Eminem Makes a Vicious Strike in the War of Generations
The rapper’s surprise new album, <em>Kamikaze</em>, insults those who’ve leached away his buzz—but also reiterates what their appeal is.
It’s just so easy to make fun of today’s rappers. The face tattoos, the Styrofoam cups, the nonsense ad libs, the dream-murmured flows— , Jay-Z , and now Eminem devotes much of his surprise new album, to taking down the culture. The likes of Migos and Lil Pump are to the 45-year-old rapper what boy bands and Britney Spears were to him almost two decades ago: not only targets for his crass but intricate tirades, but also means through
