Sep 23, 2018 I first heard of him from the "Just Don't Give A f---" ads that used to be in The Source, Blaze, etc. I thought he looked corny in those ads. Then the "My Name Is" video dropped and it became an MTV Buzz Clip which meant that they were going to play it a lot. I copped SSLP first week and I didn't know what to make of it at first. Being from Queens NYC, my concept of Hip Hop at that time was Mobb Deep, CNN, Nas, Lost Boyz and of course Biggie, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang Clan, etc. Em was the first time I heard somebody rapping about mushrooms and cursing out his mother and all sorts of weird s---. It took me a minute to get used to it. Eventually I did grow to enjoy the album.
Sep 23, 2018 Around 2002 or 2003 maybe, back when I was 6 or 7 years old. It was life before the internet, I was sitting at my Grandma's and the music channel was on (I don't remember which, but I'm sure it most probably was one of the local middle eastern channels) Cleaning Out My Closet came on and that was the first time. Then in the following years (2004-2005-2006), especially during summer, I'd sit all day and watch TV & put the music channel on (since I still had no PC nor internet yet) and I'd start seeing Eminem music videos on more frequent (such as When I'm Gone, Mosh, Like Toy Soldiers, You Don't Know and even some D12 music vids etc) Also that just goes to show you the big impact made and the boundaries Eminem's music broke back in the day for someone like myself from a tiny country (Bahrain) which is also an actual island in the middle east, to be able to hear of him and know who he is before I had any internet in my life. Years later, I'm one of his biggest supporters as I'm sitting here typing this. It's crazy. Life is crazy. P.S Of course, when the internet was finally available in our household, I started exploring his music more and more etc. (This story will forever hold significance to me and my life. It has been a life changing experience. It's almost like fate had something to do with this from the very beginning.)
Sep 23, 2018 I was at the rap Olympics in 96, knew this white boy was gonna blow up first time I heard him spit
Sep 23, 2018 Back in 1999 was a big fan from then til about after Encore dropped was a fan off and on after that, but I'm a fan again after hearing Kamikaze Hope he can keep it up
Sep 24, 2018 It all started back 2000 when me and my sister were bumping MMLP every night while playing star wars racer like crazy lol. became a huge fan after that and I am one still to this day.
Sep 24, 2018 When My Name Is droppes in 1999 and i was 13 yo. Bought sslp, became a huge stan a year later with mmlp
Sep 24, 2018 Had heard Guilty Conscience on the radio around Summer 99. Didn't think much of it at the time I was only 9 tbh. A year later Stan came out. I remember buying the CD Single from Woolworths. Then Xmas that year my parents bought me The MMLP. Been listening to him ever since.
