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View Poll Results: Greatest White Rapper Poll | |||
Eminem | 216 | 41.54% | |
Eyedea | 8 | 1.54% | |
Brother Ali | 7 | 1.35% | |
Slug | 22 | 4.23% | |
EL P | 11 | 2.12% | |
Beastie Boys | 80 | 15.38% | |
Cage | 3 | 0.58% | |
3rd Bass | 3 | 0.58% | |
Sage Francis | 22 | 4.23% | |
Vanilla Ice | 18 | 3.46% | |
Everlast (House of Pain) | 10 | 1.92% | |
ICP | 3 | 0.58% | |
Lil Wyte | 8 | 1.54% | |
Mac Lethal | 0 | 0% | |
Paul Wall | 3 | 0.58% | |
Kid Rock | 6 | 1.15% | |
Aesop Rock | 51 | 9.81% | |
Other (please specify) | 49 | 9.42% | |
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11-23-2011, 12:11 AM | #911 (permalink) | ||
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I can get most of those qualities out of MF Doom and he's not even one of whom i'd consider the greatest. Em is overrated and i think a lot of that is because he's white.
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11-23-2011, 08:43 AM | #912 (permalink) |
Killed Laura Palmer
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My personal favorite (Doseone) battling Eminem in '97. Eminem has legit freestyling skills, and both of their talents are undeniable in this battle.
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11-23-2011, 02:35 PM | #913 (permalink) | ||
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It's these outdated gimmicks-rap battles, freestyles, cyphers-that hurts hip hops legitimacy as a genre. Artists that take the time to craft real songs should be praised as the best, not who can come up with the best way to diss the other persons sneakers. Eminem has always been a terrible song writer in every facet. He's great when it comes to ability to rhyme on the spot and at the expense of others, but what does that have to do with anything? It's more of a character trait then anything musically. |
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11-23-2011, 03:29 PM | #918 (permalink) | |
not really
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I'll be honest- i have an affection for hating on Eminem. He has a couple songs i enjoy, and some verses that are, like you said, immense. But almost all the praise he gets is undeserved, ra the rugged man, necro make up most of what eminem is, albeit without the cute face and the help of one of the best commercial producers of all time. |
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11-23-2011, 03:41 PM | #919 (permalink) |
the worst guy
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You cannot put having a gimmick in the same bracket as selling out in every situation. He has changed persona, as did Bowie, but until he went for club bangrrs and pop songs we was a respectable artist.
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11-23-2011, 03:53 PM | #920 (permalink) |
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So he was a respectable artist preceding his debut album? He's always been making pop songs. The bowie comparison isn't fair, his changes in persona weren't based around publicists, stylists, marketers, or at least not to the same extent. Bowie didn't have a line of clothes he was trying to sell to pre-teens.
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