If you think Eminem is the GOAT MC....
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OGBama
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The @Delta_Nine "You Are A Guest" one where Jamar is curmudgeonly mainly 'cause his view is colored by 5% tint and I don't mean the windows kind 
Tarboosh Record
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So why are you still bothered about your families religious stuff? I dont know your situ and its all love of course, but I strayed way away from religion bcos I didnt agree with so many of the fundamentals of it... and my family still love me... I guess it is different for a bloke (especially in islam), but as I said, I have no idea about your situation, so no disrespect intended. And if you dont want to chat about it here then a respect that too! All good.
Tarboosh Record
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I think he raises an interesting point and is kind of along the lines of the original intent of this thread in a way.... Do I agree with Jamar? not really but yes. haha Its a weird one.
Disagree.
Slim Shady LP and Marshall Mathers LP are pretty much masterpieces.
Shit he put together, lyrically speaking, just sounded like the words were made to go together. All the stuff he made around that time was absolute brilliance. These were also put together with Dr Dre.
After Eminem Show it just dropped off imho. And like Delta Said, I can't really go back and listen to stuff 'cause feels kinda corny.
Yeah you get people who "Stan" him, or don't really listen to rap. But you get exactly the same with majority of "2pac fans" imho.
Em is massively respected and revered in the community, you can make the same argument that those who deny it do so for similarly racist reasons.
Slim Shady LP and Marshall Mathers LP are pretty much masterpieces.
Shit he put together, lyrically speaking, just sounded like the words were made to go together. All the stuff he made around that time was absolute brilliance. These were also put together with Dr Dre.
After Eminem Show it just dropped off imho. And like Delta Said, I can't really go back and listen to stuff 'cause feels kinda corny.
Yeah you get people who "Stan" him, or don't really listen to rap. But you get exactly the same with majority of "2pac fans" imho.
Em is massively respected and revered in the community, you can make the same argument that those who deny it do so for similarly racist reasons.
Tarboosh Record
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You make a good point... BUT, Im sorry, he's just not the GREATEST OF AAALLL TIME. If you know about Hip Hop you'll realise this... IMO (btw im not saying youre claiming he IS the GOAT)
Em is great and his first 2 albums have bits of genius in them (especially at the time when it dropped!)... But there were MCs in the underground making great music with just as extreme content and rhyme schemes (Necro, Cage) they were telling stories too (Pharoahe Monch, Redman, KGR, Ghostface, Big Pun etc), freestyling, raw multi-syllabic rhymes and have 2/3 classic albums under their belt.
You see, this is the thing for me, and a key point.
I had a massive paradigm shift at one point. So, I used to be on that; whoever was coming with the most complex multi-syllabilic bars, with clever punchlines --- that was the best! That used to be my feeling and thoughts on it. And i used to mock any mainstream/chart shit.
But there was a moment, where for me it shifted. To like a middle ground. I wasn't on fully cheese wack mainstream shit... but similarly, that underground shit became corrrny af. Sounded mega fucking dorky, mega corny, and just real cringey. Motherfuckers rapping about calculators and the periodic table n shit, all with some corny emphasis and flow.
More me, the golden recipe consisted of a mix of clever rhymes and flow. For me rap needed to have a bit of swag to it. Some nonchalance, some flavor. Cockiness. It needed bounce. Needed attitude.
For me... Method Man, Fabolous, Jay Z are a few names that had that for me. Real clever bars, dope flow, and you can hype yourself up to their records. And for me I find rappers like Ludacris and Busta Rhymes are never mentioned enough.
To bring it back to the point, for me, okay something can be mega fucking complicated, but it needs to sound good. Just 'cause something is complex, doesn't make it good. In fact, it's complexity can take away from its 'goodness'.
Tarboosh Record
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Exactly that! Em kinda falls into that catagory for me... Incredible rhyming abilities and glimpses of genius, but, if you listen back now, often a very similar cadence and flow throughout. And the stuff that shocked me as a kid, I listen back now and its pretty juvenile... And since Ive delved deeper into the culture I realised Ems inspirations and see where he got it from. Busta Rhymes is defo unsung and Im skrewing I didnt mention him already haha
Fade
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"GOAT" is tossed around so much that it doesn't mean what it actually means anymore.
When considering who's the best, it's always subjective. What's it based on? What era? What style? It's impossible to label someone the best MC unless you're specific.
Eminem is good but overhyped. I was never a fan of his doubled vocals, it just makes people always go "OMG EM SOUNDS HUNGRY ON THIS TRACK".
When considering who's the best, it's always subjective. What's it based on? What era? What style? It's impossible to label someone the best MC unless you're specific.
Eminem is good but overhyped. I was never a fan of his doubled vocals, it just makes people always go "OMG EM SOUNDS HUNGRY ON THIS TRACK".
OGBama
Big Clit Energy
A @Fade lotta cats need to double vocals.
The @Iron Keys golden recipe is what I look for in artists period and I love when artists have attitude and panache w/the phrasing, voice, etc. I never thought complex automatically equals good (but I do have a longtime hatred for "nursery rhyme" rappers of the 00s like Flip and 'nem)
The @Iron Keys golden recipe is what I look for in artists period and I love when artists have attitude and panache w/the phrasing, voice, etc. I never thought complex automatically equals good (but I do have a longtime hatred for "nursery rhyme" rappers of the 00s like Flip and 'nem)
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I have a subjective top ten and an OBjective top 10... But thats another disscussion for a different thread
Fade
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If they do it's because their voice sucks and doesn't command the room. Hence, "MC".
thedreampolice
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I actually do think Em is probably the greatest emcee of all time. And come on Fade lots of rappers double vocals. There are a lot of great rappers we can talk about but Em is just so consistently great. I think you can make a pretty compelling case for him being the GOAT.
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I have 3 questions for you.... please answer them honestly.
1- What is ONE of your fav Hip Hop songs of all time?
2- What was the last Hip Hop gig you went to see live?
3- What is it specifically about Eminem that places him above ALL other MCs?
Tarboosh Record
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I dont know if doubling vocals is an area to critique someone.... Most people do it for various reasons...
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I have no idea why everyone rides Eminem's dick. Same with Kanye with his production (which sucks balls).
Sure, lots of rappers double vocals, it doesn't mean it makes them better. Eminem took it to a whole new level. I just wish everyone would stop making excuses and just enjoy an MC for being an actual MC.
Just listening to KRS the other day with that dance song then his battle with Kane a few months ago - that shit just reminds us how dope this guy is, yet it's all about the mainstream guys for some reason.
Sure, lots of rappers double vocals, it doesn't mean it makes them better. Eminem took it to a whole new level. I just wish everyone would stop making excuses and just enjoy an MC for being an actual MC.
Just listening to KRS the other day with that dance song then his battle with Kane a few months ago - that shit just reminds us how dope this guy is, yet it's all about the mainstream guys for some reason.
GOAT is purely subjective as is anybodys favorites.
There are many really dope emcees that dont get the credit they deserve.
Pharoahe, Busta, Missy, Bahamadia, Sticky Fingaz, B Real, Redman, Kool Keith, Lord Finesse, AG, Erick Sermon, Guru, Mad Skillz and thats just what comes to mind, I know Im forgetting loads.
I could keep going, but thats what made hip hop so great, it had such a great diversity of talent and styles, where freshness and originality won the day. Whereas its become how to all sound the same.
There are many really dope emcees that dont get the credit they deserve.
Pharoahe, Busta, Missy, Bahamadia, Sticky Fingaz, B Real, Redman, Kool Keith, Lord Finesse, AG, Erick Sermon, Guru, Mad Skillz and thats just what comes to mind, I know Im forgetting loads.
I could keep going, but thats what made hip hop so great, it had such a great diversity of talent and styles, where freshness and originality won the day. Whereas its become how to all sound the same.