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This article discusses the Music of Detroit, Michigan. World renowned for its De… Read Full Bio ↴This article discusses the Music of Detroit, Michigan. World renowned for its Detroit Symphony Orchestra and music celebrities, the area has a long and rich heritage, including several Platinum artists in different genres whose recordings had surpassed forty million copies by the year 2000.
At the turn of the century, Henry Ford began the transformation of Detroit from modest port into the "Motor City" capital of the world. Ford was the first businessman to specifically target African American workers, sending recruiters to comb the South for industrious, cheap labor. Lured by promises of wealth, opportunity, and non-segregation, large groups of African Americans made the trek north, bringing with them their music and culture.
After years of growth and prosperity, the Great Depression hit Detroit hard which lead to the White-controlled trade unions locking Detroit's Afro-American citizens and other minorities out of a large portion of lucrative auto industry jobs. This in turn transformed the area of Detroit know as "Black Bottom", the "colored" district on Detroit's East Side, into a polyglot melting pot. Black Bottom became home to Mexicans, Poles, Italians, and Blacks, with each culture adding its rich musical traditions into the mix. During this period Detroit's Black Bottom became nationally famous for its music scene: major blues singers, big bands, and jazz artists -- such as Duke Ellington, Billy Eckstine, Pearl Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald, and Count Basie -- regularly performed in the bars and clubs of Paradise Valley entertainment district. However, this ending in the 1960s when construction of Interstate 75 dismantled the Black Bottom neighborhood. Despite its dismantling, Black Bottom's influence would be felt for decades to come.
Another noteworthy change was when Brown v. Board of Education ended segregation in Detroit's public school system, home of one of the top music programs in the nation; young children of all colors now had access to musical training.
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At the turn of the century, Henry Ford began the transformation of Detroit from modest port into the "Motor City" capital of the world. Ford was the first businessman to specifically target African American workers, sending recruiters to comb the South for industrious, cheap labor. Lured by promises of wealth, opportunity, and non-segregation, large groups of African Americans made the trek north, bringing with them their music and culture.
After years of growth and prosperity, the Great Depression hit Detroit hard which lead to the White-controlled trade unions locking Detroit's Afro-American citizens and other minorities out of a large portion of lucrative auto industry jobs. This in turn transformed the area of Detroit know as "Black Bottom", the "colored" district on Detroit's East Side, into a polyglot melting pot. Black Bottom became home to Mexicans, Poles, Italians, and Blacks, with each culture adding its rich musical traditions into the mix. During this period Detroit's Black Bottom became nationally famous for its music scene: major blues singers, big bands, and jazz artists -- such as Duke Ellington, Billy Eckstine, Pearl Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald, and Count Basie -- regularly performed in the bars and clubs of Paradise Valley entertainment district. However, this ending in the 1960s when construction of Interstate 75 dismantled the Black Bottom neighborhood. Despite its dismantling, Black Bottom's influence would be felt for decades to come.
Another noteworthy change was when Brown v. Board of Education ended segregation in Detroit's public school system, home of one of the top music programs in the nation; young children of all colors now had access to musical training.
*See the Wiki for more information
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Business
Eminem Lyrics
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Marshall, sounds like an SOS
Holy wack unlyrical lyrics, Andre, you're fucking right
To the Rapmobile, let's go
(Marshall, Marshall)
Bitches and gentlemen, it's showtime
Hurry, hurry, step right up
Introducing the star of our show
His name is (Marshall)
You wouldn't wanna be anywhere else in the world right now
So without further ado, I bring to you (Marshall)
You 'bout to witness hip-hop in its most purest
Most rawest form, flow almost flawless
Most hardest, most honest known artist
Chip off the old block, but old Doc is (back)
Looks like Batman brought his own Robin
Oh God, Saddam's got his own Laden
With his own private plane, his own pilot
Set to blow college dorm room doors off the hinges
Oranges, peach, pears, plums, syringes
Vrinn, vrinn, yeah, here I come, I'm inches
Away from you, dear, fear none
Hip-hop is in a state of 9-1-1, so
Let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this?
Must be a circus in town, let's shut the shit down
On these clowns, can I get a witness? (Hell yeah)
Let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this?
Must be a circus in town, let's shut the shit down
On these clowns, can I get a witness? (Hell yeah)
Quick, gotta move fast, gotta perform miracles
Gee willikers, Dre, holy bat syllables
Look at all the bullshit that goes on in Gotham
When I'm gone, time to get rid of these rap criminals
So skip to your lou while I do what I do best
You ain't even impressed no more, you're used to it
Flow's too wet, nobody close to it
Nobody says it but still everybody knows the shit
The most hated on out of all those who say they get hated on
In eighty songs and exaggerate it all so much
They make it all up, there's no such thing
Like a female with good looks who cooks and cleans
It just means so much more to so much more
People, when you're rappin' and you know what for
The show must go on, so I'd like to welcome y'all
To Marshall and Andre's carnival, c'mon
Now let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this?
Must be a circus in town, let's shut the shit down
On these clowns, can I get a witness? (Hell yeah)
Let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this?
Must be a circus in town, let's shut the shit down
On these clowns, can I get a witness? (Hell yeah)
It's just like old times, the Dynamic Duo
Two old friends, why panic? You already know
Who's fully capable, the two caped heroes
Dial straight down the center, eight-zero-zero
You can even call collect, the most feared duet
Since me and Elton played career Russian Roulette
And never even see me blink or get to bustin' a sweat
People steppin' over people just to rush to the set
Just to get to see an MC who breathes so freely
Ease over these beats and be so breezy
Jesus, how can shit be so easy?
How can one Chandra be so Levy?
Turn on these beats, MCs don't see me
Believe me, BET and MTV
Are gonna grieve when we leave, dog, fo' sheezy
Can't leave rap alone, the game needs me
'Til we grow beards, get weird and disappear
Into the mountains, nothin' but clowns down here
But we ain't fuckin' around 'round here
Yo, Dre (what up?) Can I get a "hell" (hell yeah)
Now let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this?
Must be a circus in town, let's shut the shit down
On these clowns, can I get a witness? (Hell yeah)
Let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this?
Must be a circus in town, let's shut the shit down
On these clowns, can I get a witness? (Hell yeah)
So there you have it, folks
(Marshall) has come to save the day
Back with his friend Andre
And to remind you that bullshit does not pay
Because (Marshall) and Andre are here to stay
And never go away
Until our dying day
Until we're old and grey (Marshall)
So until next time, friends
Same blonde hair, same rap channel
Good night, everyone
Thank you for coming, your host for the evening (Marshall)
Oh, ha
Holy wack unlyrical lyrics, Andre, you're fucking right
To the Rapmobile, let's go
(Marshall, Marshall)
Bitches and gentlemen, it's showtime
Hurry, hurry, step right up
Introducing the star of our show
His name is (Marshall)
You wouldn't wanna be anywhere else in the world right now
So without further ado, I bring to you (Marshall)
You 'bout to witness hip-hop in its most purest
Most rawest form, flow almost flawless
Most hardest, most honest known artist
Chip off the old block, but old Doc is (back)
Looks like Batman brought his own Robin
Oh God, Saddam's got his own Laden
With his own private plane, his own pilot
Set to blow college dorm room doors off the hinges
Oranges, peach, pears, plums, syringes
Vrinn, vrinn, yeah, here I come, I'm inches
Away from you, dear, fear none
Hip-hop is in a state of 9-1-1, so
Let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this?
Must be a circus in town, let's shut the shit down
On these clowns, can I get a witness? (Hell yeah)
Let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this?
Must be a circus in town, let's shut the shit down
On these clowns, can I get a witness? (Hell yeah)
Quick, gotta move fast, gotta perform miracles
Gee willikers, Dre, holy bat syllables
Look at all the bullshit that goes on in Gotham
When I'm gone, time to get rid of these rap criminals
So skip to your lou while I do what I do best
You ain't even impressed no more, you're used to it
Flow's too wet, nobody close to it
Nobody says it but still everybody knows the shit
The most hated on out of all those who say they get hated on
In eighty songs and exaggerate it all so much
They make it all up, there's no such thing
Like a female with good looks who cooks and cleans
It just means so much more to so much more
People, when you're rappin' and you know what for
The show must go on, so I'd like to welcome y'all
To Marshall and Andre's carnival, c'mon
Now let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this?
Must be a circus in town, let's shut the shit down
On these clowns, can I get a witness? (Hell yeah)
Let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this?
Must be a circus in town, let's shut the shit down
On these clowns, can I get a witness? (Hell yeah)
It's just like old times, the Dynamic Duo
Two old friends, why panic? You already know
Who's fully capable, the two caped heroes
Dial straight down the center, eight-zero-zero
You can even call collect, the most feared duet
Since me and Elton played career Russian Roulette
And never even see me blink or get to bustin' a sweat
People steppin' over people just to rush to the set
Just to get to see an MC who breathes so freely
Ease over these beats and be so breezy
Jesus, how can shit be so easy?
How can one Chandra be so Levy?
Turn on these beats, MCs don't see me
Believe me, BET and MTV
Are gonna grieve when we leave, dog, fo' sheezy
Can't leave rap alone, the game needs me
'Til we grow beards, get weird and disappear
Into the mountains, nothin' but clowns down here
But we ain't fuckin' around 'round here
Yo, Dre (what up?) Can I get a "hell" (hell yeah)
Now let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this?
Must be a circus in town, let's shut the shit down
On these clowns, can I get a witness? (Hell yeah)
Let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this?
Must be a circus in town, let's shut the shit down
On these clowns, can I get a witness? (Hell yeah)
So there you have it, folks
(Marshall) has come to save the day
Back with his friend Andre
And to remind you that bullshit does not pay
Because (Marshall) and Andre are here to stay
And never go away
Until our dying day
Until we're old and grey (Marshall)
So until next time, friends
Same blonde hair, same rap channel
Good night, everyone
Thank you for coming, your host for the evening (Marshall)
Oh, ha
Eminem's song "Business" is a critique of the state of hip-hop music in the early 2000s. The song opens with an introduction that parodies a superhero team-up, as Eminem and Dr. Dre team up to save hip-hop from mediocre artists who are doing little more than producing circus acts rather than authentic hip-hop music. Eminem's verse begins with his assertion that he is about to perform "hip-hop in its most purest, most rawest form," and this verse is filled with metaphors that describe the state of the industry in crisis. For example, Eminem compares himself to Batman, and he describes Saddam Hussein having his "own Laden."
In the chorus, Eminem outlines his mission by stating that he has no time for the clowns in the music industry, and he is here to shut their music down. The second verse is an attack on rappers who fail to deliver authenticity in their music, and Eminem swears to remind his peers that "bullshit does not pay."
Overall, "Business" reveals Eminem's opinions on how some artists were not capable of making good music. He believed that the industry was too commercial and focused on creating an image rather than creating quality music. Still, Eminem is determined to keep producing authentic hip-hop while shutting down the fake rappers who were doing little more than putting on a circus act.
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Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andre Romell Young, Marshall B Mathers, Michael A Elizondo, Ronald Feemster
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