... a social barrier in the culture of hip-hop. Another aspiring white rapper of todays generation known as Macklemore even talked about Eminem in an interview saying, "Me being a white person at a hip-hop show, I was not the majority, when I first started to go to hip-hop shows. That started changing ... become an icon in hip-hop and this generation, Macklemore would not have had the same opportunities to succeed in the music business today, let alone any other white rapper; Eminem paved the way for them. Eminem's ability to command respect in the hip-hop world marked an era ... to accompli...

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