Jun 29, 2015

I'm curious if you guys think any rapper(s) will ever get to the point where they're respected as much as artists like bob dylan, michael jackson, jim morrison, kurt cobain, etc. Outkast is probably the only hip-hop musical act I can think of besides Kanye, but unfortunately his controversial personality will prevent him from ever reaching the level of respect he probably deserves. What do you guys think?

 

Jun 29, 2015

Eminem is already.

Outkast SORT OF

and I can see Kanye being praised as much as those guys after he retires.

 

Jun 29, 2015

I hope you're right but there's a lot of people who HATE kanye with a passion. It's kind of weird tbh.

 

Jun 29, 2015

People always call him an idiot because of his stunts at Grammys and such. Dude does that s--- on purpose lmao, he gets attention for that s---. Tons of it. His music is praised.. As time passes people (not his fans) will forget about his lil antics and praise him.

 

Jun 29, 2015

I can see Kanye being a grower, this generation and next (maybe) he may be remembered for his stunts but eventually he'll be remembered for his body of work.

Rappers will eventually getting the praise they deserve but it'll take time. Maybe 40-50 years from now to weed out the "rap isn't music" "LOLz rap= r-----s attempting poetry" and/or "rapping requires no talent" morons, but it'll happen eventually. Probably not in our life time nor will we realize it, eventually it'll just be accepted.

 

Jun 29, 2015

Eminem was the highest selling artist of the 2000s besides The Beatles. He was a global phenomenon.
Much like the people you mentioned, he transcended music. That's an open and shut case as far as I'm concerned.

 

Jun 29, 2015

what about jay-z? dr.dre? lil wayne?

 

Jun 30, 2015

2Pac sorta has that respect doesn't he?

 

Jun 30, 2015

tupac would have been if he wasn't pac

eminem is

that's about it tbh.. but since eminem is white, he doesn't count, so to answer your question, no

 

Jun 30, 2015

Snoop is respected

 

Jun 30, 2015

2pac has icon status. Can you imagine how different music would be today if Kurt Cobain and Pac had lived beyond the mid 90s?

 

Jun 30, 2015

Jay Z and Dr. Dre come to mind as people who seem to be highly respected in their industry.

 

Jun 30, 2015

ehhh that's more for his persona though, not really his music

 

Jun 30, 2015

So much better.

 

Jun 30, 2015

Eventually

 

Jun 30, 2015

I find it absolutely fascinating how literally nobody has sounded like kurt since his death...he was just too talented to emulate

 

Jun 30, 2015

King Kendrick

The next Mandela

 

Jun 30, 2015

A lot of people don't recognise rappers as musicians, and the "average" rapper is dismissed with no second thoughts. Of course there are exceptions that people simply can't ignore, but there's just a handful of them.

This is actually pathetic, even the worst stan shouldn't say things like this

 

Jun 30, 2015

Eminem is so far ahead in regards to sales and global reach that it's not even worth comparison tbh