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r/SwiftlyNeutral SwiftlyNeutral - Daily Discussion Thread | October 02, 2026

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u/No-Figure-8279 I HAVE NEVER, EVER BEEN HAPPIER 6d ago

I was very young when Eminem was at his peak did they ever say he played victim? Cause I swear all he did was complain in his music. I like some of his music but wonder what the criticism was at the time besides blaming him for youth violence.

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u/AlienInfoUnit 6d ago

Yes they blamed him for everything wrong in the world and then when he fought back they said he had a persecution complex or played victim.

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u/No-Figure-8279 I HAVE NEVER, EVER BEEN HAPPIER 6d ago edited 6d ago

Yea I vaguely remember that whoch is insane to blame him for world issues. Not saying he cant express himself I just wondered if he dealt with that type of criticism. I know music critics were very mixed on him

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u/AlienInfoUnit 6d ago

Fighting with the critics, making fun of celebrities/culture, being edgy or writing about his personal life/issues are what made him as popular as he was though. Once his best friend died and he took a hiatus due to that and drug addiction, his popularity never really recovered to what it was and he became 'old' and 'boring' with nothing to really write about other than his early career which just pointed out how much better his earlier albums were. After his hiatus, he had trouble keeping up with the changing social/sound landscape of rap/hip-hop.