Other Hip-Hop Trends and Figures 3
White performers also produced pop hits that referenced Black music styles or used Black performers and producers. Successful ones include Justin Timberlake, who released songs with Beyoncé, and rapper T.I. with his 2006 album Future Sex/Love Sounds, the British female soul singer Joss Stone, and Robin Thicke. Thicke's 2006 album The Evolution of Robin Thicke featured collaborations with Faith Evans, Lil Wayne, and Pharrell and produced the no. 1 hip-hop/R & B single " Lost Without U."
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (b. 1972), known professionally as Eminem, has achieved global success as a rapper. He is widely recognized for breaking racial barriers and opening a space for White rappers in popular music.
Eminem - Mockingbird (Lyrics) [ 00:00-00:00 ]
In this exquisite display of verbal dexterity, Eminem brings comfort to his daughter with a nursery rhyme:
Lyrics
Hush, little baby. Don't you cry.
Hush, little baby. Don't you cry.
Amid the confines and struggles of urban life, the Mockingbird sings of pain and anguish with the certainty that "everything's gonna be alright."
Finally, the ubiquity of decentralized outlets for music audio and video consumption (commercial CDs, DVDs, MP3 players, satellite radio, and cable television channels, as well as numerous online platforms and peer-to-peer file-sharing programs), has exposed post-civil rights era youth in the United States and elsewhere to a diversity of popular music across racial boundaries. Consequently, the hip-hop generation, more prosperous and better informed than previous teenage generations, has dictated trends by responding to fresh faces, new products, and the latest sounds. This trend has helped drive innovation in music styles, distribution, and technology.