Eminem Defends Lyrics Against Homophobia Charges

Music experts and longtime fans from the rapper will have their own ideas on the composition of their new tracks, but individuals in general began speaking out there about the album after understanding that Em still utilizes homophobic terms in some associated with his songs.
In the solitary "Rap God, " Eminem targets rival rappers simply by saying, "Little gay-looking young man / So gay I could barely say it using a straight face-looking boy" plus "You f-s think is actually all a game 'til I actually walk a flock associated with flames. "
After getting the receiving-end of bad hype, the 41-year-old celebrity attempted to defend and describe why he continues to state gay slurs in his songs during an interview with Moving Stone magazine.
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Slim Shady started to say, "I don't know the way to say this without stating it how I've mentioned it a million times. Yet that word, those type of words, when I came upward battle-rappin' or whatever, I actually never really equated those terms... "
"To actually imply 'homosexual'? " the news reporter interjected.
"Yeah. It was a lot more like calling someone a girl or a punk or asshole. So that word was simply thrown around so openly back then. It goes back to that particular battle, back and forth in my mind, of wanting to feel free to state what I want to say, and after that [worrying about] what may or might not affect people. And, not really saying it's wrong or even it's right, but at this stage in my career-man, I state so much shit that's tongue-in-cheek.
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"I poke enjoyable at other people, myself. However the real me sitting right here right now talking to you does not have any issues with gay, straight, transgender, at all. I'm glad we all live in a time where this really is starting to feel like people may live their lives plus express themselves. And I don't know just how else to say this, I actually still look at myself exactly the same way that I did once i was battling and shattered. "
Eminem continued, "Well, look, I've been doing this clips for, what, 14 yrs now? And I think people understand my personal stance on items and the personas that I generate in my music. And if somebody doesn't understand that by now, I actually don't think there's anything I could do to change their brain about it. "