Sep 21, 2017

Not even close lol

 

Sep 21, 2017

This.
I live in Japan and can confirm that Eminem is synonymous with rap for all intents and purposes. I'm asked what kind of music I like, and I say rap, and they say "oh, Eminem?"

My students are high school age, and Drake and Kendrick are just about the only other western rappers they might be familiar with. Tupac and Snoop Dogg might be familiar names but thats about it.

I know this discussion isnt necessarily about international popularity but it is a really important point to consider.

 

Sep 21, 2017

Silly question

Of course Em is bigger

 

Sep 21, 2017

This a really stupid question

 

Sep 21, 2017

Eminem has double 2pacs worldwide sales. So factually, there’s no other answer than eminem. 2pac (and all other rap artists) fail to gain a worldwide fan base

Edit:
After a quick google search em is around 172mill WW, 2pac is around 75mil. So ya.

I mean you can argue that em has been around way longer, but the only metric to prove popularity is the artists reach/sales, so it’s still em regardless.

 

Sep 21, 2017

Thats a bit of a reach, Kanye is arguably as well known as Em is, that obviously has a lot more to do with Kardashians and Drama than music tho

 

Sep 21, 2017

Eminem is the highest selling rap artist of all time, so this should be pretty obvious

 

Sep 21, 2017

2Pac is still pretty much popular, over 20 years after death, but after all, Eminem's more popular, cause he's pop.