Eminem

Under the Influence

2000 · Aftermath 069490629-1 · Detroit, Michigan

Artist
Eminem
Title
Under the Influence
Release
The Marshall Mathers LP
Year
2000
Label
Aftermath # 069490629-1
Format
Album
Language
English
Country
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Genre
Hip Hop · Hip Hop · Hardcore Hip Hop · Conscious Hip Hop
Primary theme
Post-War

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".Heading into the 2000s, this Eminem album continued the trend started in the late 80s and throughout the 90s, in using Vietnam as a metaphor for violence, showing the continued pervasiveness of the war in American culture. The song "Under the Influence" (Aftermath Entertainment # 069490629-1) was a collaboration with D12, a Hardcore Hip Hop group from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1996 - on verse 3, rapped by Bizarre (born Rufus Arthur Johnson on 5 July 1976 in Detroit, Michigan), he said: "I drop bombs, like I was in…

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 · Violence Metaphor

In collections

Rap / Hip Hop Songs