Eminem is not a musical legend.
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AZTG
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Em’s music has aged HORRIBLY
youre only a musical legend if your art can stand the test of time.
I can still listen to tribe called quest in 2020 because its good music. I can still bump gangstarr in 2030 because its TIMELESS music.
ppl are calling em a legend while also saying they dont even listen to his music anymore.
HOW SWAY???
1000% on point.
I used to say Em is dope but his music just not for me. Then I went back and actually listened to his early shit and that shit aged horribly.
For the last 10 years he just rhyming words and shit sounds so forced. To me thats the worst type of rhyming. Listen to Black Thought rhyme every word in a sentence and it sounds like all the words belong there and flow seamlessly. Listen to any random Em track on his last 4 albums and it sounds like all the rhymes are out of place and forced.
I just dont get the Eminem hype.
Everyone can do this. Heres a random example
ghostdenithegawd
Yuuuuuurrrr
Race Jones
gangster. grace. alchemy
lmaooooooooooooooooooo he did not open doors for no damn paul wall or lil whyte
eh
watering Em down to 'lyrical miracle' rap is inaccurate af
but I will say his legendary status didn't come from any of his material from the last 10 yrs
take from that what u will
AZTG
OG
Mfers gotta stop sleeping on Redman. Redman >>>> most peoples favorite rapper by far
AZTG
OG
I said for the last 10 years. Em been nothing but a lyrical miracle rapper during the second half of his career.
His first albums he could really really rap. Not taking that away.
SneakDZA
High Evolutionary
lol @ hopsin getting thrown in the cracka category.
Em ain’t no damn legend.
Now these guys are hiphop legends
Now these guys are hiphop legends
L3NU
San Diego taco eater
I agree 100%
If we are going by most of his work after relapse then no hes not a legend but those 1st 3 albums are undeniable to me
But 99-03 was a long ass time ago too so that shouldn't be ignored either
right that's why I said his supposed legendary status didn't come from his material from the last 10 yrs
I don't check for Em, but some of his shit 'finds me'
and that shit aint miracle lyrical either...not if ur really listening
TonyDubbz
Legion of Trill | Keep god in ya life, fuck nigga
He didn't open the doors for any of them bruh before Eminem there was Vanilla ice and those motherfuckers wit that "I'll lick ya bum-bum down" song and thats not all
its never been hard for a white rapper to get on and imo they got it easier than we do when it comes to getting on. It seems like all they gotta do is pick up a microphone these days.
Just look at Post Malone, Riff Raff, Stitches, lil peep, Slim jesus from Chicago and all these other mfs who we don't listen to but somehow know about.
of all those dudes u listed post Malone is the only one that has real success and i'd consider him more pop than hip hop
TonyDubbz
Legion of Trill | Keep god in ya life, fuck nigga
Thats true, they aren't as successful but they're known. People outside of their cities know who they are so they in there. As far as Post Malone goes i only know like two of his songs, i just always thought he was considered a rapper.
if we hold a conversation in proportion there are practically infinitely more well known underground black rappers than white. I don't think u can name more than a handful more white rappers. and NO ONE considers these ass jobs as legendary or talented.
SeaSnake
OG
but Eminem subject matter appeals to no black people. I mean niggas can easily relate to migos smoking weed wanting bad bitches shooting guns.
killing my mom and taking shrooms and trashing pop stars ain’t relatable
Eminem = Elvis
Elvis didn't invent Rock N Roll, nor was he the best at it. But White people were in the majority when Elvis was hot so he did what Black people were doing but sold more records because he was White.
Now, in 2019, everybody knows that Elvis was a big star back in the 50s and 60s, but I don't recall any of his music actually being played at parties. I don't know anybody that listens to Elvis, White or Black.
I know Elvis was popular, but I can't think of any song by him that I would recognize.
People still listen to Ray Charles, The Beatles, and Billie Holiday; Elvis, not so much.
Elvis didn't invent Rock N Roll, nor was he the best at it. But White people were in the majority when Elvis was hot so he did what Black people were doing but sold more records because he was White.
Now, in 2019, everybody knows that Elvis was a big star back in the 50s and 60s, but I don't recall any of his music actually being played at parties. I don't know anybody that listens to Elvis, White or Black.
I know Elvis was popular, but I can't think of any song by him that I would recognize.
People still listen to Ray Charles, The Beatles, and Billie Holiday; Elvis, not so much.
SeaSnake
OG
I mean how many famous band members you know?