Eminem Why is Eminem held to such high standards?

Started by Sodium Chloride, Jan 26, 2016, in Eminem Add to Reading List

  1. Sodium Chloride
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    Jan 26, 2016
    I always wondered why only Eminem receives so much hate. He experiments with new flows, new rhymes, his lyrics are superior. Any other rapper can rap about cars, money, drugs and other similar things and the public will praise them. Eminem progresses further and yet, we criticise his Recovery, Relapse, Encore, MMLP2 songs, although many of them are really good and way better than the greatest hits of other artists who sing simple repetitive rhymes. I admit, he was bettter in 2000s, but still, his new songs aren't the worst ones. Look at Snoop Dogg, the guy fell off but no ones cares, 50 Cent has been nowhere near GRODT in last 13 years and people don't hate on him, just don't listen to him. Kendrick Lamar's new album has really weird flow where he uses high pitch weird voice and everyone praises him. No one criticizes Drake for saying "He started from the bottom", calling him fake. I always wondered why does Em have to be different from others. Pretty bad fate, isn't it?
     
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  2. attila
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    Jan 26, 2016
    Because he is continuing to ruin his legacy by being awkward, also his humor is stale and not as funny as it was back then.
     
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  3. Jerome
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    Jan 26, 2016
    on point bruh
     
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  4. boyz n the suburbs
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    boyz n the suburbs In my city, I'm a young God

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  5. M80
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    No, he is actually pretty funny then, now, forever
     
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  6. Deepak
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    Jan 26, 2016
    Bro you didn't get it even when you are saying it... He is different from others.. He has to be different from others... he was born to be different from others.... and he loves to be different from others. He doesn't want some dumb people to embrace his music, cause he know they Wont GET IT... and they are no one to him. People who understands him and appreciates his music are BLESSES to understand him. He's Shady and he just don't give a f--- to what people think or say.
     
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  7. Immy
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    Immy yikes

    Jan 26, 2016
    Because in his prime he was a f---ing Juggernaut and he set the bar for himself. Since 2004 he has dipped below that bare and rarely got even on level with it.



    It's cos we care too much i guess
     
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  8. DontKnow
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    Jan 26, 2016
    He's still funny af. By the way he can't have the same head that he used to have, now he's 43, he's grown up and he's a MAN, not a boy anymore. d---, grow up kids!
     
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  9. Kiri
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    Kiri Conquerer of Conquerers

    Jan 26, 2016
    He has a large following of dedicated fans. Nuff said.
     
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  10. larn
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    larn I heard you're good with them soft lips

    Jan 26, 2016
    Very good thread, couple reasons
    1. He's the biggest rapper oat. The bigger you are ,the bigger of a target you become
    It's a natural reaction. You tend to attack the guy who's in the lead
    2. He's extremely polarizing, meaning people absolutely love or hate him ( He can be pretty offensive )
    3. Carries baggage being a minority shining in a black artform ("In this industry I'm the cause of a lotta envy" (if we're talking US only)

    That being said, it's funny how his new s--- is still better than most of the stuff thats outthere.
     
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    pHiLLip fARkLe Goofiest Poster on the Forum, Ever.

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    186 guests this section brings in f---in numbers boy, i vote make the symbol SXN8E
     
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  12. Nick
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    Nick (;

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  13. Ritdat
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    Jan 26, 2016
    Anyone whose says he slippin just listen to his verse on Raw, still the goat!
     
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  14. CSA
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    Even though some here say he is the worst and that he sucks everbody know he is the biggest rapper ever and probably the best (it's obvious if people vote for the best Rapper ever Eminem would win by gettin half of the votes and easily win that thing).

    They just either jealous because of reasons like their fav rapper is not the best.
    or they just tryin' to sound different. (here they more about following the trend of hatin' on Em)
     
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  15. The Real Slim Shady
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    Jan 26, 2016
    Horrible verse.
     
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  16. Lil Wayne
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    Lil Wayne Tha Carter V

    Jan 26, 2016
    He's held to a higher standard because he set the bar high in his prime, that being said Eminem being half of what he was is still better than most rappers out there today. But thats part of life, no King rules forever. All of the best rappers with careers that began in the 90's aren't as good as they were a decade or so ago. Snoop, Ice Cube, Dre, Jay-Z, Nas, Andre 3k, DMX, etc.
     
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  17. larn
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    larn I heard you're good with them soft lips

    Jan 26, 2016
    Truth
     
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  18. Sodium Chloride
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    Jan 26, 2016
    I love Compton though. That album was so great because it's so consistent. Dre's verses were great. I wonder which ones he wrote himself because someone said he did partially write them.
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    DMX

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  20. GawDEDEDE
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    Same reason why Lebron gets s--- for when he flops, or chokes. The more attention is on you, the more your mistakes matter.
     
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