jessica wrote:
] Laughing Boy wrote:
] ] ] LONDON (AP) -- Eminem stunned tens of thousands of people
] ] ] attending a concert in England by giving a necklace
] ] ] estimated at $450,000 to one of his fans.
] ]
] ] HELL YEA! 'cuz donating half a million dollars to charity
] ] where it might do some real good isn't "cool". Gotta make a
]
] ] publicity stunt out of it and give a necklace to a random
] fan
] ] - who will likely end up hawking it anyways and pocketing
] the
] ] cash (wouldn't you?).
] ]
] ] Whats next? Confetti cannons filled with $10's and $20's at
]
] ] his concerts??
] ]
] ] Laughing Boy
]
] But you see, that's what I love about him... he's flying in
] the face of conventional wisdom. Everything he does pisses off
] somebody. And I like that. That's how he got started in this
] business in the first place. His lyrics pissed people off, and
] he became infamous, and now he's more widely accepted. We need
] more artists and entertainers that piss people off, rather
] than those who fake themselves just to make people happy. "Be
] true to yourself"... Eminem certainly does that.

Perhaps. But I still think he's skin deep. Sure - controversy sells records. Madonna will be the first to tell you that and she's been at it for 20 years. I guess some people are entertained by this guys antics (shrug), but ANYONE can go out and just piss people off. Its not that tough - Andrew Dice Clay? Where is he these days? The whole bit of "piss off everyone and take no prisoners" wears thin after a while. And longevity in the rap/hip-hop world is pretty much unheard of - your big for a few years tops and then forgotten. so strike while the irons hot eminem - while some people are still amused.

Laughing Boy

RE: Eminem Gives Fan $450K Gift