In a recent interview with VladTV, Nick Cannon addressed Lord Jamar’s claims that nobody in the hood listens to Eminem as well as discussed hip-hop’s alleged demographics.
The Wild ‘n Out star started off by talking about how white women turn artists into superstars. “It’s capitalism at the end of the day,” he said. “Hip Hop music, the people that buy Hip Hop music are white people, specifically white girls. Like if you look at the actual demographics and how it all breaks down, well music in general. Even when you look at the streaming numbers.”
He continued on, “Us as guys, we sit back and we respect cats- we respect Nas, we respect Hov, we respect E-40 and (Ice) Cube and we sit here and talk about them, but we ain’t gonna go out and fanboy for the muthaf**ka. Fanning for somebody is where the money is.”
Cannon even touched on rapper Eminem, stating that he is one of the most marketable performers.
“When you get a blonde-haired white boy that is actually dope, that’s like the second coming of Christ to the music industry,” Cannon said. “Because you gonna get all of the credibility, like dude you can’t deny that he’s dope. He’ll get in front of anybody, battle anybody. Then ,the fact it’s like, ‘Oh sh*t! I can sell and market this muthaf**ka like Pepsi? And he’s crazy and entertaining too? Oh, he’s a superstar. Oh he’s Elvis on crack.'”
Watch Cannon’s interview below.
