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KRS-One, Chuck D, Killer Mike talk about Eminem’s influence on rap in new “Fight The Power” documentary

BBC has just released 4-part documentary Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World written and directed by iconic Chuck D. The docuseries examine how hip-hop/rap music became a cultural phenomenon, with insight from some of the rap scene’s biggest stars. You can check the Eminem-segment below but all the episodes are free to watch on BBC iPlayer. US citizens have to wait for January 31 though.

Eminem: When all these millions of people were listening to me it was crazy to watch this whole thing cause I was like ‘people are tripping because I said that?’ It made me realize that hip-hop has impact not only on me but millions of other people too

Sway: Eminem was a dope rapper. I first met Eminem right after he won the Rap Olympics. He became popular purely because of his talent and his skillset and the fact that he was a white guy that was outrapping everybody at that time.

Killer Mike: You can’t talk about Eminem without talking about Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre foresaw N.W.A and helped create what Gangsta Music was. But he also understood that game needed to changing. What Dr. Dre recognized in Eminem was that, there is a place for poor white people to have say in this culture.

KRS-One: Listening to Eminem’s early stuff, what’s going on internally in the white home. He’s writing you out. He’s talented. He tells his struggles.

Killer Mike: What Em showed the bigger world that hip-hop could do would unite people to understand that everyone suffers underserved. He participated in the culture he loved and he brought new audience with him.

Chuck D: It was the first time in hip-hop and rap music you can get somebody who really seriously making Elton John type of money.

Then Eminem continues talking about Donald Trump and his The Storm Freestyle which divided his fanbase in two: “If its gonna divide my fanbase then so be it. You may divide some people but you are also gonna bring a lot more people together. And maybe I could take that opportunity in this platform I have to be somebody that could inspire change.”

You can watch Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World Eminem-segment below:

Watch Eminem’s segment on Chuck D’s “Fight The Power” documentary

Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World by Chuck D

From Public Enemy to J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, hip-hop and rap culture has a long history of speaking truth to power, so who is better to tell its story than legendary Chuck D?

Titled Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World examines how hip-hop/rap music became a cultural phenomenon, with insight from some of the rap scene’s biggest stars. The four-part series starts on Saturday 21st January and all episodes are free to watch on BBC iPlayer.

Using a combination of interviews and archival footage, this hard-hitting, head-nodding documentary series explores where rap came from, how the crack epidemic led to the formulation of groups such as NWA, the ways it dealt with accusations of promoting violence and misogyny, and explores how the industry has used its voice and power to fight for change in the 21st century.

he docuseries features cameos from Eminem, Ice-T, KRS-One, LL Cool J, DMC and other hip-hop icons. It also features figures from the wider cultural scene such as Rev Al Sharpton, activist Dr Rosa Alicia Clemente, and co-founder of BLM of Greater New York, Walter “Hawk” Newsome.

In the first segment that was surfaced on the internet, Eminem says: “I know rappers were always getting attacked by politicians though, a lot of it was to push the buttons regardless and for you to take a lot of these lyrics seriously, is like, you are a f–king idiot.”

WE WILL CONSTANTLY UPDATE THIS ARTICLE WITH MORE EMINEM CLIPS SO STAY TUNED!

The D.O.C. thanks Eminem, Dr. Dre & others for working on new documentary

A new documentary titled The DOC, which the legendary rapper The D.O.C. produced himself and first-time film director Dave Caplan helmed, is telling Tracy Lynn Curry’s full story, from his humble beginnings in Dallas to his recent religious reawakening.

The film’s talking heads are a who’s who of hip-hop, including interviews with Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Tone Loc, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Too $hort, Xzibit, and on and on, as well as members of Curry’s family and his ex Erykah Badu.

The movie premiered few days ago in New York as part of the Tribeca Film Festival and it will be available for streaming soon.

The D.O.C. took a time to share a picture with Eminem and Dr. Dre on his Instagram to show the appreciation to every person who were involved in the project: “All of these amazing people did a fantastic job on what they’re calling the Hidden Gem at Tribeca!! Thank you all!”

You can check the post below:

Watch Eminem segment in the new Brittany Murphy documentary

HBO Max’s groundbreaking new documentary about the late actress Brittany Murphy, titled What Happened, Brittany Murphy?, tells some unknown and private stories about the actress.

From the documentary, we learned that Brittany’s husband Simon Monjack, who passed away shortly after she died, was definitely the antagonist in her harrowing tale.

Aside from that, the documentary also shed a light on some of Brittany’s other relationships.

Back In 2002, she met Eminem while filming 8 Mile movie. The documentary revealed that they were actually romantically involved in an on and off-screen relationship.

“She was nervous. 8 Mile was a big role for her. Working across with the huge artist (Eminem). It could start to put the pressure on you. I really like the first time she and Eminem make out in factory. It was fascinating to know that onscreen chemistry is also going off the screen. I might be a little jealous on at that one. Like, ‘is it true? damn it!’ you know?! Marshall’s awesome but it was speculated. After 8 Mile she became that ‘it’ girl.” says Taryn Manning who plays Eminem’s girlfriend Janeane in 8 Mile.

You can watch the segment below:

In “Where We’re From” documentary Otherwize remembers beating Eminem at Rap Olympics 1997

Back in 1997, Eminem participated in the Rap Olympics during the Rap Sheet convention at the Red Lion Hotel in Los Angeles where he went all the way to the final, up against Otherwize who eventually took the  crown.

The infamous face-off is now part of the new documentary titled Where We’re From: Rise of LA Underground Hip Hop that was produced by Element co-founders DJ Breeze and DJ Bonds who were both instrumental in establishing the underground Hip Hop scene.

In a new interview with HHDX, DJ Breeze said: “Eminem held his own as well. The battle with Wize had to go extra rounds because these dudes were going at it. The battle had also a slight racial overtone to it. Obviously ’cause there were few white rappers at the time. So it definitely started to take on the feel of Black versus white. I will say this, the battle between those two guys was phenomenal. It had to go extra rounds because at one point it just seem like they were so evenly matched.”

“Even though you could feel the crowd wanting Otherwize to win, you couldn’t deny Eminem skill set. But I do feel confidently 100 percent that Otherwize did win the battle. Did he blow them out of the water? No, he did not. But he did win. It also adds a kind of lore to Otherwize’s name considering Eminem bought all the footage so nobody could see the battle.”

You can watch the Otherwize VS Eminem part from Where We’re From documentary below:

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