Recovery Vs. Thank Me Later
NYCrealdeal, I do enjoy IT, but he is not on the same level as those guys. Very talented though. I kind of wish the judge who sentenced lil wayne to jail kept him in jail longer due to being a terrible rapper. I mean he is soooo bad. I can do exactly what he does. His rap is all similes. I am like _____ is how he starts stuff.
None of ems songs are really all that commercial... i dont think any of them will be played on the radio-- wont back down with pink might be the worse one on the album---the one with rihanna isnt bad and fitting considering what the songs about
Most of the songs on the album are commercial sounding, at least way more than any other album. Over half the songs have a hook sung by an some type of rnb singer or what not....Wack...especially that song with Weezy on it. That should have been one of the bests moments of the album instead they decide to sample that stupid song from Night At the Roxbury.
I respect your opinion man. Nah, I am not big into rap, but I atleast gave it a try, and people like Notorious B.I.G, Nas, Tupac, Eazy E, I have respect for and enjoy some songs. I respect people who atleast make beats and write intelligent lyrics and are not just popular because of popular opinion but have talent. I am not an Eminem fan, but I admit, atleast he has originality and his music, and is not like "everybody else". But I respect your opinion and I get what you are saying about getting disappointed when comparing to legends, and I respect that you would give them a listen and not just be closed minded like most people. That's a very good trait for life to not judge a book by it's cover and I respect you for it man.
Even though I don't like Eminem, I have respect for him. He is being himself, which is a human being, and a lot of his songs he will mention that life has it's downs as well, and not just ups. He is a REAL person, and even though I don't really like his music or lyrics, he is still being REAL, and I respect him for that. But now, people like Lil' Wayne and stuff that just wrap about how amazing they are and just brag and brag and brag, I have no respect for whatsoever, because to me, they don't seem like REAL people. They seem ignorant and arrogant, and they forget the place they came from, and how rough life used to be if they really went from rags to riches. If you are rich and wealthy, the more power to you and congratulations, but there is no need to brag about how rich you are. That is just annoying in my opinion, if it is in a rap song, or just a rich person that you are conversating with in the regular everyday world.
Brother Ali
Blu and Exile (ppl need to hear Blu) - "Below the Heavens" ~ one of the best albums ever
Nas
Jay-z
KANYE (before 808s)
Talib Kweli
Immortal Technique
Dead Prez
Murs
TI
^^ Top 10~ in no particular order.
Everybody loves Wale... He's good, but not great
Eminem's album is decent, I havn't heard the Drake yet. I was still dissappointed with Recovery, he wen't way too commercial IMO. I do not want to hear Pink or Rhianna singing on a Eminem track. Almost all the songs have a poppy feel too them that almost ruins the album. It's a good thing he came hard on the mic, otherwise it would be garbage. I like that Seduction track, On Fire, Changes, WTP, and thats about it.
Eminem is still the best rapper in the game tho. Some other good ones that nobody has mentioned are Tech N9ne ( dude flows his ass off), pretty much all of Slaughterhouse (who just signed with Shady Records btw), especially Royce the 5'9 and Joey Ortiz. Everybody check out the Bar Exam 3 mixtape, it goes super hard. E-40 spits as well, his new one is good too.