Recently, 50 Cent spoke about Eminem and Tupac Shakur and compared their songs about their mothers’ struggles in America.
50 laid out why each perspective of the rappers was similar but different. 50 said, “Eminem’s mom, the drug usage was part of it. He did, ‘Sorry mama, I never meant to hurt you, I never meant to make you cry. But tonight, I’m cleaning out my closet.” He then compared it to Tupac, who also spoke about issues his mother had with drugs. “Then, Tupac’s mom also had some drug usage involved in her experience. And he said, ‘Even though you was a crack fiend, mama, you always was a Black queen, mama,” said the rapper.
The rapper drove his point home by saying, “Em’s anger is coming from things were supposed to be right. And Tupac’s statement is almost like a term of endearment ’cause it’s like, it’s always still what I had. I think the expectations of things going right from a white American perspective versus accepting the idea of things not going right from an African American perspective are what makes the difference in the tones of those records.” He concluded by saying, “It’s not the same scenario but different ways of expressing the experiences because of the difference in the two artists.”
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