Eminem

Nick Hasted's book The dark side of Eminem notes the comparison in the rise of Eminem to the rise of Elvis Presley, both young white men from poor neighbourhoods makings lots of money from essentially Black music styles. To quote Eminem " Though im not the first king of controversy/ i am the worst thing since Elvis Presley, to do black music so selfishly /and to use it to make myself wealthy.