Nas vs Eminem

King Suicide wrote:

buddie wrote:

King Suicide wrote:I hate it when people say eminem was the first white rapper when he's no where near the first.

No, but he was the first elite white rapper

3rd Bass,House Of Pain, Cage where all elite long before Marshall Mathers was.

41OMaXiMuS wrote:

But Eminem put white rappers on the map, period. I was around for the transformation.

King Suicide wrote:

41OMaXiMuS wrote:

But Eminem put white rappers on the map, period. I was around for the transformation.

Elite generally means amazing so I was pointing out that 3rd Bass, House Of Pain and Cage where all phenomenal white rappers who where around long before Eminem blew up.

41OMaXiMuS wrote:

King Suicide wrote:

41OMaXiMuS wrote:

But Eminem put white rappers on the map, period. I was around for the transformation.

Elite generally means amazing so I was pointing out that 3rd Bass, House Of Pain and Cage where all phenomenal white rappers who where around long before Eminem blew up.

But they didn't have what it takes to blow up themselves... so what? Of course there were decent white rappers before Eminem. I mean you could even go as far as to say the Beastie Boys were the 1st ones to put white rappers on the map. But at the end of the day that was really Eminems accomplishment. I would say a good 75% of humans on planet Earth know who Eminem is. When people say Eminem was the 1st white rapper, they mean the 1st HUGE white rapper.

liftthat wrote:

Now some of these new rappers got their caps flipped backwards
Wit their fingers intertwined in some gang-sign madness
I got an exam, let's see if y'all pass it
Let's see who can quote a Daddy Kane line the fastest

HHID>>>>

liftthat wrote:I'd have to go with Nas tbh.
He has more classics & has a much better track record than Eminem.

Em is like...3/7, album wise?
He fell off a while ago, about 10 years ago to be accurate.

Nas created one of, if not the best album in Hip Hop history (Illmatic, which arguably impacted hip hop more than any other album). He's much more consistent than Eminem, he has more content/subject matter, etc.

And I know some Em fans get hard on's from lyrical/technical stuff, so I'll put it out there & say Nas is one of the most technical/lyrical rapers to exist.
Backed up with: http://composerscorner1.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-appreciate-rap-music-3-is-nas.html
Breaks stuff down very in depth.

And I just find Nas music more enjoyable to listen to, lol.

Nas + skill + career>>>>Eminem + skill + career

41OMaXiMuS wrote:Eminem is, at the very least, a better lyricist than NAS... that's not even debatable by anyone with a fully functioning brain.

"Who is the better rapper?" ultimately comes down to personal preference... I choose Eminem. However, NAS is an OG, and he'll always be in my top 10.

41OMaXiMuS wrote:Eminem is, at the very least, a better lyricist than NAS... that's not even debatable by anyone with a fully functioning brain.

"Who is the better rapper?" ultimately comes down to personal preference... I choose Eminem. However, NAS is an OG, and he'll always be in my top 10.

Mark us wrote:

liftthat wrote:I'd have to go with Nas tbh.
He has more classics & has a much better track record than Eminem.

Em is like...3/7, album wise?
He fell off a while ago, about 10 years ago to be accurate.

Nas created one of, if not the best album in Hip Hop history (Illmatic, which arguably impacted hip hop more than any other album). He's much more consistent than Eminem, he has more content/subject matter, etc.

And I know some Em fans get hard on's from lyrical/technical stuff, so I'll put it out there & say Nas is one of the most technical/lyrical rapers to exist.
Backed up with: http://composerscorner1.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-appreciate-rap-music-3-is-nas.html
Breaks stuff down very in depth.

And I just find Nas music more enjoyable to listen to, lol.

Nas + skill + career>>>>Eminem + skill + career

How can Nas be technically better than Em? Look at the first verse of "Lose yourself" and compare it to any Nas verse. The rhyme scheme is on another level. Or how does the author of this text define rapping technique?

Jeet wrote:

Mark us wrote:

liftthat wrote:I'd have to go with Nas tbh.
He has more classics & has a much better track record than Eminem.

Em is like...3/7, album wise?
He fell off a while ago, about 10 years ago to be accurate.

Nas created one of, if not the best album in Hip Hop history (Illmatic, which arguably impacted hip hop more than any other album). He's much more consistent than Eminem, he has more content/subject matter, etc.

And I know some Em fans get hard on's from lyrical/technical stuff, so I'll put it out there & say Nas is one of the most technical/lyrical rapers to exist.
Backed up with: http://composerscorner1.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-appreciate-rap-music-3-is-nas.html
Breaks stuff down very in depth.

And I just find Nas music more enjoyable to listen to, lol.

Nas + skill + career>>>>Eminem + skill + career

How can Nas be technically better than Em? Look at the first verse of "Lose yourself" and compare it to any Nas verse. The rhyme scheme is on another level. Or how does the author of this text define rapping technique?

Any song off illmatic>lose yourself

SFVigilante wrote:I choose Nas. Nas is basically best artist from the 90's that is still relevant

Chokey wrote:

SFVigilante wrote:I choose Nas. Nas is basically best artist from the 90's that is still relevant

KRS>Nas after 2K

Edit: maybe taking it too far.But KRS One is one of the best from the 90's that are still relevant.

Jeet wrote:

Mark us wrote:

liftthat wrote:I'd have to go with Nas tbh.
He has more classics & has a much better track record than Eminem.

Em is like...3/7, album wise?
He fell off a while ago, about 10 years ago to be accurate.

Nas created one of, if not the best album in Hip Hop history (Illmatic, which arguably impacted hip hop more than any other album). He's much more consistent than Eminem, he has more content/subject matter, etc.

And I know some Em fans get hard on's from lyrical/technical stuff, so I'll put it out there & say Nas is one of the most technical/lyrical rapers to exist.
Backed up with: http://composerscorner1.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-appreciate-rap-music-3-is-nas.html
Breaks stuff down very in depth.

And I just find Nas music more enjoyable to listen to, lol.

Nas + skill + career>>>>Eminem + skill + career

How can Nas be technically better than Em? Look at the first verse of "Lose yourself" and compare it to any Nas verse. The rhyme scheme is on another level. Or how does the author of this text define rapping technique?

Any song off illmatic>lose yourself

Chokey wrote:

Jeet wrote:

Mark us wrote:

liftthat wrote:I'd have to go with Nas tbh.
He has more classics & has a much better track record than Eminem.

Em is like...3/7, album wise?
He fell off a while ago, about 10 years ago to be accurate.

Nas created one of, if not the best album in Hip Hop history (Illmatic, which arguably impacted hip hop more than any other album). He's much more consistent than Eminem, he has more content/subject matter, etc.

And I know some Em fans get hard on's from lyrical/technical stuff, so I'll put it out there & say Nas is one of the most technical/lyrical rapers to exist.
Backed up with: http://composerscorner1.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-appreciate-rap-music-3-is-nas.html
Breaks stuff down very in depth.

And I just find Nas music more enjoyable to listen to, lol.

Nas + skill + career>>>>Eminem + skill + career

How can Nas be technically better than Em? Look at the first verse of "Lose yourself" and compare it to any Nas verse. The rhyme scheme is on another level. Or how does the author of this text define rapping technique?

Any song off illmatic>lose yourself

StrangeGenius wouldnt even say that about KOD. This is the biggest amount of dickriding I've seen.

Jeet wrote:

Chokey wrote:

SFVigilante wrote:I choose Nas. Nas is basically best artist from the 90's that is still relevant

KRS>Nas after 2K

Edit: maybe taking it too far.But KRS One is one of the best from the 90's that are still relevant.

KRS-One's music nowadays isn't touching the quality of nas' music..I guess that's just my opinion but he's also busy doing lectures on "The Temple of Hip-Hop"

STRANGEgenius wrote:

Chokey wrote:

Jeet wrote:

Mark us wrote:

liftthat wrote:I'd have to go with Nas tbh.
He has more classics & has a much better track record than Eminem.

Em is like...3/7, album wise?
He fell off a while ago, about 10 years ago to be accurate.

Nas created one of, if not the best album in Hip Hop history (Illmatic, which arguably impacted hip hop more than any other album). He's much more consistent than Eminem, he has more content/subject matter, etc.

And I know some Em fans get hard on's from lyrical/technical stuff, so I'll put it out there & say Nas is one of the most technical/lyrical rapers to exist.
Backed up with: http://composerscorner1.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-appreciate-rap-music-3-is-nas.html
Breaks stuff down very in depth.

And I just find Nas music more enjoyable to listen to, lol.

Nas + skill + career>>>>Eminem + skill + career

How can Nas be technically better than Em? Look at the first verse of "Lose yourself" and compare it to any Nas verse. The rhyme scheme is on another level. Or how does the author of this text define rapping technique?

Any song off illmatic>lose yourself

StrangeGenius wouldnt even say that about KOD. This is the biggest amount of dickriding I've seen.

Nas isnt his favorite rapper.

Chokey wrote:

STRANGEgenius wrote:

Chokey wrote:

Jeet wrote:

Mark us wrote:

liftthat wrote:I'd have to go with Nas tbh.
He has more classics & has a much better track record than Eminem.

Em is like...3/7, album wise?
He fell off a while ago, about 10 years ago to be accurate.

Nas created one of, if not the best album in Hip Hop history (Illmatic, which arguably impacted hip hop more than any other album). He's much more consistent than Eminem, he has more content/subject matter, etc.

And I know some Em fans get hard on's from lyrical/technical stuff, so I'll put it out there & say Nas is one of the most technical/lyrical rapers to exist.
Backed up with: http://composerscorner1.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-appreciate-rap-music-3-is-nas.html
Breaks stuff down very in depth.

And I just find Nas music more enjoyable to listen to, lol.

Nas + skill + career>>>>Eminem + skill + career

How can Nas be technically better than Em? Look at the first verse of "Lose yourself" and compare it to any Nas verse. The rhyme scheme is on another level. Or how does the author of this text define rapping technique?

Any song off illmatic>lose yourself

StrangeGenius wouldnt even say that about KOD. This is the biggest amount of dickriding I've seen.

Nas isnt his favorite rapper.

Does that matter? Saying that every track on Illmatic is better than Lose Yourself is ofcourse a question of opinion but this smells of dickriding far away.

Chokey wrote:

Jeet wrote:

Chokey wrote:

SFVigilante wrote:I choose Nas. Nas is basically best artist from the 90's that is still relevant

KRS>Nas after 2K

Edit: maybe taking it too far.But KRS One is one of the best from the 90's that are still relevant.

KRS-One's music nowadays isn't touching the quality of nas' music..I guess that's just my opinion but he's also busy doing lectures on "The Temple of Hip-Hop"

It's an individual opinion indeed. Ice Cube as well. MC Eight too, Too $hort maybe? But Nas is definatly there in the top.

Jeet wrote:

Chokey wrote:

STRANGEgenius wrote:

Chokey wrote:

Jeet wrote:

Mark us wrote:

liftthat wrote:I'd have to go with Nas tbh.
He has more classics & has a much better track record than Eminem.

Em is like...3/7, album wise?
He fell off a while ago, about 10 years ago to be accurate.

Nas created one of, if not the best album in Hip Hop history (Illmatic, which arguably impacted hip hop more than any other album). He's much more consistent than Eminem, he has more content/subject matter, etc.

And I know some Em fans get hard on's from lyrical/technical stuff, so I'll put it out there & say Nas is one of the most technical/lyrical rapers to exist.
Backed up with: http://composerscorner1.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-appreciate-rap-music-3-is-nas.html
Breaks stuff down very in depth.

And I just find Nas music more enjoyable to listen to, lol.

Nas + skill + career>>>>Eminem + skill + career

How can Nas be technically better than Em? Look at the first verse of "Lose yourself" and compare it to any Nas verse. The rhyme scheme is on another level. Or how does the author of this text define rapping technique?

Any song off illmatic>lose yourself

StrangeGenius wouldnt even say that about KOD. This is the biggest amount of dickriding I've seen.

Nas isnt his favorite rapper.

Does that matter? Saying that every track on Illmatic is better than Lose Yourself is ofcourse a question of opinion but this smells of dickriding far away.

Have you listened to illmatic?

Chokey wrote:

Jeet wrote:

Chokey wrote:

STRANGEgenius wrote:

Chokey wrote:

Jeet wrote:

Mark us wrote:

liftthat wrote:I'd have to go with Nas tbh.
He has more classics & has a much better track record than Eminem.

Em is like...3/7, album wise?
He fell off a while ago, about 10 years ago to be accurate.

Nas created one of, if not the best album in Hip Hop history (Illmatic, which arguably impacted hip hop more than any other album). He's much more consistent than Eminem, he has more content/subject matter, etc.

And I know some Em fans get hard on's from lyrical/technical stuff, so I'll put it out there & say Nas is one of the most technical/lyrical rapers to exist.
Backed up with: http://composerscorner1.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-appreciate-rap-music-3-is-nas.html
Breaks stuff down very in depth.

And I just find Nas music more enjoyable to listen to, lol.

Nas + skill + career>>>>Eminem + skill + career

How can Nas be technically better than Em? Look at the first verse of "Lose yourself" and compare it to any Nas verse. The rhyme scheme is on another level. Or how does the author of this text define rapping technique?

Any song off illmatic>lose yourself

StrangeGenius wouldnt even say that about KOD. This is the biggest amount of dickriding I've seen.

Nas isnt his favorite rapper.

Does that matter? Saying that every track on Illmatic is better than Lose Yourself is ofcourse a question of opinion but this smells of dickriding far away.

Have you listened to illmatic?

Yes. Besides I find Nas a bit borring (like most on this site) I think that Lose Yourself is one of Em's best songs ever and it's just an aggresive song with aggresive flow. The lyrics in LYS is okay I agree that most of the songs on Illmatic has better lyrics. But that doesn't mean that the song is better. It aint poetry. It's music. Nas' flow and beats on Illmatic is just to borring for me. I like old school and I respect Nas even though I dont personally think he i that great but can see the argues for that he is. But I just dont think personally that every track Illmatic is better than LYS.