Proof That Kendrick Could Be Bigger Than Em???

[Sam.]

Could be, hunh?

Skill Wise ~ No
Fan-Base ~ No
Fame wise ~ No
Critically ~ No
Impact wise ~ No
Etc, Etc..

He's way tooo boring. He'll be around for a couple more years. After that, no one would give a damn about him. I'm not hating on him. I'm a fan, too.

[King Lance]

Could be, hunh?

Skill Wise ~ No
Fan-Base ~ No
Fame wise ~ No
Critically ~ No
Impact wise ~ No
Etc, Etc..

He's way tooo boring. He'll be around for a couple more years. After that, no one would give a damn about him. I'm not hating on him. I'm a fan, too.

"Critically ~ No"

Waaaaaat ?
GKMC is Among the 80 highest rated albums of all time, all genre and is topping critics’ lists (some of them said kdot has the album of the year, all genre)...
Gkmc received a score of 91/100 @ metacritic based 33 Critics and S80 has 80/100

TMMLP only received a score of 78/100 (tes = 75)

Still too early to talk about the impact on the hip hop scene but when you say we can't compare their skill, it's just your opinion.

[kkaniff]

waay too early for this discussion, and ^ so by your logic, GKMC > MMLP and TES?

[King Lance]

still too early to answer that question but I only talked about critics because I fully disagree with what he said

TMMLP, the chronic and doggystyle are still my favorite albums of all time but it might change because of GKMC

[kkaniff]

oh, o.k

[Fleka]

BUT there is no way he could be as big and popular as Eminem, before or post comeback.

Lol, who do you think are the most popular rappers out right now?

Em is only popular whenever he drops an album, people aren't looking out for his features anymore. So every two years, Em's popularity rises until people get tired of him.

Em is popular even when he is nowhere to be seen and heard. Who else can disappear from the face of the earth for a few years, not go on a tour for even longer have the world wait and go crazy when ever he appears?

In terms of popularity, there is not a rapper in the world that can compete with Eminem.

[AJS2050]

Good artist but no hip-hop artist will ever be as big as Eminem. Especially on a worldwide scale.

[Sam.]

Critics think Kanye is a great rapper, too. That doesn't mean anything, does it? Parameters of judging have changed. People just overate the worst/average because of the big name that they are associated with. Again, I'm a K fan.

[EminemBase]

I thought about that myself, but that's one album. I really really really doubt his second album will make the monumental leap in sales that Em's did.

You also have to remember, Em sold that much when the Internet was barely in public formation; Kendrick has had a lot of pre-hype existing online, with his own album he put out before and through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the Internet as a whole (forums etc.) where as despite some shabby forums, Em didn't have any of that. He more-so came out of nowhere to the public. So, Em sold more despite much less build up and widespread exposure... and then as soon as the public knew who he was and what he did became widespread in any sense = EXPLOSION in sales.

I would actually like a black rapper to be bigger than Em just so people can stop throwing around this ridiculous 'it's because he's white' bullshit, but I don't think any rapper will be. Even though that sounds potentially naive; almost as if to ignore the past of consistently being wrong about new artists overtaking the previous... all genres have their staple kings who reach such a level they''re nearly impossible to even get close to (Elvis, MJ, The Beatles, Bowie etc.).

So, I think Em and Pac in particular will be hard to match in sales and reach and legacy. I think others are bound to come along that do new and amazing things and perhaps even carve out a similar stature, just as Em did right when people thought a white rapper wouldn't even be credible, let alone create a legacy for himself that can be mentioned alongside fucking 2Pac.

But, in terms of sales and what he's done, that'll be very hard to come close to, Kendrick is definitely talented but, I don't see him being that huge atm.

[IWANTURFOOD]

he won't even get close