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Vanilla had just as much if not more street cred than other white rappers, but due to bad timing and worse marketing he got skewered as "fake" and that nuked hi
by howlgarnish 6y ago
Vanilla had just as much if not more street cred than other white rappers, but due to bad timing and worse marketing he got skewered as "fake" and that nuked his career.
- whoknew1122 6y agoAnother interesting subtext, which goes throughout the piece, is the perception and place of southern hip hop. Especially during that time. Had he come out after No Limit, Cash Money, Outkast, Goodie Mob, UGK, 3-6 Mafia, etc. he might've had a chance. But once it came out that dude was from Dallas, there was not much to do. He was in an genre that placed prime importance on (perceived) authenticity. No one respected: 1.) White rappers 2.) The south generally At the time, from the south, there was the Geto Boys... and the Geto Boys. That was it. And Geto Boys are from Houston's 5th ward. Not some suburb in Dallas. The author of the article made a very prescient point on how Eminem was tightly leashed to Dre when he came out. Eminem was packed as 'This white rapper who has a a good cadence and flow, and did you hear Dre co-signged? Dre, Dre, Dre. Yeah, his lyrics are kinda corny. But Dre features on the second song of his first big album. Dre, Dre, Dre.'
- axilmar 6y ago2 Live Crew were from the South, weren't they? isn't Miami considered South in US?
- aidenn0 6y agoAlso he was a great dancer, but just an okay rapper.