Jul 14, 2015

On the hip-hop one, it's 5

 

Jul 14, 2015

Says who...?

 

Jul 14, 2015

Time to carve another head

 

Jul 14, 2015

8 Mile would have been such a phenomenal high note to go out on.

 

Jul 14, 2015

idk me?..

I created it, so I say.. carve another head

 

Jul 14, 2015

i dont think nas should be on the mt Rushmore of hip hop tho.. hypothetically speaking.. if Em were dead he gets a spot, assuming we didnt just k--- nas too, i think Eazy-e should get the fifth spot being he laid the foundation for rap as we see it now, sure rap music or any music had some cursing in it, but it wasn't accepted socially as it is now where its almost expected. he made the blueprint for independent labels, marketing, and branching in to other markets.. Eazy was like the 50 cent of the mid 80s to mid 90s.. and ended up dead like the rest of visionary rap artists

 

Jul 14, 2015

You become more beloved when you die and become bigger than what you were. Happens with every artist that dies so young or while they are still in their prime. ( Tupac, Biggie, Kurt Cobain, etc)

That being said, if he died right after 2003, which included the release of 8 mile and Eminem Show, he would be recognized in the same catergory as Tupac and Biggie. Would he deserve it, thats a different question, but death sorta puts you on a pedestal. His impact would be bigger and more noticeable in todays music.

 

Jul 14, 2015

Tbh if Kanye dies after his first two albums he's up there too.

I think Em would easily be top 5.

 

Jul 14, 2015

if he leaves earth he'll be bigger than pac no question

 

Jul 14, 2015

his legacy is already the GOAT according to the masses

 

Jul 14, 2015

Even as someone who doesn't like his music, I have to say if he died back then I'm pretty sure he would be every bit as big as pac and big

 

Jul 14, 2015

*moms on Facebook

 

Jul 14, 2015

koolo you s--- posting fa---- you should ban yourself

im pretty sure we had if eminem died when he overdosed not sure tho but anyway great thread as usual from the forum king !

Eminem would be top 3 GOAT if he died in 03

 

Jul 14, 2015

The end of 8 Mile "gotta get back to work" would be like the most poignant s--- ever

 

Jul 14, 2015

If he died in 2003? I think he would have had the biggest legacy of all hiphop artists who have passed away. Not saying he should, but considering he had a bigger fan base than Big and Pac, his death would probably have made a bigger impact. In terms of material, everything he did back then was flawless, and he did it so effortlessly. Kind of sad to see some of the s--- he does these days.

He still will be considered one of the GOATs, although people won't forget a lot of the s--- material he's put out after that. But still, once it's all said and done, I don't think people will remember him from his bad material, but more at how great all of his best material was. And he has a LOT.

Big and Pac were kind of lucky in terms of their legacy. They didn't really have a chance to fall off.

 

Jul 14, 2015

You know, I have no doubt that he would be regarded as the GOAT w/o question. Few artists matured as much between projects like he did and adapted to the culture in such a way. I was watching a performance of the Up in Smoke Tour on BET, and even after performances from NWA, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre, the crowd went insane when Eminem came out to close with his verse from "Forgot About Dre" which still has my nephew running around screaming "Whadda ya say to somebody you hate?" Plus an interview with Talib about Eminem talking about his time with the Outsidaz, and how within two months, he was blonde, Slim Shady, and on the cover of Rolling Stone. Looking back on his discography now, we know with Infinite and SSEP that he was around, but when he first came out with SSLP, it would be easy to assume he blew up overnight.

I am probably one of the few who still has tremendous respect for Eminem and his career. He still strives for greatness even when he falls short. I'm sure overcoming addiction mixed with trying to start from scratch basically as far as his writing style, when sober, was a hurdle to climb. Anyone who's ever been on drugs and tried to write s--- when they're off them can tell you it's a tremendous difference creatively. He's still experimenting fifteen years later. He's f---ing with new rhyme patterns, techniques, deliveries, flows, story telling, metaphors. He is still finding ways to be relevant in a climate where real rappers aren't as respected by the masses as bubble gum artists who can produce tracks that get radio play easier. Dumbing s--- down is expected.

Every now and then I go way off track but to summarize, yes I do think think his hypothetical death over a decade ago would have cemented his legacy as the greatest.

 

Jul 14, 2015

His legacy would be insane if that happened. That being said he's still widely regarded as the goat, if not that most have him in their top 5. You have to respect the body of work and the height of those 3 albums.

 

Jul 14, 2015

Regardless of when he dies he'll still go down as one of the greatest of all time and put up in a league based off what I can see from here the internet community doesn't want him to be in. In reality outside of the internet I've never heard a bad thing said about Eminem from personal experience or other artist maybe its because they don't have someone big enough to tell them otherwise.

 

Jul 14, 2015

Not only those 3 albums, but also everything around them. The stuff he did on Dre's 2001, Devil's night, and his DISS songs. Man, those will be considered GOAT especially since diss songs are becoming very rare in hiphop nowdays

He's still done a lot of great stuff after that, you just have to filter out a lot more s--- to find the good. The difference this will make is years from now when people argue on who was GOAT, people will be able to bring up all the crap EM has put out and that fact he fell off.