Dec 19, 2015 Technical skill and Songwriting aside. Eminem polarizes. What I realized is this. Eminem is one of the most polarizing musicians ever and him being this way causes two things. 1. People absolutely love him 2. People passionately hate him There's an interesting principle not only in music but in life in general that comes into play here. Low risk usually equals low reward. When I'm flirting with a girl and all I do is play it safe, I'll eventually become uninteresting. This applies to countless fields. Eminem's Infinite was good but he played it safe. He wasn't really telling anything. Noone hated it, people liked it but rarely sb absolutely loved it. It was on the SSEP where he opened up, talked about the s--- that was on his mind ( Role model, If I had, Rock bottom ). He made himself vulnerable, he shared his thoughts - making himself open for all kinds of attacks. Vulnerability translates into true self-esteem , this is the irony. The trick is this : You can't use it as a technique for success. It's a way of being that's outcome-independant. People spend so much time jumping through hoops or trying to fit into a standardized model of "coolness". We as men are particular concerned. The result is this : People are gonna call you corny and whatever idioms but the reward will double. In Hailie's song he literally admits his insecurities. Sure, you're gonna offend people, they will hate you but confidence is not the narcisstic overcompensating belief "I'm so great, of course they gon' like me". It's this "I'm okay if they don't". Obviously this is like a 80/20 thing. Nobody is or should be completely insensitive to other peoples' thoughts, it's impossible. This though is a big reason why his music has been so incredibly successful, it cuts like a knife. Haters are a crucial part of success. At his level of success it's inevitable. But it's not necessarily a bad thing. Haters are needed. ("But I'm glad cuz they feed me the fuel that I neede for the fire to burn and its burnin and I have returned")
