Why do rappers never mention Eminem in songs?

[Mathers]

I like all my women friends leminine
I like my friends on X like Eminem

Jay Z

[NotFinished]

"Somebody send a message to Dr. Dre and Eminem
They taking so long to drop that we jam Soulja Boy instead of them"

Chamillionaire

THIS!!!!
& ''I guess I'm like the black Marshall meets Jay'' - Kanye West

[CrashBand]

Copywrite

"Industry rule number four thousand and eighty something
Can't be white and expect to get shine unless you're Shady's cousin
Maybe I'll die my hair blonde and rhyme to Dre production
Make a baby ladies' ad-libs and say it's Hailie cussin''"

[SliK]

Ja Rule:
"And Em, whats tha du-rag for?
You never gonna have waves, you'll never know black pain
but you can become the first white rapper slain."

I never actually heard the song but this is so fuckin' stupid!

Since when did do-rags belong to the African American culture? Weren't they first used by ancient chinese people?

That's interesting, I actually have no idea where the du-rag originated.

But yeah Em got him "And now you try to pull the race card and backfires in your face hard coz you know we do t play that black and white shit"

[Francesco]

I've heard tens of rappers mentioning Eminem... crossover wise in that matter.

Since when did do-rags belong to the African American culture? Weren't they first used by ancient chinese people?

He just meant EM pretended to be black 'cuz it's very common for black dudes or Latino dudes to wear 'em, esp. back then while it's very unusual for Asian or white dudes to do so.

You're right it was stupid though 'cuz it backfired after EM came back at him... plus EM wasn't even pretending 'cuz obviously he embraced the hip-hop culture as a whole, it wasn't just about rapping or pretending to look like whatever.

[Almostlity]

"Till I collapse I’m spilling these raps long as you feel 'em
Till the day that I drop you'll never say that I'm not killing them
'Cause when I am not then I'ma stop penning 'em
And I am not hip-hop and I’m just not Eminem."


Eminem

[zedzero27]

Stat Quo - The Beginning (Statlana)

"This is Statlanta with no Em and no Dre"

[SliK]

Most rappers aren't Eminem fans. They all know he's a beast but nobody listens to his work.

You can tell because almost every time someone references his songs or lyrics they get it all wrong.

[CrashBand]

I agree. Kendrick Lamar would have been bumping African-American, west-coast, gangsta shit. Shit he related to.

Although, there's certainly a new breed of Eminem listeners, and I'll think we'll see more and more.

[EminemInsider]

Jay-Z for Dre's verse on Still D.R.E.:

Kept my ear to the streets, signed Eminem
He's triple platinum, doing 50 a week

[flyingmonkey10]

Ice Cube on Drink The Kool-Aid

I ain't the Doctor! - This ain't the patient!
This ain't that nigga always on vacation!
This ain't no white boy's rehabilitation!

[Inkredible]

Meechy Darko on Church:

Some say the proof is in books, some say the proof it is hidden
I bet Eminem and a reverend will tell you proof is in heaven

[Jaaaaaaaaaackx]

Ice Cube - Growin Up

Oh shit, it's N.W.A.!
Them niggaz on tour and they comin our way
Lil' Eminem is still tucked away
In that trailer park, just bumpin our tape

[AbramIsaac]

B-Real -- Xplosion (from Outkast's Stankonia)
I should hire Eminem so we can Kill You all

[sbolli1]

Up and comers mostly refrain from it to avoid the dick rider label.

Glad you're close with most of the up and comers to know that.