In a recent interview with the Art of Dialogue, Kurupt weighed in on hip hop legend Melle Mel's recent comments about Eminem and spoke about how white privilege worked in Em's favor when it came to dissing other rappers. According to Kurupt, Em would get away with dissing other rappers without fear of a response due to his whiteness.
“Melle Mel is an icon of Hip Hop … Remember, he’s the original Hip Hop so Melle Mel speaks from that standpoint. For my generation, hey, Eminem is our monster. His color is irrelevant. He does have a point, Eminem being white. He might have got away with a lot of things, like him talking about all these different artists and s**t, you know what I’m saying? And not having no backlash to where he’s blackballed," said Kurupt.
“But not from his skill,” Kurupt continued. “[Being] white had nothing to do with his skills. But he might have got away with a lot of things. S**t, we got away with a lot of things once we became successful! Once you’re successful, you can do whatever you f***ing want, and the game accepts it because they make money off of what you’re doing, so they give you that pass.”
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