The Way I Am
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Fiercely intelligent, relentlessly provocative, and prodigiously gifted, Eminem is known as much for his enigmatic persona as for being the fastest-selling rap artist and the first rapper to ever win an Oscar. Everyone wants to know what Eminem is really like-after the curtains go down. In The Way I Am, Eminem writes candidly, about how he sees the world. About family and friends; about hip-hop and rap battles and his searing rhymes; about the conflicts and challenges that have made him who he is today.
Illustrated with more than 200 full-color and black-and-white photographs-including family snapshots and personal Polaroids, it is a visual self-portrait that spans the rapper's entire life and career, from his early childhood in Missouri to the basement home studio he records in today, from Detroit's famous Hip Hop Shop to sold-out arenas around the globe. Readers who have wondered at Em's intricate, eye- opening rhyme patterns can also see, first-hand, the way his mind works in dozens of reproductions of his original lyric sheets, written in pen, on hotel stationary, on whatever scrap of paper was at hand. These lyric sheets, published for the first time here, show uncut genius at work. Taking readers deep inside his creative process, Eminem reckons with the way that chaos and controversy have fueled his music and helped to give birth to some of his most famous songs (including "Stan," "Without Me," and "Lose Yourself").
Providing a personal tour of Eminem's creative process, The Way I Am has been hailed as "fascinating," "compelling," and "candid."
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I’m surprised by this. It really doesn’t dig that deep. It does not tell the whole story. Most controversies are just brushed over and I don’t feel like I know Marshall Mathers any more than I did before. Listening to Cleanin’ Out My Closet or Mockingbird or Yellow Brick Road will do a much better job at that. Nevertheless this does paint a picture of Eminem’s drive. It narrates why and how he is motivated, who pushed him further, how he feels about the bigger milestones (8 Mile, Infinite, working with Dre) and makes you believe he is giving it everything. Somehow without telling the reader what ‘everything’ is. Which is new for me within the genre of autobiographic material. Like there are glimpses of his childhood and he talks about raising his girls but we never get more details on Debbie and her parenting than we did through his lyrics. At the same time the visuals are stunning, really help reading between the lines and they were definitely put at the centre of attention in the book. It’s more like a photo album rather than a memoir or such. Which, as a voyeur (which I am already for reading this), left me a tiny bit unsatisfied in my intent to KNOW, but left me pleased for the things I could SEE in this. Does this even make sense? :D it’s cool for a fan is what I’m saying, but will not give a good introduction to the artist if you’re unfamiliar with his material and back story.
Description
Fiercely intelligent, relentlessly provocative, and prodigiously gifted, Eminem is known as much for his enigmatic persona as for being the fastest-selling rap artist and the first rapper to ever win an Oscar. Everyone wants to know what Eminem is really like-after the curtains go down. In The Way I Am, Eminem writes candidly, about how he sees the world. About family and friends; about hip-hop and rap battles and his searing rhymes; about the conflicts and challenges that have made him who he is today.
Illustrated with more than 200 full-color and black-and-white photographs-including family snapshots and personal Polaroids, it is a visual self-portrait that spans the rapper's entire life and career, from his early childhood in Missouri to the basement home studio he records in today, from Detroit's famous Hip Hop Shop to sold-out arenas around the globe. Readers who have wondered at Em's intricate, eye- opening rhyme patterns can also see, first-hand, the way his mind works in dozens of reproductions of his original lyric sheets, written in pen, on hotel stationary, on whatever scrap of paper was at hand. These lyric sheets, published for the first time here, show uncut genius at work. Taking readers deep inside his creative process, Eminem reckons with the way that chaos and controversy have fueled his music and helped to give birth to some of his most famous songs (including "Stan," "Without Me," and "Lose Yourself").
Providing a personal tour of Eminem's creative process, The Way I Am has been hailed as "fascinating," "compelling," and "candid."
Book Information
Posts
I’m surprised by this. It really doesn’t dig that deep. It does not tell the whole story. Most controversies are just brushed over and I don’t feel like I know Marshall Mathers any more than I did before. Listening to Cleanin’ Out My Closet or Mockingbird or Yellow Brick Road will do a much better job at that. Nevertheless this does paint a picture of Eminem’s drive. It narrates why and how he is motivated, who pushed him further, how he feels about the bigger milestones (8 Mile, Infinite, working with Dre) and makes you believe he is giving it everything. Somehow without telling the reader what ‘everything’ is. Which is new for me within the genre of autobiographic material. Like there are glimpses of his childhood and he talks about raising his girls but we never get more details on Debbie and her parenting than we did through his lyrics. At the same time the visuals are stunning, really help reading between the lines and they were definitely put at the centre of attention in the book. It’s more like a photo album rather than a memoir or such. Which, as a voyeur (which I am already for reading this), left me a tiny bit unsatisfied in my intent to KNOW, but left me pleased for the things I could SEE in this. Does this even make sense? :D it’s cool for a fan is what I’m saying, but will not give a good introduction to the artist if you’re unfamiliar with his material and back story.