Is Eminem stealing hip hop from black people the way Elvis stole rock & roll?

In regards to Eminem having the same style as older rappers then you could just say he was bringing an old style back to the forefront but still not stealing. Also with the fact you saying about Eminem stealing hip hop you may not be saying such things but your comments present such views in my mind. There is no fact that Elvis stole Rock and Roll as you can't steal a type of music you can adapt like I said before. I'm not saying that rock and roll didn't originate with Black musicians though but stealing an entire genre is nearly impossible as your songs are written to your own sub-style in the genre. I don't actually know many rock and roll musicians that exist in today's society at all.

No I don't their music to be Rock and Roll. They are in a rock genre but are not in the business of making rock and roll.

Stevieboi...There is a such thing as biting though. When I look back at some of the older rappers (from the 80s-90s) I realize Eminem actually has the same type of word play as some of them. Just like Elvis had the some the same vocals, and dance moves as the black rockers before him. I'm not saying Em stole hip hop YET...I'm just asking do you guys think it's possible. I think it's a fact that Elvis stole rock & roll though. Think about it. You can probably count on one finger how many black rockers you see nowadays, and black people are the original rockers..

A person steals a genre when the music industry is ran by white people, and they put a white artist who doesn't know much about the background of the genre (he/she just mimicks someone's style), and places him/her at the top of the entire genre. ie...Giving them more marketing & promotion, radio spins, video plays, and distributing them on a level that the originators of the genre never imagined. You did give a good answer though Wiggles. I had to think about my response before I responded.

I had a feeling that is what your response would be.It's not only run by white people. If you look at the videos being played on MuchMusic, you will see that there are in fact black people singing rap songs- it isn't like there are only white rappers. I think people are pretty much forgetting that there were even racial boundaries before- I don't associate skin color with certain music types (anymore), I've seen black rockers, black rappers, white rockers, white rappers, Asian.....

When I said it's run by white people I didn't mean the artists. There are actually more black rappers who are actually "in" the industry than any other race. I meant the major record label executives. Not the P Diddys, Jay Zs, and 50 cents, etc..I mean all of their bosses are white. So the music industry is basically run by white people. Jews to be exact. Now don't get me wrong...I'm far from a racist. I'm a black rapper in an all white band. But I have to also call a spade a spade. Nothing...NOTHING gets released on a major record label without the consent of a white man. That's what I meant when I said the industry is ran by white people. And, you are correct. There is a little bit of every race in every genre of music. But you must admit....Rock & Roll was invented by black people. And, you might still see black rockers nowadays, but nowhere near as many white rockers (even though the genre was created by black people). And this didn't happen to rock music until the record labels, and media named Elvis the "King of rock and roll". I'm just wondering will the same thing happen with hip hop and Eminem.