Originally posted by 2009
You should listen to dance with the devil. It's a really f***ed up song but it has a meaning to it not like the music today
Yeah I've listened to that one, it's really good. One of the best I've heard by him, that song is actually what prompted me to make this thread lol.
Originally posted by lolwhut
He's pretty good. But honestly I feel he's almost a bit pretentious. He tries to add philosophy and stuff into his raps but it doesn't really fit. Like I think in Dominant species or Industrial revolution at the beginning he's all like "immortal technique, yeah, metaphysics." But the song has nothing to do metaphysics and when he tries to be philosophical he contradicts himself. I like their beats, and they have some nice lines ("So if your message aint shit, **** the records you sold. Cause you go platinum, it's got nothing to do with luck, it just means a million people are as stupid as ****!") but a ton of people are way better.
And if your favorite is Eminem, ewww. His voice is good for rapping and his technique is good, but his lyrics are pretty shitty. They're not like Lil Wayne shitty, but they're average, or below average. If you like real rap, listen to artists like Atmosphere, Macklemore, Murs, Brother Ali, Jedi Mind Tricks, and Eyedea (****ing lyrical genius, he basically takes Plato and Descartes' philosophy and turns them into thoughtful raps, it's beast. Shame he died from heroine though). And all the old school rappers are pretty dope too, Tupac, Biggie, the classics man. They rap about stuff that's real, they don't just make shit up to sell albums.
Eminem's lyrics are amazing?? I'll have to check out some of those guys if they are that good to make you think Eminem sucks haha.