Vibe Magazine did a survey and Eminem was voted the best rapper alive. That is so not true to me. I would pick Jay-Z

What about you?



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Eminem deserves it.
He is savvy!!!

Nothing against Slim Shady

He is dope but 'Best Rapper Alive' - im not sure but i can understand why he won

I can't seem to get over the fact that eminem wins best rapper alive when there are lots of great

rappers out there. Eminem is not were near Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, 50cents, Rakim, T.I and a whole lot more.

Well people are entitled to their opinion.

fyneboi:

I can't seem to get over the fact that eminem wins best rapper alive when there are lots of great

rappers out there. Eminem is not were near Jay-Z, little Wayne, Snoop Dogg, 50cents, Rakim, T.I and a whole lot more.

Well people are entitled to their opinion.

I disagree with the highlighted names . . . .

Im a big Weezy fan but i wouldn't say he is the best even tho he is one of the hottest right now with T.I, the only albums I listen to right now are from these two.


Def not 50, come on now, is that a joke or summink?

eminem bawo

how can someone wey get ability beat ppl with abinibi

na black create rap, how can eminem beat d likes of jayz to it?

em is tite, vibe voter made the rite choice

Canibus dey there, Kweli dey there, Common dey there, Jadakiss dey there, Rakim dey there, ROFL, NaS dey there, dem no pick those ones, na Eminem dem pick. No b say i no gbadun am, but eminem- best rapper alive ke?

Wordsmith:

Canibus dey there, Kweli dey there, Common dey there, Jadakiss dey there, Rakim dey there, ROFL, NaS dey there, them no pick those ones, na Eminem them pick. No b say i no gbadun am, but eminem- best rapper alive ke?

exactly what im saying ooo

when we talk about the best, shouldn't that be lyrically? Not saying em is not dope, i respect the dude. but to say he is the best alive ahn ahn. eazy now.

Those voters have prolly fukced eminem's wife

You guys are funny.

How many MCs can stand Eminem lyrically??
He is so good he made Jigga look like a puppy on Blueprint!!!
Eminem is illest. . . . . .Canibus had to step down after a series of beefs(Mind u. . . . .Canibus is a syk rapper on his own).
Who else?? Nas?? He would prolly come next to Eminem. . . .L'il Wayne, 50, Ja Rule or Jadakiss are not even worthy to wear Slimshady's sandals.

chamotex:

Those voters have prolly fukced eminem's wife

You're so right!!!LMAO!!!!!

~Sauron~:

You guys are funny.

How many MCs can stand Eminem lyrically??
He is so good he made Jigga look like a puppy on Blueprint!!!
Eminem is illest. . . . . .Canibus had to step down after a series of beefs(Mind u. . . . .Canibus is a syk rapper on his own).
Who else?? Nas?? He would prolly come next to Eminem. . . .L'il Wayne, 50, Ja Rule or Jadakiss are not even worthy to wear Slimshady's sandals.

What

Nas next to Eminem? How?That's so wrong!!!. What if Eminem was black?

Last time i checked,Rakim is five alive but i think they made album sales the basis.

@ Sauron,

Canibus? Step down? ROFL, dude go down the history of every battle 'Bis has been in. . . the dude doesn't back down. The seemin' feud between him and Em fizzled out, not him backin' out.

Besides, Eminem's (Can-I-Bitch) reply to Canibus' diss was piss-poor. . .


Like Kaydee aptly put it, what if Em was black?

Colour does sell, indeed. . .

@wordsmith
do u mean that canibus wil beat eminem in a rap battle? canibus is not even audible, talib kwali is wack !
lil wayne is in souljah boi's class .jay-z was a biter swagga jacker, 50 and ja are weak lyrically,jada aint tight wit it
if ur answer is yes then must of u nairalanders don't know hiphop! it is very clear and glaring that eminem is iller than all those rappers even nas! he deserves it 101%

FLOWSHOW:

@wordsmith
do u mean that canibus wil beat eminem in a rap battle? canibus is not even audible, talib kwali is wack !
little wayne is in souljah boi's class .jay-z was a biter swagga jacker, 50 and ja are weak lyrically,jada aint tight wit it
if ur answer is yes then must of u nairalanders don't know hiphop! it is very clear and glaring that eminem is iller than all those rappers even nas! he deserves it 101%

i disagree bro. Are we talking about rap battle here or who is the 'best rapper'.

Eminem is dope but in ma opinion, Esco takes the crown.

fyneboi:


Eminem is not were near Jay-Z, little Wayne, Snoop Dogg, 50cents, Rakim, T.I and a whole lot more.

Well people are entitled to their opinion.

this list looks kind of random,  lil wayne, 50cent, t.i, this is a whole new generation

Wordsmith:

Canibus dey there, Kweli dey there, Common dey there, Jadakiss dey there, Rakim dey there, ROFL, NaS dey there, them no pick those ones, na Eminem them pick. No b say i no gbadun am, but eminem- best rapper alive ke?

Wordsmith! itsbeen a long time! let me continue the list. papoose dey, R.A The Ruggedman dey,  Sadat X dey, Blackthought dey, The Whole Dilated people dey,  abeg no dey follow me joke again

~Sauron~:

You guys are funny.

How many MCs can stand Eminem lyrically??
He is so good he made Jigga look like a puppy on Blueprint!!!
Eminem is illest. . . . . .Canibus had to step down after a series of beefs(Mind u. . . . .Canibus is a syk rapper on his own).
Who else?? Nas?? He would prolly come next to Eminem. . . .L'il Wayne, 50, Ja Rule or Jadakiss are not even worthy to wear Slimshady's sandals.

This is why i hate to come to This Nairaland Sometimes. Canibus?. How could you say dt! Canibus a.k.a Can't Stop Beefin. Go and listen to "Track 3" of E! True Hollywood Stories and see how Canibus Stepped Down! Funny

Nas would come next to Eminem?
Na Craze world we dey oooooooooooo!!!!!

FLOWSHOW
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@wordsmith
do u mean that canibus wil beat eminem in a rap battle? canibus is not even audible, talib kwali is wack !
little wayne is in souljah boi's class .jay-z was a biter swagga jacker, 50 and ja are weak lyrically,jada aint tight wit it
if ur answer is yes then must of u nairalanders don't know hiphop! it is very clear and glaring that eminem is iller than all those rappers even nas! he deserves it 101%

This is absolute nonsense. Canibus isnot audible!, jay-z was a biter swagga jacker, jada aint tyte then pls! who's tyte? Eminem? Ur opinion is sick? not real sick but hospital bed sick.

His most worthy competitor would have most likely bin jigga,bt wen he retired, he should have remaind retired,he came bak 2 weaken his reputation rapwise.

MAYNE, Dat White boy go so f'n hard dawg! I won't complain!!! Da wigga got lyrics and has been able to intimidate a lot of other hiphop emcees! I pitied those who went against him lol

Before y'all become "wonderers", stress yourselves wondering what a curious decision Vibe reached, y'all need to stop and imagine what the criteria for that choice could have been. Take note that the poster used the word "vote". First question that quickly pops in ma mind is "Who voted?" If you ask me, certainly not core rap fanatics on this forum or anywhere in the world. Seems to me that anybody would have voted.

And mind you, "anybody" as used in that context implies any music lover who would, irrespective of his/her taste for other music genres also love Eminem's style - from the rock fans to R & B, Soul, Funk, name it.

Mos' def not hardcore rap fans.

Tell me, who doesn't 'love' Em's style? From the wordplays to the rhymes, the humour, the sarcasm in his flows/lyrics? He's got mass appeal - to the old and young, male and female, rap fan and rap hater, just anybody.

And, let's admit it, Em is good.

But I doubt hardcore rap fans had time to vote.

I'm sure mainstream rap fans must have voted.

Eminem is a mainstream rapper.

Rappers like Canibus, Kweli, Common, Jadakiss, Rakim as mentioned are hardcore, underground and even though their track records submerge Em's, they wouldn't have been voted _{by the mainstream rap fans}.

Someone mentioned album sales. Yes I agree that must have been one of the parameters for the voters'/Vibe's choice.

And, wait a minute, who blurted out that "Nas is next to Em" stuff?

Nas?

That's the best rapper alive.

What has Em ever rapped about? except his mom and ex-wife. Em is not even an MC. How many Album has he released?

His advantage is that he is white, period.

@ Bamsyle,

I did say Nas is next to Em and the facts are there for everyone to see.
What has Eminem's skin colour gast to do with this? Vanilla Ice, SNOW, MC search and many more are wiggaz, where are they today?
Slimshady is the best rapper out there lyrically. . . . .All his music/tracks and songs are top draw.

After Nas' STILLMATIC, he hasn't come up with something worth listening to. . . . He is now in the category of "has been".
Same as Jay-Z, after the BLACK ALBUM, he stopped spitting.
The only rapper who still maintains the same constitency he had when he busted into limelight is Em!!!!

Eminem is just GREAT Lyrically and EXPOSITORY

@ Sauron,

em, ma guy, Eminem hasn't been consistent as you say. His peak obviously was The Marshall Matthers LP, his only classic, and after that, it was either the average (The Eminem Show) or the outright crappy (Encore) album.

NaS on the other hand has TWO OFFICIAL CLASSICS Illmatic and Stillmatic. Albums he has released between and after them have been regarded as near-classics, hell some consider Untitled to be a classic. In a musicians career, and for a rapper, that's one hell of a feat.

Besides, on the rap battle scene, Em is overhyped, no thanks to that 8 Mile movie. In the real world, he has been defeated in freestyle battles time and again. . . at least i know of two - by Rhymefest (remember that Brand New song with Kanye West?) and Otherwize at the '97 Rap Olympics. Em came 2nd.

@ Flow Show,

no comment. . . don't need to.

@ bouzymill,

ay, howzit goin'? Where u been all this while?

Wordsmith:

@ Sauron,

em, ma guy, Eminem hasn't been consistent as you say. His peak obviously was The Marshall Matthers LP, his only classic, and after that, it was either the average (The Eminem Show) or the outright crappy (Encore) album.

NaS on the other hand has TWO OFFICIAL CLASSICS Illmatic and Stillmatic. Albums he has released between and after them have been regarded as near-classics, hell some consider Untitled to be a classic. In a musicians career, and for a rapper, that's one hell of a feat.

Besides, on the rap battle scene, Em is overhyped, no thanks to that 8 Mile movie. In the real world, he has been defeated in freestyle battles time and again. . . at least i know of two - by Rhymefest (remember that Brand New song with Kanye West?) and Otherwize at the '97 Rap Olympics. Em came 2nd.

Em has never lost in a battle. . . . . .I can categorically tell you that.
How can u say Eminem hasn't been consistent? "Slim Shady", "MMLP" "Eminem Show" and "Encore" are all rap classics.
What about 8 mile soundtrack or the RE-UP or even the D12 albums??

He is def'ly the dopest. Nas has only 4 classics in about 10 albums he has made. . . . . .Thatz the difference between the 2.
There's no RAP album out there(bar 2pac's all eyez on me and Biggie's Ready to Die) that can match "Marshal Mathers LP"
When was the last time any rapper assembled 100% dope tracks in one album? Even his skits are "unputdownable"

Lol and *sigh* put together. . .

dude,

fact No. 1,
Eminem has lost rap battles time and again. Two good examples are the freestyle battles against Rhymefest and Otherwize (in '97). Further, it was proven when Sway interviewed and rhetorically asked Rhymefest on Mtv. The other, he ( Eminem ) admitted in a Rap Magazine in 2003.

If you cite his most famous battles a la Benzino, Insane Clown Posse, Everlast etc. . . these cats are not regarded as AND ARE NOT Rap Heavyweights. Preying on their kind isn't battle, that's similar to getting pleasure from anal rape. Have you ever wondered what would be the outcome of an Eminem Vs Common battle? Just ask Ice Cube and the Westside Connection.

Or perhaps the outcome of an Eminem Vs Immortal Technique battle? ROFLMAO, no further comment. . .

Fact No.2,

Eminem has only one classical album, The Marshall Matthers LP, the rest, even by his fans' evaluation are not classics. The next 2 albums were either dissapointing and average or just plain pop crapiness as evidenced in the Just Lose It and Without Me songs

Wordsmith:

Lol and *sigh* put together. . .

dude,

fact No. 1,
Eminem has lost rap battles time and again. Two good examples are the freestyle battles against Rhymefest and Otherwize (in '97). Further, it was proven when Sway interviewed and rhetorically asked Rhymefest on Mtv. The other, he ( Eminem ) admitted in a Rap Magazine in 2003.

If you cite his most famous battles a la Benzino, Insane Clown Posse, Everlast etc. . . these cats are not regarded as AND ARE NOT Rap Heavyweights. Preying on their kind isn't battle, that's similar to getting pleasure from anal rape. Have you ever wondered what would be the outcome of an Eminem Vs Common battle? Just ask Ice Cube and the Westside Connection.

Or perhaps the outcome of an Eminem Vs Immortal Technique battle? ROFLMAO, no further comment. . .

Fact No.2,

Eminem has only one classical album, The Marshall Matthers LP, the rest, even by his fans' evaluation are not classics. The next 2 albums were either dissapointing and average or just plain pop crapiness as evidenced in the Just Lose It and Without Me songs

As an eminem fan, I hate you.
As a hip-hop head, I agree with you. Especially the talk about Marshall Mathers LP being his only classic album.

But on the real though, Eminem is tight, but No. 1?? _{Nigga please}
Wheres Kanye at, Common, Talib Kweli, Nas e.t.c. Even papoose sef .

Arrant Nonsense!!!
The best rapper alive is Eedris Abdul Kareem
When the guy just migidi figidi tiititi pipipi parapa for you, u go bow.
Come on you have to admit it. The guy go destroy common, jadakiss, talib in a freestyle battle anyday,

Wordsmith:

Lol and *sigh* put together. . .

dude,

fact No. 1,
Eminem has lost rap battles time and again. Two good examples are the freestyle battles against Rhymefest and Otherwize (in '97). Further, it was proven when Sway interviewed and rhetorically asked Rhymefest on Mtv. The other, he ( Eminem ) admitted in a Rap Magazine in 2003.

Links please. . . . . .
Rhymefest would say whatever his gay mouth can allow him to say on TV.
If u ask Ja Rule and the MURDER INC posse, they would say they won the battle because Eminem did "toy soldiers"

If you cite his most famous battles a la Benzino, Insane Clown Posse, Everlast etc. . . these cats are not regarded as AND ARE NOT Rap Heavyweights. Preying on their kind isn't battle, that's similar to getting pleasure from anal rape. Have you ever wondered what would be the outcome of an Eminem Vs Common battle? Just ask Ice Cube and the Westside Connection.

He can only battle people MCs that get anal over his wigganess. . . . .
The fact that he hasn't dissed Jigga, Nas or whoever does not make him wack.
U actually think Nas and Jay-Z will win a battle against Eminem?? Are you a rap fan at all.
Then u are mentioning Common. . . . .a black conscious rapper?? Talking about Black on Black violence is different from "I SHIT ON U"
If Eminem can cop a squat and shit on Canibus, be rest assured he can take any rap GIANT out there.

Or perhaps the outcome of an Eminem Vs Immortal Technique battle? ROFLMAO, no further comment. . .

Immortal technique would be extinguished with only 9 bars.

Eminem has only one classical album, The Marshall Matthers LP, the rest, even by his fans' evaluation are not classics. The next 2 albums were either dissapointing and average or just plain pop crapiness as evidenced in the Just Lose It and Without Me songs

"Slim Shady" album was not classical??
An album many thought was the best in 1999 when Em came out.
It was so good, Eminem's critics were saying he would get trapped in the "sophomore syndrome".

Eminem's last good album was The Eminem Show that was a great album since then he has gone downhill so i don't know how Vibe came up with such an outlandish list perhaps they meant record sales

Hov is the Best Rapper Alive

Like I said before Em is dope but being the best . . . . . . . . I disagree anyday.

"What if Eminem was black?
would he have sold five mil.
or would he be 1 out of 5 million rappers with no deal?"


@ Sauron

U's an Eminem fan and you don't know he lost the battle with Wize?Also defeated against MC Juice that same year in Scribble Jam.

@ Okija
Kanye? U're disrespecting Eminem

@ kaydee,

abeg help me ask am o! Me, i don tire. I'll be back later to post. . .

@Hannibal Sauron
Not sure what makes a rapper the best is a freestyle battle.

That aside, your idol Em has lost some rap battles quite alright.

FYI, in the 1997 Scribble Jam MC Battle, Em was defeated by both Rhymefest and Juice. Em was even criticized for using the same "freestyle" punch lines in both the 1997 Rap Olympics and the 1997 Scribble Jam competition.

Your idol Em atimes pre-writes his so-called freestyle battle lines.

Me even thinks Jin would win Em in a rap battle. Too sad the guy retired too early. In his prime, Jin was is the best on-the-spur-of-the-moment freestylist. He freestyles on da spot. Irked, he would rip your idol Em to shreds and make him look like a roasted chicken.

Most of Em's best comebacks are when brothers diss him on being white _{*The redneck *}

Forget rap battles.

We're talking rap in its true context here - the lyrics, flows, poetry, punchlines, metaphors, rhymes, etc. And you think Em beats Nas on all these? Em is good but mos' def not the best.

Wordsmith has laid it all bare for you. He's said most of the thangs I'd have loved to say. And for emphasis sake, I'll repeat some:

1. Eminem hasn't been as consistent as you say he is

2. Eminem has never won any real heavy weight freestyle battle _{*Talk about him dissing Insane Clown Posse, even George Bush, Michael Jackson *}

3. Eminem has only one classical album, The Marshall Matthers LP, the rest, even by his fans' evaluation, are not classics.

And imagine you saying Stillmatic and Illmatic are Nas' only classical albums. Even the Untitled album is gaining mass acclaim.

Last time you heard Nas must have been 10 years ago.