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Tuesday, November 18, 2003, a press conference was held. Ray Benzino, an owner of The Source magazine, brought to the media’s attention a cassette tape that was theoretically supposed to shake-up the whole hip-hop spectrum. A demo tape from 1993 (a member of the rapper’s camp had been said to come forward later to confirm that it was actually from 1988) had been resurfaced, and the rapper on the tape was none other than Eminem. The content on the tape is now being said to be the end of Eminem’s career, but fans and critics are unsure whether it will indeed damage his reputation, or if the tape will conversely help with Eminem’s publicity. After hearing a transcript of the tape on one of New York’s radio stations, I was confused, angered, and left in disbelief by what I heard. The lyrics did not seem like that of Eminem’s. There was no real structure to the words or sentences, and though rap music is not known for its perfect grammar, this song seemed to run around in circles. Also, Eminem was obviously younger at the time of recording, but the voice on the tape did not sound like his at all. On the tape, Eminem dwelled on the obvious, a topic being deemed racist by many, and repeated himself on a few occasions. M