Bad Meets Evil

Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs

Influential Hip Hop artist, associated with Hardcore Hip Hop and Conscious Hip Hop genres, said to have helped popularized the genre with Middle America in the late 1990s / 2000s, and contributed towards crossing over racial barriers. (1) Born on 17 October 1972, Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He played himself in the film 8 Mile, set in Detroit. Eminem frequently used Vietnam as a reference point for city and community violence, including "Bad Meets Evil" (1999) (with Royce da 5'9"), "Under the Influence" (2000) (with D12), "Crack a Bottle" (2009) (with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent), "On Fire" (2010), "Headlights" (2014), and "Stepdad".The song "Bad Meets Evil" (Interscope Records # INT290287) - again, another example of using Vietnam to portray violence - in this case, in the role of a North Vietnamese guerilla fighter: "I'm comin' back to blow your house up... we hit the trees 'til we look like Vietnamese people... against peaceful, see you in hell for the sequel". Collaboration with Royce da 5'9", Hardcore Hip Hop artist from Detroit, Michigan, USA - the Vietnam reference is from the chorus, which they both performed on.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

About the artist

Influential Hip Hop artist, associated with Hardcore Hip Hop and Conscious Hip Hop genres, said to have helped popularized the genre with Middle America in the late 1990s / 2000s, and contributed towards crossing over racial barriers. (1) Born on 17 October 1972, Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He played himself in the film 8 Mile, set in Detroit. Eminem frequen.

Themes

City & Community Violence · Anti-Asian Racism · Violence Metaphor

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Rap / Hip Hop Songs