Eminem

[Cant_Be_Faded]

i guess i'm insane because eminem blows

did someone just say jay z AND eminem are better than biggie?

yeah the same person who said:

"If u dont like Eminem, u are ing insane. Well u have to like rap first. Any fan of rap knows that eminem is legit."

[Dre_7]

Eminem has skills, no doubt, he just doesnt know how to freakin use them right!!!!!! That is what makes it even worse!!!

[Marklar MM]

BTW, there are/were ALOT of better rappers then Eminem.

Ice Cube, Pac, Biggie, Melie Mel, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Jay Z, Big L, Common, Snoop, and I could go on and on!

Eminem is WAY overrated!!

How many of those mentioned are white.

[Dre_7]

How many of those mentioned are white.

None, whats your point?

[Pistons < Spurs]

No one's mentioned Slick Rick?


Also glad to see some Wu Tang love going around!

[weebo]

LMAO!!! It's funny arguing about rappers!

[Dre_7]

You know why those rappers are commercialized? Cuz they are good. If the rappers u listed were so good, why arent they making more money? Why dont they play their on TV/radio?

No, they are considered "good" because they are comercialized. Its not about makin money, and selling records. Just cuz someone can sell records to 13 year old girls doesnt mean they are good.

In the words of one of the greatest MC's EVER, KRS-One: "Im relying on talent, not marketing and promotion." Its about skills. You ever listen to MC's that they dont "play on the radio"??? Perhaps you should.

[Dre_7]

He is about a tight beat with his flow.

Have you listened to Encore? It is one of the WORST albums I have ever heard.

[Dre_7]

nahh dawg u have it wrong. they sound good so people buy their . they become popular, thus commercialized at the same time. I listen to people all the time that arent on the radio: JT the Bigga Figga, Mistah Fab, Messy Marv, Andre Nickatina
....just to name a few. While they are good, they arent on the same level of stars like HOVA and em.

So then I assume youve heard KRS-One right??

[Dre_7]

Encore/curtains down, rain man, never enough, mockingbird, like toy soldiers, and just lose it are all incredibly popular.

I rest my case!!!

[Dre_7]

PAC IS THE BEST OF ALL TIME....hands down.

No, Pac is the most popular of all time! But that doesnt make him the best.

[Dre_7]

yeah hes been around since i was born. he is aight...i just dont like his voice though

Aight?!?!?!?!!?!?

Ok.

[Dre_7]

huh? they a popular cuz people like me like em

Okay, I'll give ya that. By that logic, Duncan is not the most popular player in the NBA, so that must mean hes not that good. Right??? Oh! And Amare >>>>>>>>>>>> Timmy

As Spurs fans you all should know that popularity doesnt always equal greatness.

[Dre_7]

the thing is i havent heard many of his songs so i would be a good judge of how good he is. what are ur two favorites???? then i will download them and tell u what i think. that is fair

Hes got alot of good stuff. The Return of the Boom Bap album is one of the best albums of all time IMO.

[Dre_7]

thas tru dre....popularity doesnt always equal greatness.

2pac2pac2pac

I never said 2Pac was bad. I love Pac. I just happen to think that there were/are more talented artists then him.

[mookie2001]

eminem sucks.

[Dre_7]

WHO????

KRS-One
Rakim

[Dre_7]

the reason duncan isnt that popular cuz he aint flashy. not everyone who is popular is good, i will give u that. but in this case, i think eminem is good and not just cuz he is popular. i would still like the guy no matter what. And more people in the NBA like Duncan than Amare, even though amare is more fun to watch to the average fan.

Ya know, thats a great analogy. The reason KRS and others arnt Popular is cuz they aint flashy(ie- dont sing about sex, pussy, murder, money, bling, alcohol, etc) most mainstream artests are popular cuz they sing about those things, and they are marketed as great. It should be about talent, not marketing and promotion. Just cuz someone can sell albums to rich suburban white boys, doesnt mean they are good.

And I never said Eminem wasnt good. He has mad skills, he just doesnt use them right. You dont need to sell albums to 13 year old girls to be good. It aint about sales!! "Your boats gonna sink, cuz all you see is sales" -KRS

[mookie2001]

i also forgot eric-parrish making dollars

ya wicked overseer

[Dre_7]

completely right. it should be about talent , not popularity (duncan). however thats not the way the world works anymore.

Bingo!!!!

[Dre_7]

so dont give him about selling albums to 13 year olds when he also sells to 35 year olds

I wasnt just talkin about him.

But in a way he did pick his fans. When you market toward a certain group of people then you did, in a way, pick those people. Or at least you attempted to picl them. KRS-One could have sold out and became a "murder murder, sex, money, drugs" type rapper and marketed and promoted himself and he would be up there with the other mainstream artists as far as record sales go.

[Dre_7]

aight im done talking. all i have to say is if u dont like eminem, thats fine. i dont give a . but if u dont like him cuz u dont think he is talented, u are a fool. There are two better rappers in my mind than him (jay and pac), but that is just my opinion. There are tonnnnnnnnns of other rappers that dont get noticed that are almost just as good, however their doesnt sell for a reason whether or not that is fair. aight im out. Pac is the best rapper not alive, Jay is the sickest rapper above ground.

I never said I hated Em. He is good. He is talented. He is just not the 3rd greatest MC of all time. It doesnt mean he sucks. Hes just not # 3.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

BUSHWICK BILL is ing better than eminem

[Vashner]

Ok let's write our own Rap song to sing TO Em..

"Hey em.. stfu.. you little BEEP.. hahah you loose.. how you like that" etc..
*If we win the series. (just being silly)
Ok that's weak but let's see if ya'll can make a funny rap poem that if you where
in like a rap off face to face you would sing to Em.

[Dre_7]

who are ur number one and two? jay and Hova? they have to be. I am set on that. I am not firm on eminem as number 3, i just cant think of anyone better....

Um KRS and Rakim.
If you cant think of anyone better them Em, lemme help. Jay Z, Pac, Biggie, Nas, and you can also see my other post:

BTW, there are/were ALOT of better rappers then Eminem.

Ice Cube, Pac, Biggie, Melie Mel, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Jay Z, Big L, Common, Snoop, and I could go on and on!

Eminem is WAY overrated!!

Is that a good enough list of better rappers then Eminem?