Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: How Eminem’s Music Took Hip-Hop to New Places, Spaces and Faces

The first I heard of Eminem’s music was “The Slim Shady LP.” My boy Rod was excited about it and said, “You gotta hear this!” so I took his advice. But before I put in the cassette, I studied the cover art, and those accompanying images were dark — particularly the illustration of the dead body sticking out of the trunk of a car. I remember thinking, What the heck am I about to hear?! Upon first listen, I jumped around, checking out songs like “’97 Bonnie & Clyde” (during which his Slim Shady alter-ego talks to Eminem’s real-life, then-5-year-old… Read Full Article