EMINEM

[DeclarationOfWar]

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Said this back in Octoberrr, needs merging

[just-spence]

whats that huge tent behind the pyramid?!

soz didnt really follow glasto in 2000

[DeclarationOfWar]

Awhh man if Eminem played, that'd make my year.

If he was announced my excitement level over a festival would go from being high to VERY HIGHH

[hughesie]

Cant see it myself

I think (completely my own thoughts i have no insider info) that T in the Park would have paid big bucks for Eminem, the sort of money Glastombury wouldnt pay (let alone for someone who wasnt headlining)

As for Jay-Z if hes in the country on the Glasto weekend i could certainly see him doing something. Maybe a stripped down set somewhere, The Park for instance.

He seems to really hold the festival in high regard and i think it did open a lot of doors for him in the UK

Just my thoughts

[paolo1980]

i think inviting that homophobic prick to glasto would be a mistake

he's hardly about peace and love now is he.

[LondonTom]

F*ck that, get cypress hill! They are in the country for the RATM gig..

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[BlackHole2006]

Thats more like it!,

We don't need no Eminem to appeal to 12 year olds who think its cool, there are far better hip hop acts out there, that actually have a decent sound unlike this muppet.

[safehands]

i think inviting that homophobic prick to glasto would be a mistake

he's hardly about peace and love now is he.

having said that, im going to see in hyde park (if he plays) just to see the 'show' but dont think he's big G material

maybe theres a backward homosexual hating country that would welcome him to a festival instead?

[rexclark]

Like I said in the T In The Park forum, he'd only be good if he wheeled out Elton John for a few songs.

[bunchy]

Would be amazing if he did play...saw him in 2003 at Milton Keynes and was just awesome (though if he does play I'm hoping that there won't be a repeat of the piss-in-bottles throwing!!) YUK!

Luuuuurve him

[Langdale Wolf]

F*ck that, get cypress hill! They are in the country for the RATM gig..

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[Red_Eye_Jedi]

Thats more like it!,

We don't need no Eminem to appeal to 12 year olds who think its cool, there are far better hip hop acts out there, that actually have a decent sound unlike this muppet.

[Buddhafish]

I was in that crowd. Some c**t set fire to their Q Daily and threw it at us. I hated their set. But I don't like hip hop so I'm probably the worst person to judge it!!

Jay-Z was a good booking for the festival - brave, but original. And the discussion on these boards was hilarious.

But Eminem? F**k right off - I couldn't think of anyone who was further away from the whole ethos of the festival.

[In transit]

Is Eminem racist? You can level a lot of charges against him but quite hard to make that one stick isn't it?

Quite torn on this, I would like to see him but he obviously doesn't fit in with anything that Glastonbury is about.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

As much as i like his music, wouldn't fit in at Glasto. Playing Wireless I believe though.

[BlackHole2006]

Is Eminem racist? You can level a lot of charges against him but quite hard to make that one stick isn't it?

Quite torn on this, I would like to see him but he obviously doesn't fit in with anything that Glastonbury is about.

[rexclark]

Oh dear. That's like saying "Did Hitler kill lots of jews?" (obviously not on that same level and extent)

He is extremely racist and his lyrics and videos proove this.

[BlackHole2006]

Perhaps I'm being ignorant but could you explain how?

[Buddhafish]

[In transit]

I'm not sure this is the sort of discussion it's a clever idea to get into on the internet but I don't that necessarily proves he is racist. He is a fairly hateful person all round but mimicking an accent doesn't automatically make someone racist or was the black American comedian I saw who was mimicking a posh upper class English accent a racist. You can certainly draw a parallel between comedy and Eminem's lyrics as they are so often laced with sarcasm and parody.

Plus some of his best friends are black...

I don't really want to be defending him though so we can agree he is a fairly unpleasant character not really in keeping with the festival.

[Red_Eye_Jedi]

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Edited February 23, 2010 by Red_Eye_Jedi

[rexclark]

The way he talks in his videos and raps in this songs in that fake indian accent that he puts on obviously shows that he is an immature racist. I know he doesn't say stuff like "DIE NIGGAS DIE!" in his songs but it's the subtle racism that I really don't like, the immature racists who put on fake indian accents, it really grates on me. I know i'm sounding like Phil here but that's just one of my pet hates.

[In transit]

He's more of a tit than a racist IMO.

[Kowalski]

Racist? Sexist? Homophobic?

Excellent, hope he plays.

[LondonTom]

Plus some of his best friends are black...