being white has not made eminems career easier. i actually think its made it completely harder than it needs to be. the fact that he's white and when he came out late 90's the only comparison people made was vanilla ice. so he had to prove that he wasnt a joke or vanilla ice (same thing now that i think about it), and that he actually had staying power which is incredibly difficult in the music business. come the marshal mather lp. he is now looking for sophemore success. he now has to convince the world that he can be taken seriously, or its all over. controversial lyrics lead to protests against his music, bannings on radio, etc etc.

he has faced so many hardships to get to the point he's at now. its easy for him now, he could shit and record the audio of it and he'll win best rap album. but it wasnt that easy some years back.

a black rapper might not have had as much success if he released the exact same albums, but he would be scrutinized the same either.