When Eminem rapped, he became boxing champion

Eminem relies entirely on his rap art during his performance in Frauenfeld. (Photo: pd / Jeremy Deputat)

The gigantic scene of Big Allmend in Frauenfeld inevitably shows who is good for a star and who is not. And if there is any doubt that Marshall Mather's alias, Eminem, a 45-year-old rapper from Detroit, did everything for hip-hop eternity, he finally Eliminated Friday night in front of a large audience. His concert did not experience humorous insertions or show show effects. He lived only on his rap art.

Others did not seem so good at Frauenfeld. That's true for Pharrell Williams, the successful producer and singer – he could squarely tile entire pools with his platinum awards. He is perfectly stylish on the big stage early Thursday night to hear the tubes of his band N.E.R.D. give to the best. But live, he stays pale. He is never able to translate his music properly; he moderates them only. As a result, the reactions remain flabby

Hip-Hop Anno 2018

A few hours later, the Atlanta Migos are more likely to hit the nerve of young audiences. The rap trio represents the sound of hip-hop in 2018 like no other band: it functions like a well-oiled machine, producing pieces on the running meter. The Migos sound lives from melodic sketches, small hypnotic interjections, patchwork of voices, verses and whistles that often appear as ephemeral and dazzling as a rainbow.

While the audience celebrates as though they were at a heavy metal concert, the three rapped their lyrics with subtle rockers, in their reduced movements are always more likely to refer to the dedicated fan community. Although this does not seem very inviting and Weltumarmend, but at least hypnotic. "Thanks to Switzerland for making Migos the largest hip-hop group in the world," says Offset, one of the three Southerners, and after 50 minutes, he raises his voice beyond a your sleepwalking for the first time. This is already the word of goodbye.

The American rapper Lil Uzi Vert was also fascinated: thanks to the variable flow of words, wild outfits and fierce madness in the eyes, it's actually a fascinating phenomenon. But at live performance is not a real charisma of him. Her performance at Frauenfeld seemed to be a solitary dance through a mirror tent – optimized for him and Instagram. Others, like the Austrian Yung Hurn, compete completely without a concept. Hip-hop has become fast and ephemeral. So fast that some musicians – as well as Viennese rappers – seem bored by playing their own songs.

A very concentrated star

Quite different from Eminem. That we invited him to Frauenfeld, this might surprise at first. Who remembers, please, the title of his last album? "Revival", released last December, has not found its place in the history of music. It was just warming up old ideas. He did not offer a musical vision. Marshall Mathers himself, as shown by the last eight years, does not seem to have more. The interest for his person but does not affect. 180000 visitors flocked to this year's three-day open-air festival in Thurgau. Eminem's performance has seen as many viewers as ever before in the entire history of this festival.

Mass pot at the Open Air Frauenfeld. (Photo: pd / Jeremy Deputat)

And Eminem has proven to be a dignified and highly concentrated orchestral conductor. As there were elements of show, it played a whole group and a group of strings, while the music exploded heroically, while fireworks lit up again and again. Essentially, it was on the word, on the words, on the lines that Eminem has assembled since 1999 like no one else. Rap, become pop, but never pop. The new song "Walk On Water", instead of Queen Beyoncé R & # 39; B with singer Skylar Gray, became the first musical highlight. In the end, Hit followed on hit, including classics like "My Name Is" and finally, after eighty minutes as additions, "Not Afraid" and "Lose Myself".

The chemistry is good

The repertoire and staging are at the rendezvous tonight, the chemistry between star and audience was right from the first second. It was interesting to observe: While the majority of contemporary rappers are still close to fans and are looking for a dip in the crowd to be sure of their approval, Eminem's movements tend to be wider. As you know in the film Eminem "8 Mile", he rushed to the left, sometimes to the right. He often gave the impression that he had to deal with those imaginary adversaries that he was dissecting in his texts. And if you know his words, you know: Often it's Spiegelfechterei.

Gestational combat apparently helps to root out the syllables of his rape. Few rappers recite their verses as sharp as him. It seems that he relives conflict of relations together. Rappen becomes a kind of sport of the soul. And as for his appearance – T-shirt, trainer's pants, hood and body tension – he might well go boxer. Eminem may no longer develop visions in the studio, his songs have been the same for years. At the outdoor Frauenfeld, however, he again proved that he was a rap champion.