Eminem

[mareenz990]

ok
i knew as soon as i joined this thing
there would be a furom for emienm himself sumhow
he is white thats makes it even better for him, if he can be a "whiteass"
and cant rap, then why does he fuck up black dudes in rap battles?????

[swarnel]

yeah hes a lot more talented than other rappers

but he keep changes his images

[HankusDankus]

Originally posted by swarnel@25 April 2003 - 03:28
yeah hes a lot more talented than other rappers

but he keep changes his images

Everything changes

[AzNPLaYeR253]

Hes good, but definately not the best. Its true he has sold alot of cd's but that isnt all accountable from his talent, him as being white gives him more exposure to media. Do you actually think if a black man said faggot and gay in his songs he would get it blown up all over the press like that? The answer to that is simple "NO". So do your common thinking, just because you sell alot of records doesnt necessairly mean anything, doesnt take a genius to figure that out. But back to the regular point of my post. Eminem is overhyped and if you think he is the best you definately havent been listening to hip hop very long.

Peace

[Paul_NFFC]

tupac is the best

[AzNPLaYeR253]

Mainstream rap artist i would have to agree, but unfortunately he isnt the best lyrically. There are different catagories when you say "best" as in someone spittin faster, more intellectual, overall in what they bring to the table...but i suppose you havent heard too much either if you just threw out an ignorant statement like that out, but either way, peoples opinions are based on their experiences.

Peace

[Blue_Seraphim]

Yes the boy has skillz. I used to not like him. He has definetely grown on me though. Way above the rest of the mainstream bullshit heard today.

[SlimShady]

Eminem makes music for living by telling what he feels in his raps.
Because people like the way he raps, he sells lot's of CDs.
True that he wouldn't come this far if Dr. Dre didn't discover him.

Respect...

[AzNPLaYeR253]

Of course he has lyricz, he wouldnt have gotten so far if he didnt have them. But notice how the media portraited him as the all american white kid that rebeled. You know how many extra cd's he sold because of that image? I, myself have witnessed people buy his record because they thinks its the "cool" thing to do/have. While he does a good job of putting his feelings on his songs it isnt "just that" that does all the selling, the way he is depicted has alot to do with it, im sure you understand.

Opinions are respected but then again you have to think to truly understand, no disrespect.

Peace

[Schmiggy_JK23]

My first knowledge of slim came from Rolling Stone. My sophmore year in college, 98. RS had a little sidebar of what to watch out for in the future of music, talked about this rapper, who was signed by dr dre, and dre was gonna produce his album... (note, this is like 4 months before the album, or any media hype hit). I was like, damn... I love dre... i still dont think there is any rap producer that is in the same league with him... so I was like, cool, dre's gonna drop some beats, ill be sure to check this out...

Picked it up... the day it hit... and loved it... great production, and a tremdous lyricisst, who was witty, humorous, yet serious and somber at the same time... and could express himself with the best out there...

now of course.. with all the hype... ya, so many people buy his stuff, cuz its the in thing to do, or because they think hes cute, (the girls... seriously, have any of them listened "Kim" jesus...), or because their parents and the media dont like him... i find it all, amusing.

But, it allows him to spread his words, his experiences, and to entertain... so power to him...