/Grobbel/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://www.denness.net/rpi/username/Grobbel\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

06-22-2002, 06:33 AM	#8
Rikard_OHF Beholder Join Date: March 4, 2001 Location: Het Hertogdom Gelre!!!!! Age: 39 Posts: 4,364	Eminem at times can be very brilliant You can love rap or hate it, it doesn't take away the fact that he has the potential to be the best rapper out there, mostly because of his typical voice. Biggest problem with Eminem imho is that he needs to provoke by making weird songs Thinks like The Real Slim Shadey and Empty without me are in my eyes nothing then crap and not one bit better then the maiorety of gangsta rap out their BUT Eminem did bring out 3 more serious songs The Way I am, Guilty conscience and Stan Those were Good even in my eyes I don't know about white america but I'm downing it now [img]smile.gif[/img] If only he made more of those songs instead of trying to be funny by being provokative [ 06-22-2002, 06:36 AM: Message edited by: Rikard_OHF ] __________________ [img]\"http://confed.xl-designs.com/siggeh18.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[bunny]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/bunny.gif\" /> Return of the Bunny Army! <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[bunny]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/bunny.gif\" />

06-22-2002, 10:29 AM	#10
Madman-Rogovich Lord Soth Join Date: October 23, 2001 Location: Edinburgh Age: 38 Posts: 1,918	i havnt heard the song but respect the fact that he is an impressive freestyler as well which is a part of rapping that does take skill i reckon __________________ One room, one axe, one outcome.

06-22-2002, 05:42 AM	#6
caleb Horus - Egyptian Sky God Join Date: April 10, 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA, U.S.A. Age: 39 Posts: 2,615	If he can make those lyrics sound good hes got huge talent [img]smile.gif[/img]

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