6. Breaking The Color Barrier
Forming in the United States in the 1970, hip-hop or rap music was typically a genre reserved for African-Americans. In the 1980s, the genre began to become recognized worldwide and we were introduced to some of the best like LL Cool J and Run-D.M.C. Come the 1990s, hip-hop began to diversify and that’s when white rappers began to step on the scene like Vanilla Ice, The Beastie Boys, House of Pain and of course, Eminem.
Eminem broke colour barriers with the success of his album The Real Slim Shady. With a highly respected rap name like Dr. Dre producing his albums, Eminem’s career shot to the top. He’s now known as one of the biggest and best rappers of all time. He’s opened doors for numerous other white rappers including, Bubba Sparxxx, Asher Roth, Machine Gun Kelly, Macklemore, Mac Miller, and G-Easy.
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