Oct 6, 2015 No, the 'technically impressive' s--- does not substitute story telling and melody. The two main things that made him great.
Oct 6, 2015 I legit believe new Em is better at rapping. obv old Em could make actual SONGS but im talking skill init
Oct 6, 2015 I see where ur coming from. But I disagree. Old em can do what em does now easily. Which doing that would be making bad music.
Oct 6, 2015 Yeah but even back when he made better SONGS his freestyles had better flows and nowhere near as many corny/vague punchlines. I'm using freestyles as an example because I think that's probably the best place to reference the technicalities of both eras.
Oct 6, 2015 Are you basing the term better rapper off how fast he's rapping now? Because it kinda feels like that's all you're basing it off. The fact it might sound more impressive due to the speed and the complexity despite the lack of substance.
Oct 6, 2015 You can't throw in an 'if' when we're comparing. I could just say current Em would be better than past Em IF he actually was.
Oct 6, 2015 No i mean as in the way he bends words, connects them, has some crazy vocab, the way he can fit loads of words and s--- I understand it doesnt sound good on the ear but the sheer ability
Oct 6, 2015 I think he's just sped it up and as a result it sounds worse. All those things you mentioned he was always known for. They've always been his abilities.
