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Old 01-22-2004, 04:23 PM   #1
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DISCUSSION - If Eminem was BLACK, would he be considered the greatest rapper?
DISCUSSION - If Eminem was BLACK, would he be considered the greatest rapper of all-time?


In other words, do you think many people are hesitant to label Eminem as 'the greatest rapper of all-time' due to his white skin color?
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Old 01-22-2004, 04:26 PM   #2
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Not in my book.
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Old 01-22-2004, 04:30 PM   #3
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Of course not. Vanilla Ice is white, and he's regarded with respect to his talent.
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Old 01-22-2004, 04:42 PM   #4
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He's not the greatest rapper of all time, because he's actually a pop star, not a rap star.
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Old 01-22-2004, 04:44 PM   #5
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IMO, if Eminem was Black, he would look funny(ier that he does now)
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Old 01-22-2004, 04:44 PM   #6
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He's not the greatest rapper of all time, because he's actually a pop star, not a rap star.
These days, what's the difference?
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Old 01-22-2004, 04:46 PM   #7
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IMO, ie Eminem was Black, he would look funny(ier that he does now)
And half of his raps wouldn't exist. I mean, if he couldn't bitch about how he's discriminated against, he'd only have gays and women to bash...
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Old 01-22-2004, 04:48 PM   #8
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If Eminem were black, he would barely be average.
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Old 01-22-2004, 05:02 PM   #9
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No, people are hesistant to say Eminem is the greatest rapper of all time because nobody that actually knows what rap is thinks that he is nowhere near the top of the game. I.E. he is a whiney voiced emo bitch, not exactly great credentials to be a contender for the greatest rapper of all time.
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Old 01-22-2004, 05:11 PM   #10
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And half of his raps wouldn't exist. I mean, if he couldn't bitch about how he's discriminated against, he'd only have gays and women to bash...
I was sayin that he would look funny, i guess i should have put that
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Old 01-22-2004, 07:59 PM   #11
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I'll admit that I listen to some of his stuff (Mostly his earlier stuff)

But saying that he is the greatest rapper of all time is a bit of a stretch to say the least.
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Old 01-22-2004, 09:16 PM   #12
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People wont consider him the greatest rapper of all time because 1) Jay-Z is better 2) He has yet made that epic album and 3)He doesnt have much of a rap fanbase though. I still think he is one of the best rappers.
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Old 01-22-2004, 09:24 PM   #13
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Correction:

AT LEAST Pac, Nas, Jay and Biggie are better.

and his fanbase are middleclass white kids who listen to pop and think Eminem is their "rebellion."
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Old 01-22-2004, 10:01 PM   #14
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Eminem is better than Jay-Z, but I agree with Pac and Biggie. Nas is about equal IMO.
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Old 01-23-2004, 12:29 AM   #15
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He might not be AS popular, but he'd still be pretty popular

I don't really like his stuff that much, but he obviously didnt get famous just because he is white. He has a pretty good flow, just really not my style.
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Old 01-28-2004, 10:47 AM   #16
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I don't really think so. I don't think he can ever be the greatest. I like his style. I like his kind of rap music. But, you just can't compare him to Pac and Biggie.
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Old 01-28-2004, 10:56 AM   #17
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Eminem is better than Jay-Z, but I agree with Pac and Biggie. Nas is about equal IMO.
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Old 01-28-2004, 11:53 AM   #18
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If he was a black rapper, he would just be another stereotype. I don't mean that offensively, but he would just be like every other rapper then. And yeah, people are hesitant to label him as "the greatest rapper of all-time" because he isn't anywhere near it.
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Old 01-28-2004, 12:00 PM   #19
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Of course not. Vanilla Ice is white, and he's regarded with respect to his talent.
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