READING EMINEM IBD

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This book critically analyses EminemâÇÖs studio album releases from his first commercial album release The Slim Shady LP in 1999, to 2020âÇÖs Music To Be Murdered By, through the lens of storytelling, truth and rhetoric, narrative structure, rhyme scheme and type, perspective, and celebrity culture. In terms of lyrical content, no area has been off-limits to Eminem, and he has written about domestic violence, murder, rape, child abuse, incest, drug addiction, and torture during his career. But whilst he will always be associated with these dark subjects, Mathers has also explored fatherhood, bereavement, mental illness, poverty, friendship, and love within his lyrics, and the juxtaposition between these very different themes (sometimes within the same song), make his lyrics complex, deep, and deserving of proper critical discussion.The first full-length monograph concerning EminemâÇÖs lyrics, this book affords the same rigorous analysis to a hip-hop artist as would be applied to any great writerâÇÖs body of work, such analysis of âÇÖpopularâÇÖ music is often overlooked. In addition to his rich exploration of EminemâÇÖs lyrics, Fosbraey furthermore delves into a variety of different aspects within popular music including extra-verbal elements, image, video, and surrounding culture. This critical study of his work will be an invaluable resource to academicsá working in the fields of Popular Music, English Literature, or Cultural Studies.