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Rappers of the Decade

Started by Maximus, Oct 26, 2015, in Music Add to Reading List

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Nickb15 said

You failed to mention it ur post.
The album was the fastest and best selling album in rap history.
The album made eminem a global icon and he became the face of rap. Followed by 8 mile it was eminem who put rap to where it is now.

You can say that he didn't make rap into a global genre all you want but he did make it happen. He also infuenced the likes of Kendrick j cole etc...

Not to say that Kanye did what you are saying he did, just the fact you can't ignore what eminem has done
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Yeah and that's all fine and good but popularity has minimal correlation with talent and influence is a whole nother, more relevant story.

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Nickb15 said

You failed to mention it ur post.
The album was the fastest and best selling album in rap history.
The album made eminem a global icon and he became the face of rap. Followed by 8 mile it was eminem who put rap to where it is now.

You can say that he didn't make rap into a global genre all you want but he did make it happen. He also infuenced the likes of Kendrick j cole etc...

Not to say that Kanye did what you are saying he did, just the fact you can't ignore what eminem has done
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saying kanye or wayne are "rapper of 00s" isnt ignoring what eminem's done. its putting it in context.

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Narsh said

saying kanye or wayne are "rapper of 00s" isnt ignoring what eminem's done. its putting it in context.
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I know, he wrote in his reply that one of Kanyes albums were a game changer ( I can't remember which one ) I'm just saying you should mention what eminems album did

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Skippy said

Yeah and that's all fine and good but popularity has minimal correlation with talent and influence is a whole nother, more relevant story.
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was just trying to put my 2 cents in

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Narsh said

For the 100th time, this discussion is supposed to be taking EVERYTHING into consideration

Tangible impact on the genre, popularity, output, etc.

Em had that for the first few years of the decade, and then disappeared. Stop being so biased.
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We're all biased in our own way but however you look at it, Marshall brought out 2 classic albums that transcended the genre. I value his genius over the fact he went off the radar for a few years. Wayne just can't rap anywhere near on Eminem's level, sold nowhere near as much and had nowhere near as much influence.

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Narsh said

How in the world did Eminem have a bigger impact "musically"

Rofl, Kanye also had 808s and heartbreak in the same time span. Redefined the genre.

and u really think MMLP and TES are arguably the "best 2 rap albums to ever be made back to back?" Come onw

Wait WHAT. Encore and relapse are better than most albums in 2015? Did u hit ur head m8

yeah but this is false

for the work he did in 00-04?

how are eminems albums better

ur also like 16 no?

The only this proves, once again, is that eminem is one of the most well known rappers of all time. That's not what this thread is about

kendricks best projects are better than along drakes tho

False

no

all you're doing is showing your lack of knowledge re: hip hop

Name another a rap album before TCD that sounded like TCD. The content, the production, etc. You can say the same from Em's first few albums, but the problem is they had no lasting impact. They were different than everything else out at the time though, thats for sure.

As for kanye, rappers like J Cole wouldn't exist without early kanye. Rappers like drake wouldn't exist without middle kanye. rappers like travis scott wouldnt exist without current kanye.

Its only "weak" because it doesnt help Eminem's case. We've been talking about a rappers influence the ENTIRE thread. And this is one of the ways to judge their influence on the genre, and kanye is head and shoulders above the rest.

you dont know your history. i dont either, entirely. but you're literally talking out of your a---. Kanye was a noted producer before this debut. Its not in the same context as f--king will smith. smh.

Yeah, they can. But then the question would be, WHY is it it "more important?" Lets say "no one rapped about his personal life like Em," sure. Now tell me why that matters? Did it influence other rappers/genre? Did it have a lasting impact?

Or is it an isolated occurrence, like Eminem's entire prime.

Man you keep going back and forth in your criteria. You said "rapper of the decade" = EVERYTHING. And if we include EVERYTHING, eminem is far ahead in terms of popularizing rap (sales, fanbase, etc). But his quality out put in the 0s, was very short-lived.

Wayne and Kanye were both extremely popular, (not as much as Eminem), but eminem also disappeared after like 04. And they didnt. Kanye was there for the entire decade putting out great, influential projects. Wayne appeared to the hardest working rapper alive in his prime. Both Kanye and Wayne had more of the "whole package" than eminem, clearly. Accepting that doesnt mean taking Eminem's accomplishments from him.

eminem became the biggest wankster alive before he dropped off the grid.

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I knew a post like this was coming when I saw you like a post of mine on this thread every 5 minutes.

Narsh said

How in the world did Eminem have a bigger impact "musically"

Rofl, Kanye also had 808s and heartbreak in the same time span. Redefined the genre.

and u really think MMLP and TES are arguably the "best 2 rap albums to ever be made back to back?" Come onw

Wait WHAT. Encore and relapse are better than most albums in 2015? Did u hit ur head m8

yeah but this is false

for the work he did in 00-04?

how are eminems albums better

ur also like 16 no?

The only this proves, once again, is that eminem is one of the most well known rappers of all time. That's not what this thread is about

kendricks best projects are better than along drakes tho

False

no

all you're doing is showing your lack of knowledge re: hip hop

Name another a rap album before TCD that sounded like TCD. The content, the production, etc. You can say the same from Em's first few albums, but the problem is they had no lasting impact. They were different than everything else out at the time though, thats for sure.

As for kanye, rappers like J Cole wouldn't exist without early kanye. Rappers like drake wouldn't exist without middle kanye. rappers like travis scott wouldnt exist without current kanye.

Its only "weak" because it doesnt help Eminem's case. We've been talking about a rappers influence the ENTIRE thread. And this is one of the ways to judge their influence on the genre, and kanye is head and shoulders above the rest.

you dont know your history. i dont either, entirely. but you're literally talking out of your a---. Kanye was a noted producer before this debut. Its not in the same context as f--king will smith. smh.

Yeah, they can. But then the question would be, WHY is it it "more important?" Lets say "no one rapped about his personal life like Em," sure. Now tell me why that matters? Did it influence other rappers/genre? Did it have a lasting impact?

Or is it an isolated occurrence, like Eminem's entire prime.

Man you keep going back and forth in your criteria. You said "rapper of the decade" = EVERYTHING. And if we include EVERYTHING, eminem is far ahead in terms of popularizing rap (sales, fanbase, etc). But his quality out put in the 0s, was very short-lived.

Wayne and Kanye were both extremely popular, (not as much as Eminem), but eminem also disappeared after like 04. And they didnt. Kanye was there for the entire decade putting out great, influential projects. Wayne appeared to the hardest working rapper alive in his prime. Both Kanye and Wayne had more of the "whole package" than eminem, clearly. Accepting that doesnt mean taking Eminem's accomplishments from him.

eminem became the biggest wankster alive before he dropped off the grid.

this
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I knew a post like this was coming since I saw you started creepin from the top of the thread

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CityFan said

transcended the genre
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Yikes

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Wayne just can't rap anywhere near on Eminem's level,
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False

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sold nowhere near as much
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Irrelevant

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nowhere near as much influence.
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Wayne influenced nearly every modern rapper, who did eminem influence lmao

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Wayne even had Kendrick trying to sound like him

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Nickb15 said

I know, he wrote in his reply that one of Kanyes albums were a game changer ( I can't remember which one ) I'm just saying you should mention what eminems album did
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People have been mentioning what Eminems albums did all thread m8. Kanyes the one being marginalized/ignored. Which is ridiculous b/c, as far as influencing the genre go, TCD/LR/808s did more than any eminem record.

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El Ares said

I knew a post like this was coming when I saw you like a post of mine on this thread every 5 minutes.

I knew a post like this was coming since I saw you started creepin from the top of the thread
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yeah ignoring people isnt my forte

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Narsh said

How in the world did Eminem have a bigger impact "musically"

Rofl, Kanye also had 808s and heartbreak in the same time span. Redefined the genre.

and u really think MMLP and TES are arguably the "best 2 rap albums to ever be made back to back?" Come onw

Wait WHAT. Encore and relapse are better than most albums in 2015? Did u hit ur head m8

yeah but this is false

for the work he did in 00-04?

how are eminems albums better

ur also like 16 no?

The only this proves, once again, is that eminem is one of the most well known rappers of all time. That's not what this thread is about

kendricks best projects are better than along drakes tho

False

no

all you're doing is showing your lack of knowledge re: hip hop

Name another a rap album before TCD that sounded like TCD. The content, the production, etc. You can say the same from Em's first few albums, but the problem is they had no lasting impact. They were different than everything else out at the time though, thats for sure.

As for kanye, rappers like J Cole wouldn't exist without early kanye. Rappers like drake wouldn't exist without middle kanye. rappers like travis scott wouldnt exist without current kanye.

Its only "weak" because it doesnt help Eminem's case. We've been talking about a rappers influence the ENTIRE thread. And this is one of the ways to judge their influence on the genre, and kanye is head and shoulders above the rest.

you dont know your history. i dont either, entirely. but you're literally talking out of your a---. Kanye was a noted producer before this debut. Its not in the same context as f--king will smith. smh.

Yeah, they can. But then the question would be, WHY is it it "more important?" Lets say "no one rapped about his personal life like Em," sure. Now tell me why that matters? Did it influence other rappers/genre? Did it have a lasting impact?

Or is it an isolated occurrence, like Eminem's entire prime.

Man you keep going back and forth in your criteria. You said "rapper of the decade" = EVERYTHING. And if we include EVERYTHING, eminem is far ahead in terms of popularizing rap (sales, fanbase, etc). But his quality out put in the 0s, was very short-lived.

Wayne and Kanye were both extremely popular, (not as much as Eminem), but eminem also disappeared after like 04. And they didnt. Kanye was there for the entire decade putting out great, influential projects. Wayne appeared to the hardest working rapper alive in his prime. Both Kanye and Wayne had more of the "whole package" than eminem, clearly. Accepting that doesnt mean taking Eminem's accomplishments from him.

eminem became the biggest wankster alive before he dropped off the grid.

this
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I knew a post like this was coming when I saw you like a post of mine on this thread every 5 minutes.

Narsh said

How in the world did Eminem have a bigger impact "musically"

Rofl, Kanye also had 808s and heartbreak in the same time span. Redefined the genre.

and u really think MMLP and TES are arguably the "best 2 rap albums to ever be made back to back?" Come onw

Wait WHAT. Encore and relapse are better than most albums in 2015? Did u hit ur head m8

yeah but this is false

for the work he did in 00-04?

how are eminems albums better

ur also like 16 no?

The only this proves, once again, is that eminem is one of the most well known rappers of all time. That's not what this thread is about

kendricks best projects are better than along drakes tho

False

no

all you're doing is showing your lack of knowledge re: hip hop

Name another a rap album before TCD that sounded like TCD. The content, the production, etc. You can say the same from Em's first few albums, but the problem is they had no lasting impact. They were different than everything else out at the time though, thats for sure.

As for kanye, rappers like J Cole wouldn't exist without early kanye. Rappers like drake wouldn't exist without middle kanye. rappers like travis scott wouldnt exist without current kanye.

Its only "weak" because it doesnt help Eminem's case. We've been talking about a rappers influence the ENTIRE thread. And this is one of the ways to judge their influence on the genre, and kanye is head and shoulders above the rest.

you dont know your history. i dont either, entirely. but you're literally talking out of your a---. Kanye was a noted producer before this debut. Its not in the same context as f--king will smith. smh.

Yeah, they can. But then the question would be, WHY is it it "more important?" Lets say "no one rapped about his personal life like Em," sure. Now tell me why that matters? Did it influence other rappers/genre? Did it have a lasting impact?

Or is it an isolated occurrence, like Eminem's entire prime.

Man you keep going back and forth in your criteria. You said "rapper of the decade" = EVERYTHING. And if we include EVERYTHING, eminem is far ahead in terms of popularizing rap (sales, fanbase, etc). But his quality out put in the 0s, was very short-lived.

Wayne and Kanye were both extremely popular, (not as much as Eminem), but eminem also disappeared after like 04. And they didnt. Kanye was there for the entire decade putting out great, influential projects. Wayne appeared to the hardest working rapper alive in his prime. Both Kanye and Wayne had more of the "whole package" than eminem, clearly. Accepting that doesnt mean taking Eminem's accomplishments from him.

eminem became the biggest wankster alive before he dropped off the grid.

this
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I knew a post like this was coming since I saw you started creepin from the top of the thread
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Maximus said

you sayin bad

those albums are better than most in 2015
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Are you saying Encore and Relapse are better than most albums that came out in 2015?

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Narsh said

Kanyes the one being marginalized/ignored
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don't forget this guy

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Narsh said

People have been mentioning what Eminems albums did all thread m8. Kanyes the one being marginalized/ignored. Which is ridiculous b/c, as far as influencing the genre go, TCD/LR/808s did more than any eminem record.
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I disagree that Kanye is being ignored, maybe Wayne. It's not like eminem didn't influence anyone. Eminem influenced and entire generation of rap fans to become rap fans.

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Nickb15 said

I disagree that Kanye is being ignored, maybe Wayne. It's not like eminem didn't influence anyone. Eminem influenced and entire generation of rap fans to become rap fans.
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we're talking about influence on the genre, as in the styles/sounds/content/etc of other rappers. EVERYONE already admitted eminem popularized the genre back then.

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Are you saying Encore and Relapse are better than most albums that came out in 2015?
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i already asked him if he hit his head m8 im w8ing for a response

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An easy way to tell if someone is bad at listening to rap is if they don't recognize that Jay Z and Lil Wayne are two of the greatest to ever do it.

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An easy way to tell if someone is bad at listening to rap is if they don't recognize that Jay Z and Lil Wayne are two of the greatest to ever do it.
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Narsh said

i already asked him if he hit his head m8 im w8ing for a response
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sry m8 I don't have time to read all of this piece of s--- thread

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An easy way to tell if someone is bad at listening to rap is if they don't recognize that Jay Z and Lil Wayne are two of the greatest to ever do it.
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Smh that made me laugh

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