Aug 14, 2015Eminem in his prime was the most complete rapper of all time.
Just my two cents.
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Nov 26, 2025Music, dester23, boyz n the suburbs and 11 others like this.
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Nov 26, 2025
Aug 14, 2015
No, a lot of us just came up on Eminem's first three albums and went through the 5 stages of loss and grief when we realized he would never be as good as he once was. Something like this:
1. Denial: "Encore is dope, Eminem you did it again, you a genius n-----!"
2. Anger: "f--- you if you don't understand Big Weenie smh."
3. Bargaining: "Yeah but it's still better than 90% of what rappers are dropping today"
4. Depression: "f---."
5. Acceptance: "Yeah he sucks, Kanye is the better artist no question."

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Nov 26, 2025
Aug 14, 2015
Prime Eminem was nearly flawless, three back to back solo album's plus a handful of classic songs on Devil's Night + 8 Mile.
Em as a rapper was nearly superior to Kanye in every way in his prime. Better flow, delivery, and content. Even his vocals were better than Kanye's autotune'd crapPablo, Jerome, Old Account and 4 others like this. -
Aug 14, 2015
Have you ever heard T-Pain sing without autotune?
It's not really a crutch. Most artists who use it as blatantly as they do use it for the exaggerated effect (like a vocoder). When it's actually used as a tool to correct minor vocal flubs, you don't even hear it because it's so subtle.Joshua Smoses, Narsh, JFK and 2 others like this.Nov 26, 2025(This ad goes away when signing up) -
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Aug 14, 2015
Yeezus is light years better than MMLP2Narsh, Mike Tyson, Poohdini and 2 others like this. -
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Aug 27, 2015
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Aug 21, 2015
Eminem during TES/8 Mile is untouched.
Listening to anything @Skippy says about prime Eminem is laughable because the dude hasn't even listened to him.
I hope people haven't forgotten this.Groovy Tony, Section80 and Franky like this. -
Nov 26, 2025
Aug 14, 2015
relapse was all of that on 1 solo album
and mmlp2 had tracks like so far too
you keep making excuses man...theres nothing wrong with admitting eminem isnt anywhere near to how good he used to be
also, drake definitely gets scrutinized for what he does (or doesnt) write....where have u been the past few weeks?Pixel, abdu99 and CODEiNE DEMON like this. -
Nov 26, 2025
Aug 14, 2015
No one's forgotten the good stuff man...in fact that's ALL people are blinded by
don't you think 15 years later its just about time to start being more critical of him? lolDKC, AdageAndalusia and TnT like this. -
Nov 26, 2025
Aug 14, 2015
Narsh, Poohdini and Mike Tyson like this. -
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Aug 14, 2015
LOL @Mike Tyson that is so accurateNarsh, DKC and Mike Tyson like this. -
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Aug 14, 2015
Word, that's fair. But I think 808s is what it is for more than just the vocals. The production on that album is amazing to me, that paved the way for Drake and 40 imo.Don't get me wrong I liked 808s but I prefer artists who sing without it and don't need that crutch to sound goodClick to expand... -
Aug 14, 2015
@Narsh you are 100% a eminem hater so its pointless to discuss with youNov 26, 2025(This ad goes away when signing up) -
Aug 14, 2015
nobody forgets Eminem's prime lol...people talk about it constantlya lot of people don't seem to realize just how good Eminem was in his prime - or even when his absolute prime actually was (2000-2001). if they did, more people would know just how silly it is to compare him to rappers like Kanye. but then, it didn’t fully hit me until fairly recently either. my advice to op is to keep listening.
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but he never has and never will release anything on par with MBDTFDKC, Mike Tyson and Loyalty like this.Nov 26, 2025(This ad goes away when signing up) -
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Aug 14, 2015
based off whatAgreed. Em's been out of his prime for over a decade and Kanye pretty much just got out of his right now.Click to expand...CODEiNE DEMON, Old Account and ArthurDW like this. -
Nov 26, 2025
Aug 14, 2015
The Eminem Show > Late Registration > The Marshall Mathers LP > The College Dropout > Slim Shady LP > Graduation
Not to mention the numerous freestyles, diss tracks, features & work he did with D12 from 99-03 which often goes forgotten in these discussions because people get so consumed in the studio albums. I think Em was better in his prime but obviously Kanye has been much more consistent & is the better overall artist when you look at their entire careers. -
Nov 26, 2025
Aug 14, 2015
Don't hate on lil Wayne, his career is miles ahead of eminemsYe mane 4sureee
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Popped off before his nuts dropped, had the greatest mixtape run of all time, and has had a moderately successful and well received comeback after falling off
Meanwhile Marshall has made "hey guys listen to my motivational melodramatic pop rap ballad about me being a role model for not being a junkie waste of space pt 4"ToPimpALegend, boyz n the suburbs and Vos like this.