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I'm a lifelong fan. There's not a white kid in the world who didn't listen to Eminem rapping.

— Jelly Roll

I started rapping since, like, 14. But I've been obsessed with rap from when I was 11. I heard 'Baby Don't Cry,' I'll never forget.

— Iggy Azalea

When I first started rapping, I used to just jock Jay Z super hard. Back when I was like 14 and 15, it was,…

— JPEGMAFIA

But, Eminem... No, I've loved rap for a long time, especially when it got out of its first period and became this gangsta rap,…

— Alan Vega

I didn't get into Tupac [Shakur] until a little later, once I started understanding rap and people's stories. Eminem was the first rapper that…

— Tyga

Eminem has talent, and his talent is the thing that influences many young people who would have never gone anywhere near rap. White kids…

— Chuck D

Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap.

— Moshe Kasher

I just so happened to get into Eminem right around when I was going through a lot of stuff.

— Snow Tha Product

If I was a white rapper, the bar for me would be Eminem. Of course his white skin helped him excel to heights that…

— Charlamagne tha God

It's weird, 'cause when I was a little kid I thought I was gonna be this super famous singer. But I got that outta…

— Snow Tha Product

I loved rap, especially in the early days. But I wasn't trying to shove it down anybody's throats.

— Dee Dee Ramone

I grew up listening to a lot of 2Pac and a lot of East Coast, West Coast rap; Bad Boy, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown,…

— Saweetie