rofl eminem best rapper? most lyrical ability?  the same guy who made songs like fack and big weenie? man u guys are funny

em dont get no love in the hood...imagine someone coming through bumpin eminem...everyone gone be like ...only ppl that relate to that shit be rich emo kids

edit: also nas>>>>>>eminem by a mile

This is post is fantastic

Yeah, Em has made some wacky songs but that doesn't take away his lyrical ability.  And why does it matter if the hood bumps Eminem or not ? I'm sure MC's like Rakim, Canibus, or Vinnie Paz get no love in the hood either ... but does that make them bad ?

rakim got no love in the hood? dude are you for real?......2 canibus sucks...vinnie is a beast tho cant hate on him

I'm holding out though!

You think Bis sucks ... that man has one of the most complex rhyme schemes and metaphors. And I wouldn't know if Rakim get's love in hoods in LA, Atlanta, NYC, etc. But the most dangerous hoods where some of my friends live certainly don't bump Ra.

Oh, and rap isn't music. It's just people talking quickly.

All I'm saying though is that you can't judge an MC on the wack songs he put out. It's alright if you don't like their music but you need to judge someone on their best work. I could take Nastradmus and then come to the conclusion that Nas is one of the wackest MC's ever ... and then come say an even more outrageous conclusion like Jay >> Nas !!!

Never been a fan of rap music except for the stuff from the 90's and back, however I did enjoy listening to Eminem in my highschool years and still think he is better than most others nowadays.

Well old school kids hood or otherwise would know rakim.

As he was and is the idol to: BIG, Tupac and Nas. As far as i know for the famous rappers. I also think jay-z has a song where compliments Rakim as the best. "87 state a mind that im in".

Now paz is raw rap and has appeal to more of the individuals world wide who like to hear new things out of there rap so maybe no nescarrally hood popular but certainly popular with the lower classes world wide (ie many turks listen to his music) Paz is quite succesfull though since JMT alone has sold like 500k albums worldwide.

Now cannibus is shit and had one good album... but he is very very shit and rapping with JMT gives him no cred just makes JMT sound a bit better.

Rakim is also one of the first succesful founder of rap since he was the first to be payed a million.

But em... he has his good and bad day in rap overall though he has goood lyrical abilty though his albums more into this century Recovery, Relapse, Encore are all pretty bad lyrically.

I don't what people see in recovery... It might be some tight lyrics some of the times. But its not really relevant plus there's no dre so no good production. Not one beeat is memorable. Relapse was ten time better. And he just makes No Love sound better by the pacing he delivers his verse.

Anyone who know rap would see that. He is still best lyriscast and amazing flow when he wants to be. I hope next album i is something to look forward to.

Becayse quoting rakim here im waiting for a new good aritst/album in rap because:

"It's been a long time: (best song ever) and no yelling involved.