Cube23 wrote:I'm sorry, but I can't reply to anyone who says Eminem is a more skilled rapper than Rakim. Rakim set the standard for what hip-hop should be.
As much as I love Rakim, I just think Eminem's first three had more to offer than the albums he did with Eric B. (even Follow the leader which is my favourite album). They both had insanely good rhyming but lyrically Eminem was way more versatile. Flows were better too.
He set the stanard - that doesn't mean nobody can't be better or just as good. Illmatic set the standard back in the days too but there have been rappers since who has proven themselves to be just as good rhymers (or at least close). Both Rakim and Nas are legends and insanely good but they aint untouchable just because they were a part of scene when hip hop peaked. A lot of people seem to think that (nostalgia and all that).
Comparing Kanye West to Eminem is like comparing soda to beer. They are totally different type of artists. I don't think anybody thinks Eminem is a better producer than him nor do I think anybody thinks Kanye West is a better rapper than Eminem.
