EminemBase wrote:RealSickLindley wrote:First off..
You talk alot about using facts and such like.. Then use Wiki as a source..

(jus' sayin')
Of course the beat is as important.. You can't have an artist hide behind a beat.. But also you can't have great lyricism on an average beat..
That's why Joe Budden isn't famous.
"Where as "Stan"... "Kim"... Obie doesn't creat things like this. Nobody does."
Are you aware that hundreds of artists have pioneered even better and revolutionary concepts throughout Hip Hops history?
Yes I used Wiki as a source for production credits. Which are correct as I have the fucking albums myself, here in my hands.
Again you're taking my words and turning them into what you want them to be to fit your argument. At NO POINT did I say the beat wasn't important. I said the beat is the BACKKKKCDRROOOOOOOP and that it should not be the driving force. Non of Em's songs are classic because of the beat primarily.
Yes I am totally aware of all of Hip-Hop's history and no, no rapper has created anything as intense as "Kim". Not even close. That's an utterly manic, intensely real work of art.
Joe Budden is famous too. He's just not that famous because he's not that great a rapper. He's a cocky fuck who comes out with the occasional good line but he's nothing on Em.
And yes you can have great lyricism on average beats. Try Infinite.
I didn't question it, i just thought it was ironic

sorry for gettin' you mad..
And you're twisting what i said, i never said you said that the beat wasn't important. I was responding to you saying that the beat was just in the background, which is bullshit. The beat is the music (the main point), and the artist is supposed to weave his lyrics in and out of it seemlessly. Therefore becoming part of the music, even thought they're neither singing nor an instrument.
And why did you bring up that none of his songs were dope just because of the beat? I can't think of any instance of that happening. Take away the vocals out of the biggest club song, and its just a hot beat.. But put the rap to it, and suddenly it's "In Da Club" or "Lean Back" or "Bedrock".. Em's not special in that sense.
Kim is on the borderline of not being rap. It's extremely different, it's the closest Em gets to switching Genre's.. Infact.. It's more of a rant than an actual song.. So you can't compare that to the Genre, when it doesn't belong there.. And i'm sure if you compare it to Genre's that have that kind of content, it'll not be the truest and deepest..
Joe Budden is only known on the internet, which is a shame, because he's extrememly talented. And brushing off talent like that with saying he has a "few good lines" is pitiful and shows VERY little knowledge about rap. He has a flow that can keep up with Em 7/10, he's creative, and has come up with really emotional and deep pieces. So open your eyes.
I didn't say that you couldn't, but just as long as you weren't bothered about it being successful or very listenable. Why do you think Infinite flopped? Apart from him soundin' like AZ/Nas and blowing content or even sense, for multi's.