The style of writing and relevance of content is what really made this book a sufferance to read. The quality of writing is clear, but then, you get that when the author is a journalist. Bozza includes copius amounts of information on the history of Detroit's motor industry, racial politics, feminism etc that don't relate to the story of Eminem but to the attitudes of wider America.īozza wrote this book by beginning each chapter with an anecdote about Eminem and then plucking a political or sociopolitical issue from it and then rabbiting on for 20-50 pages about the issue he'd chanced upon. This book has that high-brow rock journalism trying to be more than it needs to be air about it. Plainly and simply, you can tell that Anthony Bozza wrote for Rolling Stone. Bozza wrote this book by beginning each chapter with an anecdote a There is way too much in this book that is not about Eminem. Bozza includes copius amounts of information on the history of Detroit's motor industry, racial politics, feminism etc that don't relate to the story of Eminem but to the attitudes of wider America. There is way too much in this book that is not about Eminem. It is a close-up look at a conflicted figure who has somehow spoken to the heart of America. This is so much more than a biography of a thoroughly well-documented life. With an eye toward Eminem’s place in American popular culture, Bozza creates a thoughtful portrait of one of the most successful artists of our time.
In Whatever You Say I Am, original, never-before-published text from Bozza’s interviews with Eminem are combined with the insight of numerous hip-hop figures, music critics, journalists, and members of the Eminem camp to look behind the mask of this enigmatic celebrity.
Since their first meeting, Bozza has been given a level of access to Eminem that no other journalist has enjoyed. Whatever You Say I Am attempts to answer this question and many more. Who could have predicted that in a mere two years, Eminem would become the most reviled and controversial hip-hop figure ever? Or that twelve months after that, Eminem would sit firmly at the pinnacle of American celebrity, a Grammy winner many times over and the recipient of an Oscar.ĭid eminem change or did america finally figure him out? But back in 1999, Eminem was just beginning to make waves among suburban white teenagers as his first single, “My Name Is,” went into heavy rotation on MTV. On assignment for his first cover story for Rolling Stone, the very first national cover story on Eminem, Anthony Bozza met a young blond kid, a rapper who would soon take the country by storm.
Does eminem matter? On assignment for his first cover story for Rolling Stone, the very first national cover story on Eminem, Anthony Bozza met a young blond kid, a rapper who would soon take the country by storm.
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