Kurupt addresses Melle Mel’s recent comments about Eminem.
Kurupt was the latest guest on The Art of Dialogue podcast, where the rapper was asked about Melle Mel’s recent remarks about Eminem, that the Detroit rapper is only a top-five rapper because he’s white.
“That’s his opinion. That’s not our opinion,” he said. “The way Dr. Dre took Eminem subject matter-wise is one thing; the way Eminem rocked… he’s a battle rapper, so he’s Hip Hop, no matter what color he is. Dr. Dre took him in this way, so that has no bearing on his skill. His skills are renowned.”
“But that’s Melle Mel’s feel on it. Melle Mel is an icon of Hip Hop … Remember, he’s the original Hip Hop so Melle Mel speaks from that standpoint. For my generation, hey, Eminem is our monster. His color is irrelevant,” he added.
However, the Dogg Pound rapper then stated that being white did helped Eminem get away with a lot of things. “He [Melle Mel] does have a point, Eminem being white,” he added. “He might have got away with a lot of things, like him talking about all these different artists and sh*t, you know what I’m saying? And not having no backlash to where he’s blackballed.”
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“But not from his skill. [Being] white had nothing to do with his skills. But he might have got away with a lot of things. Sh*t, we got away with a lot of things once we became successful. Once you’re successful, you can do whatever you f**king want, and the game accepts it because they make money off of what you’re doing, so they give you that pass.”
“Obviously he’s a capable rapper. If you was talking about sales, he’s sold more than everybody. If you were talking about rhyme style, okay he got a rhyme style. But he’s white. He’s white!” Melle Mel, who’s No. 48 on the list, said “So now if Eminem was another n***a like all the rest of us, would he be Top 5 on that list when a n***a that could rhyme just as good as him is 35? That had records and all that? He’s 35. He’s white.”
Check out his interview below.
